McGrath auctioneer Scott Kennedy-Green sees another The Block auction triumph
The McGrath Estate Agents auctioneer Scott Kennedy-Green has over the 16 seasons on The Block auctioned seven properties. He started at the initial auction in 2003 at Bondi Beach. Kennedy-Green...
View ArticleDanny Wallis, the perennial Block bidder, pumps energy into 2020 Brighton...
Scott Cam reckoned the auctions would be nail biting, but it mostly about how deep were the pockets of Danny Wallis, the energetic bidderman who spent just under $12 million on three purchases at The...
View ArticleJimmy and Tam's Brighton Block house comes with largest depreciation schedule...
Domain senior research analyst Nicola Powell says House 5 at the Blighton Block 2020 auction could have what it takes to win – given it has the largest depreciation schedule of all the houses. “I think...
View ArticleComedian Dave Hughes inspects Block 2020 Brighton houses on auction eve
The comedian Dave Hughes, and past Block buyer, inspected Block 2020 Brighton houses on auction eve. His Friday inspection came before tomorrow's auctions of the five New Street houses. The houses have...
View ArticleJamie Durie's House Rules dumped from Channel 7's 2021 schedule
The Seven Network has dumped House Rules from its 2021 schedule, saying it would “require reinvention” before any return to screens in 2022. The decision was advised by Seven’s programming boss Angus...
View ArticleSarah and George set to win The Block Brighton 2020
Sarah and George are favourites at $2.50 to win The Block at Brighton in 2020. George is an electrician while his wife Sarah is a high school teacher. Western Australian’s Luke and Jasmine are second...
View ArticleMatt and Kim's The Block Sky High South Melbourne apartment resells at...
Matt and Kim’s apartment on The Block Sky High has resold for $1.9 million. The apartment was transformed on the Sky High series by Matt and Kim Di Costa. It hit the market for the second time since...
View ArticleDavid and Victoria Beckham's Mosman rental sold
There has been a $20 million-plus sale of a Mosman trophy home, which was reportedly rented by international superstars David and Victoria Beckham when they came to Sydney in 2018 for the Invictus...
View ArticleJames Kennedy secures Clarendon Street, East Melbourne apartment
James Kennedy, the chairman of the retailer Kennedy Luxury Group, has been able to secure the $4.5 million East Melbourne apartment he and his wife, Jaimee Belle Kennedy, have occupied for the past two...
View ArticleThe Block's Brighton homes are tipped to sell for $3.5 million plus
Australia’s longest running reality program, The Block, returns in its 16th season on Sunday, August 23 where five period homes from the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, all in decrepit condition, have...
View ArticleRick Horsley SC spends $3.62 million to buy Tess and Luke's The Block Oslo...
The bullied Cairns couple Tess and Luke Struber took home the grand prize as the winners of The Block 2019 after 14 weeks of stressful renovation. Channel Nine manipulated the reserves which were set...
View ArticleAshgrove home of Brisbane's first Master Chef contestant set to sell
An Ashgrove home created by Brisbane's first ever contestant on Master Chef has hit the market. In 2007, Sandra Moreno, a finalist on the shows first season in 2009, bought what was then a red brick...
View ArticleMedia heiress Francesca Packer-Balham buys level-40 penthouse in...
The largest single level apartment in Sydney, on the 40th level of the Horizon building in Darlinghurst, has been sold to media heiress Francesca Packer-Barham. The apartment was recently recreated by...
View ArticleNew house rules: landmark ruling could trigger other workers’ compensation...
GUEST OBSERVATION This week, the Seven Network was found liable to pay a workers’ compensation claim brought by Nicole Prince, one of the contestants on its renovation reality television show, House...
View ArticleThe Block 2020 confirmed for bayside Brighton
The 16th season of Channel Nine's hit renovation show The Block will be shot in the affluent bayside suburb of Brighton. Blockheads might find themselves building a home from scratch for the first time...
View ArticleJamie Durie to take over from Johanna Griggs as House Rules host
Jamie Durie is to take over from Johanna Griggs as the host on House Rules. The replacement was speculated by TV Blackbox. Soon after Griggs tweeted: "If your mail is right.. (which I’ve no doubt it...
View ArticleWendy Moore to depart Seven’s House Rules
Wendy Moore has announced her departure from Seven’s House Rules. Moore’s announcement came just months after House Rules host Johanna Griggs announced her departure. “After seven incredible years on...
View ArticleSelling Houses Australia takes on Central Coast project
Foxtel Lifestyle’s Selling Houses Australia team is back on the Central Coast, seeking to transform an unsold Empire Bay home for the Gilbert family. Designer Shaynna Blaze, gardening expert Charlie...
View ArticleThe Block Oslo 2019 homes officially listed for sale
The five listings from this year’s season of The Block are now officially live. Each of the five houses has an indicative selling price of between $3 million and $3.3 million, roughly four times as...
View ArticleTom Williams departs LJ Hooker AVNU Mosman
Television's celebrity chippie turned real estate agent Tom Williams has quietly moved on from his job in the highly competitive lower North Shore residential sales market. After just six months at LJ...
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