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Damien and Sasha have reset the Byron Bay record with their $33.5 million cash purchase.

Chemist Warehouse billionaire buys glam $33.5m Byron Bay house in cash

Days before Chemist Warehouse sealed its $30 billion merger, Damien Gance and Sasha Robertson inked a record-breaking deal of their own.

  • Tawar Razaghi

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The Haslingdens bought 1176-square-metre block in Vaucluse block and transformed the property by building a trophy home.

Former Murdoch exec and Nine chair lists award-winning $23m Vaucluse home

David Haslingden and his wife Alexa, a director of Sydney Dance Company, rebuilt the house from the ground up – and the results impress.

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The Wamberal beachfront has been entirely rebuilt into an architectural luxury.

Low-key McDonald’s moguls list their exquisite $30m Central Coast home

The former McDonald’s casuals worked their way up to franchisees, then spent four years on a passion project to create Ocean House.

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The Levins have moved next door in Vaucluse, buying their neighbours home for around the $12 million price guide.

Retail mogul splashes $12 million to buy his neighbour’s house

Many Sydneysiders struggle to find a home that fits their needs and budget. But one Vaucluse resident didn’t have to look far.

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The Muellers’ Vaucluse family home they purchased in 1993 for $2.85 million.

Discount retail family lists $18m Vaucluse home, pays cash for Rose Bay digs

The Lowes retail empire’s rags-to-riches tale began with one menswear store in 1948 and look at them now.

  • Tawar Razaghi
Claire and Rob Peters quietly sold their Mosman waterfront in an off market deal after leaving for America.

What cost-of-living crisis? Ex-Woolworths exec sells Mosman home for $19m

The retail honcho resigned to take up a job with Amazon in the US, renting out the home for $9990 a week and then finding a buyer.

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David Droga’s plans for a new house in Tamarama have received permission to go ahead.

He knocked down a $45m house – but luckily he’s allowed to rebuild

An advertising executive who planned to build a striking trophy home had faced a stumbling block, but has had a win in court.

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The sale of the Elaine estate in Point Piper was this year’s highest residential sale at $130 million.

Revealed: Sydney’s top 20 luxury property sales of 2024

Economic headwinds? Not this high up the property price chain. Buyers splashed almost $1 billion on the 20 most expensive homes of the year.

  • Lucy Macken
The estate of Lady (Mary) Fairfax sold Fairwater for $100 million in 2018 to Mike Cannon-Brookes.

How Sydney’s property market was transformed in my 12 years of Title Deeds

Lucy Macken looks back on the best houses, biggest buyers and bumper stories as she finishes her stint covering prestige property.

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The Bayview luxury acreage was initially hoped to sell for $20 million before market revisions saw it sold for $9.8 million.

Mindfulness teacher who wanted $20m for Bayview estate sells for $9.8m

2024 is no time for high hopes, but if anyone can take a philosophical approach to the result it should be Paul von Bergen.

  • Lucy Macken

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