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Sydney’s most affordable house to sell at auction was in Long Jetty on the Central Coast, 100 km north of the CBD, for $385,000.
Figures released by APM noted that the 1960s-built three-bedroom house at 50 Stella Street sold through LJ Hooker The Entrance.
The large, level site of 676 square metres is a short stroll to the beach and other local amenities. According to RP Data, it last traded in 1990 for $90,000. 
Figures on the database shows the median house price for Long Jetty in August was $473,000, which is up on the same time last year when it was $420,000.
Capital growth was more than 8% in 2013 for the area while the median rent was $380 a week. This would reflect a yield of more than 5% for an investor. 
A house on a sub-divided block of 338 square metres at 71/17A Stella Street exchanged earlier this year for $410,000.
The record price for the street is $565,000, which was paid last year for a three-bedroom house on 613 square metres at 115 Stella Street.
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Long Jetty secures NSW cheapest auction result

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Sydney’s most expensive property to sell at auction this weekend was in Strathfield, 14 km from the CBD, for $3,005,000. 
According to APM, the newly constructed five-bedroom, four bathrooms house at <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/strathfield/1192007/" target="_blank">65 Barker Street</a> sold through Ray White Burwood. 
The vendor YK Global Developments bought a red brick knock down on 699 square metres in June last year for $1.310 million and created the new home.
According to figures on RP Data, the record price paid for a house in Strathfield is $6.8 million in a deal that transpired at the start of this year.
The top price for a Barker Road house was recorded last year when another new residence sold for $3.185 million.
The median house price for Strathfield in August this year was $1.937m, a significant rise the median price for August 2013, which was at $1.285 million.
Sydney’s record-breaking early spring home auction market weakened at the weekend reporting its lowest clearance rate for two months, according to Australian Property Monitors.
The 79.3% initial result broke a sequence of nine consecutive weekend rates above 80% when 747 homes were listed to go under the hammer at the weekend, the highest weekend offering since May.
The inner west continued the recent trend of reporting the highest suburban region clearance rate at the weekend with 89 auction sales from 100 reported results for a clearance rate of 89%.
The inner west was again this weekend closely followed by the lower north shore with a clearance rate of 84%.
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Strathfield tops Sydney weekend results as auction clearance rate eases

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The priciest residential property to sell in Melbourne during the weekend was a house in Camberwell, 10 km from the CBD, sold for $3.6 million.
The glamorous five-bedroom, four-bathroom house on 743 square metres at 73 Bowen Street was sold through Bekdon Richards, according to Australian Property Monitors.
In May 2013, the then red brick knock down that was built in 1925 sold for $1.395 million.
About 200 people attended an ­auction to watch some 50 bids made by six ­competing buyers.
The two-storey house features a swimming pool.
James Buyer Advocates reported the auction bidding opened at $2,850,000 then at $3,350,000 and the bid is referred, followed by the announcement the property was on the market. 
The buyer's agency described it as a "really strong result given the street is a B-grader and the land itself was bought in March last year for $1,393,000." 
According to RP Data, the median house price for Camberwell was $1.71 million in August this year. In August 2013 the median price was $1.36 million. 
The last record for the road was set at 84 Bowen Street, which sold earlier this year for $1.775 million.
RP Data reports that Camberwell experience capital growth of 6.6% in 2013.
Melbourne’s weekend home auction market tracked backwards for the second weekend in row as signs emerge of a waning in buyer activity.
Melbourne recorded a weekend clearance rate of 73.8%, which according to APM was the lowest result reported for two months. This weekend’s result followed last weekend’s 75.8% with a falling trend now developing.
APM senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson suggested high auction numbers may be a factor in declining clearance rates with metro Melbourne this weekend hosting 903 auctions - well up on last weekend’s 740 and ahead of the 874 listed over the same weekend last year.
The Melbourne spring market will peak over the pre-Melbourne Cup weekend with an all-time record of over 1500 Saturday auctions due to be conducted in the metro area. 
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Auction success rate wanes as Camberwell tops Melbourne weekend results

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 An apartment in Carnegie, southeast of the Melbourne CBD, was the Victorian capitals’ most affordable residential property to sell at auction this weekend.
The one-bedroom unit at 7/45 Oakleigh Road sold for $270,000 through agency Stuart Hocking Carnegie, according to Australian Property Monitors.
The price guide on the marketing leading up to the auction tipped a top price of $245,000. 
Stylishly fitted out and decorated with flamboyant golden wallpaper and minimalist furniture, the unit is on the top floor of the two-level 1970s-built red brick block.
It is rented for $295 a week reflecting a yield of 5.6% for the investor.
The last time the strata-titled apartment sold was in 2007 for $162,000 andthat deal was exchanged within seven days of listing, according to RP Data.
The median asking rent in Carnegie is $347 a week.
RP Data notes that 143 units in the area have sold this year and the median price paid for an apartment was $406,000 in August 2014. Median growth experienced among units in Carnegie in 2013 was 2.6%.
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Carnegie 5.6% investment rental Melbourne's cheapest weekend sale

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Economic stability and expats pushing back into the prestige markets are helping to resuscitate the luxury residential market.
John McGrath has identified Australia’s economic performance and cashed up expatriates as two of four major themes impacting demand and prices for luxury residential property over the next 12 months.
“Political and economic stability, rising business confidence and increased overseas demand is driving new momentum in prestige property after several years of post GFC stagnation,” he says.
“While luxury property was lagging compared to the rest of the market, there are clear signals that it is stirring from its slumber and we are expecting material price rises above $2 million this year,” McGrath says.
According to RP Data figures, the number of $5 million-plus sales in Sydney was up 13% in the 2014 financial year while $3 million-plus sales in Brisbane shot up by 36%. 
During the same period sales in the nation’s most expensive suburbs started to slightly outpace the lower and middle markets in price growth. 
Price growth was 11% for luxury real estate while the middle market was 10.9% and the lower end 9.2%.
Expats made a return to real estate as the dollar weakened and the market became well supplied, he advised in his Swizter blog.
McGrath believes that China’s impact on property was significant after HSBC found that 18% of new supply in Sydney was purchased by Chinese investors who also claim 14% of Melbourne’s new homes.
Competition between private investors and Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) investors was also fuelling prices.
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Lagging luxury property market to get expat boost: John McGrath

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Brisbane's most expensive property at weekend residential auction was in a sprawling Queenslander in Hawthorne, in Brisbane’s inner east.
The substantial 1930s-built six-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-hawthorne-117851011" target="_blank">24 Forbes Street</a> sold through McGrath Bulimba for $1.3 million, according to APM.
The 1930s house last sold for $1.14 million in 2008 and prior to that in 2001 for $520,000.
The vendors sought $1.35 million on its 2011 listing.
It was rencetly available for rent at $950 a week reflecting a yield of 3.8%. The asking rental was $1000 in 2012 and $1250 in early 2013. 
The median weekly rental in Hawthorn is $628.
According to RP Data, the median house price in Hawthorne is $1.05 million and growth in value was pegged at 27% in 2013.
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Hawthorne Queenslander tops Brisbane sales

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Adelaide’s most affordable property reported sold at last weekend’s auctions was a three-bedroom house in the south-western suburb of Glengowrie.
Australian Property Monitors reported that the brick and tile 1952-built house at 8 Wilkins Street house sold for $435,000.
It is on a 700 square metre block.
The house last traded in 2009 for $390,000 and it was rented for $330 a week, reflecting a yield of 4.4%.
It most recently rented in 2010 for $310 a week, showing a declining yield of 4.1%.
The median price for a house in Glengowrie is $575,000, which is a jump of nearly $100,000 on the 2013 median house price of $470,000. The current median asking rent in Glengowrie is $400 per week.
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Sydney’s most expensive residential property to sell at auction last weekend was traded for $2.8 million in Sydney’s inner eastern suburb of Woollahra.
The four-bedroom 1920s-built house at 28a View Street last sold in 2010 for $1.66 million as a run down bungalow, according to APM. It was subsequently renovated in the French Provincial-style and sold through McGrath Coogee.
According to RP Data, in January the median house price for Woollahra spiked at $3.65 million – which was the highest monthly figure for several years. 
The annual change in median house price is 2.3%, but over five years it is closer to 20%.
Other recent house sales in the area include $4.175 million in John Street and $3.3 million in Moncur Street. 
The highest price paid in Woollahra in the past 12 months was $14.5 million for 12 Wallaroy Road.
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Woollahra tops Sydney weekend auctions

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Brisbane’s most affordable property to sell at auction last weekend was a two-bedroom townhouse in Woodridge in southeast Queensland.
According to Australian Property Monitors, the two-level 1990-built property at 12/147 Kingston Road sold for $178,000 though Harcourts M1.
The townhouse is now available for rent at $300 a week.
It last traded at $146,900 in 2007.
The new buyers will see a yield of 8.6% if the asking rent is met.
RP Data figures show that the median price for a house in Woodridge is $262,000, while the median price for units is $205,000.
In a separate deal earlier this year another townhouse in the block sold for $198,000 – the top price in the complex - and was subsequently rented for $280 a week reflecting a yield of 7.3%
According to RP Data, the median rental for Woodridge is $260 per week.
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Woodridge price recovery: Brisbane's cheapest auction sale

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Former Cronulla Sharks chairman and rugby league player Glenn Coleman has pocketed millions on his Canterbury development site.
Coleman sold the <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/canterbury/1163374/" target="_blank">Broughton Street property</a> for $7.5 million having bought it from State Rail for $140,000 in 1992, with added further to the site the following year, paying $265,000. It was sold to a local developer, Buildform.
A 1,405 square metre parcel has development approval from Canterbury Council for a seven-level residential apartment building. The site is adjacent to Canterbury railway station in Sydney’s south-west.
It sold through Marcello Bo and Peter Apostolou from Ray White Project Di by auction at the rooms at AuctionWORKS in the Sydney CBD, in conjunction with Ray White  Commercial NSW Managing Director Jeff Moxham. 
 
David Scholes, founder and principal of auctionWORKS, was presented with the top prize at the Real Estate Institute of NSW’s annual awards for excellence, this month.
 
David Scholes received the Woodrow Weight Award for outstanding service to the industry.
 
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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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