Prestige Property: 5/383 Mandalay Road, Airlie Beach QLD
An expansive mansion at the edge of the Coral Sea
An expansive mansion at the edge of the Coral Sea
Private and palatial, Mandalay House is one of Australia’s finest waterfront residences set on the sweeping Coral Sea and backed by National Park.
The Mediterranean inspired residence – complete with Venetian plastering, sandstone outdoor tiling and terracotta inspired roof – took 3.5 years to construct and rests on a 4242sqm plot with 2649sqm of living offering 7-bedrooms, 9-bathrooms, 5-car garage.
The north-west facing home sees magnificent gardens, terraces and a resort-inspired horizon pool that overlooks the waters towards the Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands.
Inside, the home is opulently appointed with marble finishes, parquet inspired tiling, high ceilings, custom joinery, expansive living and sitting areas and banquet-sized dining.
Further, the home’s kitchen offers a marble-topped space complete with Miele appliances, a butler’s pantry and cold room.
Upstairs the home is complete with a 144sqm master retreat with lavish ensuite, further views a fireplace and 52sqm of robes with dressing room.
Elsewhere, six king-sized bedrooms with ensuite and sitting, car accommodation for five and lift access between all the levels rounds out the home’s offerings.
Enjoy the location with a private marina with rock walls, jet ski bats, private boatshed and helipad – ideal for hopping between all the islands.
Back within the confines of the home sees a home theatre with tiered seating and a gymnasium while a climate-controlled cellar alongside a tasting room and games room.
A caretaker’s cottage is also found on the grounds.
New owners will be able to fly to any of the three airports nearby and enjoy the world-famous Dent Island golf course, idyllic surrounds of the Great Barrier Reef and all the Whitsundays has to offer.
The listing is with Ray White Whitsunday’s Mark Beal and Christie’s International’s Ken Jacobs (+61 407 190 152), price guide; over $20 million. raywhitewhitsunday.com / prestigehomes.com.au
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Ray White’s chief economist outlines her predictions for housing market trends in 2024
Ray White’s chief economist, Nerida Conisbee says property price growth will continue next year and mortgage holders will need to “survive until 2025” amid expectations of higher interest rates for longer.
Ms Conisbee said strong population growth and a housing supply shortage combatted the impact of rising interest rates in 2023, leading to unusually strong price growth during a rate hiking cycle. The latest CoreLogic data shows home values have increased by more than 10 percent in the year to date in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Among the regional markets, price growth has been strongest in regional South Australia with 8.6 percent growth and regional Queensland at 6.9 percent growth.
“As interest rates head close to peak, it is expected that price growth will continue. At this point, housing supply remains extremely low and many people that would be new home buyers are being pushed into the established market,” Ms Conisbee said. “Big jumps in rents are pushing more first home buyers into the market and population growth is continuing to be strong.”
Ms Conisbee said interest rates will be higher for longer due to sticky inflation. “… we are unlikely to see a rate cut until late 2024 or early 2025. This means mortgage holders need to survive until 2025, paying far more on their home loans than they did two years ago.”
Buyers in coastal areas currently have a window of opportunity to take advantage of softer prices, Ms Conisbee said. “Look out for beach house bargains over summer but you need to move quick. In many beachside holiday destinations, we saw a sharp rise in properties for sale and a corresponding fall in prices. This was driven by many pandemic driven holiday home purchases coming back on to the market.”
Here are three of Ms Conisbee’s predictions for the key housing market trends of 2024.
Ms Conisbee said the types of apartments being built have changed dramatically amid more people choosing to live in apartments longer-term and Australia’s ageing population downsizing. “Demand is increasing for much larger, higher quality, more expensive developments. This has resulted in the most expensive apartments in Australia seeing price increases more than double those of an average priced apartment. This year, fewer apartments being built, growing population and a desire to live in some of Australia’s most sought-after inner urban areas will lead to a boom in luxury apartment demand.”
The rising costs of energy and the health impacts of heat are two new factors driving interest in green homes, Ms Conisbee said. “Having a greener home utilising solar and batteries makes it cheaper to run air conditioning, heaters and pool pumps. We are heading into a particularly hot summer and having homes that are difficult to cool down makes them far more dangerous for the elderly and very young.”
For some time now, long-term social changes such as delayed marriage and an ageing population have led to more people living alone. However, Ms Conisbee points out that the pandemic also showed that many people prefer to live alone for lifestyle reasons. “Shorter term, the pandemic has shown that given the chance, many people prefer to live alone with a record increase in single-person households during the time. This trend may influence housing preferences, with a potential rise in demand for smaller dwellings and properties catering to individuals rather than traditional family units.”
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