VIRAL BACKLASH AFTER AFGHAN FAMILY BUYS $1.5M SYDNEY HOME

An auctioneer’s post about the sale of a $1.5 million Sydney home to an Afghan family has gone viral — but for troubling reasons.

The four-bedroom Guildford property went under the hammer last Saturday, with an estimated value of around $1.49 million, according to RP Data.

Mr Panos, who conducted the auction, shared a post celebrating that the home had been “sold to a wonderful family who immigrated from Afghanistan.

How can a family who’s just moved from Afghanistan afford a million-dollar home in Western Sydney?