Entries by JKents

Mornington Peninsula: Heritage-listed Grimwade House for sale

Grimwade House at 28-54 Dundas St, Rye, won the 1963 Victorian Architecture Medal for House of the Year. Developers are circling an iconic mid-century modernist Mornington Peninsula house for sale with a $11m-$12m price tag. The eight-bedroom home set on a sprawling 3.79ha Rye block was originally built for the late business mogul Geoffrey Grimwade […]

Rose Bay dad helps son buy $82.5m house next door

14 Tivoli Ave, Rose Bay was bought by next door neighbour Insurance broker Jim Angelis and his son John, with his mate, Yianni Gourlas. A wealthy Rose Bay Dad has helped his son and best mate buy the waterfront house next door for a whopping $82.5m. Insurance broker Jim Angelis, who bought the waterfront trophy […]

Learning, capital, and demand: The critical levers for homebuilders in 2026

Many owners, presidents, CEOs, and business leaders we’ve gotten to know over the years at America’s homebuilding firms begin and end each day by turning on the lights, making coffee, and setting out to improve at least three aspects of their operations. January 5, 2026. January 6, 2026. January 31, 2026. And eventually, on December […]

The Block star Mat Johnson buys church in bid to save ‘dying’ town

Adelaide’s The Block fan favourite Mat Johnson is swapping TV drama for a real-life rescue mission: reviving a decommissioned Anglican Church to help bringing visitors – and dollars –back to a town he describes as “dying”. Fresh off finishing third on the 2025 season of the hit reality show with best mate Robby – Mat […]

Inside 18yo darts champions’ millionaire lifestyle

Move over cricketers and footie players – one of the most freewheeling sport star spenders, with a lavish $12,000 a week rental home to boot, is one of the top names in a sport you wouldn’t have thought: professional darts. Eighteen-year-old Englishman Luke Littler is the biggest name in darts, having just become a two-time […]

Brisbane homes jump $135,900 in a year despite rate hike fears

The dwelling price in Brisbane jumped by almost $136k in just one year. Brisbane homeowners woke up $135,900 richer at the start of the new year, with median home values growing at more than double the annual pace of Sydney and triple that of Melbourne, with regional markets also sizzling. The Queensland capital led the […]

Adelaide house values on the brink of hitting $1m median

Adelaide house values are on the brink of hitting a once-inconceivable benchmark following double-digit growth in 2025. PropTrack’s latest Home Price Index report reveals the capital’s median house price is edging closer to the $1m mark. It reached $983,000 by December following 0.7 per cent growth for the month and 12.5 per cent for the […]

Birkenstock pair buy $85m house

This Rose Bay home sold for $85m, the top sale in Sydney over 2025. Billionaires Alex and Vanessa Birkenstock, of the German leather sandal-family, are the buyers of an $85m Rose Bay mansion that sold in the days leading up to Christmas. The last-minute purchase was the highest residential sale for 2025. The couple, who […]

Wandana Heights home sells after attracting interest from AFL player

The quality of 13 Lapin Grove, Wandana Heights, impressed buyers. A Wandana Heights home that caught the eye of Geelong Cats player Shannon Neale has sold for $1.15m in a holiday period deal. The key AFL forward inspected the split-level, three-bedroom house at 13 Lapin Grove several times. But Ray White, Highton listing agent Ben […]

From military service to the built world: Why construction still struggles with accountability and visibility

Transitioning from military service to a civilian career is rarely straightforward. For me, it led to the built environment — an industry that, to my surprise, felt immediately familiar. Construction sites, development teams, and project organizations operate under pressures familiar to military units: tight timelines, limited resources, high stakes, and the need to coordinate across […]