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Federation Suburbs and Precincts
Jon Ruwolt
  • Dec 17, 2018
  • 2 min

Federation Suburbs and Precincts

Season's greetings to all of you! And a happy New Year too, marked by Queen Anne celebrations found by viewing the new movie "The...
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Geelong Federation homes fetching high prices
Jon Ruwolt
  • Dec 11, 2018
  • 3 min

Geelong Federation homes fetching high prices

In Geelong, Victoria, Peter Farago of the Geelong Advertiser reported on one of three Geelong Federation beauties to fetch premium prices...
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Claremont House with ACT connection
Jon Ruwolt
  • Nov 29, 2018
  • 2 min

Claremont House with ACT connection

A renovated Claremont home that once belonged for the former Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has been listed for sale. The home...
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Trophy Federation Homes
Jon Ruwolt
  • Nov 26, 2018
  • 2 min

Trophy Federation Homes

These homes have been for sale recently, of which one has quickly sold. Lugano, 215 Clarke St, Northcote VIC 'Eminence on Ruckers Hill'...
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Mosman, the Federation Suburb
Jon Ruwolt
  • Nov 25, 2018
  • 2 min

Mosman, the Federation Suburb

Two Sydney suburbs claim to be the 'Federation Suburb': both Haberfield and Mosman. Both were developed in the period following the...
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Fancy a Queen Anne renovation?
Jon Ruwolt
  • Nov 2, 2018
  • 3 min

Fancy a Queen Anne renovation?

In both Victoria and South Australia two desirable double-storey properties have been listed for sale. Four bedrooms on a large block in...
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Menzie's Arts and Crafts home in Kew, with "weird" sales hooks...
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 30, 2018
  • 2 min

Menzie's Arts and Crafts home in Kew, with "weird" sales hooks...

Sir Robert Menzies owned this 1874sq m property, which dates back to 1912, from 1929-1949, including two years spent as Victoria’s deputy...
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Huge Potts Point Mansion for sale
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 28, 2018
  • 3 min

Huge Potts Point Mansion for sale

UPDATED: Jonathan Chancellor reported on December 24, 2020 that Amber Symond, the wife of legendary mortgage broker, Aussie John Symond...
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Top Federation Homes
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 27, 2018
  • 2 min

Top Federation Homes

Derived from sales reports and heritage listings, here are my choice of the best Federation homes for each state of Australia. I have...
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Quality Federation Renovations
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 24, 2018
  • 4 min

Quality Federation Renovations

CLASSIC beauty should be more than skin deep for grand Federation style houses. There are several common ways of renovating a Federation...
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Mosman 'Merchant Mansions' still in demand
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 22, 2018
  • 4 min

Mosman 'Merchant Mansions' still in demand

LUCY MACKEN for Domain.com.au wrote on FEB 11, 2017 that: Mosman is widely regarded as one of Sydney’s most prestigious suburbs, and yet...
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Federation Home sets Brisbane price record
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 2 min

Federation Home sets Brisbane price record

Elizabeth Tilly, writing in the Courier Mail, reports that Clonlara of Clayfield, a landmark Federation home, sold for the first time in...
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Luxurious Federation homes on the market
Jon Ruwolt
  • Oct 7, 2018
  • 2 min

Luxurious Federation homes on the market

Reporter Owen Roberts, writing in the Daily Telegraph has just written of the character and history of Federation homes, that are lacking...
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Fairwater, the Fairfax Point Piper estate quickly sold, most expensive house in Australia
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 27, 2018
  • 2 min

Fairwater, the Fairfax Point Piper estate quickly sold, most expensive house in Australia

LUCY MACKEN, Prestige property reporter for Domain, has just reported today, SEP 27, 2018 an exclusive story about the sale of Fairwater,...
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South Yarra Federation home expected to double in price.
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 25, 2018
  • 1 min

South Yarra Federation home expected to double in price.

60 Caroline St, South Yarra, It was last sold in 2005 for $2,737,500. A MEMBER of the Collingwood Football Club’s legendary Coventry...
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Ostentatious Glamour - Edwardian Style
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 19, 2018
  • 2 min

Ostentatious Glamour - Edwardian Style

As an architectural style, 'Edwardian' refers to the period 1900 to 1918, also the Federation Era in Australia. The beginning of the...
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Storybook style houses are 1920s-1930s buildings inspired by Hollywood fantasy
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 17, 2018
  • 1 min

Storybook style houses are 1920s-1930s buildings inspired by Hollywood fantasy

Storybook style grew out of the Picturesque fashion championed in Britain by use of the vernacular forms of architects such as John Nash,...
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What are the Desirable Features of Federation Homes?
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 16, 2018
  • 1 min

What are the Desirable Features of Federation Homes?

Federation houses today represent some of the most desirable homes available in urban areas, embodying the light airiness of the...
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Woodville's largest Federation Bungalow
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 11, 2018
  • 2 min

Woodville's largest Federation Bungalow

South Australian Woodville’s largest residential landholding is up for sale, all 3685 sqm of the property at 90 Woodville Rd, Woodville,...
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'Queenslanders' are made for keeps!
Jon Ruwolt
  • Sep 9, 2018
  • 2 min

'Queenslanders' are made for keeps!

Love it or list it? Property gurus say 'Queenslanders' are made for keeps IT’S the dilemma facing homeowners this spring selling season:...
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