Online real estate netting big clicks
A LUXURIOUS five-bedroom, six-bathroom mansion with north-facing ocean views from one of Australia’s most exclusive resort towns was the region’s most popular property listing of 2018.
New data released by REA Group has revealed the most popular property listings by clicks for 2018, and, in Cairns and Douglas local government areas, 1 Wharf St, Port Douglas was a stand out.
The home was last sold in 2007 for $10 million and is owned by John and Marillyn Morris.
Seven campaigns since 2010 have failed to find a new buyer for the home which includes a two-bedroom gate cottage.
It is still on the market and has been with Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty Port Douglas agent Barbara Wolveridge since February this year.
Constructed 30 years ago, the 940sq m interior has undergone a contemporary makeover adding almost every conceivable modern convenience. There are four guest bedrooms, three with an ensuite, and a secluded ground level master residence with north-facing bedroom and a luxuriously-appointed ensuite which adjoins a private living area and study.
There are also stunning 180 degree views across the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Low Isles to Thornton Peak.
The second most viewed home in Far North Queensland was a hilltop shack built in Italian Renaissance architectural style in Cairns’ leafy suburb of Whitfield.
Stunning 5m high ceilings in the central living area of 21 Knott Court, Whitfield lead to panels of hand-selected timber in the cabinetry built throughout the six-bedroom, sevenbathroom home.
Colliers International Cairns prestige sales agent Tom Quaid said the home was more than double the size of a typical block of land.
The home includes a selfcontained
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guest apartment, two timber panelled offices, gymnasium, music room, formal and informal dining and an eight-car underground garage with workshop.
The property has never changed hands, although it was listed for sale in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
5 Planchonella Cl, Edge Hill, 37 Beachfront Dr, Port Douglas, 6 Escape Cl, Clifton Beach, 58 Jamieson St, Trinity Beach, 24 Macarthur Cl, Palm Cove, 39 Oxley St, Edge Hill, 10-12 Ramsey Cl, Kewarra Beach and 114A Hillview Cr, Whitfield rounded out the top ten most clicked properties in the region.