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Rich Lister sells Sydney home for about $75m as Reserve Bank hikes rates

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Johnson, K. (2026, September 29). Rich Lister sells Sydney home for about $75m as Reserve Bank hikes rates. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/rich-lister-sells-sydney-home-for-about-75m-as-reserve-bank-hikes-rates-20260929-p611g2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-29 · by Kristy Johnson

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Property tycoon Robert Magid and his wife Ruth sold their Point Piper mansion for approximately $75 million on Tuesday, coinciding with a Reserve Bank interest rate hike to 4.6%, a 15-year high. The home, originally listed at $85 million and later reduced to $75 million, had been on the market since August. Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty confirmed multiple offers were received following the price reduction and noted that the sale reflects confidence in the property market despite rate hikes.
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Robert Magid and his wife Ruth sold their Point Piper mansion in Sydney for a figure believed to be around $75 million on Tuesday, the same day the Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate from 4.35% to 4.6%, marking its fourth increase this year. The property was initially listed at $85 million and later reduced to $75 million after receiving multiple offers. Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who handled the sale alongside Brad Pillinger from Pillinger, confirmed that the price sold for a figure around the latest guide but did not disclose the exact amount or buyer's identity. The Magids had purchased the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in 1998 for $7.35 million, beating interest from Star Wars director George Lucas at the time. Pallier noted that such sales can boost market confidence when vendors are willing to adjust prices to meet current conditions.

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🔮 “It’s not been an easy decision because I love Manly, and the unit is amazing and will never be replicated,” he said.
🔮 “We purchased Werrington House almost 15 years ago this week, determined to restore it to its former glory and take it to an entirely new level, sparing no expense in the process,” she said on Thursday. “We often reflect on what its previous occupants might have thought had they been able to see what the house would ultimately become.
🔮 Chen said the prized waterfront “will be highly sought after as the home itself is substantial and further enhanced by uninterrupted harbour views, a boat house and its own rare private jetty”.
🔮 Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the $75 million guide, but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, a caveat on the title was lodged last week by Steven and Carol Moss.
🔮 William Brush of Manor Real Estate, who holds the Dural listing, declined to comment on the listing, vendors’ identities and decision to sell when contacted by this masthead. Inner-city living Angela Fleming, wife of the late Jim Fleming, who launched the Jewel supermarket chain, has bought into the new residential development at Castlereagh Street in the CBD, the former site of the David Jones menswear store. Settlement documents that emerged last month reveal Angela bought two four-bedroom, five-bathroom units, one for $15,215,000, and the other for $4.2 million.
🔮 One sold for $20.5 million and the other for $19.5 million, both to retirees. Jason Boon and Geoff Cox of Richardson & Wrench Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point sold both residences but could not divulge the buyers’ identities when contacted by this masthead.
🔮 Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the latest guide but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, he did say the sale puts “confidence in the market” and that when there are price adjustments and vendors willing to meet the market, properties sell.
🔮 The sale comes after the Duncans in May last year paid $29.5 million for a Point Piper penthouse previously owned by Sue Ingham, widow of poultry business millionaire Jack Ingham.
🔮 It was briefly listed with another agency in May and is now on offer with the original agency with a guide of $19 million.
🔮 Will Phillips and Denzil Lloyd of Byron Bay Sotheby’s International Realty are accepting expressions of interest for the Hammonds’ residence.
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Pallier Sydney Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty the Reserve Bank

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the Reserve Bank ORG · 2× Brad Pillinger PERSON · 1× Magid PERSON · 1× Michael Pallier PERSON · 1× Pallier ORG · 1× Pillinger ORG · 1× Rich Lister PERSON · 1× Robert Magid PERSON · 1× Ruth PERSON · 1× Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty ORG · 1×

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Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the latest guide but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, he did say the sale puts “confidence in the market” and that when there are price adjustments and vendors willing to meet the market, properties sell.
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🔮 Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the latest guide but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, he did say the sale puts “confidence in the market” and that when there are price adjustments and vendors willing to meet the market, properties sell.
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Rich Lister sells Sydney home for about $75m as Reserve Bank hikes rates · assertive framing

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Property tycoon and Rich Lister Robert Magid and his wife Ruth have sold their Point Piper mansion for a figure believed to be around $75 million on the same day the Reserve Bank hiked the cash rate to a 15-year high. asserted
Bank → sell → high
The sale on Tuesday comes as the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate for the fourth time this year, from 4.35 per cent to 4.6 per cent. asserted
Bank → come → cent
The Magid family’s home first hit the market in August with a price guide of $85 million and was later reduced to $75 million, as previously reported by this masthead. asserted
home → hit → masthead
Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the latest guide but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, he did say the sale puts “confidence in the market” and that when there are price adjustments and vendors willing to meet the market, properties sell. asserted
properties → sell → market
Pallier said they received multiple offers for the home after the reduced price guide. asserted
they → say → guide
The five-bedroom, five-bathroom house was bought by the Magids for $7.35 million in 1998 after they reportedly managed to top the interest shown by Star Wars director George Lucas. uncertain
they → buy → Lucas
It has since been refurbished. asserted
It → refurbish → ?
The property is also on the site of one of Sydney’s best-known landmarks, Paradis sur Mer, where the late socialite Lady Susan Renouf once lived. asserted
socialite → know → landmarks
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