Revealed: The secret buyers behind the 50 biggest home sales of 2021

The secret buyers of Queensland’s richest real estate in 2021 have been revealed, with tech whizzes, local property developers, mining executives and farmers among those behind the 50 biggest buys of the year. SEE THE LIST

THE secret buyers of Queensland’s richest real estate in 2021 have been revealed, with tech whizzes, local property developers, mining executives and farmers among those behind the 50 biggest buys of the year.

In one of the biggest years in history for the state’s housing market, mega mansions changed hands for staggering sums as Covid restrictions saw local families spend their savings on a home instead of a holiday — some going to great lengths to hide their pricey purchases.

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee said demand for luxury property hit record highs in 2021, with the pandemic allowing many people to choose to buy where they had always dreamt of living.

“Freed from the constraints of an office commute, cashed up with high savings rates and able to access cheap finance … culminated in very strong conditions in southeast Queensland, as well as northern New South Wales,” Ms Conisbee said.

Gina Rinehart is understood to have paid $34m for a Sunshine Beach property in the most expensive home sale of the year in Queensland. Supplied by Hancock Prospecting.

Ray White’s Christine Rudolph said Brisbane had come a long way in 12 months, with $3 million rapidly becoming the entry level to the city’s prestige property market.

“What is also interesting to note, is that many of this year’s highest sales have been, in the majority of cases, driven by local buyers who are confident in securing their long term aspirational home,” she said.

Here are the top 50 recorded or reported residential sales of 2021 in Queensland:

1. 17 Webb Road, Sunshine Beach

Sale price: $34 million

Sale date: July 2021

Seller: Murray and Margaret Charlton, property developers

Buyer: Mining magnate Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting

Agent: Tom Offermann of Tom Offermann Real Estate

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart is believed to be the buyer behind Queensland’s biggest ever residential sale — the eye-watering $34 million purchase of a Sunshine Beach beach mansion in Webb Road.

Land sales records for the beachfront property still haven’t been updated, but numerous sources have since whispered that the Hancock Prospecting boss is the new owner.

The views from Webb House are impressive. Picture: Damien Davidson Builders.

The off-market sale of the fan-shaped house on a 2015 sqm block was a huge win for the owners, Margie and Murray Charlton, who weren’t even considering selling when they received the unbelievable offer.

2. 5 McMillan Court, Southport

Sale price: $23.75 million

Sale date: March 2021

Seller: Peter Smith, SCT Logistics founder

Buyer: A former Adelaide businessman, whose name has been suppressed

Agent: Amir Mian, Amir Prestige

This property at 5 McMillan Court, Southport, was the second highest residential sale of the year in Queensland.

The second biggest sale of the year was by Amir Mian of Amir Prestige on the Gold Coast, where transport tycoon Peter Smith sold a chateau-style mansion at 5 McMillan Court for $23.75 million.

There are no official records of the buyer, but the property is now home to a former Adelaide businessman, whose identity has been suppressed by the Queensland government.

3. 2-2A Belmore Terrace, Sunshine Beach

Sale price: $21 million

Sale date: March 2021

Seller: Sonya Evans, wife of former Essendon Football Club chairman David Evans

Buyer: Identity suppressed by state government

Agency: Tom Offermann Real Estate

This property at 2 Belmore Tce, Sunshine Beach, has sold for $21m.

Just down the road, a buyer whose name has been suppressed by the Queensland government for safety reasons, forked out $21 million for another beachfront mansion in Belmore Terrace.

The mystery buyer bought the property in March from Sonya Evans, the wife of David Evans, former AFL Bombers chairman. They had paid $14 million for it in 2018.

4.15-17 King Arthurs Court, Sovereign Islands

Sale price: $20 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: German super yacht builder Klaus Lilischkies

Buyer: Clive Palmer

Agent: Patrick Pancur, Bespoke International

More than half of the top sales of 2021 were on the Gold Coast, including a futuristic-looking Sovereign Islands mega mansion that Clive Palmer spent $20 million on in August.

Mr Palmer has a residential property portfolio of more than $50 million statewide, including many on the Gold Coast.

Clive Palmer bought this property at 15-17 King Arthurs Court, Paradise Point.

The purchase of 13-17 King Arthurs Court gives him a string of nine consecutive blocks along the Sovereign Islands’ promontory, making him the owner of the largest residential landholding on the Gold Coast.

Clive Palmer bought a Sovereign Islands mansion this year for $20m. Photograph: Russell Shakespeare

5. 7354-7356 Marine Drive East, Sanctuary Cove

Sale price: $17.7 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Johnson Property Holdings director Terence Johnson

Buyer: Anthony Quinn, Gold Coast business identity

Agent: Matt Gates, Ray White, Sanctuary Cove

This property at 7354-7356 Marine Dr East, Hope Island, recently sold for $17.7m.

In nearby Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast business tycoon and property developer Tony Quinn paid $17.7 million just last month for an opulent five-bedroom, 11-bathroom waterfront home.

Mr Quinn made more than $400 million from the sale of VIP Pet Foods, which he founded, and $200 million selling most of his stake in confectionary giant Darrell Lea.

Tony Quinn with his Aston Martin Vulcan. Picture: Jerad Williams

6. 139-141 Hedges Avenue, Mermaid Beach

Sale price: $17.5 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Nava Abedian, the wife of prominent Gold Coast developer Sahba Abedian

Buyer: Andrew Fahey, co-founder of online bookmaker PointsBet

Agents: Troy Dowker, Michael Kollosche and Harry Kakavas of Kollosche

Big money changed hands this year on Hedges Avenue — ‘millionaire’s row’ — in Mermaid Beach.

Nava Abedian, wife of Sunland Group’s Sahba Abedian, landed a $17.5 million sale for her vacant 900 sqm corner lot to Andrew Fahey, one of the founders of listed online bookmaker PointsBet.

Sahba and Nava Abedian.

7. 24 Box Street, Buderim

Sale price: $17.1 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Heidi Meyer, property developer/designer

Buyer: Alex Sekler, entrepreneur/property developer

Agent: Melissa Schembri, Next Property Group

Alex and Violetta Sekler have bought a luxury, acreage property in Buderim. Picture: Stewart McLean.

Local property developer and designer, Heidi Meyer, sold her luxurious hinterland estate in Buderim for $17.1 million to Cairns property tycoon Alex Sekler.

The property, Malumba Estate, at 24 Box Street, came with development plans for a $100 million five-star resort.

This property at 24 Box St, Buderim, sold for $17.1 million this year.

8. 39-41 Picture Point Crescent, Noosa Heads

Sale price: $16.45 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: William Joyce, local resident

Buyer: Heidi Meyer, property developer/designer

Agent: Lisa Hornsby, Dowling Neylan

This property at 41 Picture Point Cres, Noosa Heads, sold for a Queensland auction record of $16.45m.

Heidi Meyer bought and sold multimillion-dollar properties this year.

A new Queensland auction record was set in October with the sale of a Noosa Heads property for $16.45 million.

The house at 39-41 Picture Point Crescent sold under-the-hammer to Heidi Meyer, after hitting the market for the first time in more than 40 years.

9. 5/81 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads

Sale price: $16.1 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: Mark Suhr, Melbourne financier

Buyer: Undisclosed

Agent: Tom Offermann of Tom Offermann Real Estate

Another record was smashed when a luxury Noosa apartment fetched $16.1 million under-the-hammer, surpassing the previous apartment auction sale benchmark.

This apartment at 5/81 Hastings St, Noosa Heads, sold for $16.1m.

Four phone bidders sought the keys to the three-level Hastings Street apartment owned by Melbourne financier, Mark Suhr.

10. 65 Albatross Avenue, Mermaid Beach

Sale price: $15.9 million

Sale date: December 2021

Seller: Anna and Vincent De Pasquale, co-owners of Nanda, the pasta company set up by his father

Buyer: Undisclosed/only just unconditional

Agent: Amir Mian, Amir Prestige

11. 159 Hedges Avenue, Mermaid Beach

Sale price: $15.75 million

Sale date: January 2021

Seller: Baiyan Cheng and Jinmin Qu

Buyer: Computershare co-founder Chris Morris

Agent: Michael Kollosche and Ryan Ward, Kollosche

Computershare co-founder Chris Morris.

Computershare billionaire Chris Morris emerged as the $15.75m buyer of a five-bedroom home on a 564 sqm lot at 159 Hedges Ave earlier this year.

The beachfront home spans four levels and includes a six-car basement garage, a sauna, a gym, a wine cellar, an internal lift, a media room and a pool.

This property at 159 Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach sold for $15.7m. Picture: Kollosche real estate.

12. 127 Hedges Avenue, Mermaid Beach

Sale price: $15.6 million

Sale date: July 2021

Seller: Michael Brosnan, owner of health science company Metagenics

Buyer: Undisclosed

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

Few details have been revealed about the off-market sale of this oceanfront home at 127 Hedges Avenue. which equates to a staggering $25,700/sqm for the 607 sqm lot.

The buyer remains a mystery, but the seller emerged as Michael Brosnan, who made a healthy fortune out of the natural supplements business.

He’s also a part-owner of the Parkwood International golf course.

13. 95-97 Hedges Avenue, Mermaid Beach

Sale price: $15.5 million

Sale date: June 2021

Seller: Bridget Deer, wife of Ignite Travel founder Randall Deer

Buyer: Mick Power, BMD Group founder

Agent: Michael Kollosche and Ryan Ward, Kollosche

This oceanfront site at 95-97 Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach, sold for $15.5m.

Construction industry veteran Mick Power, founder of BMD Group, splashed $15.5 million on a an oceanfront block of land on Hedges Avenue this year.

Mr Power and his wife, Denise, plan to build a family home on the north-facing site, which they bought from Bridget Deer, wife of Ignite Travel founder Randall Deer.

BMD Constructions boss Mick Power spent $15.5 million on a Hedges Avenue home on the Gold Coast this year. Picture: Jamie Hanson

14. 7001/4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise

Sale price: $15.25 million

Sale date: May 2021

Seller: Tech businessman Andrew Koloadin, founder of Digital Pacific

Buyer: Tah-nee Beard, streetwear brand Culture Kings founder

Agent: Tolemy Stevens, Harcourts Coastal

Inside the penthouse at 7001/4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise.

The buyer of this record-breaking Gold Coast penthouse was revealed as mega-rich local business identity, Tah-nee Beard.

Ms Beard and her husband Simon, founded the streetwear company Culture Kings 13 years ago.

They paid $15.25 million cash for the three-level sky home in the Soul tower in Surfers Paradise.

Tah-nee Beard, co-founder of streetwear label Culture Kings.

15. 20 Corks Pocket Road, Reesville

Sale price: Between $15 million and $17 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Brook Monahan, Mosaic Property Group founder

Buyer: Tania Cox

Agent: Deon Calder, Mosaic Property Group

The home of Mosaic Property Group founder Brook Monahan, Two Roads in Maleny, has sold.

The jaw-dropping Sunshine Coast hinterland home of Brisbane developer Brook Monahan sold in a hushed, private deal earlier this year

The Mosaic Property Group founder and managing director, his wife, Kathryn, and their four children had lived in the multi-award-winning estate, Two Roads, for the past 15 years.

Set in the hills behind Maleny, the 74ha property features a 1500 sqm, six-bedroom homestead that was completed in 2016, having been designed in partnership with Aspect Architecture.

The buyer’s name recently appeared on property records as Tania Cox.

Brook Monahan, founder and managing director of Mosaic Property Group. Picture: Patrick Woods

16. 1 Leopard Street, Kangaroo Point

Sale price: $15 million

Sale date: March 2021

Seller: Huihui Zhai and Zijian Zheng

Buyer: Broncos chairman and Ord Minnett CEO Karl Morris

Agent: Heath Williams, Place Estate Agents

This property at 1 Leopard St, Kangaroo Point, sold for $15 million in 2021.

The biggest sale of the calendar year in Brisbane was the cliffside mansion at 1 Leopard Street that Broncos chairman and Ord Minnett CEO Karl Morris purchased for $15 million in March.

The property set a new record for the city when it fetched a whopping $18.48 million back in 2017.

The house spans three levels and sits on an 1184 sqm block with almost 72m of uninterrupted views of the city skyline.

Broncos chairman Karl Morris. Picture: Annette Dew.

17. 371 Simpsons Road, Bardon

Sale price: $14.5 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Sisters of Mercy

Buyer: Brian Flannery, rich-lister and White Energy MD

Agents: Mike Walsh and Peter Court, Cushman & Wakefield

This proposed development site at 371 Simpsons Rd, Bardon, sold to Brian Flannery for $14.5m this year.

Coming in close second in Brisbane was the sale of a huge site in Bardon owned by the Sisters of Mercy.

Rich-lister and mining executive Brian Flannery secretly snapped up the property to use for charity purposes for $14.5 million.

Brian Flannery, chairman of Mater Health Services, was the buyer of a $14.5 million property in Bardon this year. Photo: Inga Williams

18. 87-89 Monaco Street, Broadbeach Waters

Sale price: $14.5 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: Tara Walsh

Buyer: Undisclosed

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

No one is willing to give away any details about the off-market sale of this property in October.

Even the seller seems to fly under the radar.

This property at 87-89 Monaco Street, Broadbeach Waters, sold for $14.5m in 2021.

19. 20 Arakoon Crescent, Sunshine Beach

Sale price: $14.25 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: Private equity whiz Simon Moore, Colinton Capital Partners

Buyer: Undisclosed Brisbane buyer

Agent: Tim McSweeney, Tom Offermann Real Estate

A Sydney private equity partner sold this Noosa holiday home for $14.25 million in October.

Simon Moore of Colinton Capital Partners sold 20 Arakoon Crescent to a mystery Brisbane buyer.

The contemporary, three-bedroom home designed by architect Frank Macchia is notable for its clean lines and stunning ocean views.

The view from 20 Arakoon Crescent, Sunshine Beach, which sold for $14.25m this year.

20. 3-7 Sir Lancelot Close, Sovereign Islands

Sale price: $14.15 million

Sale date: May 2021

Seller: Zewei Wu

Buyer: Ian Paterson, a director of Melbourne-based aluminium trades supplier Dias Aluminium

Agents: Ivy Wu and Isaac Kim, Ivy Realty

The $14.15m buyer of mammoth Sovereign Island property Grand Vista, at 5 Sir Lancelot Pl, is Ian Paterson, a director of Melbourne-based aluminium trades supplier Dias Aluminium.

The giant home with six ensuite bedrooms, once owned by fallen developer John Fish, broke the Sovereign Islands record when the contract was signed in May.

The massive home with six ensuite bedrooms has 1890 sqm of living space, a gym with steam room, a home office, a 3600-bottle, temperature controlled wine cellar and a 25m lap pool.

This property at 3-7 Sir Lancelot Close, Sovereign Islands, fetched $14.15m this year.

21. 1/1-7 Bayview Road, Noosa Heads

Sale price: $13.5 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: Glen and Deb Watson, builders/designers

Buyer: Brink Investments (Geertruidavan Den Brink)

Agent: Chris Miller, Tom Offermann Real Estate

‘Coco Prive’, the Noosa Heads property built by Glen and Deborah Watson, sold for a record price for Little Cove at auction in October.

The four bedroom home set in the rainforest comes with an infinity pool with floating daybeds and also has a sky terrace with a spa and a master suite on the top floor.

Coco Prive in Little Cove sold for $13.5m at auction this year.

Coco Prive was designed and built by Noosa locals Deborah and Glen Watson. Picture: Lachie Millard.

22. 7 Noosa Pde, Noosa Sound

Sale price: $13 million-plus

Sale date: September 2021

Seller: Philanthropic brothers Robert and Timothy Buruma, Natural Growth Partners founders

Buyer: Undisclosed/Not yet settled

Agent: Chris Miller, Tom Offermann Real Estate

This property has just gone unconditional for a Noosa Sound record price of more than $13 million, after becoming available for sale for the first time in 40 years, according to Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Chris Miller.

The 1120 sqm waterfront site is the closest residential property to Hastings Street and zoned medium density.

This property at 7 Noosa Pde, Noosa Sound, has just gone unconditional for more than $13m.

23. 45 Witta Circle, Noosa Heads

Sale price: $13 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Richard and Mary Delaney, Monaco-based couple

Buyer: Kerry Kyriakos Harmanis, Western Australian mining investor

Agent: Mike Hay, Century 21

Jubilee Mines founder Kerry Harmanis at the company's offices in West Perth, Western Australia.

A 616 sqm vacant block of waterfront land with a jetty and pontoon in this coveted street fetched a whopping $13 million earlier this year.

Richard and Mary Delaney knocked down a brand new house on the site before putting it on the market and selling to WA mining magnate Kerry Kyriakos Harmanis, the founder and executive chairman of Jubilee Mines.

This vacant lot at 45 Witta Circle, Noosa Heads, fetched $13m this year.

24. 139-141 Monaco Street, Broadbeach Waters

Sale price: $12.8 million

Sale date: January 2021

Seller: Natalie Miller

Buyer: Frostheath Pty Ltd (Andrew Bassat, co-founder of jobs website, SEEK)

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

Seek co-founder Andrew Bassat. Picture: Aaron Francis.

This humble, five-bedroom home on a 1813 sqm waterfront parcel quietly changed hands in January in a transaction handled by ­Michael Kollosche.

Company searches reveal the buyer was Andrew Bassat, the Melbourne-based co-founder of employment website, SEEK.

It had been owned by Gold Coast interior designer Natalie Miller, who went on to buy another riverfront property in Carrara.

This property at 139 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters, sold for $12.8m.

25. 1039 Edgecliff Place, Hope Island

Sale price: $12.8 million

Sale date: July 2021

Seller: Gold Coast Cove, sole shareholder is Leng Gao

Buyer: Australian Innovation Centre CEO Mark Winfield and wife, Lynette

Agent: Danny Zhang, Australian Homes Management

Business appears to be booming for Australian Innovation Centre CEO Mark Winfield and wife Lynette, revealed as the $12.8m buyers of a 4031 sqm block of land at 1039 Edgecliff Dr, Hope Island.

The exclusive Sanctuary Cove site, down the road from the couple’s home, has almost 130m of water frontage.

The seller was Gold Coast Cove, a company whose sole shareholder is Chinese resident Leng Gao.

This property at 1039 Edgecliff Pl Hope Island, has sold for $12.8 million.

26. 9 Leopard Street, Kangaroo Point

Sale price: $12.75 million

Sale date: May 2021

Seller: Joy Lamb

Buyer: Steve Wilson, former head of Wilson HTM

Agency: Savills Brisbane

Historic Lamb House, perched on the Kangaroo Point cliffs overlooking the Brisbane River, is set for major restoration works after selling to well-known local businessman, Steve Wilson, for $12.75 million in May.

Steve and Jane Wilson are set to begin the renewal of Lamb House as the property’s new owners. Photo: Steve Pohlner.

27. 27 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach

Sale price: $12.5 million

Sale date: September 2021

Seller: Tracy and James Agace, accountant and property developer

Buyer: Stacy Morgan

Agent: Mike Hay, Century 21

This architecturally designed, five-bedroom beachfront home on 606 sqm changed hands for $12.5 million in another hushed deal this year.

The buyer and seller’s names have been revealed, but little is known about them.

This property at 27 The Esplanade, Sunshine Beach, was one of the top sales of 2021.

28. 297-299 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters

Sale price: $12.5 million

Sale date: January 2021

Seller: Entertainment entrepreneurs Billy and Jackie Cross, Cross Promotions

Buyer: Undisclosed/not yet settled

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

Jackie Cross and Billy Cross. Picture: Jerad Williams.

Gold Coast power couple Billy and Jackie Cross pocketed a tidy $12.5m from the sale of their riverfront Broadbeach ­Waters mansion.

The sale of the home, at 297-299 Monaco St, to an undisclosed buyer, matches a record for the suburb set last year by ­another riverfront mansion, Villa Cantorocco.

The couple put the home on the market after committing to a $6m-plus penthouse in the yet-to-be-built Main Beach tower “White”.

This property at 277-279 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters, sold for $12.5 million in 2021.

29. 121 King Arthur Terrace, Tennyson

Sale price: $12.5 million

Sale date: November, 2021

Seller: Mark Brodie, Triumph Investment Group executive chairman

Buyer: Undisclosed/not yet settled

Agent: Sarah Hackett, Place Estate Agents

A young local family paid $12.5 million for Mark Brodie’s palatial riverside mansion with 10 bedrooms and an entertaining area for 100 guests — ending an almost four-year search for new owners.

This house at 121 King Arthur Tce, Tennyson, sold for $12.5m. Image supplied.

Sources say the buyers made an unconditional cash offer of $12.5m for 121 King Arthur Terrace, Tennyson, that blew four other seriously interested parties out of the water.

30. 2 Wildash Street, Southport

Sale price: $12.25 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Brett and Rebecca Frizelle, Frizelle Automotive Group and co-owner of Gold Coast Titans NRL Club

Buyer: A Sydney buyer

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

2 Wildash St, Southport, recently sold for $12.25m.

The family home of Gold Coast power couple and car dealership royalty Brett and Rebecca Frizelle recently sold for $12.25m, making them a cool $8m profit.

The five-bedroom waterfront property at 2 Wildash Street has been their home since 2013 when they bought it for $4.2m.

The couple carried out an extensive renovation of the property over two years under the guidance of award-winning architect Bayden Goddard.

Marketing agent Michael Kollosche of Kollosche said the property was hotly contested by a number of buyers from interstate and also the Gold Coast, with locals being pipped at the post by a buyer from Sydney.

Rebecca and Brett Frizelle. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

31. 506 The Esplanade, Palm Beach

Sale price: $12 million

Sale date: September 2021

Seller: Rex and Josie Neale

Buyer: Unnamed

Agent: Troy Dowker, Kollosche

A farmer from southwestern Queensland paid $12m at auction for this beachfront property, known as The Wheelhouse, at Palm Beach.

The unnamed bidder secured two houses on an 826 sqm site that runs between The Esplanade and the Gold Coast Highway.

The property had been home to Rex and Josie Neale, who have had commercial property interests from the Gold Coast to Mackay.

The Wheelhouse at Palm Beach sold for a staggering $12m.

32. 55 Markwell St, Hamilton

Sale price: $12 million

Sale date: March 2021

Seller: Mark and Lisa Donaldson

Buyer: Graeme Scott and Toni McNicoll

Agent: Matt Lancashire, Ray White New Farm

The sale price record in one of Brisbane’s richest suburbs was smashed when this designer trophy home sold to Graeme Scott and Toni McNicoll in an offmarket deal earlier this year.

The dramatic Shaun Lockyer renovation on a 2456 sqm lot on Hamilton Hill offers some of the most outstanding views across the city.

This property at 55 Markwell Street, Hamilton, sold for $12m in 2021.

33. 8-12 Riverbend Ave, Carrara

Sale price: $12 million

Sale date: September 2021

Seller: Natalie Miller

Buyer: Undisclosed

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Brad Coyne, Claire Dai, Kollosche

In an usual twist, this property in Riverbend Avenue, Carrara, sold twice in the same year — both times for over $10 million.

In the first sale in February, interior designer Natalie Miller paid $10.45 million for the 1.75ha riverfront Carrara estate that former waterski park owner Otto Pfeiffer had been trying to sell since the 1990s.

She then onsold the property for $12 million in September to an undisclosed buyer.

This property at 8-12 Riverbend Avenue property at Carrara sold twice in 2021.

34. 78 Jilba Street, Indooroopilly

Sale price: $12 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Robert Pullar, Citimark Properties, and Rebecca Pullar, founder of fashion label Adrift

Buyer: Alex Dreiling, Clipchamp founder and CEO

Agent: Jason Adcock, Adcock Prestige

The founder of Queensland video editing start-up Clipchamp has been revealed as the buyer of a riverfront mansion at 78 Jilba Street, Indooroopilly, previously owned by the founder of Brisbane development giant Citimark, Robert Pullar, and his fashion designer wife.

Records show Alex Dreiling paid $12 million for the property in a pre-auction deal last month.

Clipchamp founder Alex Dreiling has been revealed as the buyer of 78 Jilba St, Indooroopilly. Picture: Mark Cranitch

This property at 78 Jilba St, Indooroopilly, sold for $12m before auction.

Newly cashed-up, Mr Dreiling sold Clipchamp to global software giant Microsoft in September for an undisclosed sum.

35. 24/8 Quamby Place, Noosa Heads

Sale price: $11.8 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Glenn and Rebecca Lee, owners of Raine & Horne Palm Beach

Buyer: Undisclosed

Agent: Lauren Chen, Tom Offermann Real Estate

Inside the apartment at 24/8 Quamby Place, Noosa Heads, which recently sold for $11.8m.

This two-bedroom apartment sold at auction last month after an opening bid of $8 million. Apartment 24 Las Rias was the hottest property in town leading up to the November auction after a strong campaign by Tom Offermann Real Estate agents Nic Hunter and Tom Offermann.

“A very excited couple” is all we know about the new owners.

The spectacular view from the two-bedroom unit at 24/8 Quamby Place, Noosa Heads.

36. 21 Yabba Street, Ascot

Sale price: $11.75 million

Sale date: May 2021

Seller: Karyn Peterson

Buyer: James and Prue Pateras, directors of Modular Farms Co

No agent: Private sale

James Pateras of Modular Farms. Image: AAP/Richard Walker.

This property sold earlier in the year through Matt Lancashire of Ray White New Farm for $11.5 million before being onsold off-market to Melbourne-based farmers James and Prue Pateras in May.

All parties are keeping tight lipped about the deal.

The trophy home boasts designer bathrooms, a resort-style swimming pool, sprawling living spaces and a big backyard with a tennis court.

This property at 21 Yabba St, Ascot, sold for $11.75m. Image supplied by Ivan Gastaldon Architects

37. 293-295 Monaco Street, Broadbeach Waters

Sale price: $11.6 million

Sale date: October 2021

Seller: Bruce Jack, Gold Coast-based radiologist

Buyer: Brian and Lauren McMaster

Agent: Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

This Gold Coast mansion, which has featured in several international film productions, was recently snapped up for a cool $11.6m.

The residence at 293-295 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters was set to go under the hammer, but a Gold Coast family was keen to secure the property beforehand and made an offer that was too good to refuse.

This property at 293-295 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters, recently sold for $11.6m.

38. 16 Darwalla Avenue, Currumbin

Sale price: $11.3 million

Sale date: August 2021

Seller: Kathryn Conforti, a director of Neumann Constructions

Buyer: Noel Holmes, retired accountant turned property investor

Agent: Ed Cherry, Harcourts Coastal

This property at 16 Darwalla Ave, Currumbin, sold for $11.3m.

This house is on the largest beachfront site in Currumbin and was not on the market when it sold after an approach to the owner.

Property records show the seller as Kathryn ­Conforti, who is a director of Neumann Constructions and the buyer is understood to be retired celebrity accountant, Noel Holmes.

The four-bedroom house, completed in 2018, is on a 128 sqm site.

Retired Gold Coast accountant Noel Holmes.

39. 14-16 Sickle Ave, Hope Island

Sale price: $11.11 million

Sale date: September 2021

Seller: Central Point Developments

Buyer: International developer

Agent: Evan Molloy, Hope Island Realty

A group of interstate investors originally bought this block at auction and land banked it until selling in September.

The buyer remains anonymous, but is understood to be a large, international developer looking to build a world-class project on the northern Gold Coast, and this was the one of the last sites remaining with development approval already in place.

40. 1101/87 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba

Sale price: $11 million

Sale date: January 2021

Seller: Shane and Liz Leadbetter, property developers

Buyer: Northern Territory cattle barons Sterling and Rachel Buntine

Agent: Simon Guilfoyle, G1 Property

This penthouse at 1101/87 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba, sold for $11m.

This three-storey penthouse changed hands for $11m — an almost unheard of price for the beachside suburb of Mooloolaba.

The 11th floor “Sea Pearl” apartment has sweeping views of the ­Sunshine Coast, all the way to Noosa, and the trimmings of a Beverly Hills pad.

Marketed as a Las Vegas Bellagio mansion in the sky, the apartment last traded for $3.5m off the plan in 2010.

Property records show it sold to Sterling and Rachel Buntine, whose family own a series of cattle stations across Northern Australia.

Northern Australia cattle baron Sterling Buntine.

41. 30 Seafarer Court, Paradise Waters

Sale price: $11 million

Sale date: February 2021

Seller: Leonie and William Manton, former coffee grower

Buyer: John Ramsden, high-profile lawyer

Agents: Russell and Bob Rollington, First National Surfers Paradise

This property at 30 Seafarer Court, Paradise Waters, sold for $11m.

This commanding home was snapped up by high-profile lawyer John Ramsden, managing partner of Ramsden Lawyers earlier this year.

The 1826 sqm home with 55.6m of water frontage was previously owned by former coffee growers William and Leonie Manton.

Ramsden Lawyers managing partner John Ramsden.

42. 10 Goodwin Terrace, Burleigh Heads

Sale price: $11 million

Sale date: April 2021

Seller: Brian and Lauren McMaster

Buyer: Developer Spyre Group, Andrew Malouf is MD

Agent: Amir Mian, Amir Prestige

The front of the old house at 10 Goodwin Tce, Burleigh. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

Spyre Group is planning a luxury, three-apartment residential building at 10 Goodwin Tce — a 546 sqm site that has been home to a 100-year-old house.

The $11m purchase price equates to more than $20,000 per square metre.

The Brisbane developer has enjoyed a run of success on the Gold Coast, with projects such as Elysian at Broadbeach, Natura at Burleigh, and Maya at Kirra.

A render of the proposed development by Spyre Group for 10 Goodwin Tce, Burleigh Heads. Image supplied

43. 14 Maryland Avenue, Carrara

Sale price: $10.9 million

Sale date: May 2021

Seller: Emma and Paul Weel, V8 Supercar champion

Buyer: Son Mi Bolton

Agents: Amir Mian and Matthew Biviano, Amir Prestige

This property at 14 Maryland Ave, Carrara, sold for $10.9m.

Australian racing car driver Paul Weel and his wife Emma sold their sports-friendly mega mansion on the Gold Coast waterfront for $10.9 million.

The couple bought the property in 2011 for $2.4m and employed Bayden Goddard to redesign it.

V8 Supercar driver Paul Weel and his wife Emma, with daughters Mila 8 and Abby 10, at the home they sold for $10.9 million. Picture Glenn Hampson.

44. 52 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach

Sale price: $10.75 million

Sale date: July 2021

Seller: A & J Projects (Adrian Puljich, director and CEO of GemLife)

Buyer: Cooinda Group Investments (Deanna and Michael Power, commercial lawyer)

Agent: Eric Seetoo, Tom Offermann Real Estate

This house at 52 Seaview Tce, Sunshine Beach, fetched $10.75m in 2021.

This four-bedroom house on a 610 sqm oceanfront block fetched $10.75 million in July.

Company searches reveal the seller was retirement village boss Adrian Puljich and the buyer was Gold Coast construction heavyweight Mick Power, going under the company name of Cooinda Group Investments.

GemLife CEO Adrian Puljich.

45. 62 Admiralty Drive, Paradise Waters

Sale price: $10.5 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Maree Anderson, wife of Hayman Homes founder, Steve Anderson

Buyer: Undisclosed Sydney couple

Agents: Michael Kollosche, Ryan Ward, Harry Kakavas, Kollosche

Property investor Steve Anderson and his wife Maree sold their five-bedroom house at Paradise Waters and bought another home in the same street in 2021.

The Andersons sold the house to a Sydney couple planning a permanent move to the Gold Coast.

This property at 62 Admiralty Drive, Paradise Waters, sold this year for $10.5m.

46. 32 Sutherland Avenue, Ascot

Sale price: $10 million

Sale date: July 2021

Seller: Ray White Group chairman Brian White

Buyer: BWC Lifestyles (Construction heavyweight Brett Walker of BWC Group)

Agent: Matt Lancashire and Dwight Ferguson of Ray White

Ray White patriarch Brian White made headlines when he put his Ascot mansion on the market mid-year, and then sold it prior to auction for $10 million.

The Courier-Mail can reveal the buyer is Brisbane construction heavyweight Brett Walker of BWC Group.

Patriarch and Chairman of the Ray White Real Estate firm, Brian White. Image: John Feder.

47.8085 Riverside Drive, Sanctuary Cove

Sale price: $10 million

Sale date: January 2021

Seller: David and Loraine McLaren

Buyer: Ann Knipe

Agency: Ray White

This immaculate, waterfront home on a huge 1800 sqm site quietly sold to Gold Coast local Ann Knipe.

Ms Knipe previously sold 87 Admiralty Drive, Paradise Waters, for $8.7m in November last year and 2/209-211 Hedges Avenue, Mermaid Beach for $6.7m in February 2020.

This property at 8085 Riverside Drive, Sanctuary Cove, sold for $10m in 2021.

48. 8 Darawalla Avenue, Currumbin

Sale price: $10 million

Sale date: July, 2021

Seller: Ashley and Nicholas Mynott, construction industry identity

Buyer: Gregory Hamilton

Agent: Ed Cherry, Harcourts Coastal

The Dunes, an absolute beachfront property and one of only eight in Currumbin, sold ahead of its July 31 auction date for $10m.

There were five written offers for 8 Darwalla Ave which went to final offers before a deal was sealed with local investor, Greg Hamilton, who owns other properties in the area.

The four-bedroom, three-level home spread across a 653 sqm block was a passion project for its owners, building identity Nick Mynott, his wife Ashley and his young family, who bought the house while living overseas in 2017 for $2.95m.

This property at 8 Darwalla Ave, Currumbin, sold for $10m prior to auction in 2021.

49. 15-19 Parklane Tce, Sovereign Islands

Sale price: $10 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Bina Stevenson

Buyer: Andrew and Suellen Osborne, founder and CEO of Timor Resources

Agent: Alex Phillis, Phillis Real Estate

Suellen Osborne, founder and CEO of Timor Resources.

Local Gold Coast couple, Andrew and Suellen Osborne, who own an oil and gas exploration company, bought the last remaining triple block on Sovereign Islands this year and plan to build a mega mansion on the lot.

The sale of 15-19 Parklane Terrace made a neat profit for local resident owner Bina Stevenson, who picked up the triple block off-plan in 2006 from Lewis Land Corporation for $2.47m.

The new owners plan to build a mega mansion on this site at 15-19 Parklane Tce, Paradise Point.

50. 22-24 Admiralty Drive, Paradise Waters

Sale price: $10 million

Sale date: November 2021

Seller: Tony Quinn, VIP Pet Foods/Darrell Lea

Buyer: A Gold Coast family

Agent: Robbie Graham, Ray White Surfers Paradise

Gold Coast business identity Tony Quinn, of VIP Pet Foods and Darrell Lea fame, sold this property in Paradise Waters the same month he bought in Sanctuary Cove for $17.7 million.

Mystery surrounds the buyer, with sources only revealing it to be a local family.

This property at 65 Albatross Ave, Mermaid Beach, has just sold for $10m.