Cardross, the family home of the Stenmark modelling clan in Mosman, has been listed for sale.

It was where the duo Zac and Jordan Stenmark, Australia's hottest twin modelling exports, grew up, along with their Stamford University-based brother Louis and their stylist sister Zoe.

The home has been listed by their mother, Susie Stenmark, a former model, and husband, successful businessman Damien Stenmark.

The Mosman home was bought in 1998, when the twins were just six. It cost $2.65 million.

The grand turn of the century family home sits on 1150 sqm of level land in the prestigious Clifton Gardens.

Surrounded by manicured gardens, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a central hallway and reception rooms with high ornate ceilings.

The kitchen opens to an alfresco terrace which overlook the pool.

The master suite with two walk-in wardrobes has its own private north facing terrace with views over Sydney Harbour.

Raine & Horne Mosman agent Brendan Warner has a June 28 auction with $11 million hopes. 

The Stenmark family have a weekender at Palm Beach. 

Talking to Sydney Confidential in 2015, Jordan called his mum "the core of the family."

"The whole family is really close, but mum is the core of our family in many ways, she does so much for us and is such an amazing support in so many situations."

Susie was a fashion star in her own right at her son's age.

Jordan says she gives him tips.

The twins have have left the nest in recent years, finding their own way in the property market.

Zac was the first to leave the family home when two years ago he spent $965,000 on a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in Manly.

When he moved out, Zac said the twins still expected to see each other every day.

Some 18 months later, Jordan bought at Bondi, splashing $1.19 million on his two bedroom apartment.  

The twins broke onto the modelling scene in 2011 when working in a cafe, a friend suggested they would make more money modelling.

The pair didn't realise what was to come, as they were immediately signed on by the Vivien agency at just 19 years of age and flown to Miami to shoot 60 pages for L'official Homme the following week.

West Coast Eagles assistant coach Sam Mitchell and wife Lyndall are selling their Cottesloe home.

It was the home they bought when they moved from Melbourne where Mitchell had been the captain of the Hawks.

He spent a year as a player at the Eagles and made the move to the box at the start of this season.

The home cost them $2.15 million, which might look like a savvy purchase. It was just $50,000 more than it fetched in 2013.

Built in 2007, the four bedroom, three bathroom home is set in 490 square metres of low-maintenance gardens which features a swimming pool and alfresco.

The Mitchell's retain their former Hawthorn home, leasing it for $1,800 a week upon their move.

The family home, once a feature on Better Homes and Gardens, has a home office and gas heated swimming pool. 

This article first appeared in The Weekend Australia.

Brenton Smith, director at Sydney architecture firm Bates Smart, is set to flip his Woollahra apartment after its designer makeover.

The apartment in the 1930s Art Deco building, Gainsborough cost Smith $2,325,000 two years ago, following the sale of his 1890s Paddington terrace which fetched exactly the same price.

The Gainsborough apartment purchase ranks as the priciest sale in the Edgecliff Road block. There have been no recent sales in the boutique block of eight.

Smith has installed European oak timber floor throughout the contemporary styled apartment which has over 160 square metres of living space.

It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a covered balcony with northerly views.

Ben Collier at The Agency is handling the marketing campaign.

Smith became a director at Bates Smart in 2017, having joined the company in 2010 as an associate director.

He has focused on a range of project in commercial office, multi residential and hotel and hospitality.

Smith's latest work was in Double Bay where he was the lead designer of 1788, the luxury $100 million SJD project.

The five level Cross Street block was launched last year, with two sales breaking the Double Bay apartment record.

First the 180 sqm penthouse sold for $10.5 million, presenting over $58,000 per square metre, before the near 300 square metre penthouse, an amalgamation on two apartments, sold for $13.75 million.  

Craig Pontey at Ray White Double Bay has the remaining apartments for sale inconjuncyion with Ray White Projects NSW director Eddie Mansour.

There’s 18 of the 29 apartments remaining for sale with prices for the one bedroom offerings starting at $1.69 million.

The two bedders are prices from $3.5 million and the remaining three bedders from $5.2 million. Early works have commenced with completion expected early 2020.

This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 

Former Stockland boss Matthew Quinn and wife Julie have completed their property re-shuffling, having settled on a historic homestead at Berry.

The couple been buying and selling at Kirribilli and recently sold their former Berry home to upgrade.

They've settled on Mananga Homestead, the 1890s property which has a history stretching back to the times of agriculturist David Berry, the suburb's namesake.

It had been ran as a successful bed and breakfast accomodation before the purchase. Over the years it has also lent itself to holiday letting and has been used as a family home.

Overlooking the farms and hills of the South Coast, Mananga has seven bedrooms. There is a country kitchen.

It has been restored since it last traded for $1.25 million in 2003, but maintains some of its original features such as its high ceilings, ornate cornices, hardwood flooring and fireplaces.

A wide wrap around verandah with undercover entertaining area overlooks water features, the manicured lawns and established gardens.

The original dairy with rustic hand hewn timbers, a silo and horse paddocks sits on the near two hectare parcel.

Carrie Bond at South Coast Prestige Properties Kiama sold the home in just 26 days.

The Quinn's recently flipped their Kirribilli townhouse for $3.45 million, having bought it just 15 months earlier for $2.6 million.

They were downsizing at the time, having sold their former Kirribilli home for $7.2 million.

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.

Millionaire philanthropist John Kinghorn has sold in Mosman, six month after listing his harbourfront mansion with $16 million hopes.

The founder of RAMS Home Loan and wife Jill Kinghorn have owned their waterfront home in Mosman since 1982. 

It sold for around $12.5 million after downsizing into a $10 apartment in the nearby Watermarque building in the suburb’s first double-digit apartment sale.

The five-bedroom Carrington Avenue home was bought in 1982 for $1.3 million having been built in 1978 with four levels.

There were renovations in 2013 with a $450,000 estimated value.

It comes with swimming pool, boat house, jetty and a pontoon.

It was briefly listed in 2011 with $9 million hopes through local agent Geoff Smith when they planned to spend more time at their Bilgola beachfront house which was sold in 2013 for $5.35 million.

Nicky Bronwless, the ex-wife of AFL legend Billy Brownless, has sold her Geelong home before its weekend auction.

Nicky, now in a relationship with former Footy Show host Garry Lyon, paid $1.55 million for the Geelong home in 2013.

Set in 450 sqm of landscaped gardens, the Mercer Parade home was designed by Geelong’s Studio 101 architect Peter Woollard.

It has an open plan kitchen, living and dining space with polished concrete flooring and a large open fireplace. Glazed walls frame a large water feature.

The master suite features an ensuite and crafted fitting dressing room, while the focal point of the home is the rear entertainers' courtyard.

It had a price guidance of $2 million to $2.2 million through Hodges Geelong agents Marcus Falconer and Carl Hammond.

Melbourne businessman Nick Bell has bought a holiday home on the Sunshine Coast.

The young entrepreneur, who has a net worth of over $100 million, has spent $7.6 million on a 2014 built home on Sunrise Beach, near Noosa.

Bell founded WME, his first digital agency, with $400 in 2008 from his bedroom. He sold it for $39 million last year, billed as one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the country.

His new property purchase is part of the prestigious Beaches gated-estate.

The state of the art oceanfront terrace over two levels comes with a garden courtyard with resort-style pool with a 25 metre lap lane and a water slide.

It has four bedrooms, a home office, a Swedish sauna and a five car garage, which Tom Offermann Real Estate selling agent Milan Markanovic says feels more like a showroom.

The home had been on the market since mid 2016. It last traded for $2.6 million in 2012.

This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.

Julia Cooney, the youngest female sailor to win the Sydney to Hobart race, has bought two adjoining Darling Point apartments.

No doubt the $8.67 million purchase has been financed by her father, businessman and Comanche skipper Jim Cooney. 

Both apartments have three bedrooms and marble bathrooms. The higher apartment spans two levels with views across the harbour.

The apartments were bought quietly off-market after being listed last year for $3.63 million and $5.13 million.

There's more than 700 sqm of living space on the Yarranabbe Road dress circle, a stroll to the nearby Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

Comanche were second across the lane in last years race, but were promoted to first when Wild Oats XI was given a time penalty.

Jim, the boss of wind-farm builder and developer TCI Renewables, bought Comanche late last year. 

The former Australian trade minister Andrew Robb and his wife, Maureen have bought a house in Cremorne Point, as part of their plans to see more of their grandchildren.

The couple who recently quit Melbourne, initially secured a Palm Beach home when they spent $3,735,000 on Indigo, a luxury hilltop home.

It was just across the road from their daughter, Boathouse Group owner Pip Goldsmith, her publican husband Andrew, and their two kids.

Their latest acquisition is at Cremorne Point home which cost $3,985,000. It was advertised as a downsizer oasis close to the city.

Architect Rolf Haefeli designed the property with Feng Shui principles including a Japanese inspired garden with flowing fishponds.

There's space, tranquility, technology and lock up and leave convenience at the 2000-built on 425 sqm.

The home with keyless front door has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a study.

McGrath Neutral Bay agents Piers van Hamburg and Alex Myers sold the home at auction after having a $3.5 million guide.

It last traded for $601,000 two decades ago.

The couple sold in Melbourne's bayside suburb, Brighton last year after for $2,655,000.

Robb, who represented the Brighton-based Goldstein electorate in Melbourne between 2004 and 2016, now travels the world piecing together international trade deals, so quick access to the airport had always been a priority in their property reshuffle.

This article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph.

The high profile former fitness instructor and Channel 10's Aerobics Oz Style presenter Anton Scott has sold his Rushcutters Bay apartment for $2.66 million.

It was listed by Brigitte Blackman and Nic Fren from Cobden & Hayson - Surry Hills.

 

Located at 1037/3 Kings Cross Rd, the level 13 apartment with harbour views comes with three bedrooms, open plan living area, Smeg kitchen and designer bathroom.

 

The building features swimming pools, weight/aerobics gymnasiums, spa, and visitor parking.

 

 

In the awarding winning 'Altair' development, it has access to first class facilities, and a constellation of lifestyle hotspots including cafes, restaurants and trains are within a stroll.

Scott was a national aerobics champion, winning the 1993 and 1994 National Aerobic Championships gold medal in the mens' individual category.

He was a silver medalist in the teams event at the World Aerobics Championships in 1993 and 1995.

Scott became an emergency procedures instructor for Qantas Airways after his time on the screen.

Tom Dery, the former worldwide chairman of ad agency M&C Saatchi, has downsized, having quietly spent $4.3 million on a Potts Point apartment.

The purchase comes after he sold his luxury 1890s Paddington home for $5.1 million late last year.

He's gone off-market to secure a three bedroom apartment in the Wylde Street block Ikon.

The apartment last traded for $1.55 million.

Dery founded the global advertising company in Sydney in 1995 and was recently entered into the Advertising Hall of Fame. 

He stepped down as the worldwide chairman last year.

This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 

Interior designer Suzanne Dougall and her company director husband John have sold their Southern Highlands retreat.

The two level Bowral home cost them $1.21 million in 2015 before its lush renovation.

They were seeking $1.69 million through Di Jones agents Daniel Garnett and Kate McCullagh. They initially sought $1.73 million when initially listed in March.

When it was listed last year it was being marketed as Carisbrooke, with $1.85 million hopes.

Suzanne, a former model and fashion boutique owner, renovated the four bedroom home, with a fully equipped media room and a library. 

The alfresco space has a wood burning fireplace.

The 4000 square metre grounds feature a number of gardens rooms amid the manicured gardens and lawns.

The couple initially bought into the Highlands in 2004, spending $2.9 million on the 18 hectare Glenquarry estate, Runnymede which was sold in 2010 for $6 million.

Dougall was the managing director at Amalagamated Wireless Australia.

This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 

Gaby Kennard is the latest family member of the Kennard storage clan to head north.

The aviator, who was the first Australian woman to fly around the globe, has paid $3,525,000 for a garden apartment in the development project of Jim Goldburg.

The three bedroom unit comes with its own plunge pool.

LJ Hooker Byron Bay agents Tony Farrell and Peter Yopp sold the apartment.

Gaby had a windfall result at Woolloomooloo, where she sold her Finger Wharf unit for $5.5 million to rag trader Wassim Gazal after its SJB Architects fit out.

Her move north follows her son Jim, who spent $4.15 million on a designer Coopers Shoot home.

Other son Angus recently sold in Manly to trade up to the $18 million Cremorne home, Glencoe.

Self help author Marianne Vicelich is selling her freshly renovated apartment in Harry Seidler's The Cove building in The Rocks.

The interiors of the ninth level, one bedroom unit are inspired by luxury American interior designer Kelly Wearstler.

Vicelich calls the near 100 sqm apartment a "New York Soho, loft-style feel."

She paid $1.51 million in October and is now asking $1.75 million through McGrath Edgecliff's Craig Donahue.

Since 2008 Vicelich has written and published nine highly acclaimed non-fiction female genre books.

 She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Body and Soul. 

The LA Times, hailed her books as an "inspirational must-have" and Grazia Magazine as "spiritually beautiful."

This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.

Former Socceroo Tommy Oar, who wasn't selected in Bert van Marwijk's final 23 for the World Cup, has traded up in the Gold Coast.

Despite spending most of his time in Greece where he plays his club football, the midfielder has spent $1,225,000 on a Mermaid Beach home.

The late 1960s home was marketed as having to potential to be a renovation or redevelopment project.

It has three bedrooms and one bathroom on its 405 sqm Sunbrite Avenue parcel (pictured below), just 200 metres from the beach.

It's further back from the beach from his former home (pictured below), which he has listed for rent upon his purchase. 

Oar is seeking a tenant at $750 a week for the three bedder that cost $1.31 million in 2014.

Last year Oar sold his Surfers Paradise investment apartment to Netherlands born Liberal Party politician John-Paul Honoré Langbroek and his wife Stacey.

Oar played for the Socceroos at the 2014 World Cup when he was playing in Europe. He spent the 2016/17 season at Brisbane Roar.

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 

The boxing legend Johnny Famechon is downsizing from the Frankston South home he built more than four decades ago.

The double-storey, four bedroom house sits on a 2809sq m block with a pool and tennis court.

It has a price guide of $1,195,000 to $1,314,500 for its July 7 auction.

UFirst Mornington director Juan Merchan has the listing with former AFL player-turned-real estate agent Jarrad Grant.

It was built in the 1970s with Mediterranean touches, as a family home for former world featherweight boxing champion.

Famechon had been crowned world featherweight champ in 1969.

He was inducted in the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003, having recorded 56 wins, six draws and five losses over his impressive 20-year career.

The 73-year-old was recently immortalised in a statue at Frankston’s Ballam Park.

Jockey Brenton Avdulla has sold his Zetland home, just weeks off being crowned Sydney racing’s premiership rider.

He’s secured $2.01 million for the inner-city terrace that cost him $1.85 million two years ago. Avdulla has an eye on moving closer to the coast.

His four-bedroom Zetland home was among a handful of terraces in the award-winning ARC development designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer in 2003.

Spanning three levels with a split level design, it has a gourmet open-plan kitchen and separate living spaces which flow to front and rear courtyards.

Avdulla has renovated the rear level garden with a brand-new decking.

Joe Recep and Martin Farah at NG Farah Coogee sold the property for the 27-year-old jockey who is enjoying his career-best season.

The Melbourne-born jockey, who won the Golden Slipper on Estijaab in March, has earned over $11 million in prizemoney for owners this season. Avdulla still owns a one-bedroom unit in Kensington, a short stroll from Royal Randwick, and bought a four-bedroom terrace off the plan in an upcoming Silkari development in Pagewood.

He was on one winner at Rosehill on the weekend where he moved a step closer to the premiership title, having ridden his 81st city winner and 151st on all tracks this season, including Sparkly Star midweek. After bettering last season’s 79 wins, Avdulla thanked his manager Mark Van Triet.

"Great thrill to be able to set a goal and reach it with still 6 weeks left of the season," he tweeted along with a video of the win on Sparkly Star.

"First time I have broke the 150 win barrier and also riding my 80th metro winner in NSW breaking last years previous best of 79.

"Thanks to my manager for putting in the hard yards."

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 

Former Socceroo Peter 'The Kat' Katholos is selling half of the Belmore duplex that he built.

Katholos, who played for Australian on 25 occasions, bought what was a 1950s double brick property in 2016 before building the state of the art dwelling.

Constructed from double-brick, the four bedroom, three bathroom home features commercial stacker doors which open to an alfresco dining area.

Michael Sabongi at Professionals Belmore had $1.4 million hopes, before reducing them to $1.35 million.

Katholos played as a midfielder for Sydney Olympic FC in the now defunct ANSL. He now runs online sports store footballdepot.

In 1982 he was voted Australian footballer of the year.

This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.