An Alan Powell designed house in Malvern remains for for sale

The three level contemporary eight bedroom, six bathroom trophy home has $15 million plus hopes.

It has been marketed as a pillarless property that includes a very large car garage.

Indeed the marketing suggests the garage has room for up to 18 cars then bracketed (TBC) to be confirmed!

There's a tiled and heated pool, change room, bar, gym and cinema room.

The kitchen comes with four ovens, two dishwashers and two refrigerators.

Ross Savas and Clive Nettlefold from Kay and Burton Real Estate have the offering.

Offers are due November 7.

Atherstone, the five bedroom Brisbane home of former Queensland premier Peter Beattie and his wife Heather has been listed for sale.

The downsizing couple have lived at their Wiltston hilltop Queenslander home, in Brisbane’s inner north, for 22 years. 

Peter Beattie was Queensland premier from 1998 to 2007. 

They are off to an apartment on the Brisbane River at Newstead.

Marketing agent Peter Taudevin said he was thrilled to be involved in selling the 1920s home which he describes as a “slice of Queensland history”. 

Offers close on 49 Dalrymple Street November 27, unless sold prior.

About $10.5 million - and a suburb record runner up - has been snappily secured by the billioniare entreprenuer Mike Cannon-Brookes' for his redundant Paddington home through McGrath agent Ben Collier.

Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of Atlassian, and his fashion-design industry wife, Annie Cannon-Brookes paid $7.3 million for the Hargrave Street landmark in 2010, after it was on the market for two years.

Now with three children, they have relocated to the $12 million Centennial Park Federation trophy home, Braelin.

The landmark converted Windsor Castle Hotel was sold at a record $13 million price for Paddington last week when bought by hotelier Ben May and his wife, Lucy.

The new residence had been three years in construction by interior designer Rita Polovin and her husband, former restaurateur Peter Polovin who paid $4.3 million in 2009. At the time the hotel prices were going backwards at it fetched $5 million in 2007.

Until last week Paddington's record had stood at $7.75 million - first set in 2006 for a double terrace on Union Street and then matched when developer Stephen Dunkley sold his contemporary Goodhope Street home in 2010.

Duncan and Lynley Hardie had paid $4,625,000 in 2003 for the former House of Desks outlet, then spent $4 million plus converting the former 1907 emporium into a four-storey, but eight level trophy mansion.

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.

A reputed $19 million sale has been secured on harbourfront Point Piper. 

The Wunulla Road sale was through Ray White agents Michael Finger and Elliott Placks.

Meanwhile the intended Point Piper trophy home of ANZ trader Etienne Alexiou which was purchase in early last year for $7.2 million has been relisted for sale.

It was bought from the Melbourne property developer Adrian Valmorbida by Alexiou who was named earlier this year named as one of seven senior traders suspended by the bank following an investigation into possible manipulation of the bank bill swap rate.

The Federation Wunulla Road home now comes with Alex Popov redesign plans. 

The previous owner, the shoe designer Donna-May Bolinger also sold it without undertaking her envisaged update.

She secured $6.37 million in 2007 having paid $5.85 million in 2005.

Geza and Eva Szekely owned it for four decades having bought it in 1965 for £22,500.

The Wunulla Road house is on a double-access block opposite the yacht club marina. 

Alexiou, who currently resides in Woollahra, has a November 23 scheduled auction through D’Leanne Lewis, of Laing+Simmons Double Bay.

A newly-designed Toorak trophy home by architect Drew Cole has been sold after being listed with $7.5 million plus hopes.

Scott Patterson and Michael Armstrong from Kay Burton secured the sale of the four bedroom, four bathroom home.

It comes an internal lift which spans the three level house.

There is a 12 seat home cinema at 4 Woorigoleen Road.

It was last traded when the 1950s house on its 616 sqm block was sold in early 2014 by Peter Benison at Marshall White & Co at $3,075,000. 

The latest sale price has gone undisclosed sold at private auction. 

The median house price for a four bedroom house in Toorak stands at just over $4 million.

Torresdale Manor, the 1887 Toorak trophy home, is back on the market with $10 million plus expectations.

The mansion features five-bedrooms, four bathrooms, along with a lavish outdoor space with a picturesque pool.

Built in 1887, the refurbishment is one of the late designer Stuart Rattle’s renovation legacies. The property offers privacy down a pebbled driveway at the end of a cul de sac. 

Ross Savas, the Kay & Burton listing agent suggests while it's been renovated and extended it is still in keeping within its era.

The home is owned by retired finance and banking expert Marc Mengler and his wife Marimar who are looking to downsize.

It last traded at $1.35 million in 2000 and was on the market last year where the price estimate was also $10 million plus.

The house has been up for sale recently on two prior campaigns through Kay & Burton.

It was briefly put up to rent by Marshall White Real Estate in August before being listed for sale.

Toorak homes are currently showing a $3.27 million median having peaked at $3.3 million last year.

Torresdale Manor, the 1887 Toorak trophy home, is back on the market with $10 million plus expectations.

The mansion features five-bedrooms, four bathrooms, along with a lavish outdoor space with a picturesque pool.

Built in 1887, the refurbishment is one of the late designer Stuart Rattle’s renovation legacies. The property offers privacy down a pebbled driveway at the end of a cul de sac. 

Ross Savas, the Kay & Burton listing agent suggests while it's been renovated and extended it is still in keeping within its era.

The home is owned by retired finance and banking expert Marc Mengler and his wife Marimar who are looking to downsize.

It last traded at $1.35 million in 2000 and was on the market last year where the price estimate was also $10 million plus.

The house has been up for sale recently on two prior campaigns through Kay & Burton.

It was briefly put up to rent by Marshall White Real Estate in August before being listed for sale.

Toorak homes are currently showing a $3.27 million median having peaked at $3.3 million last year.

A record $30 million plus has been paid for Leura, the Bellevue Hill trophy home.

The businessman Ken Allen and his wife, Christine sold at an undisclosed price to an Australian buyer the day before its scheduled private auction.

The home was listed in August by Michael Finger and Diane Wilson of Ray White Double Bay.

One of Sydney's finest estates, the 1891 Bellevue Hill mansion has just had the six owners through its 125 years.

It was built on the Bellevue Hill ridge line for the Knox family, of the then burgeoning Colonial Sugar Refinery empire. 

The Federation Queen Anne style home dates back to the 1890s when built for Tom Knox, managing director of the Dalgety stock and station agency.

It last traded through Michael Finger in 1986 for a then very impressive $7.3 million when sold by the top end home restorer Bill Shipton, who'd engaged building designer, Roderick Learoyd, trained at the Oxford School of Architecture, to assist in its renaissance.

The calendar company patriarch Ken Allen and his wife, Christine, have homes in New Zealand and London.

The eight bedroom, eight bathroom heritage home sits on a 4260 sqm block with tennis court and a swimming pool. It does now need renovations which limited some buying interest. 

It tops the $28 million suburb record set in 2013 when property developer Bob Ell bought Addenbrooke.

Diplomat Alexander Downer and his wife, Nicky have listed their family's grand Georgian Martinsell estate in South Australia's Barossa.

It comes with $2 million hopes through Oren Klemich of Klemich Real Estate for Australia’s high commissioner to Britain, and former foreign minister.

It is regarded as one of the Barossa’s stately trophy homes, bought by Downers’ parents in 1974.

Following Sir Alick’s death in 1981, his widow Lady Mary stayed on at the Pewsey Vale address until her death in October last year.

Historic items have been recently donated to the University of South Australia’s Alexander Downer Collection.

The 77 acres have 12 acres of sav blanc vineyard contracted to Grant Burge wines.

The Downers last year sold their Mount George family home to make the move to London.

A modernised 1920's art deco style house in Brisbane's Hamilton has hit the market.

The five bedroom, four bathroom residence underwent a two year restoration to enhance its Great Gatsby era imagery. 

The property features double glazed stained glass windows throughout.

There is an art deco style bar and gold-class style cinema.

The grounds include a 31 degree heated infinity pool.

The property last traded in 2007 for $2.2 million.

The listing agent of 9 Eblin Drive, Christine Rudolph at Ray White New Farm is taking offers until December 4.

There are $6 million plus expectations for a five bedroom, five bathroom Killara mansion.

The estate is owned by Baring Asset Management chief investment officer Ken Lambden and his wife Karen who are London-based.

The couple bought the property in 2007 for $6.35 million. 

Phillip Waller of McGrath has the listing of 32 Wattle Street. 

The property goes to auction on November 28.

It includes grand formal rooms, a media room and an upstairs guest or staff quarters.

The estate features 2395 sqm of level lawns and landscaped gardens, a Koi carp pond, championship sized tennis court and a gas heated pool and spa.

The outside also includes sheltered stone-flagged terraces, automated entry gates and two double garages.

A rainforest estate in Port Douglas is on the market through Michael Samson of LJ Hooker Port Douglas who has $3.25 million plus hopes.

The contemporary property sits in the wet tropics and offers mountain and rainforest views. 

Designed as a classic example of bespoke tropical architecture, the property is just a short walk from Mossman.

The property features five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a temperature controlled 2000+ bottle wine cellar. 

The 3.6 hectare estate at 82 Santacatterina Road includes a fruit orchard.

The grounds come with a self contained pavilion dwelling and a huge shed that houses a fully equipped home office and gym, store rooms and a 12 vehicle garage.

The estate also features a helicopter pad.

The Sovereign Islands estate Villa Blue Waters has been listed for sale on Queensland's Gold Coast.

It's the glamourous Paradise Point property which halved in value in recent years.

But the waterfront property is back for sale with $10.5 million hopes as Gold Coast estate agent Andrew A Murray at Murray & Associates sees the property market as resurgent.

It was last bought for $3.45 million in 2013 from Christian Ainsworth.

Villa Blue Waters had previously traded in 2010 for $7.2 million when sold by Gary McPherson.

The latest marketing campaign has a helicopter flying overhead in a striking image reminiscent of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. 

With a 1950 sqm waterfront holding, the estate boasts a 64 metre straight line private marina frontage and a 70 metre super yacht marina berth, the largest in Queensland.

The are nine bathrooms and five kingsize bedrooms, one coming with a firework style bed head.

The property features a Versace Italian mosaic hydrotherapy room, a Turkish plunge spa and a waterfront gymnasium.

Supposedly sought after in recent times by Hollywood celebrities, including singer Mariah Carey , the St Tropez style entertaining area features a commercial size granite cocktail bar.

It can host up to 40 people.

There is also fully sell contained Teppanyaki Cabana close to its 12 metre resort style mosaic pool.

There's a floating helipad for those celebrity landings that presumably rattles the Swarovski crystal chandeliers. 

There's not just a highlight reel of the property, but a feature film available at www.villabluewaters.com and can be watched in English, Mandarin and Russian.  

Offers are due December 14. 

Investor Matthew Ryan and creative director Wilmar Bouman are selling their 1880 Hobart investment, Corinda.

The Italianate Victorian five bedroom, two bathroom residence was built in 1880 by former lord mayor of Hobart, Alfred Crisp.

The land had previously been part of a convict-run vegetable garden before wealthy timber merchant Alfred Crisp built the main residence. 

Alfred's daughter lived in the house until 1930 before the property became a boarding house for 30 years.

Matthew and Wilmar restored the property and its gardens and have converted the historic outbuildings into self-contained cottages furnished with collections of antiques. 

The pair won a National Trust Preservation award for the restoration of Corinda in 1995.

The 1796 sqm property is currently being ran as a bed and breakfast. The service quarters, coach houses and gardeners cottage are all available to rent for between $265-$315 per night.  

The property is available through Kim Morgan of Charlotte Peterswalk for Property who is expecting $3 million plus for the combined nine bedroom estate.

The couple have owned the property since 1992 when they bought for $325,000.

A seven storey tower house in a former lunatic asylum is on the market in the Willsmere Building in Melbourne's Kew.

Formerly the Kew Asylum, Marshall White & Co listing agents Andrew Gibbons and Hamish Tostevin skip mentioning the buildings former psychiatric hospital status until 1988.

Constructed between 1864 and 1872, the building was designed by architects G.W. Vivian and Frederick Kawerau of the Victorian Public Works Office to home the growing number of psychiatric patients in the Colony of Victoria.

Surrounded by botanical gardens and parklands, the recently refurbished property has retained the original period attributes, arched interiors and windows and a rare Mansard roof line with internal timber beams.

The tower town residence incorporates multi-level living, with five bedrooms, two bathrooms and numerous livings spaces and retreats spread over the many floors.

One level has the potential to be utilised as a self-contained flat with a separate kitchen.

Living in Willsmere house gives you access to the buildings pool, gym, tennis court and bbq area facilities.

The residence is tucked away near the highly regarded Studley Park precinct only minutes from Kew Junction shops, cafes, restaurants and public transport.

The average time on market in Kew is 84 days, with 106 Wiltshere Drive having already been freshly on the market for 18 days. 

There is currently no listing price from the agents.

Prominent downsizing company directors, Origin Energy's Dr Helen Nugent and TransGrid Michael Nugent have finally secured a buyer for their Bellevue Hill trophy home.

The Michael Suttor-designed residence set in manicured Italianate gardens with a copper-domed Roman cupola next to the pool and tennis court had $15 million plus hopes. 

Their Victoria Road property with Michael Love interiors had been listed by Alison Coopes’ Agency by Alison Coopes in April.

The couple bought the property when they moved to Sydney from Melbourne 25 years ago paying $4.25 million in 1990 to the property developer Garry Rothwell's Winten Group who had outlaid $2.7 million less than a year earlier.

The Nugent's 1885 South Yarra abode, Raveloe had sold for $2.5 million in 1990 to the shelf company precurser to Starch Australasia.

In 1994 Michael Nugent entirely wiped his $2.4 million Bellevue Hill mortgage after Goodman Fielder's $5.4 million redundancy payout, but another mortgage was taken in 2000.

After stepping down last year from Macquarie Group, Helen's board duties include Australian credit reference agency Veda and Funds SA. Michael's were lightened this month after stepping down from Murrumbidgee Irrigation, one of the largest private irrigation companies in Australia serving over 3,200 landholdings owned by over 2,500 customers within an area of 660,000 hectares. 

This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.

A Toorak home has been listed with $18 million expectations.

Charleston, at 774 Orrong Road, sits on close to 2000 square metres with tennis court and pool.

The five bedroom, five bathroom home on 1965 square metres was last sold at auction in 2007 by adman Hylton Mackley at $7.8 million, against a reserve of $6.5 million.

There has been a recently completed a $3.5 million renovation. '

Kay & Burton’s Andrew Baines is marketing 774 Orrong Road for private sale. 

He sold it last time for then director of advertising firm Clemenger Communications, Hylton Mackley, and his wife, Eileen who had bought the property 20 years earlier for $1.425 million.

Derriweit, an eight-bedroom country estate in Mount Macedon, 45 minutes from Melbourne, has been listed for sale seeking offers above $3.75 million.  

Nestled in the Macedon range, the 85 Douglas Road property is located on one hectare of land. 

The estate combines historical charm and character with contemporary elegance. Originally set on 60 acres of botanical gardens and built in 1873 for the daughter of Charles Ryan who married the governor of the day, the estate is one of the oldest in the region.

While only a small portion of the original home still stands as the guest wing, it combines with the newer main residence, circa 2007. 

Framed by a 150-year-old oak tree and a 100-year-old Californian Redwood, Derriweit is about 650 metres above sea level with views of the valley and Melbourne city lights. 

A turret houses the stairs which lead to the four upstairs bedrooms.

The original section of the home is now a three-bedroom guest wing with its own kitchen. 

The sellers are Nick Beck and his wife Jo of Beck Projects.

The listing agents are Janine Lum and Nicolette van Wijngaarden of Unique Estates.