Mining executive Peter Goudie strikes gold with sale of Seaforth mansion

One house sale does not make a market, but when it comes to the Seaforth home of gold and nickel miner Peter Goudie it does remind us that even in a pandemic with an economy on the brink of recession, the rarefied high-end market operates in a different universe to the rest of us.

The sale result remains a tightly held secret by Sandie Dunne, of Drew Lindsay Real Estate, and David Rothschild, of The Agency, but the latest guide had been revised down from the $15 million hopes of early last year to $12.95 million before it sold on Thursday.

It remains unknown if it topped the suburb high set three years ago at $12.675 million when “eBay man” David Mills, a power tools wholesaler, bought the home of smash repairer Keith Burrow and his wife Jenny.

Mr Goudie’s six-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence comes complete with an internal lift, billiard room, home cinema, gymnasium and a harbourside swimming pool, boatshed and jetty.

A director of Canadian miner RNC Minerals, he bought the five-level residence new in 2007 for a then-suburb record of $8.31 million.

It was the same year he bought a Cremorne Point apartment for $7.5 million from Sadie Hayson, mother of former brothel owner Eddie Hayson.

While the result was discounted since it hit the market a year ago, it was also helped by the lack of stock at this end of the market.

Mr Rothschild said the lack of homes of this calibre on offer are few and far between, so they tend to retain their value.

None of which is lost on Jake Rowe, of Rose Partners, and Max Yue, of Di Jones, who have co-listed another former Seaforth record holder for $12.5 million.

The vast 3000-square-metre estate on Seaforth Crescent set a high of $10 million in 2015, and has traded a few times since, most recently for $8.12 million last year when bought by father-and-son investors Youfu Xiang and Hao Xu, 22.