Yesterday
Medico buys Packer’s $27.5m Sydney penthouse
Histopath founder Dr Chris Douglas has taken the keys to Francesca Packer-Barham’s luxury apartment within the Harry Seidler-designed Horizon tower.
This Month
Vendors sweat on more rate cuts as clearance rates prove sticky
Sellers are hoping for more interest rate cuts to ramp up the auction market, where early clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne hover around 70 per cent.
Bellevue Hill mansion sells for $50m amid trophy home comeback
Two speedy Bellevue Hill home sales totalling about $80 million reveal wealthy buyers are back and prepared to dig deep to secure blue-chip real estate.
Californian cannabis king lists $24m private Fijian island
There’s an opening in Fiji’s coveted private island market, with the listing of Vawa by American entrepreneur Barry Walker.
$13m Byron Bay estate sells (at a discount) to make suburb record
Wellness warriors James and Chrissy Duigan have sold their luxury Newrybar retreat, after slashing the price by about $7 million.
Kirribilli penthouse with $65m price tag aims to rival city’s finest
There are hopes a boutique apartment project on Sydney’s lower north shore will reset the national square metre price record with an ultra-luxe penthouse.
Billionaire Melbourne Cup winner offers $22m Melbourne penthouse
Billionaire businessman Lloyd Williams has listed his lavish Melbourne penthouse, while Archibald-winner Del Kathryn Barton has sold her Paddington terrace.
AirTrunk executives splurge on luxury property after $24b mega deal
Top management identities have been buying up Sydney trophy homes after the hugely successful data centre provider’s acquisition by Blackstone last year.
The celebrity mansions on the front line of Cyclone Alfred
Gina Rinehart and Chris Hemsworth are among the Australian heavyweights who own luxury coastal properties exposed to landfall of the dangerous storm.
Design duo to sell Elizabeth Bay penthouse with Beatles connection
A luxury penthouse created in the airspace above a 1960s Elizabeth Bay apartment tower has hit the market guiding $9m, while Kyle Sandilands joins the PM in Copacabana.
Jarden head of equities lists $15m Woollahra terrace
Jarden’s equities heavyweight John Spencer is selling his Woollahra terrace ahead of a local upgrade, while the Podgorniks have traded Bronte for Randwick.
Macquarie banker Rakowski buys Simon Mordant’s luxury pad
The investment banking stalwart has sold his Sydney weekender to another banker. Meanwhile, Point Piper welcomes an $80 million waterfront listing.
February
Smorgon, Merlo and Garnaut: Melbourne heavyweights trade mansions
A mix of pricey properties linked to some of Melbourne’s biggest surnames have hit the city’s prestige market following Paul Little’s record Coonac sale.
North shore record smashed as waterfront mansion sells for $44m
The deal also catapults Northbridge ahead of blue-chip rival and neighbour Mosman, where the price record stands at about $40 million.
Former AFL boss sells $22m Hamptons-style mansion
Ex-Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane has sold his Gold Coast waterfront property in a speedy deal following a lengthy campaign.
Mornington mansion sells for $17m – but it’s not where you’d expect
An opulent Spanish-style mansion in Victoria has sold for a record price - but it’s not in Sorrento or Portsea.
Bellevue Hill trophy mansion has $25m price guide
The sale offers buyers the chance to own a home designed by acclaimed architect Leslie Wilkinson, while a $12m Spanish Mission mansion with harbour views is on offer in Mosman.
Harbourside mansion sells for $55m, smashing suburb record
A Rose Bay home has sold for a hefty price, setting a new high for the suburb in Sydney’s east.
Socialite Nadia Fairfax buys $11.5m pad to join Centennial Park elite
Fashion influencer Nadia Fairfax-Wayne and her financier husband Michael Wayne have upsized to the blue-chip suburb in Sydney’s inner east.
Sketch on a napkin to $22.5m mansion: Sleek Brighton home up for sale
Construction industry veteran Simon Gray tells AFR Weekend how a renovation of the family home morphed into a $22.5m Palm Springs-inspired mansion.