Two prestige homes sold for $47.5 million

Backpacker playground turned influencer and celebrity hotspot Byron Bay has just seen its most expensive house sale ever, with a luxe three-bedroom hinterland home trading for $26 million. Pacifico Property’s Christian Sergiacomi handled the sale to Jersey Investment, linked to the late Bill Roche and his wife Imelda Roche, who founded beauty business Nutrimetics.

On the weekend a vascular surgeon bought one of the most iconic homes in Manly’s beachfront. Novak Properties Lisa Novak and Michael Siljic sold 2 Reddall Street Manly for $21.5 million.

This is the first time the property has changed hands in 41 years, it last sold in 1981 for $300,000.