Farquhar, the co-chief executive and co-founder of the Nasdaq-listed software giant Atlassian, already owns one of Australia's most expensive houses, Elaine, also in Point Piper, purchased five years ago for $71 million.
1. 38A Wentworth Road, Vaucluse, NSW ($62.75 million) In first place and officially the most expensive property of 2022 is 38A Wentworth Road in Vaucluse which sold for an inflation-busting $62.75 million.
Who has the most expensive house in the world? The most expensive house in the world and the world's biggest house is Buckingham Palace, owned by the King Charles III in right of the United Kingdom Crown with an estimated value of $6.7 billion.
Elaine, owned by Atlassian's other co-founder, Scott Farquhar, purchased Elaine in Point Piper for $71 million. Like the Cannon-Brookes' home, it was also owned by the Fairfax family.
The most expensive street in Australia, Ray White found, is Wolseley Road in Point Piper, a long street of almost 1km lined by mansions with panoramic harbour vistas from living rooms. In the last 12 months, deals of up to $45 million have been inked in Wolseley, leaving it with a median of $33 million.
According to the PropTrack data, the most expensive suburb in the country is Bellevue Hill in Sydney's eastern suburbs, dominated by grand estates and heritage manors, with a house AVM of $8.42 million.
After seven years in the making, Bill Gates' mega-mansion 'Xanadu 2.0', takes the top spot at a whopping $125 million!
Istana Nurul Imam Palace, Brunei
It is located in the hills of River Brunei near the capital city. It is the world's largest private residence with a 2.15 million square feet area. It has 1788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, a banquet hall with a capacity of 5000 guests, and a mosque accommodating 1500 people.
Description. As at 2002, Wolseley Road was the most expensive residential road/street in Australia with 16 of the top 100 most expensive houses in Sydney being located on it.
At the top, Orange County, California-based Donald Bren remains the wealthiest real estate billionaire in the country with an estimated $16.2 billion net worth, nearly $1 billion higher than last year.
The richest man in the world, Bill gates owns this simple-looking, but extravagantly architected mansion, on the edge of Lake Washington. Named Xanadu 2.0, this 66,000 sq. foot residence was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Cutler Anderson Architects, built over a span of 7 years.
And it turns out Perth has the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the country. Residents of Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove in the Western Australian capital boast an average taxable income of $325,343 apiece.
Australia's top 10 cheapest suburbs 2022
Andamooka in South Australia takes the title of Australia's cheapest suburb, with a median house price of just $20,000.
The biggest house in Australia is Fairwater, a two-storey mansion in the harbour-side Sydney suburb of Point Piper.
Most Beautiful House in the World 1: Dracula Palace, Romania
The gorgeous castle is located about 2500 ft. above sea level and is a big touristic attraction. The Palace is surrounded by luscious green forests and also houses a museum.
The most expensive private house in the world is Antilia, a 27-storey personal skyscraper and home of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai.
Elon Musk's House portfolio holds Gene Wilder's former home, a $30 million mansion in Los Angeles, and a historic 100-year-old mansion on the San Francisco Peninsula. In this article, we take a look at the breathtaking houses owned by the world's first billionaire renter.
The Facebook (now known as Meta) founder currently owns 10 homes situated all throughout California—including San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Lake Tahoe—plus several holdings on Kauai, Hawaii. Each property is far more elaborate than even your standard celebrity fare.
Canberra is the happiest capital of Australia, according to research.