Mansion Global Daily: Dubai’s Real Estate Market Logs Best Quarter

Former Australian Rugby Player Bill Young Selling Sydney Trophy Home

Former Australian rugby player Bill Young and his wife, Anna, are selling their trophy home, a Federation-style mansion in Northwood, a suburb of Sydney. The six-bedroom house comes with a swimming pool, a sauna, a tennis court and a guest house. Although the agent, Ray White’s Chris Wilkins, has yet to set a price guide, local sources are expecting it to go for more than A$14 million (US$8.94 million) at the auction on Dec. 14. Mr. Young, 48, a hotelier who has played for the Wallabies and the Brumbies, bought the property in 2018 for a then-record A$11.2 million. Domain

Dubai’s Real Estate Market Logs Best Quarter, Driven by Luxury Homes

Dubai’s real estate market saw the best-performing quarter in history in the third quarter, with sales reaching AED 70 billion (US$19 billion), according to a report by DXBinteract.com, a real estate site. The figure was up 18% from the previous quarter and up 64.5% compared to the same period last year. The completion of 22 large new projects in different regions of the country has contributed to these numbers, with the value of deals worth more than AED 100 million rising 49% during the quarter, according to the report. Zawya.com

Orange County, California’s Priciest Home Sale This Year Closes for $55 Million

“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Heather Dubrow and her husband, Terry, a plastic surgeon, have quietly sold their Newport Beach, California, mansion for $55 million, making it the priciest home sale in Orange County so far this year. The home was not publicly listed, and the buyer paid all cash. The Durbrows bought the acre of blufftop land for $4.2 million in 2013 and had a house custom built in 2018. The Tuscan-style home has 22,000 square feet of living space with seven bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. Dirt

A Newly Constructed Brooklyn Townhouse With a Pool Asks $3.5 Million

A newly constructed townhouse on the waterfront in Brooklyn, New York’s Red Hook neighborhood has hit the market for $3.499 million. The home has 2,722 square feet of living space across four levels, including four bedrooms, multiple formal and informal dining and living spaces. There’s also a private driveway, a pool, and a rooftop terrace with an outdoor theater and views of lower Manhattan, downtown Brooklyn and the Statue of Liberty. 6sqft