100-plus bids: ‘diamond in the rough’ holiday unit sparks frenzy

Points North apartments, Coolangatta A COOLANGATTA apartment which had stood vacant for more than five years drew more than 100 bids when it went under the hammer, selling to a Brisbane family for $2.365 million. It was the weekend’s highest auction result on the Gold Coast, with 15 buyers registering to bid for the three-bedroom […]

How masterplanned community became Coast’s tightest market

Jane Dent with daughter, Ashleigh Dent-Goldman, and twins, Cruiz and Maxx, 3, and baby Beckham at Pacific Pines. HOMEOWNERS Jane and Clive Dent considered themselves lucky to snag a block of land in a new residential estate in Pacific Pines on the northern Gold Coast. Almost 20 years on, the suburb has emerged as the […]

Ultimate Qld staycation on the Gold Coast with Mater Prize Home’s latest draw

The $2.6 million Gold Coast home package is Mater Prize Home’s latest prize draw. THE ultimate luxury staycation is up for grabs on the Gold Coast for just $2. The $2.6 million Gold Coast home package is Mater Prize Home’s latest prize draw. Known as “coastal bliss”, one lucky winner will live mortgage free in […]

Sydney bookmaker Terry Page’s former Gold Coast house up for sale

17 Grandview Terrace, Tallai is going under the hammer. A GOLD Coast house with links to a notorious Sydney bookmaker is set to go under the hammer. Martin Joy and partner Nicholas Ryan bought their Tallai property in 2011 — it was previously owned by former Sydney bookmaker Terry Page. “He was a very colourful […]

Gold Coast mansion rumoured to have hosted The Rock up for sale

The Rock is rumoured to have stayed in this Isle of Capri mansion in 2014. The property pictured in 2014. A GOLD Coast trophy home so hot it’s rumoured to have hosted Hollywood royalty is about to hit the market. The giant two-level semi-Balinese style mansion at 59 The Corso, Isle of Capri set social […]

Couple’s beachfront love shack goes under the hammer

233 Jefferson Lane, Palm Beach THIS 1960s Palm Beach shack promises many more years of fun ahead thanks to a heartfelt renovation by a couple of childhood sweethearts. Annabelle and Rory Galligan purchased the dilapidated, asbestos-riddled cottage for $5.4 million at auction in December 2021 and rebuilt it from the original hardwood frame over six […]

Big-ticket sales shore up riverfront market

145 Sir Bruce Small Blvd, Benowa Waters A luxury riverfront home in Benowa Waters which sold days after passing in at auction was one of the Gold Coast’s highest sales of the week. The double-storey home on a 908sq m lot at 145 Sir Bruce Small Bld sold for $4.68m following a marketing campaign by […]

Gold Coast fitness model takes the keys to ‘ASX Wolf’ Tyson Scholz’s luxury home

Francine Baba purchased a Gold Coast mansion owned by ASX Wolf Tyson Scholz A Gold Coast fitness model who splashed $4.61 million on a mansion owned by fallen financial influencer Tyson Scholz has listed her own Las Vegas-inspired trophy home on Sydney’s leafy north shore. Bikini competitor and mum-of-two Francine Baba said her heart was […]

Forget Byron, the new real estate mecca for the rich and famous isn’t where you think

When high profile property developer Tim Gordon snapped up a dilapidated polo club high in the Gold Coast hinterland seven years ago, he couldn’t have imagined the reasons it would make world headlines. Midway through 2021, Tom Hanks, Oscar winner and global megastar, was widely reported to be staying at the property, with international headlines […]