A Sovereign Islands stunner boasts some serious entertainer’s credentials courtesy of painstaking redesign that’s all about the indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

Boasting 27m of waterfrontage and views to the Coomera River, 86 Royal Albert Cres has undergone an extensive renovation by owners Glenn and Riki Campbell, who purchased the property in 2022.

Back then, the home had ‘great bones’ but was in need of a modern makeover, so the Campbells set to work redesigning the residence with a family friendly layout and the

entertainer’s lifestyle front of mind.

“It was in need of reconfiguring and modernising,” Mr Campbell said.

“We wanted it to be an entertainer’s house, so we reconfigured the whole backyard and pool area to make it more family friendly, including removing concrete sections and adding bi-fold doors across the entire back of the house to allow it to open up.

“We also shifted the home cinema downstairs and turned the kitchen around to make it an open plan working area.”

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Upstairs, all the bedrooms received an update, and the bathrooms were also modernised, while the property’s exterior enjoyed some attention, with a new facade featuring timber accents.

The result is an immaculately renovated five-bedroom, five-bathroom home with an all-new look and some ultra-luxe features.

Spanning three levels, the residence is designed to give occupants their own space but also brings people together, with the upper level dedicated to relaxation.

The spacious master suite has its own dressing room and ensuite and enjoys access to a large balcony with water views.

The top storey also features three additional bedrooms which all boast their own ensuites and walk-in robes, while on the ground level, it’s all about entertaining.

The cinema, games lounge and open plan living, dining, and kitchen area all interconnect,

while bi-fold doors bring the outside in and allow for easy access to a covered outdoor entertaining area with its own built-in barbecue.

“We spend a lot of time in that outdoor barbecue area,” Mr Campbell said.

“It overlooks the water and is right next to the pool, with great views across to the Coomera River.”

The ground floor also offers a second lounge area with balcony, along with an office that doubles as a guest suite courtesy of a concealed Murphy bed.

“It’s a fabulous family home and we do a lot of entertaining,” Mr Campbell said.

“Whether it’s a birthday, Christmas or a family gathering, everything tends to gravitate to our house because it’s open plan and easy to entertain in.”

Meanwhile, there’s also the bonus of a huge basement beneath the home, which accommodates up to seven cars, and the property boasts a large boat pontoon where you can moor a 65ft boat.

“It’s a very convenient location for boating,” Mr Campbell said.

“It’s bridge free and in two minutes you can be on the Broadwater where you can access all the great locations on the Gold Coast.”

Situated in a private Sovereign Islands estate, the property offers easy access to Paradise Point’s cafes, restaurants, shops, and parklands, and is just 15 minutes from the village atmosphere and world-class golf courses of Sanctuary Cove.

Following on from the success of their Sovereign Island’s renovation, the Campbells are now set to embark on another project and have listed their home for sale with Ivy Wu and Isaac Kim of Ivy Realty Gold Coast.

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This architectural masterpiece in Plenty’s Blackwood Acres has been home for three years to the vendor and her family – her husband, four children and pet Frenchie.

“The pocket we are in is really a hidden gem surrounded by grand residences and lush gardens,” the vendor says.

“It’s only 21km to the CBD and you get the feel of the country, but you’re in the suburbs.”

The home at 2 Grange Ave sits on 4014sq m surrounded by nature, with Plenty Gorge on its doorstep.

“There are amazing walking and mountain bike riding trails as well as Blue Lake, which is a well-known watering hole in the summer. It is full of people taking a dip,” the vendor says.

While the location is undeniably stunning, it’s the home itself that takes your breath away.

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It was designed by TNA Architecture in close collaboration with the owners.

Thoughtfully designed to capture natural light, the entry foyer with an atrium garden and soaring 6m ceilings creates a memorable first impression, while in situ concrete formwork and reclaimed San Selmo bricks imported from Spain add timeless texture and elegance.

The dining zone and a sunken lounge room feature a soaring double-height ceiling, gas log fire, and a custom-designed couch, while a glass fibre reinforced concrete feature wall by Concrete Collective adds architectural drama.

“The sunken lounge is a favourite of mine as we all gather there each evening as a family, and it’s so cosy,” the vendor says.

But more than anything, the house is “definitely an entertainer’s home”.

“We have had countless events and celebrations in this home, as recently as Christmas gone, when we entertained 60-odd family members,” she says.

“We celebrated our daughter’s 16th in the home and another’s 13th. The kids have hosted their deb after-parties and formal parties.

“It’s a place where we all just come together.”

The home features multiple living spaces with standout architectural features, as well as outdoor living centres including a floodlit tennis court, solar-heated pool and spa, all of which have been favourite features for the current owners.

“Our little boy loves the theatre room and tennis court, and basketball ring,” says the vendor.

“The kids all collectively love the pool and spa. They sit in the spa on many nights, whether summer or winter. And my husband loves having his own wellness centre with a gym, sauna, steam room and ice bath. He gets lost in there,” she says.

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Self-made entrepreneurs are reshaping the prestige property market, with the Gold Coast emerging as the nation’s second most expensive city to own a luxury home.

Australia’s Luxury Report 2025 by Ray White reveals luxury property sales are booming across Australia, pushing the price tag for a high-end home up 72 per cent from 10 years ago to a minimum of $2.52m.

And while Sydney remains the top market – with an eye-watering luxe buy-in of $4m – the Gold Coast has claimed the next spot at $2.6m, eclipsing Melbourne’s $2.49m entry point.

The Sunshine Coast also ranked in the top five at $2.4m, followed by Brisbane and Perth, where the average luxury home now costs $2.1m.

Ray White Group managing director Dan White said south east Queensland had become “the clear success story in Australia’s high-end property market”, with Gold Coast luxury home prices more than doubling from $1.14m in 2015.

Gold Coast blue-chip markets of Mermaid Beach to Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise featured among the report’s top 10 luxury suburbs by price growth since 2015, recording jumps of 4.73 and 4.64 per cent respectively.

The city’s top local sale of 2025 to date was $22m for a Main River estate at 7-9 McMillan Ct, Southport, followed by a Surfers Paradise mansion at 8 Southern Cross Dr sold for $18.5m.

In third place was Bartinon, an opulent riverfront home at 26 Marseille Ct, Bundall snapped up for $18m this week after two years on the market.

Ray White Senior Data Analyst Atom Go Tian said a staggering $663m changed hands across just 20 transactions. Buyers were mostly self-made entrepreneurs from diverse sectors including e-commerce, property development, financial services, fashion, and technology.

“Today’s ultra-luxury property buyers are primarily self-made business owners, especially those who built digital and tech companies, rather than corporate executives who once dominated this market,” Mr Go Tian said.

“The wealth behind these purchases now comes from a much wider range of industries, with online businesses and technology ventures leading the way.

“While buyers in their late 40s to 50s continued to form the core market, we’re witnessing increasing participation from millennial entrepreneurs, particularly those who have built wealth through digital businesses,” he said.

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Mr Go Tian said luxury homes varied dramatically by location, generally including premium materials and exceptional finishes, such as marble countertops, hardwood floors, and custom cabinetry.

“More than just a price point, luxury represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship, attention to detail, and scarcity within a market,” he said.

“As our data reveals, the concept of luxury continues to transform across Australia’s diverse regions, shaped by changing demographics, wealth distribution, and lifestyle preferences.”

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Private listings and Clear Cooperation (CCP) have been Compass’s headline calling cards over the past several months, but at HousingWire’s The Gathering on Sunday, mergers and acquisitions were the primary focus. 

In a conversation with Diego Sanchez, the president of HousingWire, Lacey Conway, the CEO of Latter & Blum and Compass executive vice president of M&A, discussed her firm’s acquisition strategy, as well as the integration of Latter & Blum into Compass. 

Founded in New Orleans 1916, Latter & Blum was a regional powerhouse in the brokerage space.

“I was trying to figure out what would be the best next chapter for the company,” Conway said. “I certainly knew of Compass, but it wasn’t in our market, but I felt like I could really get excited about the idea of taking the best of what we had to offer plus the best of what Compass brought to our market.”

Conway said she worked with Compass leaders, including CEO and founder Robert Reffkin, to ensure that what made Latter & Blum special wasn’t lost when they joined a much larger organization. 

“That is always such a concern. I think Robert was so clear from the beginning that he wanted local leadership to make the decisions and that way it didn’t feel like we were part of this big brokerage based in Manhattan with everything coming out of a Manhattan office,” she said.

The acquisition of Conway’s firm is just one of many made by Compass over the past year, with deals including the acquisition of Tennessee-based Parks Real Estate and its acquisition of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. While these firms have been allowed to maintain their own identities, Conway said Compass does not want to become a “house of brands.” 

“That is confusing to the public and confusing to agents,” Conway said. “At Latter & Blum we decided that we want to move towards being Compass, so we spent the last year co-branding and getting comfortable and trying to have a slow pace of integration into becoming fully Compass.” 

Conway believes this more measured approach to integration, as well as the fact the Compass did not have a presence in their market prior to the acquisition, has helped with agent retention.

“Very clearly important about making this deal attractive was that our team stayed intact,” Conway said. “It wasn’t like this person was leaving or we were going to have to cut office staff. We were able to show Compass that we were up and running and had great managers and happy agents and that enabled us to keep things together.” 

Looking ahead to the future, Reffkin and Compass have not been shy about their goal to have 30% market share in their top-30 markets. In her new role as head of M&A, Conway said the company is hoping that this growth is balanced between both organic growth and acquisitions. 

Despite hoping for a balanced approach, she noted that Compass was certainly interested in large acquisition deals, as highlighted in its purchase of @properties. However, she did not confirm or deny the possibility of another blockbuster acquisition: Compass’s rumored potential acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. 

“Ultimately, I think Compass is looking at companies to see whether they operate in markets where we already exist and if they can drive momentum,” she said. “Are there high producing agents, is it a company with healthy ancillary services?”

Being an actor often entails spending extended periods away from family and constantly being on the move.

While many of us dream of living the luxurious life that celebrities experience, this lifestyle can become exhausting, or so actors keep telling us.

For Will Smith, he may have discovered the ultimate solution to these challenges; however, the only problem is that it doesn’t come cheap.

The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star, who has a reported net worth of around $540 million, once owned a custom two-storey motorhome worth $3.8 million ($US2.5 million), which is significantly more valuable than most Aussie houses.

The Hollywood star dropped $2.5 million on a fully customised, two-storey RV by Anderson Mobile Estates that boasts enough amenities to rival even the fanciest homes.

Ron Anderson, who helped to design the trailer, ran through the fine details and explored the expensive materials used to bring it to life.

“This is the biggest, tallest, widest, most luxurious RV in the world,” Anderson said.

“Will Smith contacted me and said I want something unique; I said, ‘I got it.’

“There’s no amount of money that you could offer me to break that trust.”

This massive 22-wheeled vehicle has it all, from expensive countertops to a home cinema.

Known as ‘The Heat’, this sprawling home features an expansive roof that rises to 107cm to create an upstairs level, housing an impressive 30-person cinema with automatic shades and a 100-inch TV.

If (for some reason) a cinema with 30 seats doesn’t interest you, the room can also be transformed into a luxurious office space.

The first level of the home on wheels features a full kitchen estimated to be worth around $300,000, a dining room, two lounges — one of which boasts a professional makeup station — and a small office, while the other serves as a wardrobe.

The downstairs area features a $38,000 bathroom that spans the full width of the trailer, complete with a glass door that turns opaque at the touch of a button, a sauna shower, and a separate toilet.

The luxury extends beyond that, as the motorhome boasts 111.5 square metres of living space, 14 televisions, leather furnishings valued at $462,000, and technology worth over $192,500.

All doors on the RV are automatic and were dubbed “Star Trek” doors by Anderson when the RV was first unveiled in the early 2000s.

Will used to own “The Heat” for decades and famously lived in it while filming Ali, Men in Black III, and The Pursuit of Happyness.

If you’re willing to pay for the experience, this luxurious 22-wheeler is now available for hire at a rate of $13,800 per night.

Will Smith is currently residing in a $66m custom-built compound in Calabasas, California, which he has owned for several years.

The house was designed by architect Stephen Samuelson, who collaborated with Will Smith and Pinkett Smith in 1997, inspired by the work he had done on the home of Carol Burnett, according to Architectural Digest.

The property boasts nine bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.

The residence features a meditation lounge, a recording studio, a sunken trampoline, and courts for basketball, tennis, and volleyball.

The home graced the cover of Architectural Digest in 2011 and was briefly listed for sale for $42 million in 2014.

In September 2021, the couple had to renovate the property after a basement fire caused smoke damage. The family was home when the fire broke out, but no injuries were reported, according to the New York Post.

Pinkett Smith reportedly filmed her former talk show “Red Table Talk” inside the Calabasas home.

Last year, the pair parted ways with one of the more modest properties in their robust real estate portfolio.

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