October 10, 2019
The owners of the Hunter Valley’s highly regarded Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard in Broke have cut their original asking price by half to secure a sale. Originally asking $10 million in December 2017, owner Rod Windrim and his family are now entertaining offers above $5 million, according to selling agent Alan Jurd of Hunter Valley […]
September 19, 2019
This incredible Hunter Valley trophy home suspended above its own private lake is about as unique as they come. Composed of a water and earth pavilion, the property called Banyandah, the Aboriginal word for ‘home on water’, is tethered together by an enclosed bridge link. The property at 130 Dalveen Rd has been listed for sale via […]
August 13, 2019
The 20 hectare estate features around 2.4 hectares of established vineyards which have in recent years been sold to local winemakers. They have Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Last traded for $860,000 in 2005, the property has a five bedroom brick veneer homestead. Cain Beckett and Dan Jurd from Jurd’s Real Estate Cessnock […]
August 13, 2019
Construction of a multi-million-dollar shopping centre at the Hunter Region’s newest town, Huntlee, is now underway. Work officially began on Tuesday afternoon at the site of the Coles-owned shopping centre, which will include a 3200-square-metre Coles supermarket, an adjacent Liquorland and approximately 10 specialty retailers. It is expected to create more than 120 retail […]
July 12, 2019
Grapevine-smoked duck breast, artisan-baked sourdough with smoked butter, truffle-infused pork salami, chicken and pistachio terrine – is your mouth watering yet? After 15 years perfecting his handmade charcuterie and smoked goods, Ben Sales knows how to keep customers coming back to Majors Lane, home to the Lovedale Smokehouse he runs with business partner Debbie Jenkins. The […]
July 1, 2019
A stunningly renovated property at Paterson is believed to have raised the sale mark for homes on under 10 acres. Cain Beckett, of Jurd’s Real Estate, has sold exclusive 1890s home Brisbane Grove at 51 Lomandra Circuit in Paterson for $1.16 million. “The highest price on under 10 acres was $1.08 million and this […]
June 30, 2019
It was a record turnout for Hunter Valley Wine Festival, with more than 4000 attendees flocking to the annual event over the weekend. Organiser Jenny Farrell said she “couldn’t be happier” with the record number of people visiting the festival held at Crowne Plaza on Saturday. “It is our seventh year and definitely our […]
June 22, 2019
Brad and Lara Cranfield said an emotional farewell to their “forever home” when their Bishops Bridge property exchanged through the week. The winners of The Block in 2012 used their prize money from the reality television show to relocate to a Federation Merewether house on to a 24-hectare property near Maitland. They then spent four […]
June 22, 2019
Agent Cain Beckett believes the $1.05 million sale of a master-built country residence in Nulkaba has set a new suburb record for a one-acre property and is indicative of the increased inquiry and buyer confidence in the Hunter Valley. Mr Beckett, of Jurd’s Real Estate, sold 17 Tallowood Drive for the second time. He sold […]
June 2, 2019
The famed Hunter Valley wine region is emerging from its slumber and is back on the radar of Sydney buyers, according to veteran vineyard agent Alan Jurd. Mr Jurd said a Sydney-based buyer has acquired 40-hectare Echo Ridge Vineyard at 534 Oakey Creek Road. The vendor was Sydney fund manager Michael Alexander Hill. The picturesque […]
April 7, 2019
A Housing Industry Association award-winning residence is expected to raise the ceiling for not only Bellbird Heights but the whole greater Cessnock area. John Edmondson and Rachael Brecht, of Jurds Real Estate, are marketing a four-bedroom home with “top quality finishes” at 6 Keelendi Road. Mr Edmondson said it was “one of Cessnock’s finest houses with […]
April 7, 2019
It’s a fairly quiet former mining town few people outside Australia have heard of — and not many Australians would think to specifically visit. But thanks to its proximity to the spectacular Hunter Valley wine region, the NSW town of Cessnock has just stumbled onto a list of Australia’s top 10 cities. TripAdvisor has just […]
March 17, 2019
It’s been dubbed the “best-kept secret in the Hunter Valley” but the secret is well and truly out – Broke is stunning, secluded and produces an exceptional glass of wine. With impressive views just about everywhere you go, Broke is the quintessential rural retreat. It’s a peaceful pocket of the Valley that’s slightly off […]
February 3, 2019
When FeiFei Wang came to Australia four years ago she knew almost nothing about Australian wine. Now, she and two other Mandarin-speaking staff are serving Chinese customers at Tamburlaine Organic Wines in the Hunter Valley, in New South Wales. “Right now we have a lot of Chinese customers come to our winery. We have noticed how […]
October 4, 2018
THE most expensive home in this country’s history has just been snapped up by Aussie millionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. The Atlassian co-founder broke the record after buying Lady Mary Fairfax’s Point Piper mansion, Fairwater. And while the exact amount has not been disclosed, according to media reports, Mr Cannon-Brookes bagged the property for a bargain-basement price […]
August 2, 2018
SYDNEY-BASED property developer Romeciti has paid $7.3 million to acquire the 22-hectare Kevin Sobels Wines property on the corner of Halls and Broke roads, Pokolbin. The site, at the heart of the lower Hunter Valley tourist area, contains a 13-hectare vineyard and the Sobels winery, bottling line, cellars, tasting rooms, cellar door and manager’s residence. As […]
May 15, 2018
Seachangers from the NSW Central Coast are eyeing the wine-rich Hunter Valley as the next place for a treechange, arguing the coastal region north of Sydney is too crowded. “A lot of people from the Central Coast are now looking to relocate north to the Hunter Valley because about 10 years ago they went from […]
May 15, 2018
Four of the Hunter’s most iconic vineyards are on the market and are expected to fetch a combined total of $32million. Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard, Oakvale, Kevin Sobels Wines and Wandin Valley have all been listed with Jurd’s Real Estate Cessnock and according to owner Alan Jurd, each business is “trading solidly.” Krinklewood is tipped to fetch $10million. […]
March 19, 2018
CRICKET legend Shane Warne has delivered a different kind of flipper. The former test bowler has profited handsomely from flipping his Melbourne home after just 20 months ownership. It was the heritage Brighton trophy home he bought in 2016 for $14.2 million and sold last month for a reputed $20 million. The spin king’s off […]
March 14, 2018
A $22 million Sunshine Beach trophy home has been snapped up by a mystery buyer less than two weeks after Pat Rafter’s neighbouring $18 million mansion went under contract. In one of the biggest real estate deals in Queensland in recent years, 21-23 Webb Road — a seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom beachfront estate — has set a new record for the Sunshine Coast region, only streets […]
