How the construction industry crisis is driving demand for high-end new homes

Owner-builders Sylvia and Karel Svoboda are selling their architecturally designed brand new home at Sorrento. Picture: Glenn Hampson DEMAND for new builds and just renovated designer homes has soared off the back of construction industry woes. Buyers who planned on building a dream home themselves are instead splashing big bucks to secure turn-key properties and […]

Gold Coast real estate: Carrara mansion sells for $13 million

A CARRARA mansion with a separate entertainment pavilion and disco has smashed the suburb’s house price record after selling for more than its asking price of $12.95 million. The award-winning home at 640 Nerang Broadbeach Rd changed hands for $13 million, smashing the suburb record by $1 million. 640 Nerang Broadbeach Road, Carrara has sold […]

Gold Coast real estate: MasterChef contestant buys in Surfers Paradise

FORMER MasterChef contestant Metter Chin has snapped up a luxury apartment on the Gold Coast. The 2018 fan favourite and his partner Joseph Sbarro were holidaying on the Glitter Strip when they found out about Royale – planned for a beachfront site on Northcliffe Terrace, Surfers Paradise. Metter Chin and Joe Sbarro have bought a […]