Yesterday
On trend and affordable: Athens hits the sweet spot but aims bigger
The Greek capital has rebounded from last decade’s dark economic times. Now a $13bn project hopes to cement its status as Europe’s next big thing.
- Hans van Leeuwen
This Month
The top London mansions that are struggling to sell
The city’s luxury housing market is usually insulated from property market headwinds, but high interest rates and high taxes are finally taking a toll.
- Damian Shepherd
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Former Allianz boss spends $15m on Woollahra pad
Former Asia-Pacific CEO of Allianz, George Sartorel, and his wife, Kathy, have purchased a designer Woollahra home in Sydney’s east.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Brisbane record up for grabs as historic Queenslander hits market
The sprawling Queensland estate of financial services industry player Craig Offenhauser and wife Lorelle could eclipse Brisbane’s April record of $20.5 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Royal Sydney: Rose Bay mansion hits market for $33m
Insurance industry boss Mark Senkevics and his wife, urban development big wig Kimberley Jackson, have listed their home fronting Royal Sydney Golf Club.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka sells Melbourne mansion listed for $18m
The deal will bank a tidy windfall for the airline’s CEO, given she paid $13 million for the mansion in 2016.
- Bonnie Campbell
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‘Most exclusive’ highland estate to join prestige market
The former summer holiday retreat of 16 consecutive NSW governors, Hillview, has joined the prestige market for the first time in 24 years.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Mystery buyers of $16m ‘Starship Enterprise’ mansion revealed
Construction industry bosses are behind a series of pricey property trades across Sydney, including the purchase of a futuristic northern beaches estate.
- Bonnie Campbell
Living like a five-star hotel guest inside Melbourne’s $18m penthouse
A yet-to-be-completed $18 million apartment will introduce hotel-branded penthouses to Melbourne, crowning Australia’s first 1 Hotels & Homes.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Mechanic flips Bellevue Hill trophy home for ‘close to’ $38m
Prestige property flippers and auto-garage owners Steve and Carmen Davidson have sold their Bellevue Hill mansion listed just three weeks ago for $38 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
How a Sydney real estate guru created a $200m foodie mecca
Former Belle Property head Chris Meehan is turning one of New Zealand’s oldest sheep farms into a food and wine hub with five venues – and more to come.
- Larry Schlesinger
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Change of strategy gets the sale done for furniture boss’ mansion
The Toorak born-and-bred Bill Guest doesn’t come with a log cabin story, once telling a Melbourne radio station he had his “first ensuite when he was two”.
- Bonnie Campbell
Sydney’s north shore gains $18m listing, farewells ex-Healthscope boss
The former Wahroonga home of late healthcare boss Doug Moran and wife Greta has rejoined Sydney’s upper north shore market with $18 million price hopes.
- Bonnie Campbell
Private equity boss’ $15.2m Mosman mansion sells for a loss
Potentia Capital’s Andy Gray and wife Emma have sold their Federation mansion for almost $2 million less than the $17 million they paid for the Federation mansion last year.
- Bonnie Campbell
November
$30m+ beachfront breaks record, sells in under a week
A slice of Sydney’s coveted Camp Cove has sold for above $30m after just a week on the market, in a sign of the enduring resilience of the city’s top end.
- Bonnie Campbell
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$22m trophy estate could double Moonee Ponds’ record
Former soccer player and now construction boss Ivan Kelic’s ultra-luxe compound has hit Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds property market.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Nick Greiner sells $14.5m Point Piper apartment in secret deal
Liberal party heavyweight Nick Greiner has offloaded his Point Piper luxury apartment of the last decade in an off-market deal worth $14.5 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
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No house, great view: leather goods family list $30m beachside block
Justin Topper, of the AI Topper leather goods family, has listed his vacant Tamarama block with DA-approved plans for a designer oceanside abode.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Berlei boss’s widow to sell $30m Sydney mansion
The Bellevue Hill estate of Jennifer Hershon, who was married to late Berlei Hestia head Michael Hershon, has hit the trophy market.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Fashion queen offloads $10m Palm Beach villa, settles in Noosa
Sass & Bide co-founder Heidi Middleton sells Italian-style villa in Palm Beach for $10m, as Redox chemicals family pay suburb record for Whale Beach abode.
- Bonnie Campbell
