Longstanding Gold Coast developer Raptis has acquired a prime development site on Surf Parade for its next Broadbeach apartment project.

Progressing towards completion of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-sterling-broadbeach-6-8-george-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Sterling Broadbeach</a>, 90 apartments on nearby George Avenue, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/raptis">Raptis</a>, led by second-generation family man Evan Raptis, has picked up a block on the corner of Surf Parade and First Avenue.

The site had been earmarked for a luxury apartment project with 33 full-floor apartments across a 37-storey tower. Raptis will go back to the drawing board and create a building more appropriate for the site. The development application will be lodged later this month.

Evan Raptis told Apartments.com.au the site ticks all the boxes.

"Broadbeach is a suburb we've developed several buildings over the years. Surf Parade ticks all the boxes for the type of apartment development we want to deliver."

Raptis had several pre-lodgement meetings with council to ensure they are aligned in the development.

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Surf Parade has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular streets in Broadbeach for development.

South East Queensland developer Mosaic Property Group kicked it off with Marella by Mosaic. Bassar Group sold out Infinity on the street, while for its&nbsp;first Gold Coast development, Polycell grabbed a Surf Parade site for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-rochester-broadbeach-143-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Rochester</a>, which is nearly sold out.

Melbourne-based developer Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched its fourth Gold Coast project on the exclusive strip. The Eveleigh Broadbeach will have 100 apartments across a 31-storey building designed by Rothelowman.

GV Property Group site development specialists Antonio Mercuri and Luke Reaby, who both amalgamate sites and sell shovel-ready sites to developers up and down the Gold Coast, sold Surf Parade to Raptis.

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Raptis secures prime Surf Parade site for next Broadbeach apartment development

Less than two years after breaking ground, Gardner Vaughan Group is celebrating the topping out of Bask, its second development in the exclusive coastal enclave of Bokarina on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.&nbsp;

Located only minutes from the beachfront, the two seven-storey luxury apartment towers, known individually as Mydas and Caretta, offer a selection of one-to-four-bedroom residences with views of Lake Kawana, the Glasshouse Mountains, and Bokarina Beach.&nbsp;

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Gardner Vaughan Group Commercial Director Sam Gardner said the milestone marks the home stretch for construction, with first residents expected to be able to move in from Spring 2026.&nbsp;

“This is a significant milestone in bringing this development to life and represents our confidence in this region’s long-term growth and appeal,” Gardner said.&nbsp;

“With 85 per cent of apartments already sold, buyers are joining an established, coastal village that offers the very best of the Sunshine Coast – seasonally patrolled surf beaches, renowned restaurants, and links to established health and retail.&nbsp;

“The final collection of three- and four- bedroom apartments range in size from 127sqm to 300sqm, each with two or three secure car parks and storage, and with construction fast approaching completion we don’t expect the last few apartments to remain on the market for long.”&nbsp;

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Local restaurateur Luke Stringer, who co-owns and manages the award-winning Bocca Italian and Playa Mexican restaurants in Bokarina, has lived in the beachside suburb for 18 months and worked there for more than three years, and said the beachside suburb was thriving.&nbsp;

“It’s fair to say Bokarina is finally stepping into the sun and there’s a lot to love about the place,"&nbsp;Stringer said.

"It’s such a great community, where you see the same smiling faces every morning and everything’s within easy reach – it’s the perfect hub in the middle of the Sunshine Coast.

“When we first opened Bocca Italian, we were the lone restaurant, but it’s been amazing to see how the area has grown. The more venues that open, the busier it gets for everyone. When Playa Mexican opened its first Saturday night, Bocca had a record night and Playa was packed too, which blew us away how everyone is thriving.&nbsp;

“There’s a great energy around the place now, and people are really embracing Bokarina as a food and lifestyle destination.”&nbsp;

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Stringer joined other buyers at Bask Bokarina and the Gardner Vaughan Group team to celebrate the topping out at a special event in February.&nbsp;

Located in Kawana Waters, midway between Caloundra and Maroochydore, Bokarina locals enjoy scenic walking paths around Lake Kawana, playgrounds, beachfront boardwalk and parklands, alongside all the convenience of a masterplanned beachside community.&nbsp;

“You see people jogging or swimming in the morning, then grabbing coffee at the cafes, people are really embracing the area and all this growth is bringing more people to Bokarina,” Stringer added.&nbsp;

To take advantage of the vistas, each of the 135 apartments at Bask is designed with full size windows and high ceilings that provide an abundance of natural light.&nbsp;

Prices for the remaining three-bedroom apartments start at $1,599,000 and four-bedroom apartments start at $3,149,000.&nbsp;

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The mixed-use development also features ground-level retail space for cafés, dining options and boutiques, including the soon-to-be-opened ‘Corner Shop’, by the team behind Noosa’s well known ‘Organika’.

Sam Gardner said Gardner Vaughan Group’s 37-year history building and developing across South East Queensland has contributed to the success of its second development in Bokarina, which follows the recently completed Zinc Apartments.&nbsp;

“We care how people live and this is reflected in the way we approach the design and delivery of every development,” he said. “Furthermore, as a builder-developer we have full control over the construction program and our 100 per cent completion rate is something people can draw confidence from.”&nbsp;

Founded by civil engineers Guy Gardner and Darryl Vaughan in 1989, the family-owned business has evolved from a consultancy firm to an award-winning builder-developer, with projects across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

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Gardner Vaughan Group tops out Bask Bokarina apartments

Prolific Melbourne developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> has launched its fourth new Gold Coast development in as many years.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a>, led by Daniel Faigen and backed by Eddie Hirsch, co-founder of United Petroleum, has unveiled The Eveleigh, on a prime 1,100 sqm site at 7-9 Surf Parade in the heart of Broadbeach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a> will deliver 100 apartments across 31 levels, making it the company’s largest Gold Coast project to date. It builds on the success of its three earlier developments, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/hemingway-1267-1273-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach">The Hemingway in Palm Beach</a> and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/emerson-kirra-100-musgrave-street-coolangatta">The Emerson at Kirra</a>, both completed, and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yves-mermaid-beach-7-9-mermaid-avenue-mermaid-beach">Yves Mermaid Beach</a>, which is nearing completion.

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The announcement of The Eveleigh affirms the company’s sustained confidence in the Gold Coast market which continues to remain undersupplied. It also increases the value of Hirsch &amp; Fa​igen’s Gold Coast development portfolio to more than $700 million since the company first entered the market in 2021 with Hemingway.

The company has enlisted its preferred architecture firm Rothelowman to design The Eveleigh, which will offer a thoughtfully curated lifestyle, including a substantial wellness precinct, communal recreation areas, children’s play spaces, work-from-home facilities, and shared lounge and dining areas.

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Designed for the prime market demographic of downsizers and interstate lifestyle investors in mind, The Eveleigh has been crafted to offer an increasingly rare blend of affordable luxury in a tightly held market. Uniquely positioned in the heart of the Gold Coast’s most sought-after lifestyle suburb of Broadbeach, the project will also boast uninterrupted beach and hinterland views.

The Surf Parade site is just a short walk to the bustling Broadbeach dining and retail precinct, Pacific Fair, The Star Gold Coast and convention centre, and an easy stroll to Kurrawa Beach and the recreational amenity of Pratten Park on the Broadbeach foreshore.

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“We’re excited to be proceeding with our fourth project on the Gold Coast in what is certain to become the new luxury precinct in Broadbeach,” says Anthony Bueti, the CFO of Hirsch &amp;a​mp; Faigen and a shareholder of the group.

“With the likes of Mosa​ic and Abedian &amp;a​mp; Co also launching quality projects in the area, the transformation will cement Broadbeach as the premier lifestyle and amenity suburb on the Gold Coast.

"After four years in the Gold Coast market, and with three successful projects completed, The Eveleigh is the product of everything we have learned to love about the Gold Coast and it will be an incredible addition to our growing portfolio in one of the most vibrant property markets in the country. We continue to remain very confident in the high-end Gold Coast property market.”

Urban Activation Director Matt George is handling sales for The Eveleigh, having sold out The Emerson, The Hemingway, and Yves, all before construction was completed.

Melbourne builder MAXCON has already commenced construction on The Eveleigh. They are forecasting a mid-2028 completion.

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Hirsch & Faigen unveils The Eveleigh in Broadbeach

Two years after securing development approval for the final stage of its award-winning Thornton Precinct on the doorstep of Penrith Station, Urban Property Group is set to launch <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/mayfair-on-penrith-172-lord-sheffield-circuit-penrith-nsw-2750">Mayfair on Penrith</a>, around 400 apartments designed to reflect two of Sydney’s most iconic structures.

The builder-developer has continued refining the design plans for the two-building development on a significant 8,280 sqm site on Sheffield Circuit, recognising the importance of the prime parcel as one of the closest developable sites to the station.

UPG enlisted architecture firm SJB to design the project. The team said they drew inspiration from both the General Post Office in Martin Place and East Circular Quay to help shape the design. The two-level colonnade, in particular, reflects the famous GPO building, which dates back to the 1860s.

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There will be one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments on offer, with interiors by Cox Architecture. Residences will sit above a retail podium featuring hospitality and lifestyle operators such as One Playground and Volcano’s Steakhouse, contributing to an activated ground plane within the broader Thornton precinct.

A communal rooftop with a pool and views towards the Blue Mountains will provide shared open space for residents. The development is positioned between Ron Mulock Oval and Westfield Penrith, with the Nepean River and Great River Walk also nearby, placing daily amenity and green space within walking distance.

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Mayfair is being delivered by Urban Property Group, a family-owned developer and builder with nearly 40 years’ experience across Sydney. The project will be the first in Penrith to be offered with Resilience Insurance’s 10-year Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) policy, which Urban Property Group has adopted across a number of its recent developments. The developer also has a 4.5-star iCIRT rating, one of the best ratings in market providing further confidence to buyers.

Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias said providing additional assurance to off-the-plan buyers has become increasingly important.

“Anything we can do to give confidence in our product is a plus,” Elias told Apartments.com.au.

“Consumers are a lot more weary and a lot more concerned in buying off the plan than they ever have been. They’re making their single large investment, which is their home, and providing confidence is something that we feel is paramount.”

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The LDI policy provides a 10-year warranty covering structural defects, with independent inspections carried out during construction and protection for owners if defects arise post-completion.

Mayfair represents Urban Property Group’s sixth and final development within Thornton, consolidating the masterplanned precinct immediately east of the station.

The developer, which builds its own projects, has already commenced construction. SRM Residential is handling the sales campaign.

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Urban Property Group to close the curtain on award-winning Thornton precinct with Mayfair on Penrith release

Investor appetite for Queenstown apartments is strengthening as supply constraints and four-season tourism continue to underpin demand across the alpine region.

In Frankton’s masterplanned Remarkables Park precinct,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/safari-group">Safari Group</a>’s 141-apartment Mountain Oak development is attracting repeat and yield-focused buyers seeking exposure to that market dynamic.

Brandon, who specifically targeted Queenstown as an investment location, said the combination of price point and limited new supply made Mountain Oak stand out.

“It is a quality product in a location that struggles to densify,” he said, referencing Queenstown’s land-locked geography and development limitations.

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Having spent significant time in the region, Brandon pointed to its global reputation and consistent visitation as key fundamentals.

“Queenstown is a known destination from people all over the world. The place is land locked and there are issues building there. It’s also busy all year round.”

That four-season economy, driven by skiing and snowboarding in winter and hiking, cycling and water-based tourism in summer, was also central to Sherry’s decision to invest.

“I believe the four-season tourism has major appeal as it would ensure that the property will not remain empty, unlike other areas in NZ,” she said.

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Mountain Oak has been structured to respond to that sustained demand, with 365-day visitor accommodation consent underpinning a mix of one-bedroom, flexi, two-bedroom and dual-key configurations that can operate as either short-term visitor accommodation or long-term rental housing. Dual-key apartments comprise two self-contained residences on one title, allowing owners to generate dual income streams or occupy one side while leasing the other.&nbsp;

Under Safari Group’s optional visitor accommodation management model, owners receive 60 per cent of the annual income generated by their apartment, with 24/7 on-site management, guest services and listing exposure included. Independent appraisal modelling suggests gross yields of up to 15 per cent for certain two-bedroom configurations, based on estimated nightly rates and occupancy assumptions.

For Brandon, that flexibility aligned with his broader investment strategy.

“It helps to know that I can have it managed either way,” he said. “My focus is on purchasing high yield cashflow properties.”

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He selected a one-bedroom flexi configuration, citing both yield and adaptability.

“I work remotely and can travel to most places and work. I enjoy making spaces that work for the lifestyle that I live and it seems that others also enjoy it.”

Ranging from 54 to 57 square metres, the one-bedroom flexi incorporates a separate multipurpose room suited to a home office, additional storage, or accommodation for ski gear and seasonal equipment, an increasingly relevant inclusion for buyers balancing remote work and alpine travel.

Interiors feature underfloor heating in bathrooms and a heat pump in the main living area, supporting year-round comfort. Upper-level apartments are positioned to maximise natural light, with sliding windows and balustrades in select residences enhancing outlook and ventilation. Units are available in both light and dark interior schemes.

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Sherry, a repeat Safari Group buyer, said her previous experience with the developer provided confidence to secure another apartment.

“Their developments have always finished on time, the quality has been high, and I didn't feel that my investment may be at risk,” she said. “Knowledge of the developer and our two existing Safari apartments gave us the confidence to proceed with this one.”

Safari Group has delivered more than 2,000 hotel units and residential apartments nationally and is now undertaking its fifth Queenstown development, reinforcing buyer confidence in delivery capability.

Although Sherry was not initially targeting Queenstown due to its price profile, prior visits reshaped her view of the market.

“I absolutely love this region and believe it is a major tourist attraction, which led me to the decision to invest.”

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Construction commenced in June 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-2027. Apartments are priced from NZ$639,000, and the development carries Overseas Investment Office exemption approval, allowing non-residents to purchase.

For both investors, the purchase represents a balance of income generation and long-term portfolio positioning in a tightly held alpine market.

“I firmly believe my investments in Safari developments are a combination of all these elements,” Sherry said. “The location of this project enabled me to diversify.”

As Queenstown continues to attract year-round visitation alongside constrained housing supply, Mountain Oak’s dual-key flexibility, optional on-site management structure and established developer track record are resonating with investors seeking exposure to the region’s resilient tourism economy.

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Celebrity Sale

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Racing couple Gai and Robbie Waterhouse have finally secured the sale of their longtime former Mosman family home.
It was pulled from February auction then given a steadfast $5.4 million asking price.
The four bedroom property, which has been in the Waterhouse family for 32 years, had come with an initial price guide of $6 million plus.
No sale price has emerged but it sold through 2088 Realty listing agent Sally-Anne Lawlor who advised most of the buyer interest has come from developers.
But with a late start the buyers were a family from Kogorah Bay.
The racing couple will make a tidy gain from the Clifton Gardens home having paid $457,500 in 1983.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-mosman-121723666" target="_blank">Burrawong Avenue</a> property was designed with wall to wall windows highlighting the harbour views over Shark Island and beyond.
The master bedroom suite comes with an impressive hat display cabinet filled with Gai's hats and fascinators from past race days.
They now prefer the Balmoral aspect along with their Mittagong retreat, Dunsinea.
Their bookmaker son, Tom and his wife Hoda were $13 million buyers at Balmoral in 2013, with their luxury Balmoral Beach apartment sold to his aunt, Louise Raedler-Waterhouse paying $4.38 million. Their daughter Kate and her husband Luke Ricketson also live at Balmoral.
Mosman's median house price has been around $3.2 million this year with the top recorded sale being $12.8 million.
Local agent Robert Simeon recently noted Mosman was experiencing the Sydney-wide trend of low listings.
His figures showed just 42 houses on the market as at June 30, compared to an average 70 over the prior five years.
"We are now seeing record low listings which only strengthens the markets," Simeon said.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Gai and Robbie Waterhouse sell in Clifton Gardens

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The fashion designer Kay Cohen, who has more than 30 years' experience in the lingerie industry, has sold her Cremorne home. 
Cohen has been a leader in the design of lingerie brands, most notably as general manager of creative director of Elle Macpherson's label Elle Macpherson Intimates.
She is also the inventor of the Biofit uplift bra which featured model Sophie Monk for its launch. Cohen was raised on a farm in New Zealand where she attended Wellington Polytechnic majoring in clothing and textile design. After graduation, she became a lecturer at the school instructing fellow Australian fashion designer Collette Dinnigan. 
Richard Simeon at Simeon Manners Property had a price guide of between $5.8 million and $6 million for the tri-level, Phil Corben 1999-designed home.
It sits on a 500 sqm near waterfront parcel with views over Middle Harbour from the numerous Tuscan-style alfresco dining areas and balconies.
The home has four bedrooms, a 1000 bottle, fully fitted wine cellar and a home office adjacent to the top floor master retreat which features its own private roof terrace. 
There's also a salt water pool which sits beside the treelined terrace gardens that were installed by Annie Wilkes.
Cohen bought well at $3.8 million in 2009 after it was initially listed with ambitious $5 million hopes.
It had previously traded at $4.51 million in 2004.
She previously resided on Woolloomooloo Wharf.
The New Zealand born designer was last in the fashion headlines when she launched the Silent Assembly lingerie brand in 2014, using technology she suggested would make uncomfortable underwire a thing of the past.
"Curvessence" is a polymer composite with a 3D support shape designed to remember the wearer's shape over time, so it doesn't bend out of shape and dig into ribcages, as underwire often does.
Cohen, who founded luxury lingerie label Pleasure State in 2004, created Silent Assembly as a premium line with the finest French laces and Italian fabrics.
Cohen also launched a lounge wear add-on called Pleasurewear, which includes cotton-cashmere blend cardigans, singlets and culottes.
The Pleasure State lingerie label was started with business partner Justin Davis-Rice.  
In 1997 Cohen was appointed group general manager of brands for the New Zealand lingerie group Bendon where she made her name in the creative direction of Elle Macpherson's lingerie label, Elle Macpherson Intimates.
According to CoreLogic, the median house price in Cremorne is $2.1 million. 
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
 
 
 
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Kay Cohen sells Cremorne home

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The longtime Cottesloe home of the late Australian businessman Alan Bond has been sold for around $3.95 million.
Bond, who died in June last year, built it after $422,000 was paid in 1992.
It was sold by Acton Cottesloe agent, and Bond's daughter, Jody Fewster who listed it last August. 
The modern Perth home on 726 sqm had a wine cellar, home office, swimming pool and even fishpond. 
Bond will always be remembered for leading the successful challenge for the 1983 America's Cup, the first time the New York Yacht club had ever lost in its 132 year history.
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian 
 
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The former Cottesloe home of Alan Bond sold

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The buyer behind Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart's Port Hacking home is former politician Robert McClelland.
The former Labor Party member turned judge bought the five bedroom waterfront from Stuart late last year as the coach had set up camp nearer his club, moving in to the home of former prime minister Kevin Rudd. 
Stuart owned the home since paying $2.65 million in 2011 when he was the coach at the Parramatta Eels.
He bought it from Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe who made a loss on the property, buying it for $2.9 million in 2003.
Stuart spent over $500,000 on extending the property by 437 sqm.
Set on 940 sqm, the home has a rumpus room with bar, an inground pool and a waterfront which includes a pontoon, jetty, ramp and slip rails.
McClelland was a Labor Party member from 1996 until September 2013 and between 2007 and 2011 was the Attorney-General of Australia.
He and his wife Michelle, who sits on the board of St George Rugby League Club, listed their five bedroom waterfront home with swimming pool in Oatley for $1.975 million.
It cost them $1.4 million for in 2010.
 
  
 
 
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Ricky Stuart's Port Hacking home bought by former politician Robert McClelland

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Channel 9 weather presenter Livinia Nixon has secured the $2.35 million sale of her Victorian, Middle Park investment home.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-middle+park-120611101" target="_blank">Located on Richardson Street</a>, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two storey Victorian has been extensively renovated and extended.
The home last traded in <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-middle+park-104329788" target="_blank">October 2007 for $1,853,000</a>.
Title Tattle seems to recollect it was bought from the Bulldogs footballer Luke Darcy.
John Holdsworth of Greg Hocking Holdsworth had the listing.
Next door <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/293-richardson-street-middle-park/Property-Details-sold-residential-8426382" target="_blank">sold earlier this year at $1.77 million</a>, having sold for just $70,000 more than its $1.7 million sale in 2013.
Nixon is married to the property developer Alistair Jack and has two sons, Henry, born in 2010, and Ted born in 2013.
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Lavinia Nixon sells in Middle Park

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Entertainer Denise Drysdale has sold her former McKinnon family home for $1.47 million.
Denise "Ding Dong" Drysdale had paid $575,000 for the three bedroom, two bathroom <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/29-anne-street-mckinnon/Property-Details-sold-residential-9360348" target="_blank">Anne Street home</a> in 2002.
It had in recent years been held as a rental. It was last available at $650 a week in 2012.
In 2014 she secured $870,000 on selling her Neerim North home in Gippsland.
The Gold Logie award-winning television personality and comedian said she was selling Daffodill Hill for a sea-change.
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Ding Dong Denise Drysdale sells McKinnon investment rental

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The former 2UE radio broadcaster Angela Catterns and her music composer partner Charlie Chan have sold their Balmain terrace pre-auction.
The Victorian-era residence, <a href="/expert-insights/buying/broadcaster-angela-catterns-lists-in-balmain">Glendarra</a>, was scheduled to go under the hammer with expectations of $2.9 million plus.
McGrath agent Cindy Kennedy secured a strong pre-auction offer.
The terrace cost $2.2 million in 2009.
Set on <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-balmain-120587217" target="_blank">White Street</a>, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, plus a rooftop terrace overlooking the harbour.
She wrote a blog on Switzer entitled, <a href="https://www.switzer.com.au/the-experts/angela-catterns/how-many-cushions-does-it-take-to-sell-a-house/" target="_blank">How many cushions does it take to sell a house?</a>
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Angela Catterns sells Balmain terrace

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Starring across television, film and the stage, Wendy Hughes was one of Australia's best recognised acclaimed actresses.
But she was most at home at Wombarra, on the NSW Illawarra escapment, at her <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-wombarra-120639801" target="_blank">850 sqm oceanfront</a> that adjoins a nature reserve.
Offers above $2.1 million for the beachfront retreat are now being sought by her two children following her death in March last year.
"Watch the migrating whales swim by or the waves crashing on the very private beach below through the huge wrap around floor to ceiling picture windows of this special home," listing agent Wayne Bennett said, adding there was a real sense of escape being surrounded by greenery and the ocean.
The architecturally designed beach-house offers floor to ceiling east facing windows and a north east facing sundeck
Hughes had studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and in 1983 won the Australian Film Institute's Best Lead actress award for her role in Careful, He Might Hear You.
Her stage work included The Graduate in Sydney in 2001 and in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 2007. 
There were Logie awards in 1977 and 1984 in the best supporting actress category for Power Without Glory and Return To Eden respectively.
In 2011 Wombarra was bestowed title of the Illawarra's first million-dollar median suburb.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Wendy Hughes Wombarra beachfront listed

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The music mogul who discovered some of Australia's biggest contemporary acts, Stephen Pavlovic has bullishly sold his Bondi Beach home.
The former Sydney PR queen Sophie Landa has emerged as the buyer of the single storey cottage on the 420 sqm Ramsgate Avenue block, just 20 metres to the sand and surf across Campbell Parade.
Legal paperwork solved the mystery after the reputed $4.9 million pre-auction sale.
It was marketed as <a href="https://www.ppdre.com.au/buying/NSW/Eastern-Suburbs/Bondi-Beach/House/1P1214" target="_blank">the ultimate beachfront opportunity</a>.
"Designer interiors capture the essence of barefoot glamour with an intimate connection with its seaside setting achieved through an organic palette, pared-back interiors and a sunny garden paradise devoted to entertaining and relaxation," was the successful marketing pitch by the Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agency.
Pavlovic's Modular Recordings music label promoted some of coolest bands to come out of Australasia, including Sneaky Sound System, the Avalanches, Wolfmother, the Presets and Tame Impala.
Pavlovic recently quit the company he founded 18 years ago having lost a four day NSW Supreme Court dispute with Universal Music.
Levitt Robinson, Pavlovic's lawyer in the recent royalties dispute, has also taken a caveat on the property title pursuant to legal fees. 
Heiress Sophie Landa is the the daughter of the late NSW attorney-general Paul Landa and his arts patron wife Anne
The 34-year-old funds an arts prize in her mother's honour.
The freestanding classic double-brick home, one of the closest to Bondi's world-famous surf, last sold at $2.12 million in 2005.
It was marketed as in a tightly held setting at the fashionable north end of the beach, opposite the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club.
This article was first published in the Sunday Daily Telegraph.
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