Sydney
Double Bay
2 Marine Parade
$13.5 million+
Spring home-hunters may struggle to find a residence much closer to Sydney harbour than this. Alongside waterfront Steyne Park, it's one of only two houses on Double Bay's most prestigious street. There are five bedrooms, four bathrooms plus a powder room and double parking. 
I love the teppanyaki bar in the kitchen, which has Gaggenau and Smeg appliances. Not to mention the lift access to all three levels, the jarrah and marble floors and the gas-heated pool in the courtyard. The solar panels are connected to the grid to save on power bills. Double Bay shops and the ferry wharf are close by. Just launching to the market this week, Sotheby's agent Michael Pallier says the luxurious home will attract strong interest.
Hobart
Battery Point
62 Napoleon Street
$5 million+
From the street, this three-bedroom home looks to be an 1890s weatherboard cottage. But as shown on Grand Designs Australia, Maria Gigney Architects' dramatic addition overlooking the Derwent has attracted attention locally and overseas. The historic cottage has also been restored. Knight Frank agent Pam Corkhill admits the price is "a big ask" for Hobart, though this is one of just 25 waterfronts in exclusive Battery Point. "We've just experienced the coldest winter in 50 years so the market's been quiet, but the sun's come out and already the inquiry rate has lifted," she says.
Perth
Applecross
16 Majectis Close
$11,388,000
Note the price on this property is very specific - hoteliers Ted and Dee Powell are banking on the double eight attracting a Chinese buyer. And LE agent Jason Kirkby says it's working. "We get a couple of calls a week," he says. The four-bedroom home on a 928 square metre block is on the very tip of Point Dundas in Perth's most exclusive cul-de-sac. The Perth price record is $57.5 million, set in 2009 when iron ore heiress Angela Bennett sold her Mosman Park mansion to another mining magnate, Chris Ellison.
Melbourne
Camberwell
8 Brinsley Road
$3.1 million+
Up for   October 8 auction through leading agent Andrew Gibbons of Marshall White, this five-bedroom home is going to be snapped up by a family who recognise its potential. Built in about 1888, the Queen Anne-style residence is packed full of period features such as high ceilings and marble fireplaces. "I can see a family buying this and doing a really beautiful renovation to bring it up to its former glory," Gibbons said. "It's got such a wide frontage that there's potential for a circular driveway, which would be amazing, and a nice fence."
On a 1300 square metre block, there's also room for a pool in the back yard. It's close to good schools and East Camberwell Station for an easy ride into the city.