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Melbourne stockbroker Steve Gillon has listed his Victorian rural holding at Merton-Mansfield for auction with expectations of more than $1.2 million.
The 75-hectare Rosevale is an elegant country retreat with a productive beef cattle farm and stud. 
Gillon, and his wife Di have held it for 35 years.
Located in northeast Victoria, Rosevale is 8 kilometres from Lake Eildon, an hour from the snowfields of Mount Buller and two hours from Melbourne. 
It has a stock holding capacity of 400 head of cattle and is a full blood Wagyu cattle operation with associated sheds, cattle yards and storage. There are nine spring fed dams and a new electric bore that that feeds a holding tank for the stock and residence.
The Rosevale homestead is a graceful trophy home with sympathetic extensions built by local craftsmen. It has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office and large formal and informal living rooms. A large fireplace is built from antique Hawthorn bricks. 
Listing agent Matt Childs from <a href="https://www.prh.com.au/listing?listing_id=1515" target="_blank">Pat Rice &amp; Hawkins</a> says the estate is likely to attract lifestylers given its productive pastures and the nature of Rosevale as classic rural retreat. 
It will be auctioned on site on November 8.
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Rosevale, Mansfield district farm listed

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Sydney’s cheapest sale at auction over the weekend was $265,000 for a studio in the inner city Newtown.
The 26 square metre studio at 216/88 King Street, which is the main road cutting through the area that is flanked by Sydney University, sold through Agency by Glenn Regan according to APM.
The unit is on the second level of Georgina Apartments and is rented for $330 a week, reflecting a yield of 6.4% for an investor. The median asking rent for Newtown according to RP Data is $450 a week 
The studio, which is in a building with a swimming pool, intercom and an lift, last traded in 2007 for $205,000.
According to RP Data the median price paid for a unit in the hip area is $535,250 of the 100 units sold in the past 12 months.
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Newtown rental sells at 6.4% yield as Sydney weekend's cheapest sale

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Adelaide’s most expensive property to sell at auction last weekend was a $1.195 million Californian bungalow in Glenelg.
The 1935-built residence is at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-glenelg-117941435" target="_blank">14 Maturin Road</a>, just a few streets back from the beach and Jetty Road attractions, according to Australian Property Monitors.
The sprawling five-bedroom house is 243 square metres in size and features an Art Deco cocktail den. It is on 968 square metres of land and was sold through Harris Real Estate Glenelg.
The house last traded in 2005 for $750,000.
According to RP Data, the median house price for Glenelg, which is 9 kilometres from Adelaide, was $1.2 million in August this year.
However, the statistics show that the suburb sits within a dramatic statistical growth cycle. In 2013 growth in Glenelg was negative 20.8% while in 2012 it was up more than 22% on 2011’s negative growth of 22.5%. 
Over five years, RP Data has the suburb’s median house price up by 20%.
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Glenelg bungalow sells for $1.195 million

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The InterContinental Hotel is getting ready to fling open the elegant entry of its newest Australian operation in Double Bay.
Having languished as the boarded up Ritz Carlton Hotel-turned-Stamford Plaza since closing in 2009, the new property may put some pizazz into the sluggish centre.
During its golden days, the hotel was a hotspot for visiting royalty such as Princess Diana, Madonna, Sir Elton John and former President of the USA Bill Clinton. 
It was also where pop icon Michael Hutchence died in 1997, after a night in the bar.
Next month it will open as the <a href="https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/sydney/sydic/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=OSMAE-IC2-MEA-EN-visitaustralasia_vanity" target="_blank">InterContinental Double Bay</a> following a $25 million renovation and aim to resume its post as Sydney’s most glamorous inn with 140-rooms and a chic rooftop pool with curtained cabanas. 
Architectural firm Bates Smart has overhauled the mock-European-styled structure.
The Cross Street property was bought in 2013 for $57 million by Singaporean funded group Royal Hotels Australia. It had previously sold to the Valad Property Group for $81.5 in 2008. It will be Royal Hotels’ fifth in Australia.
The new operation will sleep 360 people when full, have a late night gin bar, a restaurant and Sydney’s only fully separate Kosher kitchen in a hotel of this standard. Michelin-starred French chef Julien Pouteau will head the restaurant.
It has also joined the Double Bay wedding collective in an attempt to tap the lucrative nuptial market.
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Double Bay's InterContinental set to turbocharge village renaissance

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Melbourne’s Deague family has launched its $260 million hotel and residential development at Box Hill, 14 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, through its Asian Pacific Group (APG).
The twin-tower project, which is designed by architect Peddle Thorpe, will have 650 apartments and hotel rooms. An Art Series Hotel in the complex will be named in honour of Chinese-Australian artist Zhong Chen. 
APG chief executive, William Deague, who has been joined by his brother Jonathan in the family firm as executive director, said the Box Hill concept was preferable to joining the rush for apartment towers in the CBD.
The group is also beaming its energy north to Brisbane where it has partnered with CorporateRealEstate’s Adam Flaskas to build a six star 140 riverside hotel.
The flagship hotel will be on more than four hectares of Brisbane’s historic Howard Smith Wharves, which is under the Story Bridge.
APG will also develop its Spring Hill site in inner Brisbane, which it paid $23 million for earlier this year. This development will be a $155 million complex that has the Art Series hotel called The Johnson – after Sydney artist Michael Johnson – plus 180 residential apartments. 
Recently the group opened three more Art series hotels, which are valued at $110 million. They are the Larwill in Parkville, The Schaller in Bendigo and The Watson in Adelaide, named after David Larwill, Michael Schaller and Tommy Watson, respectively.
Construction has also begun on another APG Adelaide project, the Vue, a 207-apartment tower on King William Street that will be the tallest residential tower in South Australia. Some 197 apartments in Vue valued at $100 million have been sold.
The group now has six Art Series properties including the established hotels: The Olsen, The Cullen and The Blackman in Melbourne’s inner areas.
The Art Series Hotels, where guests can stay from $100 a night and take dedicated art tours, have been a hit in Australia’s cultural climes.
The group’s only foray into Sydney was The Storrier, in a restored Art Deco Hotel in Potts Point that lasted less than a year despite being profiled in The New York Times as the “ultimate cocoon in which to chill..."
That property was promptly taken over by Quest Apartments, which has traded from the Springfield Avenue building since 2009.
Main image: APG's Olsen Hotel.
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Deague family launch Box Hill two tower project

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Melbourne’s auction numbers for the September quarter have raised the bar for auction clearance rates.
The city had about 8,165 auctions in the past three months, which is 15% up on the same time last year, according to Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).
Melbourne’s middle and outer suburbs staged more auctions and accounted for 16% of total auctions, showing a 3% increase.
Clearance rates in middle suburbs remained strong led by Dingley Village, Bulleen and Montmorency with clearance of over 90%.
A four-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/10-st-marks-close-dingley-village/Property-Details-sold-residential-7544324" target="_blank">10 St Marks Close, Dingley Village</a> sold for $773,000 through Buxtons. The median house price for Dingley Village is $605,000 according to realestateview.com.au.
Inner locations such a Hawthorn East and Collingwood also posted high clearance rates.
Renovated houses in Hawthorn East are hot items with a three-bedroom Invermay Close house <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/3-invermay-grove-hawthorn-east" target="_blank">selling for $1.22 million</a>.
 “The inner and middle south-east and eastern suburbs have consistently been the city’s hot spots in terms of the volume of auctions,” says REIV chief executive Enzo Raimondo.
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Dingley Village strong as Melbourne auction volumes up 15%: REIV

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Investors are making it increasingly difficult for other buyers to enter the market, according to Bob Guth’s weekly Realestatement.
This is particularly challenging among the apartment market in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
He notes that more than a third of all occupied housing in Australia are rentals, with almost half of all new housing loans in 2014 defined as investment loans.
“It’s unsurprising that competition from investors has resulted in many would-be homebuyers forgoing the idea of owner-occupation. Instead, they are joining the investor ranks to gain a foothold in the marketplace,” says the director and chief auctioneer of Sydney agency BradfieldCleary.
Recent first-home owner figures show that home loan applications are at record lows while many first-time buyers decide to gain a foothold by turning to investment.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics records that 64% of the population in NSW is in Sydney and that is projected to grow to 74% by 2061.
This will drive housing demand, further push up prices and have a spill on effective on values of established property similar to Europe and Asia.
Bob Guth points out that declining interest rates has helped owner-occupiers and investors to buy residential property and this has underpinned housing performance for the last two years.
“The major banks cut fixed-term interest rates in July 2014 and this is fuelling greater interest in this class of asset,” he says.
Records are not likely to be set this spring. Bob Guth believes the market will experience more property volume from now.
 
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Investors creating challenging market for other buyers: Bob Guth

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The weekend auction sale of a house in Wishart, in southeast of Brisbane, was a record auction price of $1.68 million for the street.
According to Australian Property Monitors, the two-level 2005-built house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-wishart-117921187" target="_blank">10 Saint George Court</a> has five-bedrooms, three bathrooms with parking for three cars was sold through LJ Hooker Sunnybank Hill.
The house, which has a purpose-built business zone with an air-conditioned office, private entrance, kitchen and two storage rooms, is set on a land area of 3,831 square metres.
It last traded as a new house in 2006 for $910,000, as recorded by RP Data.
The median house price for Wishart is at $581,000 for August this year against $530,5000 in August 2013, however, records show it has jumped 15.5% over five years.
Rent in the area has a median of $480 a week.
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Wishart, Brisbane home offering with office fetches $1.68 million

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The most expensive domestic real estate to sell in Adelaide at the weekend auctions fetched $900,000 in Brighton’s Park Crescent, on the South Australian capital’s coast.
The three-bedroom single-level house was set on a large 1,420 square metre block at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-brighton-117876483" target="_blank">5 Park Crescent</a>, and traded through selling agent Elders Brighton, according to Australian Property Monitors.
The 1957-built house last sold in June 2005 for $550,000.
According to RP Data, the median house price in Brighton for August 2014 was $574,000 up from $490,000 in the corresponding month in 2013. 
Capital growth for 2013 is at 3.4% for the area, which is a considerable improvement on the -25% recorded for 2012. 
The median rental for a house in Brighton is $420 a week. 
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Brighton Park sale was Adelaide's dearest weekend auction

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The most affordable residential property to change hands at the Brisbane auctions last weekend was $350,000 in Chermside, 10 kilometres north of the riverside city.
The three-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-chermside-117871911" target="_blank">621 Webster Road</a> was on a large block of 632 square metres and sold through agent Burton &amp; Ryan Property Agent, according to APM.      
The house was last traded in November 1976 for $32,250.
RP Data sets the median rental for a Chermside house at $388 per week.
The median house price for August this year was $470,000, down from the median house price of August 2013 of $560,000. 
The house shares its location with one of Queensland’s largest shopping centres - Westfield Chermside.
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Chermside secures Brisbane's cheapest weekend auction result

Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

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Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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Lanevick to cater for Hunters Hill downsizers with new Gladesville apartment development

Property developer One Living, backed by former Macquarie banker turned investment manager Chris Green’s investment firm, has unveiled plans to bring more institutional capital into housing to help address the national supply crisis.

The New York-based investor has focused his firm, GreenPoint Partners, on addressing the supply shortage hitting middle market housing in Australia.

It is backing the new One Living business to develop more than 1000 units along the eastern seaboard. The new firm is starting with a development on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with around 140 apartments planned. They are eyeing off more sites across the city.

With cost pressures rising in the industry, One Living’s model is to be a vertically integrated developer-builder, so it can respond directly to the housing gap by removing the cost inefficiencies embedded in traditional residential delivery.

“We are building a platform designed to operate at scale and starting in a market where there’s a clear need for quality, attainable housing,” One Living joint managing director Joseph Scuderi said.

“It’s that missing middle – it’s that attainable end of housing… that’s what most Australians invest into and what Australians can actually afford.”

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GreenPoint Partners brings years of experience assembling and scaling real estate operating businesses across major markets. And Green sees a big opportunity in Australia.

“For its size, sophistication and importance to the community, Australia’s living sector has remained largely under-institutionalised, which represents significant opportunity,” Green said. “GreenPoint identified that gap, assembled the right team, and is backing One Living to build a platform that is aligned to market needs.”

Green said being a builder-developer would give the company the capacity and flexibility it required to deliver reasonably-priced homes.

“We want it to be at that attainable level; not super high end luxury but at that attainable level,” he said.

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One Living will undertake a component of affordable housing in its schemes, which it will own and operate, and it could also run build-to-rent on some sites.

Green praised local policy settings.

“The NSW government is being very supportive, strategic and pragmatic in terms of how do we generate more supply of housing,” he said. “We think it’s actually positive for development and the bit that’s been lacking at that attainable level is that it’s lots of relatively small private developers, whereas we want to create an institutional platform.”

One Living is also&nbsp;looking at high-density projects and could take on more institutional funding in the future.

“The way we will be able to achieve economies of scale is through size,” Green added.

One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition

It's been several years since there's been an opportunity to buy a brand new townhome in Melbourne's coastal suburb of Mordialloc. Even apartment developments in recent times have been few and far between in the area.

Local developer LDS Property identified the gap in new housing, securing a site on White Street, directly opposite&nbsp;Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc. They've recently launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/wm-residences-mordialloc-102-white-street-mordialloc-vic-3195">WM Residences</a>, just 13 townhouses which they have already started building.

Projects by Buxton Director Heath Thompson, who is selling WM Residences, says the townhouses x that perfect middle ground be

"Mordialloc residents have had limited options to downsize within the suburb, often forcing them to look elsewhere despite long-standing ties to the area," Thompson says.

"With very little comparable new supply coming to market, projects like WM Residences are well placed, particularly as buyers look to capitalise on current conditions amid constrained supply."

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The development, designed by regarded architecture firm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ewert-leaf">Ewert Leaf</a>,&nbsp;adopts a deliberately restrained architectural approach, focusing on simplicity, durability and liveability rather than overt design gestures.

The boutique scale is central to the offering. With only 13 three-bedroom residences, each home is configured to prioritise functional layouts and everyday use, supported by private terraces and secure two-car garages.

Ewert Leaf’s design response leans into a calm, neutral material palette. Interiors are defined by oak flooring, white walls and soft finishes, creating a consistent and understated backdrop. The approach avoids trend-driven detailing in favour of longevity, with an emphasis on natural light and spatial clarity.

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Beyond aesthetics, the homes are designed to meet contemporary performance expectations. Each residence targets a minimum 6-star energy rating, incorporating double glazing, comprehensive insulation and all-electric Bosch appliances.

The project’s location supports a walkable coastal lifestyle, sitting within close proximity to Mordialloc’s foreshore, Main Street retail strip and the train station. Local cafés and dining venues, including Suburbia Deli and Hendriks Café, are within a short walk, reinforcing the area’s established neighbourhood character.

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While <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/mordialloc-vic-3195">Mordialloc</a> is often defined by its beach and pier, the project taps into other areas of day to day living, offering easy access to local food, casual dining and transport, rather than positioning itself purely as a lifestyle retreat.

WM Residences reflects a continued trend across Melbourne’s coastal suburbs towards smaller-scale, design-led townhouse developments, particularly on infill sites where proximity to amenity is already established.

With construction commenced prior to its market entry, the project aligns with a growing preference among buyers for developments with visible progress and defined delivery timeframes.

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