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Noosa record set as Metricon family buys designer hinterland home

Metricon’s Ross Palazzesi and his wife Jennifer have reset Noosa’s hinterland record, paying $11.2 million for a designer mansion in Doonan.

Famed gardener Jack Merlo buys Myer family’s $20m Toorak home

It is the latest in a string of significant properties linked to the renowned landscape architect and his husband, Ricardo.

This Noosa home sold for $16.9 million.

Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka lands on $17m Noosa holiday home

The business heavyweight, who also chairs Tennis Australia, has paid $16.9 million for a slice of Queensland’s famed Little Cove.

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Ardenbraught was built in 1903 for barrister Cecil Stephen KC and converted into apartments in 2002.

Goldman Sachs banker sells grand Point Piper apartment for $13m

Brian and Evelyn Topper, of the AI Topper leather goods family, have been revealed as the buyers of Zac Fletcher’s harbour-view luxury pad.

Porter Davis co-founder sells lavish $19m Armadale home

David Shergold, who co-founded home builder Porter Davis in 1999 but sold out of the business in 2007, has sold his Armadale mansion for about $19 million.

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Blackpeak’s Max Billingham joins Bronte crew with $15m villa

Blackpeak’s Max Billingham has paid $14.8 million for a mansion overlooking Bronte Beach, while Darling Point’s historic Babworth House clocks a new high.

Hayman House on Hayman Island, Queensland.

Eight of the best luxury Australian holiday homes for sale

AFR Weekend rounds up the most luxurious holiday properties on the prestige market – and their high-profile owners.

Minimbah road, Northbridge.

Record smashed as $30m north shore estate sold days out from Christmas

A sprawling waterfront estate spanning three lots has sold for about $30 million on Sydney’s lower north shore, setting a new suburb record.

December 2024

A dilapidated mansion tops the year’s biggest home sales

It’s been another record year for the luxury end of the market, with the total top 10 sales beating last year’s tally, despite the slowing market.

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The sale of this Toorak home is the most expensive property deal in Victoria in 2024.

Resort-style $70m Toorak mansion sold in Melbourne’s top deal of 2024

A Melbourne mega-deal has been sealed a week out from Christmas, with the sale of a contemporary four-storey mansion on Macquarie Road.

Airtrunk founder Robin Khuda and his wife have sold the penthouse in their Ondas building in Manly for $18m.

‘Once in a lifetime’: Khuda ends stellar 2024 with $18m penthouse sale

AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda’s passion for luxury property development is proving a lucrative side hustle, with his Manly penthouse selling for a suburb high.

Sydney records lowest clearance rate of 2024 on final auction weekend

Clearance rates have slumped as the Sydney and Melbourne property markets limp across the finish line, while Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth remain strong.

Toorak riverside mansion finally sells after $8m price cut

Electronic music industry pioneer Richie McNeill has sold his designer riverfront entertainer after a long wait and a hefty discount.

Sydney lower north shore mansions sell after lengthy campaigns

Two designer homes on Sydney’s lower north shore have found buyers before the Christmas shutdown, drawing the curtains on long campaigns.

Hype DC founders offer $19m Rose Bay harbour penthouse

Danny Gilbert and his wife Cindy are looking to set a apartment record for the suburb, as asking prices are slashed on nearby trophy mansions.

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How self-addressed envelopes made a fashion icon

Her clothes have been worn by stars like Cindy Crawford and Madonna, but Collette Dinnigan had an off-piste start to life - and reveals it may not be over yet.

November 2024

TPG’s Joel Thickins has taken the keys to this South Coogee home for $14.75 million.

TPG boss buys $15m Coogee pad, joining PE trophy home ranks

TPG Asia boss Joel Thickins is the latest heavyweight to join the trophy ranks of Australia’s top private equiteers.

The clifftop home of the late Alan Cardy has set a South Coogee house price record of more than $18.45 million.

Fintech founder buys late Wallaby’s clifftop home for $18.6m

The co-founder of HR onboarding software Flare, Daniel Cohen, and his wife, Gina, have set a suburb record by buying Alan Cardy’s mansion.

Bank of America heavyweight snaps up the Scandizzos’ Toorak home

Melbourne-based Bank of America managing director Jonathan Derby and investment banker Vivienne Petroff have snapped up the Scandizzos’ designer Toorak home.

The 1924-built Federation comes with an architect-designed rear extension.

Sydney specials: Aldi exec offers Bronte designer home, Tamarama unit

Aldi executive Oliver Bonghardt has put his Bronte home on the market following a major revamp, while Honey Insurance Richard Joffe CEO buys in Bellevue Hill.

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