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472 Tinderbox Road, Tinderbox. Picture: SUPPLIED

TINDERBOX tranquillity is the order of the day at this almost 2ha property.

Step inside this charming and comfortable family home and you’ll find it’s perfect for the extended family.

Well presented and proportioned to suit family living, this character home will bring a smile to your face as it impresses from every angle.

An excellent bonus feature is the property’s two-bedroom self-contained wing and the studio.

Plus it has a gigantic 232sq m four-car garage/workshop with an office and a double carport.

This lifestyle property has a wonderful back yard that boasts an alfresco entertainment area.

At the front of the home an interconnecting deck is highlighted by a sunken spa and has direct access to a luxurious indoor saltwater pool.

A leafy location.

Sophisticated and sleek.

Make a splash.

Overlooking the property’s pastures out to North West Bay and the surrounding land is a view that the owner will never tire of.

The gently sloping land would suit sheep, ponies or alpacas.

While it has a country vibe with so much space, this premium property is on town water.

There is a 8m x 4m storage shed, a cat enclosure, chicken coup, alpaca shed, wood shed, garden shed and three water-saving tanks.

The large dam has a pump for an irrigation system.

A vegetable enclosure and greenhouse will be family friendly for those that love to grow their own produce.

The studio offers open-plan living, a choice of two bedrooms, one with a built-in wardrobe. It also has a bathroom and toilet.

Light, bright and toasty warm.

Walk-in shower.

Like the rest of the property, the self-contained wing is spacious with an open-plan living, kitchen and dining area.

It has a Daiken heat pump and a panel heater in each bedroom, plus fully insulated walls and ceilings, and double glazing.

The modern, well-proportioned kitchen has loads of storage.

Alongside two bedrooms with built-ins, there is a luxurious bathroom with underfloor heating.

A highlight in the main residence is the semi-open-plan living room with raked ceilings and polished timber floors.

Abundant heating options include wood, a heat pump, gas and panel heaters.

Wraparound decking.

Plenty of space.

This part of the property features a generous kitchen and modern appliances with excellent storage and benchspace.

There are three bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, an ensuite and a bathroom with a separate tub.

The main residence has internal access to the solar heated saltwater swimming pool and there are 7.5kW of solar panels.

No.472 Tinderbox Road, Tinderbox is listed with Harcourts Kingborough and priced at “Offers over $1.29 million”.

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The pint-sized house in Geelong’s waterfront precinct offers more space than meets the eye.

Multiple buyers chasing a downsizer on Geelong’s waterfront made a grab for a renovated parkside house with bay views.

The three-bedroom character home at 144 Corio Street, Geelong sold for $1.325m after attracting about 70 groups during the campaign.

McGrath, Geelong agent Jim Cross said three or four buyers were in the hunt for the two-storey residence that was much bigger than it appeared.

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The new owner will enjoy views across the park to Corio Bay.

“It was the ideal downsizer for someone that wanted to downsize but didn’t want to move into an apartment lifestyle,” Mr Cross said.

“It’s still a house on its own title, with rear lane access.

“In some ways it’s the perfect location because you have a bay view but you are set back from Eastern Beach Road so it’s quieter.”

The main living room faces the park.

The best of the city is on your doorstep.

He said the vendors had done a meticulous job renovating the weatherboard house from the ground up.

An open-plan living zone at the front of the ground floor makes the most of the bay views to the north while a rumpus room, with a kitchenette and video projection system, provides a second living space upstairs.

The property comes with a double carport, separate storage garage and raised vegetable garden beds.

Both bathrooms have been renovated with floor-to-ceiling tiles.

The property has a kid and pet-friendly backyard.

“It was beautifully presented and meticulously renovated,” Mr Cross said.

“The home was actually bigger than it looked from the front.”

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Olympic swimmer Susie ONeill and Ray White New Farm agent Christine Rudolph at the home Ms O’Neill is selling at 401 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga.

Australian swimming legend Susie O’Neill is selling her family’s riverfront Brisbane home of almost 19 years.

It’s a reluctant move for the elite swimmer and eight-time Olympic medallist, who fondly remembers raising her two teenage children and celebrating many milestones in the Yeronga property.

Ms O’Neill bought the two-level, five-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 401 Brisbane Corso with her medico husband Cliff Fairley, an ophthalmologist, in 2001, and still remembers the day she first saw it.

Former Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill is selling this house at 401 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga.

“I remember it was a feeling,” Ms O’Neill said.

“When we walked in, it was like; ‘Oh, wow!’.

“It is going to be emotional selling it.”

Ms O’Neill said the decision to move to another part of Brisbane was based purely on convenience for their two children to get to school and to accommodate her parents.

The property has a number of incredible features, but the one she will miss the most is the view.

“Whenever I walked in that front door, that view just blew me away,” Ms O’Neill said.

“I never took that view for grateful.”

The modern kitchen in the architecturally designed home.

Ms O’Neill said she loved sitting on her beanbag in the lounge room and watching the rowers go by.

“We have loved this house since we bought it,” she said.

“This is where we had our children and we love the river and all that goes on there. We especially like seeing the rowers in the mornings.

“It truly is a great house; ideal for families and entertaining.”

Susie O’Neill says she will miss watching the rowers go past her riverfront home.

Marketing agent Christine Rudolph of Ray White New Farm said the Brisbane Corso was renowned as one of Brisbane’s best streets, and the property offered a “golden opportunity” for buyers.

Designed by architect Harry Poulos and renovated as recently as last year, the private, 875 sqm north-facing property offers the perfect river aspect.

Susie O’Neill’s backyard at her home at 401 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga.

“The home has the perfect north-facing aspect across the water to the leafy bank

beyond,” Ms Rudolph said.

“Yeronga is just 7km from the CBD, and a truly hidden pocket as you only get locals

driving here.“

The home comes with a special pool designed for elite swimmers like Susie O’Neill, where you can set it to swim or run against a current.

Famously nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’ for her expertise at the swimming stroke of the same name, O’Neill is better known these days as a co-host of Brisbane’s Nova 106.9 breakfast radio show with Ash, Kip and Luttsy.

Ms O’Neill said one of the home’s unique selling points was the heated pool, where you could train like a professional athlete.

This home at 401 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga, is for sale.

The Elite Fastlane pool is one of only two in Australia.

“I was in the Australian team for 12 years, but I have been a swimmer for 20 years of my

life,” Ms O’Neill said.

The Elite Fastlane pool overlooks the Brisbane River.

“What I love about the Fastlane pool is the convenience of it. I can use it as a normal pool and jump in and cool off, or, I can use it to exercise by swimming against the current.

“You can also run against the current and our kids have a lot of fun with it, on the

kneeboard.”

The open-plan living, kitchen and dining area offers stunning views of the Brisbane River.

Ms O’Neill said she still considers swimming a great form of relaxation.

“Even 15 minutes in the pool at the end of the day is great, but I am not going to drive all the way to a 50m pool to do that, so it’s very special.”

The property is scheduled for auction with Ray White New Farm next month.

The home at 401 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga, offers a peaceful outlook.

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In metropolitan areas of Queensland, it’s been a nice steady growth in happiness among sellers, the survey found. Picture: Jodie Richter

Queensland has escaped the worst impacts of COVID-19 on the real estate market, with the pandemic having a smaller impact than fallout from the Banking Royal Commission and the 2019 Federal Election, a new survey found.

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A whopping 39 per cent of home sellers in Brisbane got a higher price than what they expected at sale time, according to the latest price expectation report from real estate agent ratings site, RateMyAgent.

The survey of more than 33,000 Australians, tracked sentiment in the Australian property market, as well as seller satisfaction for the first half of 2020.

South East Queensland was home to the majority of Queensland’s happiest home sellers – with nine of the top ten happiest areas hailing from the region.

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Brisbane and Moreton Bay led with the highest proportion of sellers who got higher prices than they expected (39 per cent), followed by Scenic Rim and Redland (38 per cent), Logan (35 per cent), Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast (32 per cent), Fraser Coast (28 per cent), Lockyer Valley (27 per cent) and Ipswich (23 per cent).

Queensland’s Top 10 Happiest Areas:

Brisbane (39% net above)

Moreton Bay (39% net above)

Scenic Rim (38% net above)

Redland (38% net above)

Logan (35% net above)

Sunshine Coast (32% net above)

Gold Coast (32% net above)

Fraser Coast (28% net above)

Lockyer Valley (27% net above)

Ipswich (23% net above)

(Source: RateMyAgent)

RateMyAgent CEO and co-founder Mark Armstrong said vendor happiness in Queensland had bounced back during the COVID-19 second quarter, defying doom and gloom predictions.

“What we’ve seen in the June quarter is an astounding turnaround in market confidence – after the initial shock in April wore off, consumer optimism is on the way back up and this is highlighted in our newest Price Expectation Report.”

He said the survey found that the banking royal commission and the election in 2019 had a significantly more negative impact on vendor happiness than COVID-19 has had.

“Over the last two years, supply has dropped around 30 to 35 per cent. So what happened with COVID-19 is in April everyone just froze. It was the height of uncertainty. People who were considering selling just left the market, and yet there was still buyer demand moving through the market. We saw a slight increase in vendor happiness in June and that was driven by that lack of supply.”

“In metropolitan areas of Queensland, it’s been a nice steady growth in happiness since we saw it bottom out in 2018. Brisbane took a little dip in April because of that COVID-19 uncertainty but it found its feet again. Everyone thought COVID-19 was going to potentially decimate the property market but it hasn’t. Everyone realises that life goes on.”

He said Queensland’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was playing out well for the property market here.

“The migration from Victoria and New South Wales is always reasonably strong in southern Queensland and maybe this will accelerate it or put a bit of upward pressure on it,” he said.

“What’s shown during this pandemic is more densely populated areas run a higher risk of these pandemics. Queensland is such an enormous state with less people than Victoria and New South Wales. If people get hung up on the pandemic, a place like Queensland with so much room certainly augurs well for them.”

“There’s still a reasonably high level of confidence in the market.”

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Justin Miller has sold his historic Bowral weekender.

Art adviser Justin Miller has sold his historic Bowral weekender, Kowana, which had $3.75m hopes.

The 1870s cottage, with about 200 sqm of internal space, sits on an elevated 7955 sqm just outside the town. There are Canadian redwood walls and New Zealand kauri pine floors at the cottage, which was built for Randolph Nott, the architect who became a Macquarie Street politician and building society pioneer.

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The gorgeous English-style garden.

Set in the historic Notts Hill precinct, its English-style garden dates back to the 1930s when planted by Altona James, wife of the one-time Point Piper domiciled judge Augustus James.

It was retained by the family until 1962 when sold by Bruce Ryrie and his wife, Altona.

The house traded at $265,000 in 1987 and then sold for $660,000 in 1997 by international record producer Mark Opitz and his wife Vanessa, who hosted visitors including Helena Christensen and Michael Hutchence.

There were major renovations completed in 2016.

There are Canadian redwood walls and New Zealand kauri pine floors at the cottage.

There were $40,000 worth of renovations approved in 2016 after it was bought by the art doyen for $1.75m in 2015.

Miller advises private and corporate collectors on the purchase and sale of their 19th and 20th century art. He has almost 30 years’ experience in the fine art auction industry and is best known for his 11 years as chairman of Sotheby’s Australia from 1999 to 2010.

Kowana, which was sold by local agent Michael Cawthorn, is close to Kevin Ryan’s luxury 17-hectare retirement village site, Waterbrook Bowral

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1859 Mornington Flinders Road, Flinders is for sale.

Feel like you’re “living in a treehouse” at this impressive Flinders retreat for sale with a $6m price tag.

Lifestyle perks are abundant at 1859 Mornington Flinders Road, which has been put on the market less than a year after a full overhaul.

The four-bedroom property was renovated by Original Projects and designer Donna Guyler, who created a brand-new look for the four-bedroom home by December 2019.

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Flinders house has glass-walled wine cellar in living room

A glass-encased living room looks out across the trees.

Feel like you’re “living in a treehouse”.

Whitefox Real Estate director Marty Fox said a living area encased in glass looked over gumtrees and Norfolk pines.

“It feels like you’re living in a treehouse … and it feels like you’re a million miles away when you’re only just an hour from the city,” Mr Fox said.

“It’s the sort of home you’d be happy to lockdown in for six decades, let alone six weeks.”

Even the kitchen boasts amazing views.

Enjoy a pool and elevated hot tub.

An incredible pool and elevated jacuzzi had views across the 2.24ha block, Phillip Island and Western Port Bay, he added.

A covered outdoor kitchen and entertainment space will be a luxury to enjoy with friends and family out the other side of lockdown restrictions.

Other features include an elevated open-plan zone with a light-filled living area, dining space with a grand stone fireplace and modern kitchen.

The property is for sale after a complete transformation last year.

Inside the large living domain.

The main bedroom is on the ground floor, with its own walk-in wardrobe and ensuite.

Meander through the grounds to find an apple orchard, paddock and trails through dense forests on the property.

Plans and permits have also been approved for a tennis court on the block.

A luxe alfresco zone near the pool.

Wander through the homes incredible gardens.

CoreLogic shows the property previously changed hands for $2.59m in 2016.

The property is for private sale, with inspections set to recommence after Victoria’s stage four lockdown period is over.

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