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Chris Hemsworth and his brothers have decided to sell their Malibu house. Picture: Realtor

The Hemsworths look to be making Byron Bay their permanent home base, after deciding to put their Malibu house up for sale, which could score them a $2 million profit in the process.

Five years ago, Chris Hemsworth had said to be feeling ‘suffocated’ by his Hollywood career, when they officially moved their family from Los Angeles to Byron Bay and began building their dream home – a whopping $20 million mega-mansion in Broken Head.

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Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky, during holidays in the Rainbow Beach area. Picture: Instagram

The secluded hideaway. Picture: Realtor

Fire pit with a view. Picture: Realtor

Around that time, Chris, wife Elsa Pataky – along with Chris’ two brothers, Liam and Luke – forked out $4.7 million (US$3.45 million) for a secluded house in Malibu, California – where they could stay at when in LA for work and industry events, Variety reports.

But now it appears the Hemsworth brothers have made the decision to vacate the USA, by putting the stunning home on the market for $6.7 million (US $4.9 million), $2 million more than they paid for it four years ago.

Enter via the sunken garden, with views as soon as you walk in the door. Picture: Realtor

Inside the open plan house. Picture: Realtor

Views even from your kitchen. Picture: Realtor

The architectural modern abode, which sits on more than 5050 sqm of land, offers breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica Mountains, and nearby horse stables.

Entry to the home is via a sunken courtyard garden, opening onto a light-filled open living area with high ceilings and polished concrete floors.

A modern fireplace is the centrepiece of the open kitchen and dining areas, complete with a huge TV mounted above it.

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The chef’s kitchen. Picture: Realtor

The TV is bar-adjacent… perfect. Picture: Realtor

The sunken garden at the front of the home. Picture: Realtor

Just off the kitchen sits an expansive dining area with a built-in barbecue and cushioned seating around a bowl-shaped fire pit – that sits on an elevated perch, which is perfect to take in the sweeping mountain views.

Out back behind the dining deck there is a sauna, along with gardens that lead to a nice backyard, and a wine cellar.

Sweat it up in your outdoor suana. Picture: Realtor

What a view. Picture: Realtor

Inside, the house comes with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and also boasts a spacious media room, a chef’s kitchen.

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One of the bedrooms comes with a large children’s indoor adventure area, perfect for a young family.

Gotta have a movie room to screen the big blockbusters. Picture: Realtor

One of the home’s four bedrooms. Picture: Realtor

And one of the home’s four bathrooms. Picture: Realtor

Chris and Liam Hemsworth holidaying at Rainbow Beach with family and friends.

Hemsworth and Pataky have previously owned a larger house in the same area that they bought for US$4.8 million from fellow Aussie movie star Paul Hogan, which they then sold in 2016 for US$7 million.

It isn’t known if Chris’ eldest brother Liam, best known for roles on “Neighbours” and the sci-fi hit series “Westworld,” owns any other property in Los Angeles.

One of the bedrooms is perfectly set up to be a kids play room. Picture: Realtor

However, youngest brother Liam, star of the “Hunger Games” franchise, still owns a nearly property in Malibu that he bought in 2014, while he was with now ex-fiancee Miley Cyrus, for a bit more than $6.8 million.

Unfortunately, the house that stood on the property burned to the ground in a fire in 2018. Liam also has recently revealed that he is building a home near brother Chris in Byron Bay.

Chris Hemsworth was one of the highest paid actors in the world last year, earning an eye-popping $104.4 million (US$76.4 million) in 2019.

Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth in Byron Bay on April 28, 2020. Picture: @elsapataky/Instagram

For now it appears the Hemsworth clan will make Broken Head their full-time home, as they settle into their now completed sprawling $20 million mega-mansion.

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Buyers can get up to $90,000 off apartments R&F Property’s Live City development.

A Footscray development offering apartments for sale at an almost $100,000 discount from their pre-coronavirus prices is in high demand.

But it comes as realestate.com.au figures reveal how much the federal government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder grants scheme has skewed new-home buyers towards housing estates.

Early this month, R&F Property Australia offered a 10 per cent discount on 10 homes in the recently built first stage of Live City Melbourne.

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The deal cut prices by $39,000 for one-bedroom homes and $90,000 for three-bedroom pads.

National sales and marketing director Jon Quayle said they would add a further 20 apartments to the deal following high demand.

“This is an alternative for new home buyers who still want to live in the city,” Mr Quayle said.

The development’s first stage was recently finished and apartments are ready to move into.

Many of those looking at making a purchase now were professionals and first-home buyers linked to health and education hubs in Footscray. Some approached Live City three months ago, but hit pause while looking into estates and projects eligible for HomeBuilder grants, before circling back. Mr Quayle said interstate investors had also bought during the city’s stage four lockdown.

The apartments are part of the 15-storey, 208-apartment first stage of the Kinnears Ropeworks redevelopment.

The finished apartments come with impressive vistas over Melbourne.

They feature open-plan living spaces, timber floors, and rise above a new lifestyle precinct including eateries, childcare and a supermarket.

Despite the project’s popularity, house-and-land estates now account for almost two thirds of demand in the new-homes sector, up from a 38 per cent five-year average, realestate.com.au figures show.

The firm’s executive manager for economic research Cameron Kusher said apartment and estate inquiries were both more than 40 per cent down from their peak levels earlier this year.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing ensures copious natural light.

“HomeBuilder changed the nature of inquiry. For the last five years the bulk of inquiry has gone to apartments,” he said.

“That could also be a factor of … a bit of land with a house being more appealing.”

Mr Kusher said he expected the downward trend in inquiries would continue for new homes in September, then rebound similarly to the way it had in June. But housing estates would remain the most in demand past the end of the year, and for a “while yet”.

Live City’s one-bedroom units are priced from $348,446-$448,732, two bedders from $439,200-$635,702, and three from $664,598-$768,283.

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Adelaide is home to many grand character cottages and modern mansions with million-dollar price tags, but the city is renowned across the country for its affordability.

Latest realestate.com.au data shows the City of Churches has a median house price of $485,000 – cheap in comparison to Sydney’s $1 million with only Darwin and Perth recording lower medians.

So what type of home can househunters buy and where in that price range?

Real Estate Institute of South Australia president Brett Roenfeldt said affordable houses could be found in every area, it just depended what prospective buyers were looking for.

“You will find suburbs that are roughly a 20 minute drive from the CBD – north, south, east and west – that will fit that criteria,” he said.

“Obviously there will be more in that price bracket as you get a little further out from the CBD though.”

Mr Roenfeldt said suburbs that were close to major shopping centres, highly regarded schools and beaches often carried a higher price tag.

Renovated character homes or modern houses on larger blocks were also more expensive, he said.

“You’re not necessarily going to find a character cottage or something like that in that sort of price bracket – it’s more likely going to be a 1950s or 60s home,” Mr Roenfeldt said.

Here’s a look at what is available across the metropolitan area in that price range at the moment.

NORTH

127A Hampstead Road, Greenacres. Pic: realestate.com.au

127A Hampstead Road, Greenacres. Pic: realestate.com.au

There are three suburbs in the city’s north that have median house prices close to that of the state’s capital city – Vista ($480,000), Blair Athol ($482,500) and Greenacres ($483,500).

All three areas are between 20 and 30 minutes drive from the city and offer a combination of older and newer housing.

A Greenacres home at 127A Hampstead Road offers three bedrooms and two bathrooms on a 362sqm block for an asking price of $435,000.

The bedrooms are at the front end of the home with an open kitchen, living and dining area at the rear, which opens onto a grassed backyard.

Meanwhile, an older three-bedroom Blair Athol home at 6 Sylvia Street on a 485sqm parcel is listed with a $480,000 to $510,000 price guide.

Described as a renovator, it has a separate living area and kitchen, while the backyard has an entertainment area.

6 Sylvia Street, Blair Athol. Pic: realestate.com.au

6 Sylvia Street, Blair Athol. Pic: realestate.com.au

SOUTH

226 The Cove Road, Hallett Cove. Pic: realestate.com.au

226 The Cove Road, Hallett Cove. Pic: realestate.com.au

South of the city, there are also three suburbs with a median house price similar to that of metropolitan Adelaide’s.

Hallett Cove’s is the closest at $486,000, while Dover Gardens’ and McLaren Vales’ both stand at $480,000.

A three-bedroom Hallett Cove property at 226 The Cove Road, which is on a 700sqm block with ocean views, is on the market with a price guide between $465,000 to $485,000.

A crisp white palette makes it light and bright inside, while a large entertainment deck offers sweeping views of the coastline.

Further south, a modern McLaren Vale home at 6/30 Grapevine Lane is listed with a $469,000 price tag.

An open kitchen, dining and family room that flows onto a pergola area forms the heart of the home, while its three bedrooms flank one side of the house.

6/30 Grapevine Lane, McLaren Vale. Pic: realestate.com.au

6/30 Grapevine Lane, McLaren Vale. Pic: realestate.com.au

EAST

106 Shakespeare Avenue, Magill. Pic: realestate.com.au

106 Shakespeare Avenue, Magill. Pic: realestate.com.au

Trying to stick to a budget of $485,000 in the prestige eastern suburbs might be tough, but it’s possible.

While there are no suburbs in the region with a median house price in that ballpark, Mr Roenfeldt said Payneham and parts of Magill offered more affordable options.

He said they would likely be on small blocks and in need of renovating though.

A two-bedroom Magill home at 106 Shakespeare Avenue, which has been modernised inside, is listed with a price guide between $430,000 and $450,000.

Wood floors and a white palette inside give it a fresh look, while a new bathroom, split system airconditioning, security system and solar panels offer modern conveniences.

WEST

8 Formby Crescent, Port Adelaide. Pic: realestate.com.au

8 Formby Crescent, Port Adelaide. Pic: realestate.com.au

You might not be able to find a beachfront home for $485,000 but you can still get pretty close to the coast.

Port Adelaide is the only suburb in the city’s west that has a median house price on par with metropolitan Adelaide’s ($489,500).

There are currently no houses on the market in that area that are within that price range, however a three bedroom home at 8 Formby Crescent recently sold for $470,000.

On a 310sqm block, the courtyard home is close to the new Port Adelaide Plaza and Port Creek.

Mr Roenfeldt said Exeter and Grange also offered options for people looking for houses in that price range.

A two bedroom modernised character home in Exeter at 6 Charlton Street is on the market with a $440,000 to $455,000 asking price.

6 Charlton Street, Exeter. Pic: realestate.com.au

6 Charlton Street, Exeter. Pic: realestate.com.au

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REPORTS of site unseen sales continue to flood in on the Gold Coast where agents and vendors are going above and beyond to build confidence among interstate buyers.

Two luxury waterfront villas in Broadbeach Waters have sold to southern buyers who are yet to step inside their new properties.

Last month, a Melbourne buyer paid $2 million for Villa 1/19 Havana Key while a Sydney buyer paid $2.1 million for Villa 2.

A pair of luxury villas at 19 Havana Key, Broadbeach Waters have sold sight unseen.

Kollosche agent Jamie Harrison, who handled the marketing campaign alongside Corey Bedford, said neither buyer had inspected the properties in person before making unconditional cash offers.

“Both of those buyers purchased site unseen,” he said.

“They each plan to use the villas as a holiday home initially, with a view to relocating in years to come.”

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1&2 / 19 Havana Key, Broadbeach Waters.

Mr Harrison said providing all of the key information from the outset empowered remote buyers to make confident decisions.

“If you do all of the due diligence upfront and make everything you can possible get available, buyers can transact with confidence. We’re making it as easy as possible and not holding anything back.”

That due diligence now includes providing remote buyers with an independent pre-sale building and pest report and an independent valuation.

The three level lock and leave villas overlook the water.

As well as having access to promotional videos, high quality photography and FaceTime tours, remote buyers are taking virtual tours with the help of 3D scanning technology.

“Buyers can walk into every room and look at everything as if they were in the property,” Mr Harrison said. “We’ve all pivoted in this market to really embrace the technology that’s available.”

With borders closed and parts of the country still in lockdown, agents report buyers securing Gold Coast holiday homes with a view to relocating down the track.

“Many interstate buyers are quite emotional and looking to get liveability back,” Mr Harrison said.

“They are planting the first seed by spending more time on the Gold Coast.”

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The lavish home where Rihanna has been living is up for sale, complete with all her furniture. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Stance)

Fans of Rihanna can now buy the London mansion where the singer has been living for the past two-and-a-half years – as long as they’ve got very deep pockets.

The eight-bedroom property in St John’s Wood has gone on the market for a staggering $56.2 million (£32 million) after the A-lister rented it for a whopping $31,600 (£18,000) per week.

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The view of from the street of the home Rihanna has been living in London. Picture: Beauchamp

The home spans across five levels. Picture: Beauchamp

Inside one of the home’s many living spaces. Picture: Beauchamp

And it’s a dream buy for those who have followed Rihanna’s career since the beginning – as the furniture she used during her stay is included, according to The Sun.

The gated home comes with a carriage driveway with parking for up to ten cars, a gym, an infra-red sauna, and two whole floors for entertaining.

The five-storey property, which features landscaped grounds, also boasts underfloor heating and even a lift for guests.

Rihanna, 32, employed security guards, a private chef and a housekeeper during her stay, The Times reports.

One of the homes eight bedrooms. Picture: Beauchamp

The huge kitchen. Picture: Beauchamp

Rihanna attends the ‘Ocean’s 8’ Premiere on June 13, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

The lucky buyer will have easy access to local shops, as well as the underground station.

Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park lie nearby.

The house was originally built in 1844 by builder William Holme Twentyman, and had been designed by architect John Shaw Junior, a favourite of the royal family.

The spacious outdoor deck is great for entertaining. Picture: Beauchamp

The bar is built into the wall. Picture: Beauchamp

The large downstairs gym. Picture: Beauchamp

It is the only one of Twentyman and Shaw’s original villas on St John’s Wood Park which has survived into the 21st century.

All of the others have since been demolished or adapted.

The first owner of the house was Daniel Francis, a diamond tycoon who was a director and shareholder of De Beers Jewellers.

Chill on the furry seat before your bath. Picture: Beauchamp

Its most recent occupant was dating Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel during her stay, but the pair ended their relationship in January.

Rihanna told the New York Times during an interview that she loves living in London as she could keep her private life under wraps.

“I enjoy walking around the block. When I go walking, I try to keep a little incognito,” she said.

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Luxury features everywhere. Picture: Beauchamp

The large dining room opens onto the living area. Picture: Beauchamp

Her fans were sent into a frenzy last year after the singer revealed she’d been living in the capital for 12 months.

Before confirming the news, she shared a selfie, taken inside the house, with a Sainsbury’s bag.

Rihanna promoting her Savage X Fenty lingerie in 2020. Picture: Savage X Fenty

“This magnificent house on St John’s Wood Park is perfect for a music, business or political mogul,” Dounding director of Beauchamp Estates Gary Hersham said.

“It is one of the most important houses to come onto the market in the local area in recent years.

“It is an exceptional property with the garden floor and large garden superb for relaxation while the reception room on the raised ground floor is wonderful for big parties.”

Five levels of luxury. Picture: Beauchamp

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Parts of this article originally appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission

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A LUXURY Gold Coast penthouse bigger than most houses in the city has hit the market for the spring selling season.

The three-level 914 sqm sky home in Southport’s Rivage Royale is for sale through an expressions of interest campaign targeting buyers with more than $5 million to spend.

B27-2/75 Brighton Pde, Southport is on the market through expressions of interest.

What a pool!

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“The sheer size of this penthouse puts it into a category on its very own,” marketing agent Tolemy Stevens of Harcourts Coastal said.

“There aren’t many penthouses that are approaching 1000sq m.

“It’s bigger than 90 per cent of homes on the Coast.”

The rooftop entertaining area.

B27-2/75 Brighton Parade Southport. Rivage Royale penthouse.

What a view!

As well as ocean, city, Broadwater and mountain views, the four-bedroom apartment has a long list of features including a rooftop pool and entertaining area, glass lift, wet bar, opulent master bedroom and two marina births.

“This is for someone who wants the very best of everything – the luxurious lifestyle ticks all the boxes,” Mr Stevens said.

The listing follows a run of multimillion-dollar penthouse deals in recent months.

The Rivage Royale penthouse has its own glass lift.

Style at every turn in the Rivage Royale penthouse.

Last month, a penthouse in the Oracle building sold sight unseen for $4 million while another penthouse at 19 Broadbeach Blvd changed hands for $5.05 million in July.

Mr Stevens marketed both properties.

“There is absolutely no doubt the penthouse market seems to be one of the hottest markets at the moment,” Mr Stevens said.

“The continuing demand from interstate buyers to secure opulent holiday homes hasn’t wavered.

Rivage Royale at Southport

“We are also seeing an increase of couples and families who are looking to move to the Gold Coast permanently and pack up from Sydney and Melbourne.”

In an off-the-plan sale, entertainment entrepreneur Billy Cross is understood to have splashed between $6 and $7 million on the White penthouse, to be built in Main Beach.

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