Israel Folau checks out of Sydney for good
Israel Folau looks to have said goodbye to Sydney for the final time after selling his last home in the Harbour City.
Japan-based champion footballer Israel Folau appears to have checked out of the Sydney property market.
He’s snappily sold his Little Bay investment property, less than a week after it was listed through N G Farah agent Martin Farah.
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It fetched $1.15m, having been listed with $1m-$1.1m guidance.
Folau’s investment vehicle, of which his father is also a director, paid $960,000 for the one-bedroom apartment in 2017, when he was still playing for the Wallabies.
The unit is on the ground floor of the Prince Henry The Matron Dickson Nurses Home building near the Coast Hospital Memorial Park.
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The building, which dates back to the 1930s, was refurbished in 2009.
The living and dining area of the apartment open through bi-fold doors to a private balcony. There’s also a separate study room.
The Little Bay apartment had been a $750 to $800-a-week rental over the past three years.
It’s the last of Folau’s one-time impressive portfolio.
According to PropTrack the median unit price in Little Bay is $910,000, up 11.3 per cent over the past 12 months.
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Originally published as Israel Folau checks out of Sydney for good