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Bonnie Campbell

Yesterday

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.

Rich Lister from Dubbo takes Manly trophy home spend to $67m

Financial Review Rich Lister and construction and earthworks boss Wes Maas and his wife Emma now own three Bower Street homes totalling about $67 million.

This Month

Lendlease unveils plans for luxury eastern suburbs tower

A penthouse with rooftop pool is among the luxury apartments soon on offer within Lendlease’s planned tower in Sydney’s ritzy eastern suburbs.

Former NAB exec lists South Yarra home with indoor pool for $12.65m

The property, owned by the bank’s ex-CIO Ian Crouch and his wife Paula, lies opposite the Melbourne Botanic Gardens in the coveted Domain precinct.

Paul Little’s Coonac estate in Toorak.

Australian property record smashed as Toorak mansion sells for $150m

The secret $150m sale of Toorak compound Coonac, owned by Rich Lister Paul Little, sets a national house price record.

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Hunter Valley set for five-star resort after $25m winery deal

The wine region’s tourism scene will get an overdue shake-up following the deal involving industry veterans Brian McGuigan and Col Peterson.

Two-bedroom home jumps reserve by more than $1m as auctions pick up

The 2025 residential real estate market has kicked off stronger than expected, particularly in Sydney where buyers were out in numbers.

The buyer of this Fitzwilliam Road home is no stranger to Vaucluse real estate.

Mystery buyer of $52m Vaucluse waterfront home revealed

One of Vaucluse’s most expensive homes has sold to low-key businesswoman Zhang Wen, director of a Chinese food and medicine giant.

Army entrepreneur snaps up second Gold Coast retreat for $10.5m

A defence industry entrepreneur has expanded his luxury foothold in the hinterland, snapping up another retreat in the lush hamlet.

22 Coronation Avenue, Mosman NSW 2088

Former Lendlease CEO sells $23m Mosman stunner after long campaign

A contemporary mansion on Sydney’s lower north shore has sold after more than two years on the market.

Resort-style pad sold for $20.25m as Brisbane trophy market matures

A recent run of $20 million plus trophy home sales in Brisbane shows the Queensland capital prestige market has entered unchartered price territory.

January

ResMed exec splashes $24m on Westfield heirs’ mansion

Justin Leong has taken the keys to the Bellevue Hill mansion sold by the daughters of late Westfield co-founder John Saunders.

Childcare entrepreneur Brendan McAssey and his wife have purchased 10 Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads QLD. 

Childcare entrepreneur adds $22.5m Noosa waterfront to luxury cache

Brendan McAssey and his wife Elizabeth Ong have expanded their portfolio of luxury homes with a $23m Noosa riverfront mansion.

Music pioneer smashes Bangalow record with $15m luxury farm purchase

Industry entrepreneur Tom Misner has returned to the Byron Bay hinterland picking up the sprawling 12-hectare retreat, Rockpool Farm.

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This Coolong Road home was last sold by the Fairfax family for $18 million in 2022.

Lawyer John Landerer lists $23m Vaucluse mansion with hard-won DA

Purchased from the Fairfax publishing family in 2022, the home of prominent commercial lawyer John Landerer has returned to market guiding $23 million.

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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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