Prestige Property: 7 Laura Street, Seaforth, NSW
A private luxurious abode built on the water’s edge.
A private luxurious abode built on the water’s edge.
Fusing Middle Harbour panoramas with vast masses of glass, stone and marble comes this world-class property delivering chic, coastal-inspired minimalism and functional design.
The 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 2-garage residence in the gilded seaside suburb of Seaforth was designed by architecture firm Dino Raccanello Design and is positioned in a tightly-held waterfront cul-de-sac with its own private marina.
Spread across 740sqm, the three-level residence offers 579sqm of internal living across open plan living zones. Here, multiple entertainment areas, terraces on every level and vast outdoor spaces make the home ideal for hosting.
This is further complemented by the gourmet kitchen adorned in a light beige Omani stone and fitted with a combination of Gaggenau and Miele appliances alongside Subzero refrigerators.
Upstairs sees the bulk of the bedrooms, including the master suite which enjoys a walk-in robe, ensuite – decorated in Bianco Rocchettaa marble from Italy and tiled in Grigio Bell marble. All bedrooms have access to the terrace.
The lower level of the residence sees a second living area replete with wet bar and access to further terraces alongside a guest bedroom complete with ensuite.
Also here is a home office or gym and a steam room with beige Omani stone custom benches echoing the design of the home.
Outside is where the home truly comes into its own with a gas-heated saltwater swimming pool the feature alongside landscaped gardens guiding one down to the aforementioned private pontoon with boat pen on site.
Further the home enjoys a heady range of mod-cons including heated flooring in the bathrooms and ground floor, a six-person lift to all levels, surround sound by Sonos and Bose. CBUS home automation and a solar panelled roof system.
The listing is with Atlas Property’s Michael Coombs (+61 407 980 443), price guide $17.5 million. Atlas.com.au
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
After more than a year, prices have finally levelled out in prime central London, while outer London saw a small uptick in high-end prices from the previous quarter
The first quarter of the year brought some long-awaited signs of recovery in London’s luxury housing market, offering the first positive quarterly price growth since September 2022, according to a report from Savills on Wednesday.
After six consecutive quarterly price falls, luxury home prices in central London levelled out in the first three months of the year, with a 0.1% quarterly uptick in prices. The £3 million to £5 million (US$3.79 million to US$6.32 million) market saw a slightly larger increase of 0.3%.
Outer London’s luxury market saw greater quarterly price growth, with home prices up 0.8%, as some stability returned to mortgage costs and lured more buyers back to the market, according to the report.
All of this is evidence that the market is “in early stages of recovery,” according to Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills.
“The outlook for the housing market has certainly improved, partly because the mortgage market has recovered more quickly than expected,” Cook said in the report. “With the first rate cut rapidly coming into view and recessionary risks easing, greater stability has returned to the cost of mortgage debt, which has positively impacted domestic prime markets, where many buyers rely on borrowing, most notably in leafy outer prime South and West London, as well as the commuter belt.”
Outside of London, prices across the U.K. saw no quarterly growth heading into the beginning of the spring market, which is expected to bring higher levels of buyer activity in many regions.
Suburban regions saw prices dip just 0.1%, while urban areas—like Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Bath and Oxford in England—saw prices increase by 0.6%.
Cook said regional buyers are more likely to be concerned about market uncertainty than London buyers in the lead up to the general election.
“As a result, buyers are still expected to be less committed until the dust has settled,” he said.
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This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan