Yesterday
Melbourne’s home buyers turn bullish after rate cut
The city’s housing market recovery is forecast to gather steam as buyers embrace a better borrowing environment.
$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.
This Month
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.
Wealthy buyers snap up housing lots at ‘scarce’ golf course project
The Hunter Valley is set for $1 billion luxury housing and golf development as Sydney-based developer Capital Corporation launches its Lovedale Farm project.
The prestige suburbs leading Sydney and Melbourne rebound
Affluent Sydney and Melbourne suburbs are posting solid rebounds in price after previously suffering the largest declines from their peaks.
Melbourne’s housing values snap 10-month decline
Melbourne and Hobart lead the abrupt recovery, while Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane slowed sharply.
Sydney two-bedroom house beats reserve by $725k as demand rises
Preliminary clearance rates held above the 70 per cent mark across Sydney and Melbourne amid signs demand is steadily returning after the rate cut.
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.
Adam Blumenthal incurs $2.6m loss in sale of Double Bay trophy site
The EverBlu Capital founder and his wife had owned the site – earmarked for whole-floor luxury apartments – for less than two years.
How these women are building wealth through property
Shyanne Kuru, Ivy Chen and Tanya Turner are among the growing but still small cohort of women who own an investment property, but had to overcome initial fears.
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.
Which suburbs have become affordable after the rate cut?
A number of desirable suburbs that were previously unaffordable are now within reach for high-income and median-income earners, according to CoreLogic.
COVID ‘refugee’-turned-investor flips $5.3m home
An aspiring reality TV star who fled Victoria’s pandemic lockdowns has developed a profitable line of work in buying – and selling – Queensland homes.