Phoebe Burgess’ $2.1m post-divorce coup

Phoebe Burgess’ ‘single income family’ is $2.1m richer courtesy of a savvy move in the wake of her divorce from ex-NRL Sam Burgess. Picture: Richard Dobson

Acre Hill, the Southern Highlands acreage listed by social media influencer Phoebe Burgess, sold at its weekend auction.

It was the Burradoo property bought after she separated from her former husband, rugby league champion turned coach, Sam Burgess, who’d quit their matrimonial Maroubra home in late 2019. 

The private Moss Vale Rd acreage was originally listed with a $2.25m price guide in May, which was subsequently tweaked to $2m to $2.2m.

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Phoebe Burgess sold her Southern Highlands investment acreage. which included a Tuscan-style four-bedroom, three-bathroom house. Picture: realestate.com.au

Just ahead of the onsite auction on Saturday, it was advised at $1.9m by its listing agents Erica Chapman and Sarah Burke of Atlas. There were two bidders after auctioneer David Scholes took a $1.9m opening bid. The top bidder at $2,075,000 raised their offer to $2,090,000 and it was knocked down amid the sunshine and light showers.

Burgess, a mother of two, purchased the Tuscan-style four-bedroom, three-bathroom house for $1,725,000 in 2021 but reportedly has never resided there, instead living at her parents, Sarah and Mitch Hooke’s nearby Daffodil Downs estate.

Before the auction, Burgess was spotted having an early breakfast at The Press Shop cafe with her father, but their bowls, which looked like acai, were too much so they took the remainder with them. She nervously vaped on a golden vape when spotted before the auction.

The house on 6949sq m was last listed as a rental at $995 a week last year.

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Phoebe Burgess has reportedly has never resided at the Burradoo property. Picture: realestate.com.au

Plenty of space.

Lovely part of the world.

Country kitchen. Picture: Supplied

The sales listing garnered 2759 page views on realestate.com.au during its latest marketing campaign, after 1695 page views during its initial six months on the market, suggesting a spring pick-up in buyer activity.

Burgess recently said it was amid the pandemic and following the end of her marriage that the Highlands proved to be “a sanctuary” every time she drove down the highway with her children. She recently advised that the Highlands was “a soothing place where there was no one looking in”.

“We are a single-income family, completely, which is why I’m selling, which does break my heart,” Burgess told CoStar.

“We couldn’t have it all at once, and that’s OK. That dream will have to be realised in the future.”

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SEPTEMBER 28: Sam Burgess of the Rabbitohs and wife Phoebe Burgess arrive at the 2016 Dally M Awards at Star City on September 28, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

No word yet, but Sydney Confidential reported mid-year that with both children at local schools, there’s a good chance she won’t be going far.

Proptrack calculates the median four-bedroom house is $2,452,000, across 33 sales over the past year with an average 84 days time on market.

The median is up 5 per cent annually, and down 21 per cent from the all time high of $3,075,000 in August 2021.

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