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Lucy Macken is the prestige property reporter and Title Deeds columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys three houses next door for $12.25m
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Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys three houses next door for $12.25m

As investment strategies go, you could do a lot worse than to buy next door to the tech entrepreneur.

  • by Lucy Macken

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VC buys $14.5m house in cash as Canva makes investors rich overnight
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VC buys $14.5m house in cash as Canva makes investors rich overnight

It seems not even Sydney’s leading venture capitalists like Blackbird’s Rick Baker are immune to the lure of Sydney’s high-end housing market.

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A $9.5m mansion that ‘shocked the flock’ of Exclusive Brethren back up for sale
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A $9.5m mansion that ‘shocked the flock’ of Exclusive Brethren back up for sale

It was a big week for high-end sellers, from the $200 million digs of “Aussie” John Symond to the Strathfield home of fellow rich lister Tony Tartak.

  • by Lucy Macken
‘Aussie’ John Symond lists Point Piper trophy home. Yours for just $200 million-plus

‘Aussie’ John Symond lists Point Piper trophy home. Yours for just $200 million-plus

The last time the Aussie Home Loans founder listed the waterfront mega-mansion, he knocked back an offer of $110 million because he didn’t want to part with it.

  • by Lucy Macken
Nick Fairfax leads Sydney’s well-heeled to dig deep on multimillion-dollar house plans
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Nick Fairfax leads Sydney’s well-heeled to dig deep on multimillion-dollar house plans

A scion of the newspaper media dynasty sure got the attention of his Manly neighbours recently, care of a few jackhammers and a great big hole in the ground.

  • by Lucy Macken
Sirius’ mystery $35m penthouse buyer revealed amid hopes of $50m resale
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Sirius’ mystery $35m penthouse buyer revealed amid hopes of $50m resale

The head of the developer behind Sirius, Jean-Dominique Huynh, isn’t just hatching plans for The Rocks building, but also for his Vaucluse house.

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High-end buyers break records in red-hot inner west
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High-end buyers break records in red-hot inner west

The inner west used to be a first-timers’ haven, but not when a homewares queen paid $4.65m and a fixer-upper fetched double-digit millions.

  • by Lucy Macken
Billionaire’s heiress triples her money on $18m weekender
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Billionaire’s heiress triples her money on $18m weekender

Paris Neilson, daughter of Judith and Kerr Neilson, sold her estate. Now there could be a consolidation in the works with the home next door.

  • by Lucy Macken
This $24m mansion burnt to the ground. The arsonists almost backed out
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This $24m mansion burnt to the ground. The arsonists almost backed out

Property developer Steve Nassif has pleaded guilty to his role in the fire that destroyed a Northwood home in 2022, but is remaining tight-lipped on his motive.

  • by Sarah McPhee, Lucy Macken and Clare Sibthorpe
Is it better to invest in shares or property? Point Piper’s surprising answer
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Is it better to invest in shares or property? Point Piper’s surprising answer

Former stock exchange boss Dominic Stevens has swapped his $52 million digs for an environmental activist’s home in Point Piper, but that’s not his only noteworthy trade.

  • by Lucy Macken
Ex-garbo Ian Malouf buys his neighbour’s house to create $70m compound
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Ex-garbo Ian Malouf buys his neighbour’s house to create $70m compound

He already owned two neighbouring houses in Double Bay, but what could be even better? Adding a third.

  • by Lucy Macken