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Jun 20, 2017

$23m Woolwich sale beats Cate Blanchett's 'Bulwarra' record

The sale of historic home 'Vailele' for $23 million has set a record for the Hunters Hill peninsula.

Jun 9, 2017

McGrath takes 33 Millers Point apartments to market

Peter Starr is taking McGrath's largest Millers Point offering yet to market, with 33 apartments for sale in four buildings.

Jun 5, 2017

People

Obamas buy their Washington rental

Barack and Michelle Obama have paid US$8.1 million (just over AU$10 million) for the Kalorama, Washington, home they have been living in since January.

May 26, 2017

People

Owners

Robert Downey Jnr buys historic windmill in the Hamptons

Robert Downey Jnr has bought a 19th-century 'windmill house' in the Hamptons.

May 16, 2017

New South Wales (NSW)

Sydney

Gracious Bellevue Hill estate 'Bonnington' for sale

The elegant home 'Bonnington', built in 1935, is for sale through Michael Dunn and James Dunn of Richardson & Wrench.

May 9, 2017

Victoria (Vic.)

Melbourne

Victorian Northcote home with architecturally designed modern extension

This historic Northcote home has been built for family life, with a focus on design and sustainability. It is for sale through Nicholas West and Charlie Barham of Nelson Alexander Northcote.

Jan 24, 2017

Trump's childhood home sold - again

The home occupied by US president Donald Trump until he was four years old has been sold for the second time in two months, as a New York investor attempts to cash in on the property's new historic status.

Jan 17, 2017

When you buy a museum to turn into your home

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, has bought Washington's former Textile Museum and plans to convert it into a family home.

Nov 17, 2016

Donald Trump's childhood home likely to rise in value, say agents

Mr Trump's childhood home was scheduled to go to auction before the recent US election. But a last minute flood of interest led the vendors to postpone the sale, and the property could now fetch as much as US$10 million (more than AU$13 million) due to its new potential as a landmark home.

Aug 5, 2016

Historic Hunter Valley property for sale

Bellevue has been lovingly restored and its location in the Upper Hunter Valley, which is only two hours from Sydney, makes it the ideal lifestyle property.