THE market for waterfront property is running hot with agents nailing a number of deals for impressive properties across the Gold Coast.
A MANSION at Sovereign Islands has sold for $5.1 million to Gold Coast high-profile equestrian couple Ken Dowsett and Linda Spratley.
Property records show the pair bought the four-bedroom, three-bathroom property at 7 Knightsbridge Pde West, from Bond University assistant law professor Francina Cantatore and her husband Angelo, late last year.
The waterfront property named Santosha — Sanskrit for contentment — was designed by Noosa architect Paul Clout.
It was sold through Professionals — Vertullo Real Estate sales agent Chris Moyer and features a cinema, cellar, library, wet bar, pool and pontoon.
It also has a basement garage for eight cars.
Elsewhere, Wayne and Angela Soutar, the team behind Soutar Video Production, have snapped up a property at Sorrento owned by Jennifer Poppleton.
Property records show they paid $1.09 million for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom renovator at 13 Saywell St through Knobel & Davis sales agent John Ashmore.
Wayne is a seven-time Logie award winner for pre and post-production video work.
He is also the winner of three Gold Coast and Regional Media Awards.
In other news, Smart Real Estate principal Brad Scott sold a luxury property at the Isle of Capri last week.
The mansion at 76 Amalfi Drive, which features a large kitchen, sweeping staircase and views over the Nerang River sold within three days of listing for $2.398 million.
The sale caps off a top month for Brad, who at the end of last year made $11.59 million in sales in about two weeks.
The team at the Professionals Mermaid Beach has also been busy.
Luke Henderson sold a beachside brick and tile home at 62 Seagull Ave, Mermaid Beach, for $1.020 million to local investors.
The property, a short walk to the Nobby Beach Surf Life Saving Club, features three bedrooms and one bathroom.
Luke’s colleague, senior sales agent Jeff Burchell, sold a riverfront property at Sorrento for $1.271 million.
A family from Brisbane are set to live in the 27 Wombat Court home, which has views to the Surfers Paradise skyline and is on 885sq m.
Another stellar sale came from Professionals Mermaid Beach sales agent Perry Brosnan who sold an apartment at 201/98-106 Marine Parade, Miami, for $642,000.
The apartment was bought by investors from New Zealand who intend to holiday-let it.
