Beachside Brighton luxury mansion sellers seeking bright spots: Title Tattle

Seek chairman Bob Watson is selling his Brighton near beachfront house (pictured above) with $8 million-plus hopes. The Spanish-inspired property has a pool and tennis court directly opposite Dendy Beach. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a study and a library. It's been scheduled for November 1 auction through Barb Gregory of Marshall White in conjunction with J P Dixon Real Estate. It was bought by Bob and his wife, Lynette, for $5.2 million in 2001 from Peter and Kim McQueen, who Title Tattle seems to recall subsequently re-settled in Surfers Paradise.

Stewart Lopez of Kay & Burton Brighton has listed the substantial Brighton property (pictured above), which once belonged to the Buxton family. They're still an influential name in the real estate industry for the last 100 years. The Bay Street property has always been referred to as the Buxton family home, even 40 years after their departure. Kay & Burton’s executive chairman, Gerald Delany, remembers attending a lot of family parties at the property positioned on the corner of Selwyn and Bay streets. At 2,949 square metres, it's one of the largest landholdings for years. With magnificent bluestone foundations,  the house has 14 rooms featuring period detailing beneath towering ceilings. It has wainscoting, window seats and diamond leadlight windows and four chandeliers. The expectations are $5.5 million plus when offers close November 12.