Yesterday
Historic Melbourne ‘castle’ meets the market to sell for $6m
The Holm Park estate in the outer Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield has sold after a lengthy campaign and a hefty discount.
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Billionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes record
Rich Lister and founder of Super Amart John Van Lieshout has sold his luxury Sunshine Coast escape, almost doubling the local record.
Former Dexus executive sells $23m Sydney mansion
One of Darling Point’s most beautiful homes, landmark mansion Kardinia, has sold in an off-market deal.
This Month
‘Abandoned mansion’ sells for $26m, breaking suburb record
Retiring Sydney developer Oscar Gonzalez and his wife Maria have paid a suburb record of $26.1 million for an empty Hunters Hill mansion.
March
Why a former Supreme Court judge is selling his Woollahra mansion
Retired Supreme Court judge Michael Pembroke and wife Gillian have brought forward plans to sell their Woollahra mansion of 30 years.
‘Out of the ballpark’: Toorak knock-down resets land rate record
The home on exclusive cul-de-sac Kenley Court has sold at private auction, pushing the per-square-metre land rate record to $17,000.
Sydney’s $40m-plus trophy deals defy pre-election trend
A string of top-end home sales in the eastern suburbs flies in the face of the usual market lull before polling day.
Bruce McWilliam buys the worst house in Bondi Beach
Former Channel Seven commercial director Bruce McWilliam has added a dilapidated ex hoarder’s house to his blue-chip property portfolio.
TV star Edwina Bartholomew swaps Woollahra unit for country project
The “Sunrise” presenter and her hotelier husband Neil Varcoe have listed their Sydney apartment to help fund a heritage project in Central West NSW.
Private equiteer’s $18m upsize kicks off trophy home reshuffle
Quadrant’s Alex Eady has upsized to a Centennial Park mansion, setting of a chain of high-end real estate deals.
This house sold for $4.2m – and then for $3.9m a week later
The first buyer of a luxury property – with a question mark hanging over it – ghosted the agent. That forced the vendor to set their sights lower.
Controversial restaurateur Al Yazbek to sell Melbourne mansion
The co-founder of Nomad Group of restaurants and his wife Rebecca have listed their grand Albert Park home with approved renovation plans.
Bellevue Hill pair spend $45m to buy neighbour’s home
A low-key deal in Sydney’s east shows how far neighbours will go to get a larger slice of the salubrious suburb.
Lendlease CEO Tony Lombardo sells $13m Elizabeth Bay mansion
The head of the property giant and his wife, lawyer May Chen, have sold their historic home after a seven-month campaign.
Gentle pressure secures $19m Toorak sale
The first disclosed deal over $15 million in the city’s most expensive suburb this year suggests properties have started moving.
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.
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.
An Aussie developer, a US theatre and the lenders chasing millions
Caydon founder Joe Russo is accused of self-dealings and negligence by not disclosing the red flags of a run-down Californian theatre.