<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Launched earlier this month, Melbourne real estate agency LongView is aiming to introduce a fundamental shift in the property investment space - offering property investors and mum and dad home owners a variety of services that will help them capitalise on their property investments.

LongView is offering Guaranteed Rent on any property an investor owns, providing them with financial security. LongView services over 1,800 properties across 146 suburbs all over Melbourne – enabling property investors and industry partners to have a single agency for all their Melbourne business.

LongView expects its Guaranteed Rent will provide property owners with a welcome boost, particularly with the growing uncertainty surrounding the future value of Melbourne’s property prices. Irrespective of whether the property is tenanted or vacant or whether the tenant is on time with paying rent or not, LongView's goal is to take the risk out of property investing.

Co-founder Evan Thornley, leads LongView’s executive team as Executive Director along with Antony Cohen - a former Senior Partner and Board Director of KPMG. According to Thornley, LongView is the only agency that offers their customers a binding legal contract for Guaranteed Rent on any investment property - at full market value, ensuring secure cash flow for landlords and investors.

For more information visit https://longview.com.au

<h2><a href="https://longview.com.au/our-team/#leadership">Evan Thornley, Executive Chair</a></h2>

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“Investors have been demanding change for a long time and we have spent four years of intensive research developing every aspect of LongView Real Estate. We’ve been talking to property investors and listening to their concerns and hearing their needs.

While Guaranteed Rent is a fantastic concept that we are very proud of, we absolutely focus on getting the basic services to clients right as well. That means being accessible till 10pm at night, have clear contact details in every email and regularly asking and measuring our client satisfaction.

LongView’s focus is on servicing investors’ needs, and helping them understand all the options to maximise value from their property investments - not constantly pressuring to sell - that’s our point of difference.

Property investment is a long game.  Investors need an agency that will deliver the basics every day for decades and give them unbiased advice on all their options when the big decisions come for each property.

We have developed a model that works, using data to help support our insights. We offer a unique Guaranteed Rent for their property – something no other agency will do. By delivering the basic services with measured quality standards and guaranteed cash flow, we offer property investors stability and peace of mind.

Property investors make their money over decades through capital growth and rising income. We offer an alternative to traditional real estate agencies that aren’t focused on investors and push for a one-month romance to pressure you to sell. We seek to deliver the best basic services every day for decades and unique options and services for the big property decisions.”
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Located 23km east of Melbourne’s CBD, Ringwood is beginning to fulfil its potential as a state government-designated development area. Considered fringe suburbia until 15 years ago, Ringwood has enjoyed a substantial growth in recent years, with Apartments.com.au currently tracking 19 projects at various stages of their respective life cycles within the Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre, reinforcing its status as a burgeoning satellite city.

With a population of 17,471* and rising, a range of factors have contributed to Ringwood becoming a key property hot spot with investment from both the private and public sectors. The major catalysts has been the $66 million redevelopment of Ringwood Station and the $665 million expansion of Eastland Shopping Centre, which also included a Sage Hotel - the first to be developed above a shopping centre in Melbourne.

Additionally, as Melbourne seeks to decentralise into a series of 20 minute neighbourhoods, Ringwood is capitalising on its proximity to schools, freeways, public transport and major shopping destinations such as Eastland. 

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<figcaption>Ringwood's development pipeline</figcaption></figure>More recently hotel operator IHG announced it had signed an agreement to operate a Holiday Inn-branded mixed-use development, signalling its confidence in Ringwood. The development will feature 82 apartments and a 164-room hotel offering all day dining and bar, conference and meeting facilities, a gym and a swimming pool, along with on-site parking.

Opening in 2020, the Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Melbourne Ringwood is being developed by Ninety Four Feet and Omni Property Group who recently signed Hamilton Marino to build the CHT Architects-designed complex.

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We are thrilled to sign our second hotel with IHG, and our first hotel in Australia. Ringwood is an exciting destination, with a vibrant community and growing business investment that has included a $66 million upgrade to Ringwood Train Station and a $665 million expansion of Eastland Shopping Centre. We are confident that, with the world’s largest brand family behind it, Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Ringwood will be a huge success

- Dean Rzechta, Managing Director at Ninety Four Feet Property Development (via <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2018/10/08/holiday-inn-hotel-announced-melbourne-suburb-ringwood/1538950503">The Hotel Conversation</a>)
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<figcaption>The Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Melbourne Ringwood. Image: IHG via The Hotel Conversation</figcaption></figure>Developer OzProperty has also found recent success with its Highwood residential development designed by DKO Architecture, which delivered record-breaking capital appreciation for Ringwood on a challenging site. Completed in late 2017, the master planned development comprises 36 town houses,with an emphasis on maximising light to interiors and providing a variety of architectural typologies along the streetscape.

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DKO has designed Highwood with a range of streetscape typologies to reflect families who make up a large proportion of the local area. It is no surprise that one of the homes at Highwood has broken the record for capital appreciation because Ringwood is an exciting area for everyday people who are looking to get onto the property market. It’s one of several government identified growth zones, where infrastructure and industry will be leveraged for capital growth.

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<figcaption>OzProperty's Highwood development has experienced substantial capital growth in a short time. Images: OzProperty</figcaption></figure>Purchasers Lu Dongyan &amp; Duan Hongbo purchased Highwood’s Lot 26 off the plan in 2015 for $549,000 and settled the property on 6th November 2017. They decided to sell their home a few months later in April 2018 for $702,500. They making a profit of $153,500 in 5 months.

Highwood has demonstrated that demand for highly considered, architecturally designed medium density homes with multiple typologies, and close to amenity and transport are still highly sought after.

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The overall Melbourne market is generally challenging, however areas such as Ringwood are still maintaining strong interest from buyers. The primary reason is the recent infrastructure and private development spending has now been delivered, making Ringwood a great place to be, but another part of the story is price attainability and affordability. You can still get a 4 BR townhouse, suitable for a family, under $1m. We’re all aware the challenge in the current market is the limited liquidity and credit due to the main banks’ lending policy changes, so affordability is critical. 

Ringwood was a suburb in transition. The central Ringwood area was earmarked for over $1b in developments including the Eastland expansion, new Costco, Ringwood train station upgrade and a series of mixed use developments. Furthermore, the supply of large parcels of land was limited, so we had a unique opportunity to offer a high quality medium density solution in the backdrop of all the other higher density development activity.

With most of the infrastructure and developments now complete, Ringwood today offers a much higher level of liveability than other suburbs. It’s surprisingly walkable and the green, leafy outlook is just wonderful.

- Raghav Goel, Director, Oz Property
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Established in 2007, Oz Property Group is focused on delivering sustainable, considered developments around key activity zones in response to a rapidly evolving and growing Melbourne market.

* 2016 Australian census data
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Ringwood's development scene and property market remain strong

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An online marketplace has been launched for finding hot desk, meeting room and short notice office space.
Hosts on Spare Workspace can list for free and accept bookings from anywhere in real time. with a service fee of up to 10 percent from each booking, or 3-10 percent for PRO accounts applied.
Founder Jake Dimarco said expected users are mostly likely to be freelancers or start-ups who need an affordable and flexible workspace, professional services with a small team, or a business traveller wanting on-demand space to work while in another city.
“They’re looking for the flexibility to change workspaces depending on their circumstances, or for a collaborative environment where they can work with others," he said.
“A hair salon with three unused chairs or a cafe’s kitchen outside of hours could be perfect to list on Spare Workspace as the platform grows.
“Whether you have a meeting room, desk or event space, you can easily share it with others. For our hosts it is free to list, and although SpareWorkspace takes a nominal fee, it remains a cost-effective way to utilise a space that may not otherwise be used. Plus, hosts can manage their growing collection of spare workspaces via our online dashboard. ”
“Our easy to use platform helps businesses every step of the way. From marketing their space to taking payments, Spare Workspace is designed to be a seamless addition to help manage an existing space. Plus, all our hosts can take advantage of on-the-ground support and local knowledge.”
Dimarco said the benefit to the “typical” Spare Workspace user will be the ability to book space from as little as one hour to up to 12 months.
 
 
 
The site launches with the majority of listings focusing on Brisbane and Sydney locations but is expected to expand nationally by the end of the year.
While the current offering focuses on existing co-working space and offices, Dimarco noted there was opportunity to branch into allowing businesses like hair salons and cafes to offer their unused spaces.
Spare Workspace has partnered with Wotso Workspace, Microsoft BizSpark, PIN Payments, Uber and Corporate House.
Visit Spare Workspace online <a href="https://spareworkspace.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a>. 
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Spare Workspace launches to share and book empty workspaces with others

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Burwood's suburb record was smashed when an eight bedroom home on 3687 sq m block at 4 Woodside Avenue sold for $6.5 million.
The property had been passed in on a <a href="/expert-insights/buying/9-million-vendor-bid-for-wellings-burwood-stuns-auction-crowd">vendor bid of $9 million in August last year</a>.
Agent Romani Iskander of Raine and Horne Burwood secured the sale to local Amy Shen who had been looking for a family home for a fortnight, before she, her husband and their three little boys discovered the pink palace, which was knocked down to them by auctioneer Tom Panos.
Wellings, one of the oldest estates in Sydney's inner west, had been listed by artisans Frank and Marcellina Civardi, of Civardi Furniture.
They had secured the 3,679 square-metre Burwood estate in 1990 for $900,000 when it was unliveable.
Heritage architect Lester Tropman helped restore the gothic-style villa which dates back to 1813.
It was first officially recorded in the 1830s as owned by London shipowner William Richards and extended over the year starting from 1860.
The Burwood median house price sits at a record $1.75 million, <a href="/news">according to CoreLogic RP Data</a>.
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Burwood's record has been regularly revised sitting for a few months at $4.75 million on the Appian Way, having been $4.46 million when Ivanhoe, at 16 Eurella Street sold late last year.
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Wellings is located at 4 Woodside Avenue East on 3,679 square metres, with not only the main residence but also The Gatehouse.
The three-bedroom gatehouse is one of the first pre-fabricated homes in Australia.
The gatehouse was made in Hamburg, then exhibited in Paris in 1854 before it was imported for the French Consul General's residence in Hunters Hill, Passy.
It was moved to Wellings in 1967 by former owner Dr Lindsay Grant and his wife, Adeline (nee Agnew).
The estate featured in the 2005 movie, Son of Mask.
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Burwood's new record residential sale

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Homes with helipads are a rarity in Sydney. Estate agent Anthony Walls at Max Walls International has one up for sale at Elanora Heights with a $6.5 million asking price for the two hectare holding. 

It last sold in 1984 for $185,000 when bought by Laurie McIver and his widow, Paulette, who has a flying licence too. Surrounded by Garigal National Park, the property has views across the lagoon towards the Pacific Ocean from the two storey house with nine car garaging. But its special cache is the <a href="https://www.maxwalls.com/buying/search/detail.aspx?id=ID162&amp;lid=21220" target="_blank">private heli-pad plus hangar</a>.

Flying out of Hoxton Park, Laurie headed McIver Aviation with his flying school evening training Dick Smith a manouvre or two in fixed wing flying.

<a href="https://www.maxwalls.com/buying/search/detail.aspx?id=ID162&amp;lid=21220" target="_blank">The 1980s house</a> sits next to the Starship Enterprise-inspired 2008-built home that Peter Chedid, a lifelong fan of Star Trek, sold on Caladenia Close earlier this year for $8.4 million. 

The last northern beaches hinterland sale with helipad was when former radio broadcaster Doug Mulray sold in 2010 at Cromer to miner Tony Haggarty for $8,275,000.

<h2>NSW homes selling now:</h2>

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Sydney northern beaches acreage home with heli-pad offering

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Holdmark's latest Kingston Quarter, Shepherds Bay project at Meadowbank failed to match trend expectations when CBRE sought to sell 150 apartments on the weekend.
Just 65 of 150 the apartments sold on the first day of the launch in the Robertson + Marks designed offering.
Penthouses and split-level three-bedroom apartments were the most popular, according to Fairfax Media, with the highest price at $1.8 million.
One-bedroom apartments were selling at $610,000 or more.
The Shepherds Bay urban project, at Meadowbank, has some nine stages of residential development with an estimated dwelling cap of 2,005 dwellings. 
There were a reported three weekend offshore buyers requiring FIRB approval.
In July last year David Milton, managing director of CBRE residential, was selling <a href="https://www.shepherdsbay.com.au/" target="_blank">Shepherds Bay</a> one-bedroom apartments starting at $495,000, two-beds at $655,000 and three-beds at $845,000.
The Shepherds Bay site is located 14 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD and on the Shepherd’s Bay foreshore between Ryde and Meadowbank.
The site previously comprised part of the former Meadowbank Employment Area which is transitioning from manufacturing and light industrial uses towards the development of a high density mixed use neighbourhood.
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CBRE Shepherds Bay sales pitch flops on Parramatta riverfront

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I was left eating humble pie this week following comments I made in an interview that appeared in the Australian Financial Review pertaining to the federal government’s announcement that another six homes had been identified as being acquired illegally and a further 462 sales under investigation. 
My response was “It’s nothing more than a PR stunt and a distraction. It’s been done for feel-good cuddles” – how wrong was I.
Later that day, I received an email from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) boss heading up this investigation which (politely) outlined the detail of their inquiry which clearly identified the magnitude of this investigation which earnestly commenced in May this year. Owners of property bought illegally must voluntarily contact the ATO prior to 1 November 2015 to receive an amnesty of not being prosecuted.
Now once and for all, we will find out exactly what’s been happening as I have been saying for quite some time that this is rife within the real estate industry. It will be fascinating to see what recommendations are made and then implemented. I have been a strong proponent of tax file numbers being provided to the ATO on the exchange of contracts for every residential sale. It will also be interesting to see if the 100% selling ratio for all new developments is brought back to 50% as it was in 2008? Opening up our property markets to international exposure has certainly led to rapid price growth from Asian property investors.
Australia had a record number of 1.7 million international tourists visit last year which included a 21% surge from China.
This inquiry is timely given the number of recent global warnings of money laundering in real estate where Sydney and Melbourne have been suggested as hot spots. Residential property in Australia is the single largest and most valuable asset class worth an estimated $5.7 trillion. Sydney now ranks third in the world for luxury residential annual price growth according to Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index. Sydney’s 12.5% growth now sits just behind Miami on 13.9% and Vancouver on 15% annual price growth. The report also identified that “a year ago eight cities recorded double – digit annual price growth. This quarter only four cities fell within this bracket.”
China’s shock devaluation significantly raises the risk that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be forced to cut the cash rate further which is a worst case scenario for the RBA. More particularly when this week Deputy Governor Philip Lowe said “Given the position of household balance sheets, it is unlikely to be in our long – term interest for a consumption boom to be financed by a pick –up in household borrowing.”
“Ever-rising house prices, relative to our incomes, do increase risks in the economy and are unlikely to make us better off as a nation. Rising housing prices are best matched by rising incomes.”
Then of course we will have to wait to see how many divestment orders are issued by the ATO where hopefully the owners won’t be allowed to “flip” which was the case when Villa del Mare was issued with the first divestment order a few months back.
Another interesting aspect will be closely watching the Sydney and Melbourne clearance rates now that it is very clear the role that the ATO is playing with their pursuit of illegal purchases given that I am not the only one who thought this was all political shirt-fronting.
<h5>MOSMAN – 2088</h5>
• Number of houses on the market this time last year – 63
• Number of houses on the market last week – 48
• Number of houses on the market this week – 47
• Number of apartments on the market this time last year – 55
• Number of apartments on the market last week – 41
• Number of apartments on the market this week – 40
<h5>CREMORNE – 2090</h5>
• Number of houses on the market this time last year – 7
• Number of houses on the market last week – 3
• Number of houses on the market this week – 2
• Number of apartments on the market this time last year – 14
• Number of apartments on the market last week – 30
• Number of apartments on the market this week – 18
<h5>NEUTRAL BAY – 2089</h5>
• Number of houses on the market this time last year – 4
• Number of houses on the market last week – 2
•Number of houses on the market this week – 2
• Number of apartments on the market this time last year– 36
• Number of apartments on the market last week – 26
• Number of apartments on the market this week – 25
 
ROBERT SIMEON is a director of <a href="https://www.rwm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="RWM" rel="nofollow">Richardson Wrench Mosman and Neutral Bay</a> and has been selling residential real estate in Sydney since 1985.  He has also been writing real estate blog <a href="https://www.rwm.com.au/news/" target="_blank" title="Virtual Realty News" rel="nofollow">Virtual Realty News</a> since 2000. 
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Federal government property taskforce not for feel-good cuddles: Robert Simeon

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The latest chart from the Reserve Bank of Australia on household wealth and liabilities has tracked a stable increase in net worth since mid-2011. 
Dwellings and financial wealth is increasing evenly.
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Property, financial wealth on stable increase: RBA

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Apartments in Dubbo, Newcastle and Sydney are in the peak of the market, according to the Herron Todd White August 2015 property clock.
Canberra, Adelaide and Whitsunday apartments are now deemed at the bottom of the market.  
Brisbane, Bathurst and Mudgee are now in a rising market.
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Dubbo, Newcastle apartments at peak market: HTW August 2015 property clock

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The New South Wales Government's investment campaign NSW Now has released a handy property and investment shopping list for potential Chinese investors as part of a sales brochure of tourism investment opportunities and property in NSW.
Iconic Sydney sandstone buildings, harbour side greenfield sites and even the Jenolan Caves get a mention in the release, which describes the history of the property and links for tender information.
The shopping list highlights property such as:
1. The Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge St, Sydney
2. Jenolan Caves
3. Ausgrid Building, 570 George St, Sydney
4. Georges Heights Fuel Tanks, Headland Park, Mosman
5. Headland Park greenfield site, Mosman
6. North Head Sanctuary Officer's Mess
 
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