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A home in Porter Davis’ PDX range, designed for affordability.

Victorian housing affordability has surged to its best level since the turn of the century off the back of COVID-19.

A Housing Industry Association Affordability report released today shows the virus’ impact on home prices has combined with the city’s 2018-2019 market correction to reduce the number of typical incomes needed to buy a home from 1.51 in June 2018 to 1.29.

It comes as separate research from RPM Real Estate revealed single buyers have staged a massive comeback in the new homes market across 2020, accounting for about 35 per cent of sales this year compared to a 17 per cent average over the past decade.

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HIA chief economist Tim Reardon said a typical single income, which was now $89,000 in Victoria, hadn’t been enough to buy a home in the state since June 1998, but the state’s housing affordability index had improved 6.9 per cent in the June quarter of this year — in part due to price declines and in part because of improving wages.

Mr Reardon forecast better rental affordability in Melbourne, as a result of fewer homes being leased to tourists, coupled with limited house price growth of around 2 or 3 per cent across the next decade would give homeowner hopefuls some time to get into the market.

Houses at the Steadfield, Melton South development by Sphere Group are for sale at as little as $370,000.

However, the RPM Real Estate report shows those hoping to buy a new house are already raising their budgets as a surge in demand caused by the federal government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder grants chews through Melbourne’s most affordable blocks of land.

“Now all the affordable stuff is selling, the larger ones are being taken up as people are looking at it and weighing up their position and saying ‘I could take that bigger block, because that’s all that is there’,” Mr Kelly said.

Land at Villawood’s Redstone estate has been popular since sales commenced earlier this year.

The firm’s June Residential Market Review showed land sales under 350sq m declined from 41 per cent of the market in the first five months of 2020 to 35 per cent, and those sized from 350-450sq m were now accounting for 41 per cent of sales.

Homebuyer survey data compiled by the firm also revealed single buyer numbers in 2020 were double their historic average and about 10 per cent higher than they were in June 2019.

Mr Kelly said this reflected smaller blocks, as well as more townhouses, becoming more prevalent in new estates.

However, RPM’s preliminary August figures show a 60 per cent drop in inquiry for land sales as a result of Melbourne’s stage four lockdown.

Mr Kelly joined a growing chorus of building industry groups calling for an extension to the HomeBuilder scheme to ensure builders were able to spread more work into 2021, and potentially allowing another 1000 Victorians to access the funds. This would also avoid a crunch currently anticipated as a result of the grants bringing forward buyer activity.

Even larger homes, such as Porter Davis’ Sheraton Grange, are proving popular during the pandemic.

Porter Davis general manager sales and marketing Shaun Patterson said, while those who’d already bought land were pushing on, activity in August had been affected and agreed an extension would have a significant impact to industry jobs.

“It’s certainly slower in terms of demand since we have gone into the second lockdown,” Mr Patterson said.

He warned buyers planning to pursue the federal grants were running out of time as it could take up to 12 weeks to get a building contract finalised, even if they already had land ready to go. Those still wanting to take advantage of the HomeBuilder grant need to start speaking with a builder now.

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Hot property – 93 Greenwich Rd, Greenwich.

Sydney’s north shore suburb of Greenwich is a pint-sized residential location highly sought-after for its exclusive harbourside homes and apartments.

Commercial property beyond the Pacific Highway is scarce and it rarely comes up for sale.

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Until now. And this property at 93 Greenwich Rd, Greenwich, is an absolute cracker, offering a combination of retail, commercial and residential spaces that deliver five income streams.

Angela Perou, of Australian Domain Real Estate, is marketing the property via an expressions of interest campaign, closing at 3pm on Monday, August 31.

93 Greenwich Rd, Greenwich.

The hairdresser has a strong following.

A price guide of $5.9 million to $6 million has been set for the three-level property, and she said there was strong interest.

“It’s a wonderful property,” she said. “It’s quite a busy little hub there and very popular with the locals.”

The ground floor of the building is home to the Social Room Cafe and a hairdresser.

“The cafe is very popular with both locals, the parents and children associated with the nearby school and also, residents from the aged care facility across the road,” Ms Perou said.

“Visitors from neighbouring suburbs also come to enjoy the privacy and leafy village surroundings and atmosphere.”

There are two apartments in the complex.

The apartments are freshly painted with two bedrooms.

The hairdresser is equally popular with the locals, she said.

“The professional staff have built a wonderful rapport with locals and other patrons travelling from afar,” she said.

“The premises are impeccably kept and recently renovated with modern fittings and technologies.”

The basement is currently home to an engineering workshop and lockup garage, which are accessed via an automatic security gate.

Plenty of parking.

The cafe.

There are two two-bedroom apartments on the first floor, each with large balconies, fresh paint, new carpets, modern kitchens, internal laundries, parking and balconies.

Ms Perou said these were currently, residentially leased but there was potential to convert them to commercial office space (subject to council approval).

“The property is immaculate and has potential for future enhancement, which makes it an ideal investment,” she said.

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946 Cudgewa Valley Road, Cudgewa answered buyers’ prayers.

Forget divine intervention or praying for a buyer, all it took to sell this country Victorian church in the middle of a pandemic was a polished renovation.

And maybe an act of Godden.

Elders Real Estate Wodonga agent Danny Godden said the 946 Cudgewa Valley Road, Cudgewa, property had gone through back-to-back renovations by two owners, converting it from an 1899 Presbyterian Church to a divine residence.

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The seller paid $163,000 for it part-way through the prior owners’ update in 2008, then polished the property over the next 12 years.

“The couple prior to them had started the renovation, but they have put the polish on it,” Mr Godden said.

Four buyers wanted to make the property their slice of heaven.

The split-level home uses a mezzanine level to take advantage of the cathedral ceilings.

He said her faith in the project had been rewarded, with the picturesque former church attracting about 8000 views online, four formal offers and a sale above the $350,000 initial asking price that went under contract on Tuesday.

Cosier than most churches in the area, it features a ground-floor living area beneath cathedral ceilings and brightened by arched windows.

The kitchen features pressed-metal splashbacks, while the main bedroom on a mezzanine level connects to an ensuite via an arched doorway.

Home chefs might find a little divine inspiration in the kitchen.

A small courtyard garden has been kept alongside the home.

A courtyard garden is hidden behind aged brick walls, while a studio on the property has been used for massage and beauty therapies.

The buyers came from Tumbarumba across the Murray River in NSW and might be praying for the Victorian border controls to be relaxed before they settle.

“They loved the unique nature of the property,” Mr Godden said.

“And it’s surrounded by magnificent farmland. You have no neighbours, except some stickybeak cows.”

The main bedroom on the mezzanine floor takes it up a notch.

It’s blessed with an ensuite through an arched doorway.

The underbidders might be waiting a while for a second coming, with property in the Wodonga area in high demand and low supply at the moment.

“We certainly have a lot of buyers missing out on properties,” Mr Godden said.

“The biggest struggle we have now is stock levels as people are holding on to homes for spring.”

He added that despite moving on from the church conversion, the vendor was confident the verdant stretch of Victoria is their promised land.

In this part of the world, a few kilometres makes them neighbours.

They’ve bought their next project, a weatherboard in need of resurrection, on the other side of the same road a few kilometres away.

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There’s never been a better time to negotiate an affordable rental deal, with a glut of properties on the rental market during COVID-19. But a steady drawback in investor activity across Australia could see the tables turn in the not-too-distant future. 

The coronavirus crisis has forced many young renters to vacate their homes due to job losses and financial hardship. International border closures have also seen an influx in short-term holiday rentals become long-term residential listings, and an exodus of foreign students has left even more rentals vacant.

But while the oversupply presents an opportunity for tenants to broker a bargain, if mum-and-dad investors – who provide almost all rental housing in Australia – continue to wane, the country could be faced with a rental property shortage, and ultimately, a sharp rise in rents.

Overall buyer activity is up, but investors are dwindling

Despite the current economic environment, buyer enquiry on realestate.com.au, particularly from first home buyers, is up 70% since the pandemic hit in mid-March, which can be pinned to a stable banking system, record levels of stimulus and job losses that have, so far, primarily impacted young people.

But while enquiry is up overall, it has dropped by almost -30% in the investor segment.

The current renters market could quickly change if investors continue to pull back. Picture: Getty.

Investor activity has been trending downwards since the end of 2017 when the Financial Services Royal Commission began. While this was taking place, confidence took a further blow in the lead up to the 2019 federal election, for which investor tax incentives were a contentious policy issue.

Foreign investors have been further hit – depending on what state they wanted to buy in – with additional stamp duty, vacant property surcharges and challenges in securing finance.

Things looked to be stabilising for investors at the beginning of 2020 but then COVID-19 hit in mid-March, claiming the rental market as one of its first casualties.

Tenant woes have flowed through to investors

The rental market was impacted very quickly when the health crisis hit Australia, particularly because many young tenants lost their jobs due to widespread business closures, mainly across the hospitality and tourism sectors. Some tenants went to zero income overnight and had to wait two weeks for the Federal Government to announce its JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes, designed to keep virus-hit workers financially afloat during the health crisis.

Nevertheless, many unemployed tenants were forced to leave their rental homes because they could no longer pay the rent, and vacant properties began to flood the market.

An influx of virus-hit tenants vacating their homes had led to a glut in rental properties. Picture: realestate.com.au/rent

Since then, we have seen improving conditions in the rental market. Search activity is now up more than 50% since the lows experienced in the early weeks of the health crisis, and are now up almost 15% nationally compared to the same time last year. Rental listings are no longer climbing and are now down 16% compared to the same period last year. The rapid rise in short-term holiday rentals becoming long-term listings has also slowed.

While this is welcome relief to some landlords that have been struggling to lease their vacant rental properties, there are parts of the rental market that remain very weak, which is problematic for investors in these areas.

Units are a problem area

While rental listings are no longer increasing across the board, the unit sector remains problematic with more than 16,000 more units for rent compared to mid-March 2020.

The biggest increases in rental listings have been in areas exposed to students or in suburbs largely inhabited by young people, with more than half the increase concentrated in just 10 suburbs.

Although we are seeing no evidence of mortgagee sales in these suburbs, some investors appear to be trying to get out with many of the suburbs seeing the biggest jumps in rental listings also seeing the biggest jumps in units for sale.

The outlook for unit markets in some areas looks even more bleak, particularly those in Western and South Western Sydney, which are now seeing the lowest views per listing across all rental listings on realestate.com.au.

These areas were problematic prior to the mid-March lockdowns but COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem. Compare this to some of the strongest rental markets, such as Mornington Peninsula, which are now seeing six times the views per listing.

Investors need encouragement

Right now, a lack of investor activity in the Australian property market isn’t a big problem because the rental market remains weak, with some signs of improvement. But problems are going to arise once the economy starts moving forward again.

If investors continue to pull back, the current oversupply of rental properties could very quickly reverse and the market would be thrown in favour of investors.

Encouraging investors back to market is likely to be hard work at the moment, but it could be achieved with better financial incentives from governments, including access to grants such as HomeBuilder as well as stamp duty exemptions.

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The Parkside church conversion at 1 Castle Street is on the market. Pic: realestate.com.au

A divine old church-turned-house that has stood on the outskirts of Adelaide’s city centre for more than 135 years is up for grabs.

The Parkside property at 1 Castle Street, which was built in 1884 and converted into a residence in 2006, is offering househunters a heavenly home.

Many of its grand character features have been preserved, including its 13.5m cathedral ceilings and stained-glass windows, while modern design trends have breathed new life into it.

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It was turned into a residence in 2006. Pic: realestate.com.au

Many of its original features have been preserved, while modern design trends have given it a new lease on life. Pic: realestate.com.au

Walter & Irvine director Kevin Walter, who is selling the property through an expressions of interest campaign, said it was rare to find converted churches so close to the city.

“The original church and the annexed hall were converted into three Torrens titles, so the property for sale is half of the main church building,” he said.

“It’s such a beautiful property. It’s one that when you walk in, you’re in awe.

“The original features of the property are such a standout.

“A unique property (such) as this rarely comes on to the market, it is a fantastic opportunity for someone to acquire a home that truly makes a statement of individuality.

“You see them pop up in regional areas but not so much in metropolitan (Adelaide).”

Mr Walter said it was already attracting strong interest from househunters.

“It’s quite versatile and very modern so it could be a family home or good for an executive couple,” he said.

“It’s appealing to a lot of different people.

“From time to time during my 40 year real estate career, I have had the pleasure of selling unique properties, but this is certainly one of the best.”

It is being sold through an expressions of interest campaign. Pic: realestate.com.au

It was built in 1884. Pic: realestate.com.au

The residence has three-bedrooms, two of which are on the ground floor while the third is dedicated to a mezzanine with an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

There is another bathroom on the ground floor where an open kitchen, living and dining area takes centre stage.

The church, which was decommissioned in 2003, is steeped in Adelaide’s history.

It features as part of a Burnside Council-produced self-guided history walk, a brochure of which states the foundation stone for the former Wesleyan Methodist Church was laid in 1883.

“The congregation attended open air services until the building was completed in May 1884,” the brochure says.

“In December 1884 a gallery was built to improve acoustics.”

It became known as Epworth Uniting Church in 1977.

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A rooftop garden provides natural insulation.

You could be forgiven for having a limited understanding of the energy efficiency of your home.

Eyes glaze over at the mention of R3.5 wall insulation, 2.5kW systems and a 6-star energy rating.

We’ve unpacked energy ratings to make then more accessible, as buyers increasingly look at ways to save money in the home and look after the planet as well.

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Solar panels can significantly reduce power bills.

The Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard rates homes on a scale from 1 to 10 stars, based on the average yearly cost to power a home.

A 1-star house costs $5319 each year, while a 10-star home feeds energy back into the grid, actually earning $222 every year for its owners.

Melbourne’s average rating is 3 stars, at an annual cost of $1773.

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is expected to release a new model soon that integrates the statewide scorecard with its own, which is used to rate new builds.

The director of energy rating assessment company Ephe, Cal Forsyth, said installation of solar was a “prime example” of an effective way to improve a house’s energy efficiency.

He said changing light bulbs and shower heads, sealing chimneys and air vents, and weatherproofing doors and windows were cost-effective initiatives that would also reduce running costs.

Thermal mass walls can help regulate temperatures inside.

This house at 8 Olivette Ave, Upper Ferntree Gully was designed with energy efficiency in mind.

Wall and ceiling insulation with high thermal resistance are also critical energy savers.

Many older homes have little to no insulation, letting heat escape through the roof and walls and reducing the property’s capacity to regulate temperature.

Mr Forsyth said the public was increasingly recognising the value of high energy efficiency as both a cost cutter and value adder.

The Upper Ferntree Gully home has an indoor garden.

“People are becoming aware and I think they’re finding previously unknown value in their existing dwellings,” he said.

“You can actually retrofit and increase the value of a property with energy efficient upgrades, whereas some of the modern high-ceiling properties that people thought were of high value are not so much anymore when you’re looking at energy efficiency.”

Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard

Star rating, annual power cost

10 stars, $222

9 stars, $0

8 stars, $266

7 stars, $532

6 stars, $798

5 stars, $1064

4 stars, $1330

3 stars, $1773

2 stars, $3546

1 star, $5319

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A FAMILY looking to escape Melbourne snapped up a Gold Coast property within 36 hours of it hitting the market.

The interstate buyers, who could not physically inspect the property, relied on videos to make their decision before paying $2.225 million for the four-bedder at 43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach.

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It is the highest price ever paid for a property on Petrel Ave.

“The buyers are a Melbourne family who are planning to move up in January,” said Kollosche’s Eoghan Murphy, who is marketing the property with Troy Dowker.

“The owners did everything to make sure the property was ready to sell.

“And with our marketing we make sure we get everything we need so if someone in Sydney or Melbourne was buying it, it’s an easy process – we have videos, a 3D walk through, valuations, building and pest – everything they would need to make a final decision without stepping inside the property.”

A Melbourne family will call 43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach home from 2021.

The property, described as a “tropical retreat”, includes a floorplan that brings the outdoors in.

The interior includes merbau timber flooring, crisp white walls, soaring high ceilings and large windows.

A northeast facing deck is accompanied by a sparkling pool – perfect for year-round entertaining.

“It’s in one of the best spots on Petrel Ave,” Mr Murphy said.

Inside 43 Petrel Ave which sold for a street record.

Mr Murphy said the Gold Coast continued to be the city of choice for southerners.

“Everyone wants to get to the Gold Coast at the moment,” he said.

“The way the world is going people realise they don’t need to be in Sydney or Melbourne, they can work remotely. And where else would you want to be?”

43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach brings the outdoors in.

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14 Mirimar Avenue, Bronte, is shooting for the suburb price record.

It’s less than two months since the Bronte house price record was smashed with a $17.9m sale, now the co-founder of healthcare provider GenesisCare, Dan Collins, is aiming to go one better.

Collins’s five-bedroom, four-bathroom home with a five-car garage at 14 Mirimar Avenue his hit the market for September 12 auction via Phillips Pantzer Donnelley principal Alexander Phillips. It’s understood he has a guide of $18m to $20m.

Collins only bought the home four years ago, paying $14.5m.

But if anything’s going to beat the price that green energy entrepreneur Carl Prins and his wife, Kate, paid in Gardyne Ave on July 7 in an off-market deal — also through Phillips — this is it.

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A lift whisks you up to each of the three levels from the five-car garage.

This house has the best views in Bronte.

This truly is a special home, with far superior views than the Gardyne St property.

Both homes have five bedrooms and four bathrooms and are designer residences with ocean views, though this has a five car-garage rather than two and looks to be a cut-above in design terms and features along with the views.

It was previously owned by Peter Scutt — founder and CEO of Mable, an online service to help the aged or disabled find support workers — and his wife, Nadia Jacob, the founder and director of CrEight, which specialises in residential design.

The previous owners converted an old apartment block into this magnificent home.

The heated mineral pool is bathed in northerly sunshine.

They rebuilt an old apartment block — bought for $3m in 2013 — to create this incredible new home that was snapped up by Collins in an off-market deal via Pauline Goodyer of Goodyer, who’s now selling Scutt and Jacob’s next home in 22 Thompson Street with a $14m-$15m guide.

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The Mirimar Avenue home is a custom-built residence on a vantage point between Bronte and Tamarama beaches, with views across the full sweep of the beach and the ocean horizon to Mackenzies Bay.

Built by award-winning Master Builder Mardini Constructions, it offers the latest in home technology with level lift access from the garage to all three levels.

Picture postcard views.

Outdoor dining doesn’t get any better.

Walls of glass maximise the ocean vista. The super-stylish interiors are by Amy Sharma of The Design Spot.

The top floor is devoted to living and leads out to a poolside entertainer’s haven, with heated mineral pool, bathed in northerly sunshine.

Sleeping accommodation includes four bedrooms on one level and a self-contained lower level apartment. The private master retreat has a dressing room and a stunning ensuite that includes an Italian bathtub with a view.

A five-car garage is a rare find.

Enough room for 720 bottles in the temperature-controlled wine cellar.

Other highlights are the nine-metre terraces that extend from three levels; the wide oak floorboards; and an aether marble kitchen with butler’s pantry, Wolf dual fuel range and Subzero fridges.

The four luxurious bathrooms have underfloor heating, Gessi appointments and heated towel rails.

There’s also C-Bus lighting, sound and airconditioning, electric blinds and a temperature-controlled wine cellar for 720 bottles.

It’s only 150 metres to the sand, sea and surf.

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Sprawling lifestyle properties in regional areas drew the eyes of Australian property seekers in the first half of 2020, dominating a new list of the most viewed homes in the country.

Search activity data from realestate.com.au has reinforced the trend of prospective buyers looking outside of the big cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with secluded bush settings, coastal retreats and metropolitan mansions appearing high on wishlists.

A grand sandstone manor in Sydney’s Hills Shire attracted nearly 300,000 views, with property seekers no doubt impressed by its size and facilities, including six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and enough space to park up to 61 cars.

This sandstone beauty in Dural attracted almost 300,000 views. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

Spanning 2.23ha, 50 Carters Road in Dural features business and residential zoning and has a 14-car garage, separate one-bedroom guest cottage and a media production studio space.

Listing agent Megan MacKay, from Ray White Frenchs Forest, said buyers were attracted to the property’s high level of amenity and its self-contained nature, among nature.

“We’re still seeing strong volume of interest, particularly from family groups who have the ability to work from home and are looking for community living,” Ms MacKay said. “They also like the aesthetic, the infrastructure and the quality of the build.”

Also in New South Wales, a tropical oasis in the Northern Rivers region made Australians swoon with its palm-tree setting and coastal-chic styling.

House hunters could not resist this slice of paradise in Bangalow. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

Set on a 1,344sqm land holding with four bedrooms, a pool, studio, fire pit and loft, 6 Burrawan Place in Bangalow presented a fantasy hideaway for social distancing during the early days of isolation. This translated into a sale in April.

Nerida Conisbee, chief economist at realestate.com.au, said the unusual landscape of the coronavirus pandemic has affected the type of property and location home buyers want.

She said areas such as the Central Coast and Southern Highlands of New South Wales had regularly appeared in search activity this year, as well as Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

“It appears that during COVID-19, affordability may be of less importance to property buyers in regional areas and that lifestyle factors are becoming more important,” Ms Conisbee said.

“People are perhaps looking for bigger places to live and aren’t currently tied to a central workplace.”

Homes in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia featured in the list of top 10 most viewed listings, attracting the highest number of views on realestate.com.au between January and the end of June 2020.

The one property listing to buck the ‘lifestyle’ trend surprisingly claimed the top spot: a ‘renovator’s dream’ in North Gosford, featuring a comical promotional video from the selling agent that went viral.

Here are the 10 most popular homes for sale in Australia in 2020:

1. 1 Linden Street, North Gosford NSW

While the house itself is nothing to write home about, some tongue-in-cheek marketing from Gittoes agent, Richard Faulkner certainly drew in the views – more than 330,000 to be specific.

1 Linden St, Gosford North is a true renovator’s delight. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

In a video tour of 1 Linden St, Mr Faulker described the four-bedroom house as having a “mould splashback” and “one-of-a-kind stained carpet”, with holes in the walls simply the previous tenants “starting the demolition process”.

The home went to auction on 22 August and sold for $535,000 – $85,000 above the $450,000 guide.

2. 50 Carters Road, Dural NSW

The luxury six-bedroom residence presents a range of opportunities for lifestyle and business, with a raft of resort-style features.

It is for sale by expressions of interest.

50 Carters Rd, Dural was the second most viewed listing in Australia since January. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

3. 6 Burrawan Place, Bangalow NSW

Spanning 1,344sqm, the stunning lifestyle property in Bangalow was snapped up by a lucky buyer in April.

This Bangalow home attracted plenty of attention. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

4. 25 Paperbark Drive, Pokolbin NSW

Another dreamy country escape, this Hamptons-style home in the Hunter Valley has captured imaginations with its high-end design and expansive grounds.

This Hamptons-style home in Pokolbin has impressed. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

The five-bedroom home at 25 Paperbark Drive in Pokolbin is on the market by expressions of interest.

5. 446 Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Witta QLD

Coming in at number five was this charming, renovated 1920s Queenslander on the Sunshine Coast, set on a whopping 4,000sqm.

This cottage in Witta, Queensland, is one of the most viewed listings in Australia. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

The beautifully presented interiors and gardens of this Witta cottage made an impression and it is now under offer.

6. 32 Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie SA

One of the few properties on the list in a central location, this renovated period villa in Adelaide has breathtaking interiors that design-lovers, well, loved.

This striking Medindie home made the top 10. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

Impressive both inside and out, the four-bedroom Medindie home is now under contract.

7. 215 Clarke Street, Northcote VIC

This spectacular Federation Queen Anne home in Melbourne’s north has been snapped up – but not before hitting more than 130,000 views.

The circa 1912 home on Clarke Street in Northcote sold in May for $3.6 million.

215 Clarke St, This Northcote home is an ode to the past. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

8. 12 Watson Street, Camp Hill QLD

Another Hampton-style home in Brisbane’s prestigious Camp Hill, 12 Watson Street epitomises the popular coastal-luxe style.

This prestigious home in Camp Hill has a coastal-luxe vibe. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

The stunning five-bedroom home sold in June for over $1.78 million.

9. 36 Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza VIC

Set in Mount Eliza’s Golden Mile, just metres from Port Phillip Bay, this five-bedroom mansion is clearly a dream for many Victorian property seekers, attracting more than 120,000 views. It is still on the market.

10. 14 Williams Road, Heathfield SA

One of the most unique listings in the top 10, this award-winning architectural masterpiece is definitely a looker. Located on 2.62ha in the Adelaide Hills, 14 Williams Road in Healthfield is a striking achievement – and still available.

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