As the well-heeled jet off for their winter break, the usually rapacious trophy home market in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has gone into hibernation ahead of the spring selling season. However, there are still signs of life at the pointy end.

Take private equity deal-maker Potentia Capital’s Andy Gray and his wife Emma, who recently sold their Darling Point luxury apartment in Sydney’s eastern suburbs for an undisclosed sum, tipped to be more than $24 million.