Surrounded with flowers and other greenery, the two-floor main home is painted yellow and sits on a knoll overlooking a local golf club.
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John and Sue Butler at their Dutton Terrace, Medindie home which is being auctioned this Saturday. Sept 3, 2020. Picture: Brenton Edwards
The state’s peak selling season officially kicks off today, with SA homebuyers springing into action and hopeful sellers shaking off their winter doldrums.
Harcourts Packham director James Packham says a slower winter market and low listings boded for a strong start to spring.
“Suppressed stock levels and steady demand has meant that great prices are being achieved, and many homes are spending far less time on the market,” he said.
“Prevailing market conditions are bringing out the most genuine and motivated buyers that we have seen for some time.
“Many of our clients are speaking to us about escalating their plans to sell before the full effect of JobKeeper’s cessation can be felt, to give themselves the best chance of achieving a premium price for their home.
“The advice we are sharing with our clients is simple – if you have any intention of selling your home in the next 12 months, you need to be engaging a professional now to help navigate the waters ahead.”
Real estate agents are gearing up for a big spring after coronavirus stalled the autumn and winter market.
According to the latest Valuer-General’s figures for the June quarter showed Adelaide’s market performed strongly, Adelaide’s metro house value have held steady over the past quarter – dropping just 0.52 per cent to $477,500 – a strong performance considering the havoc wreaked on the industry by coronavirus lockdowns.
Metro home values also coincidentally dropped by the same amount on the same quarter last year. Statewide, the median house value climbed by 0.47 per cent over both the past 12 months and quarter to $432,000.
According to realestate.com.au data, there are currently 6362 private treaty properties on the market, and another 156 scheduled for auction.
Of this total, 663 launched just this week.
Williams Real Estate agent Hamish Mill said the market is active and spring looked set to be strong.
“These are very exciting times – we are very busy and the market is running red hot right now as we go into our busiest time of the year,” he said
Mr Mill said auctions were delivering good results and expects enthusiastic bidding at a 33 Dutton Tce, Medindie villa he is auctioning this morning.
“As with a number of auctions I’ve held recently, we have several registered bidders and I’m expecting to see fast and spirited bidding,” he said.
John and Sue Butler are selling their Medindie home through Mr Mill and said they were confident the time was right to sell.
“We thought spring time was the best time, especially with the uncertainty during the coronavirus period,” Mr Butler said.
“The market looks like its held up well in terms of price and people still seemed to want to buy and we thought it was worth having a go.
“We’re hopeful it sells and, with the pool, it would be a great home for someone to enjoy throughout spring and summer.”
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117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
It’s been a much loved family home for three decades, and now it’s time for another family to move in and enjoy the grand entertainer Ric Anderson and Rebecca Giles have created for themselves in a stunningly restored Malvern villa.
“It’ll be 30 years ago in January that we bought it and we were married about three or four months after purchasing it, so it was a bit of a wedding present for each other – we fell in love with the place instantly,” Mr Anderson says. “Our kids have been born and raised here, and the only reason we’re leaving is because we’ve got the harebrained scheme to do a total seachange and are now heading down south because I love to surf and that will allow us to enjoy that lifestyle in retirement.
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
“About 14 years ago we decided we wanted to improve the back of the house and increase the amount of accommodation upstairs for our two daughters, and the intention of the renovation and extension was to maintain the integrity of the existing home right around the entire house. So we engaged Pauline Hurren, who is very known for her heritage work, and asked her to make it a seamless transition from old to new, and she did, all the way down to her hand-picking the stone from a quarry at Basket Range.
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
“While she did it at a ground level, we also went up into the ceiling space and, with the use of taller windows, she created a really spacious living area, two double bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. It’s been pretty cool in the past few years, with our daughters getting older they’ve been able to have friends over and enjoy their time upstairs and we can get on with our lives downstairs.
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
“The guy who worked out all those angles on the upper level was here for about six months – it was a long-winded process but worth doing because we wanted to get it right and were planning on being here for 20 or 30 years.”
The home has up to four bedrooms – the master suite on the ground floor and complete with a built-in robe and access to an award-winning luxurious family bathroom with a feature bath and a fireplace. Formal dining and living rooms sit at the front of the home, while an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area sits at the rear, opening to a covered terrace. A spacious living area is set on the upper level, and the home also has a cellar and a double carport.
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
“I’ve been in the wine industry all my life and we’ve had plenty of dinner parties here,” Mr Anderson says. “This house is great for entertaining because that formal dining room is amazing, and we can have brunches and lunches in the back living area, and in summer we spend a lot of time on the back porch enjoying the ambience out there. We’ve spent a lot of time getting the garden up to scratch and have done that all ourselves – we’ve done this from a very personal point of view and hopefully that reflects quality from the front gardens right through the whole house.”
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
Mr Anderson says the home’s layout and location has been perfect for his family and he hopes it will be enjoyed by another.
“We picture the sort of people who might fall in love with this place as we did might be newly married or have a young family and want to take advantage of having a beautiful home in a great location which is so convenient to everything,” he says. “We’ll take our memories with us – and if we had our time again – all those 30 years ago when we poked our head through the fence and fell in love with the place – we’d do exactly the same thing all over again.”
117 Cambridge Terrace, Malvern. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.
117 Cambridge Tce, Malvern
Contact agent for price
Agent: Williams Real Estate, Rhys Gebethner 0408 878 835, Stephanie Williams 0413 874 888.
Land size: 673sqm.
Expressions of interest: Close Wednesday, September 23 at 5pm.
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Designer Andrew Waller made this Paddington terrace feel bigger without extending. Picture: John Paul Urizar
When you’re looking at a renovation project, costs can quickly add up, especially once you start talking about major structural change.
Designer Andrew Waller says when he first started working with the owners of this Paddington terrace, they had their hearts set on extending.
He talked them out of it.
“The clients were thinking of widening the back of the house and perhaps adding some skylights,” Andrew says.
“Extending it might have added 800mm to 900mm more width – it wouldn’t have given them much more space. It was an external load-bearing wall which would need to be underpinned.
“We thought the house was big enough as it was.”
Before Andrew started, the rear entrance was dark and enclosed.
Andrew removed one internal wall, which opened up the floorplan a little, but the first big move was replacing the french doors and security bars at the rear and adding a fanlight above to draw in the easterly sunlight.
“That made a huge difference,” he says. “Taking the security bars off the doors helped a lot as well.”
New doors and a fanlight let in a lot more light. Picture: John Paul Urizar
The area leading to the outdoor space, which Andrew refreshed with grey pavers, became the obvious spot for casual dining, while the old dining space was converted into a service area.
The work allowed for a downstairs bathroom. Picture: John Paul Urizar
“That was the darkest part of the space,” he says.
“We used that rear wall for the majority of the big storage needs, like the fridge and freezer, and then you step into the butler’s pantry via a sliding door.”
Andrew made the old dining space the main service area, with a sliding door leading to the butler’s pantry. Picture: John Paul Urizar
Andrew also created an internal door for the laundry, which the owners used to access from the garden.
detail driven
While the owners wanted the new work to be light and bright, it still needed to tie in with the original terrace.
Architectural details from the era, including traditional skirting board and architrave profiles, blended the old with the new.
The old dining space was dark and enclosed.
Opting not to extend saved the clients a considerable amount of money which, Andrew says, was available to spend on other things in the house.
“One of the owners was quite surprised that you could create the feeling of more space without extending,” he says.
“It took a bit of convincing to start with.
“The owners initially thought that perhaps they should commit to a bigger budget and widen the space.
“But because they didn’t spend money on big structural changes, we have been able to use more premium fittings.”
Pictures: John Paul Urizar
More: mrwaller.com
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Sydney-based French chef Guillaume Brahimi loves his paddle board. Picture: Brett Costello
There will be Tour de France diehards who tune in to SBS’s coverage for the cycling, but it’s the Plat du Tour program, hosted by Sydney-based French chef Guillaume Brahimi, that will really whet your appetite.
Taking viewers on a tour of French cooking, the series features 21 recipes that originate from the 21 regions correlating to the stages of the iconic cycling event. With the COVID-19 lockdown prohibiting travel, Guillaume filmed the segments in country NSW.
“We’re in the middle of a pandemic, so I couldn’t get to France, but we were able to create classic French recipes using great Australian produce,” he says. “It made me feel proud of my adopted country and where I live,” he says. Guillaume promises the recipes aren’t difficult and credits Australians with having an open mind when it comes to international food.
During the Tour de France coverage, Guillaume will feature in the Plat du Tour segment showcasing French cuisine. Picture: Brett Costello
“Australians don’t anglicise their food,” he says. “There is a big migrant community, that’s second or third generation, and they know good food. I just want to share these recipes and for people to enjoy them.
“French cuisine is not difficult. It’s the backbone of so many dishes. All I can say is stick to the recipe – you really can’t go wrong.”
Blackcreek Mercantile and Trading Co Butcher’s Block.
Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co butcher block
I love this so much. I use this breakfast, lunch and dinner, and sometimes in between. It’s nice and big and easy to chop on. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted it in my kitchen. It’s something I always use.
This Buddha head sits in Guillaume’s garden.
Buddha head
This was given to me for my 45th birthday. A very close friend and someone I adore and love a lot gave it to me, and now it sits in the garden, where I can look at it and enjoy it.
These beloved knives were a gift from staff.
Mcusta Zanmai knives
My team gave me these for my birthday about four years ago. It was a very special gift, and I love using these knives.
Guillaume likes to fill his home with a French scent.
Astier de Villatte incense sticks
These have such a beautiful scent, and I love to have them in the house, especially when I am working. It makes me happy.
Guillaume’s favourite platters from Mud Australia.
Mud Australia platters
I just love everything they put out – every shade is beautiful. It’s amazing Australian craftsmanship.
One the highlights of living at Camp Cove is being able to swim in the ocean or paddle board most mornings.
Paddle board
It’s a privilege to live near the ocean, and I love to get out there with my paddle board
Le Creuset is a French cooking institution.
Le Creuset pots
Growing up in France, my grandmother had one, my mother had one, and, guess what? Now I have them. They do cost more money, but you keep them forever, so you’re the winner in the end.
This blanket is a gift from Guillaume’s children.
Bassike blanket
My children bought this for my birthday a few weeks ago. It makes me feel nice when they buy me something so special. It’s also nice for them to be buying me something for a change – I love it.
Luxury book collection.
Books
There’s nothing better than a house full of beautiful books, especially from some of the great publishing companies.
The Wood Room bell dining table is a favourite of architects and interior designers.
The Wood Room bell dining table
This is a present to myself. It was made to order in natural oak, and now I’m just waiting for the chairs I ordered from France to arrive.
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Susie O’Neill’s house is on the market.
It’s rare for a house to come on the market in the coveted Brisbane Corso in Yeronga.
It’s even more rare that it happens to be owned by a former eight-time Olympic gold medallist and darling of the Australian swimming world.
And yet, here it is: 401 Brisbane Corso, home of Australia’s Madame Butterfly, Susie O’Neill.
Susie O’Neill’s family home in Yeronga.
The swimming champion, her husband, ophthalmologist Cliff Fairley, and their two sons, Alix, 16, and William, 14, have lived in the house for almost 20 years and it has been an integral and much cherished part of their lives.
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Yet coming to own the house in 2001 was somewhat accidental, according to Susie, after the pair stumbled upon it in a renovation write-up in The Courier Mail.
“We thought, wow, look at that amazing home, but didn’t think more of it. Then we saw it again, I think it was a few weeks later, in the listings section; it was for sale,” she said.
“We were house-hunting at the time but we weren’t really looking in Yeronga, until we saw that house.”
Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill with selling agent Christine Rudolph outside 401 Brisbane Corso.
Designed by Harry Poulos Architects, the five-bedroom family home on an 875 sqm block has endured the passing of time well. A new-build when Susie bought it for $1.3 million,
its modular exterior and open-plan layout were so avant-garde that 20 years on it fails to look dated.
While the house has undergone some modifications over the years — a lick of paint, an updated room here and there — Susie said its footprint had remained the same.
“The layout of the house is quite open-plan, which at the time, I guess, was quite modern,” Susie said. “We thought it was space age,” she laughed.
One feature of the property that has been a more recent addition is the pool with a Fast lane swim machine. One of only two in the country, you swim against a current to notch up distance while staying on the spot.
The house has had minor renovations done to it since it was built in 2001.
There is also a wide covered entertaining deck with a built-in barbecue and seating, and mature landscaped gardens that lead to a powered pontoon on the water.
Yet, for Susie and the family, the home’s most remarkable feature is the view.
The swimming pool has a Fast lane swim machine installed and is only one of two in Australia.
“The house has the most amazing view of the river, which you see as soon as you walk through the front door.”
She fondly recalls times of when her children were young and she would rise early in the mornings, wrap a duvet around herself and, with a cup of coffee in hand, sit and watch the rowers go by.
The decor is soothing and minimalist.
It’s times such as these that have made walking away from the property so hard — for Susie at least.
“I don’t think my husband is too concerned,” she laughed. “I think I get way more emotionally attached to things.
“It was the first house we bought together and it is where we raised our two sons. One
of my favourite memories is of the boys running around under the sprinklers in the back yard, before we had the pool. So, yeah, it’s hard to let go.”
Brisbane Corso is one of Brisbane’s most elite enclaves.
The elite road of Brisbane Corso is one of the most coveted in the city for its views and privacy.
Buyers of the property will be in good company with several athletes and sporting identities residing in the street, including the owners of champion racehorse Winx and former Olympian Mark Stockwell.
While the decision to move has not been an easy one, Susie said the family’s busy schedule meant it made sense for them to be closer to the boys’ school, to cut down on commuting.
The house goes under the hammer on September 12, if not sold beforehand.
The house has an amazing view of Brisbane River.
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