Why those seeking the best turned their attention west
Perth was a hive of activity among some of the biggest names in business doing substantial property deals in 2024.
Jonathan Chancellor
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$6.5m Salamanca beauty becomes Hobart’s top sale
Hobart’s top house and apartment sales of the year show the Apple Isle continues to attract big bidders.
WiseTech founder’s ex-lover snaps up $2.65m Bondi unit
The WiseTech imbroglio has faded from the headlines, but last week saw the whisper-quiet purchase of a Bondi Beach apartment by one of the drama’s key players, beauty entrepreneur Linda Rogan.
Push on to clear prestige inventory before summer break
The nation’s top real estate agents will be working to seal deals on prestige listings in capital cities ahead of the usual long summer break.
Fugitive developer’s empty mansion fetches an arresting price
Toplace developer Jean Nassif’s waterfront pile jagged the nation’s top weekend result.
Circular Quay prices are right for economists
Warwick McKibbin and his wife Renee Fry-McKibbin have made a second swoop on the Loftus Lane apartment building at Sydney’s Circular Quay.
Charging into the future: demand for EV infrastructure is on the rise
Property developers are pivoting to include more EV chargers in developments to answer calls for green, battery-driven transport.
Alexander the Great… seller of rare books
Despite no Highlands property sale for John Alexander, the former Fairfax and Crown executive offloaded ‘one of the finest’ collections of books in Australia.
West the best again with $6m auction sale
It was a case of swings and roundabouts for a Perth apartment which on the weekend gained the nation’s highest auction price, yet it was below that paid for the same property 17 years ago.
Vicars splashes cash for another Bondi buy
Billionaire fund manager Will Vicars has added to his eastern suburbs property portfolio with a $12.5m cash buy on the Ben Buckler headland in North Bondi.
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