Twelve celebrities who bought and sold property in 2025
Some of Australia’s best-known celebrities shelled out for homes in exclusive areas this year, while others sold up and netted a pretty penny.
Others weren’t so lucky, however, proving that the real estate game isn’t for the faint-hearted. Here are some of the most talked about deals of the year involving high-profile Aussies.
THE SELLERS
Rebecca and Chris Judd
Celebrity couple Rebecca and Chris Judd sold their renovated Mornington Peninsula weekender, but they got less than they hoped for.
The asking price for the three-bedroom home was between $2.84 million and $3 million. The model and her AFL footballer husband sold it for $2.78 million in May after listing it in March.
The couple paid $1,212,500 for the Arthurs Seat property when they bought it.
James Packer
Billionaire businessman James Packer sold his Los Angeles mansion for $93.5 million in April after it had sat on the market for a year.
The 12-bedroom, 18-bathroom estate on a 0.76-hectare block was first listed by Packer in September 2023 with price hopes of $US85 million (about $128 million). It sold for $US60 million.
Built in 1930, the three-storey residence has a pool and spa, landscaped grounds, wine cellar, cinema room and cigar room among other bougie amenities.
Rebel Wilson
Aussie actress Rebel Wilson sold her Balmain investment property after listing it in September with a guide of $2 million.
The two-storey home has a stone kitchen, views of the city skyline and Anzac Bridge from the balcony and double-car garaging with a Tesla charger.
The Pitch Perfect star bought the inner-west unit off the plan for $1.88 million in 2018.
Nick Kyrgios
Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios sold his Sydney penthouse, which has a private 24-square-metre rooftop terrace with city views, for $1,925,000.
The Kensington pad hit the market with a $1.8 million price guide. Kyrgios, 30, offloaded the luxury three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the sought-after Capella building in June a day before its scheduled auction date.
The apartment has lift access to double garaging, a heated outdoor pool and a gym.
Jodhi Meares
Businesswoman and former model Jodhi Meares sold her Sydney fisherman’s cottage for $400,000 above price hopes, after a stop-start attempt to pass on the keys.
The $5.2 million deal for her Watsons Bay property, which does not have parking but is one block back from the harbour, was inked on February 6.
The price guide of $4.8 million was considered entry-level for the high-end suburb, the selling agent said.
Jesinta and Buddy Franklin
Lance “Buddy” Franklin and his wife, Jesinta Franklin, sold their multimillion-dollar home on the Gold Coast for an undisclosed sum.
The retired AFL icon and proud Whadjuk-Noongar man and the model and media personality bought the luxury home in Reedy Creek, in the Gold Coast’s hinterland, for $8.75 million in November 2022.
The mansion, named Villa Casa, has a Mediterranean aesthetic and seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie
The Block winners Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie sold their luxury Sydney beachside escape after pulling it from auction and listing it for private sale.
The five-bedroom home in Newport, complete with high-end finishes and panoramic views, sold to a couple from Sydney’s north shore for slightly under the asking price at $3,702,000 in April.
The buyers inspected the home just once before returning and making a successful offer.
Phoebe Burgess
Influencer Phoebe Burgess’ home in the Bowral suburb of Burradoo sold at auction for $2.09 million in November after an inner-city Sydney family seeking a tree change nabbed the keys.
The Southern Highlands home features four bedrooms, established grounds, 2.4-metre ceilings, a slow-combustion fireplace and multiple living zones.
The auction took 15 minutes from start to finish.
THE BUYERS
Tones and I
Australian singer Tones and I snapped up three neighbouring titles on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, her home locality, for $6.4 million at the end of the year.
The three properties are spread across almost 2.8 hectares and were billed as a rare lifestyle opportunity when they listed in March.
Property records state the singer bought the properties through her company, Johnny Run Away, named after her debut single.
Michael Clarke
Former Test cricket captain Michael Clarke kept up his ties to Sydney’s ritzy Vaucluse this year, buying a six-bedroom mansion for about $20 million, local sources revealed.
Clarke already owns a five-bedroom Mediterranean-style abode in the suburb, bought for $13.01 million in 2021, and sold his matrimonial home with ex-wife Kyly Clarke for $12 million earlier that year.
Andy and Alexandra Allen
MasterChef judge Andy Allen and his wife, Alexandra, settled on a $3.85 million property in Melbourne’s inner north this year.
The couple announced their Northcote purchase on Instagram, captioning a photo of their new retreat: “Melbourne – we’re officially calling this place home!!”
The Allens previously lived in a Carlton townhouse with a private rooftop after moving from Sydney’s Bondi.
Todd McKenney
Stage and screen performer Todd McKenney sold his suburban idyll in Sydney, and then bought a home in inner-city Melbourne.
Public records showed he paid $2,035,000 for the chic warehouse conversion in a former factory in Fitzroy. The industrial-style home came with three bedrooms, soaring ceilings, open-plan living, a courtyard and two parking spaces.
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