Melbourne
Malvern
37 Elizabeth Street
$5 million+
The A-team have contributed to this French masterpiece - architect Nicholas Day, Aiello Constructions, super stylish interiors by the late Stuart Rattle and beautiful gardens by Paul Bangay. There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, a teenage retreat and basement parking for four cars. The Schonbek crystal chandeliers, European marble in the kitchen and European oak parquetry through the house certainly adds to the prestige. The informal living area opens out to an in-ground pool. Matt Davis and Ross Savas of Kay & Burton share the listing. "We're getting very good inquiry based on the work done by this leading team, the location and the family accommodation that the home offers," Davis says. 
Sydney
Killara
32 Wattle Street
$6 million+
Now that Ken Lambden looks like he's settling into expat life in London for the foreseeable future given his appointment as chief investment officer at Baring Asset Management, he and wife Karen have listed their five bedroom, five bathroom upper north shore home on a 2400 square metre block. The house, with big rooms and high ceilings, is double-brick. It's in the catchment for Kirribilli High School and close to a popular dog-walking park. It comes with not one, but two double garages. And of course it has the double attraction of a pool and tennis court. If you're thinking of turning your court into a garden, forget it. "Ninety five per cent of the highest-priced homes in the area have a tennis court," McGrath agent Philip Waller says.
Southern Highlands
Robertson
48 Mackeys Lane
About $6 million
This is a farm with a difference. The property, with its stylish five-bedroom, four-bathroom residence on 85 hectares of lush farmland, is attracting strong inquiry ahead of its   November 28 auction, Raine and Horne Southern Highlands agent Matthew Anstee says. "It has a north-facing view over the highlands to the Great Dividing Range," he says. "And it's prime dairy/beef country with rich basalt soil." Owned by the Gialouris family, I love everything from the long drive, the garden, the quality of the home and the views.
Gold Coast
Main Beach
55-57 Rankin Parade
$5 million-$6 million
Europe meets the Gold Coast with this grand four-bedroom, four-bathroom home on a huge triple block of 1247 square metres just 100 metres from the beach. Owned by the Schmarr family who are relocating to Sydney, Nick Cole of Lucy Cole Prestige Properties says the listing of the rare home is attracting plenty of interest locally, interstate and overseas. Highlights include the hand-painted trompe l'oeil frescos and the water fountain imported from France. And, of course, the pool.