Apartment Values Hit Record Highs
While detached dwellings took the spotlight, apartments have been on the rise.
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Apartment markets around the country have broken previous records to reach new highs after rebounding from the pandemic’s first wave in 2020.
More than half of the 994 unit markets analysed are sitting at record highs according to a CoreLogic analysis.
Aside from 56.3% of the unit market reaching a new benchmark, the market has posted an average growth of 16.1% in value since the start of stage 2 restrictions at the end of March last year.
Although headlines have covered the detached housing markets record-breaking price gains, apartment prices are catching up with the recovery – including in coastal areas.
Now, nearly 64.4% of the 560 record-breaking unit markets are in capital cities – growing up to $595,000 in value during the period.
Unsurprisingly, apartment values in Sydney’s eastern suburbs of Darling Point and Rose Bay hit new highs – surging 26.6% and 25% respectively since March last year.
However, the coveted location wasn’t the fastest-growing apartment market within a capital city. That title goes to Blue Bay on the NSW Central Coast with a 36.5 %jump in value, followed by Sandy Bay in Hobart with 33.9% growth.
Elsewhere the want for a coastal lifestyle brought Avalon Beach and Warriewood’s northern beaches to new heights up 25.6% and 25.1% respectively.
In the regions, Portarlington in Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula hit ranked highest with a 47.8% jump while Shoalhaven Heads south of Sydney and Moss Vale in the NSW Southern Highlands also racked up strong growth of 44.9% and 41.1% respectively.
CoreLogic’s analysis was based on the hedonic index, taking into account the combined value of the unit market in the suburb excluding data for Perth and regional WA.
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A Sydney waterfront mansion that has just hit the market could set a countrywide price record as the first home to sell for A$200 million (US$129.77 million).
Located in the affluent suburb of Point Piper, the sprawling home sits on a lot that’s equivalent to “four normal housing blocks” and features 98 meters (321.5 feet) of water frontage along the harbor, according to an announcement on Wednesday from Ken Jacobs, director of Australia Pacific of Forbes Global Properties, who has the listing in association with real estate agent Brad Pillinger.
“The estate is Australia’s most iconic residence and ranks amongst the best in the world, combining both privacy and space, exuding elegance and comfort, while featuring gun-barrel views of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge,” Jacobs said in a statement.
The residence is expected to sell for A$200 million or more, Pillinger added. “There is no comparable property in Australia.”
The home, named Wingadal, as it’s located on Wingadal Place, was built for Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond, who purchased the property in 1999. It took eight years to complete the mansion, which was designed by architect Alec Tzannes, according to the listing agency.
“Wingadal is a highlight of my career in residential design and architecture,” Tzannes said. “The timeless design on the Point Piper peninsula offers a unique appreciation of Sydney Harbour from a variety of angles, rotating around an axis that lines up perfectly with the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
The colossal home has enough internal space to entertain up to 500 people, and underground parking provides space for 20 cars, plus eight more can fit inside the garage.
The four-level home has four bedrooms as well as a two-bedroom apartment. There’s also a 2,500-bottle wine cellar, a home theater that seats 22, two commercial kitchens and a swimming pool.
“Wingadal has been a special home for my family over the past two decades, and now I’m looking forward to spending more time traveling overseas,” Symond said in a statement. “While being an exceptional family home, we have also enjoyed hosting many important events for charities and other worthwhile causes.”
This is not the first time Symond has tried to sell his waterfront estate. In 2016, he listed the home in hopes of selling it for at least A$100 million, which would’ve been a price record for the country at that time Mansion Global reported . The current benchmark was set in 2022, when a baronial-style estate, also in Point Piper, sold for A$130 million, according to The Sydney Morning Herald .
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