Top 4 homes in Canberra and the Shoalhaven region to inspect this weekend

There is so much happening in the market at the moment. High listing volumes, rising interest rates, an upcoming election … it’s an ever-changing landscape.

While staying up to date with clearance rates, grants, incentives, records and policies is very much part of our business, we can’t forget that buying a home is also a very personal, emotionally-loaded and meaningful life choice. Your relationship with a home goes well beyond the transaction.

It’s finding a space that accommodates your lifestyle, work and family life, about finding your spot within your neighbourhood and community and finding a place that feels like home.

Like most things in life, it’s a balance – something we always strive for each week across our top picks. This week’s top pick of homes is spread across the capital from Calwell to Kingston, then out to our fellow NSW regions in Queanbeyan and Shoalhaven.

Queanbeyan

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This home looks like it was plucked out of Los Angeles and placed on a quiet street in Queanbeyan.

It has a laundry list of luxurious features, but the most striking is easily the floating glass-walled thoroughfare that stretches over the glistening saltwater heated pool.

Visible from both the formal lounge and the open-plan living area, it elevates an early opulent family home.

The oversize kitchen easily facilitates entertaining around the clock, with a built-in Miele coffee machine and Vintech wine fridge.

It also has a butler’s pantry and an extra-large Pitt cooking stove. Soaring ceilings, oak chevron timber flooring and a formal lounge room with a gas fireplace provide immediate glamour upon entry.

Price guide: $1.6 million-$1.8 million

Auction: 6pm, April 12

Agent: White Rhino Property Googong-Queanbeyan-Jerrabomberra, Gavin Van Zyl 0429 269 260

Kingston

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This townhouse is split over four levels in Kingston’s bustling Kingsborough precinct.

The lower level has a two-car garage plus extra room for a gym or study, while the first level has a large balcony that provides an urban oasis for entertaining. The first level also hosts the kitchen fitted with SMEG appliances and the well-spaced dining room that flows out onto the balcony.

The two upper levels house the bedrooms with the master room having the top floor to themselves. Each room is drenched in natural light thanks to the expansive windows and are all spacious in size.

Other inclusions of the home include 25-millimetre double-glazed windows throughout, an extra large cycle ducted A/C system to accommodate the entire home and a 5.2-kilowatt solar array on the roof.

Price guide: $1.299 million +

Private sale

Agent: Dovers & Co Property Services PTY LTD, Stuart Dovers 0413 836 330

Calwell

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Boasting exposed beams, raked ceilings, a gas fireplace and 5.4-kilowatt solar panels, this family home strikes a balance between style and practicality.

The main bedroom is segregated from the remaining two bedrooms, creating an ideal floor plan for families.

The kitchen provides generous space for those who like to sharpen their cooking skills, with a large breakfast bar, a Smeg gas cooktop and a Miele dishwasher.

Outside, kids have enough space to roam free in a secure and private backyard. Did we mention there’s also a chicken coop there?

Price guide: $830,000 +

Auction: 2pm, April 23

Agent: The Property Collective, Lauren Laing 0423 349 566

Conjola

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How you wake in the morning typically sets the tone for your entire day. Wake up to the outlook at 189 Murrays Road, Conjola, and bad days will become a thing of the past. 

Surrounded by nature, this elevated home overlooks vast valleys of coastal bushland bliss. You can sense the weight lifting off your shoulders as you breathe in the fresh coastal air and soak in the surrounding nature.

At dawn, let the sun’s rays and the sound of native birdlife awaken you naturally. As the light slowly trickles into the kitchen, warm your toes on the recycled blackwood timber floors while enjoying a wholesome breakfast (but not before an online yoga class).

At dusk, head to the deck to bask in the most unbelievable sunsets and reflect on the day that was – likely a day spent browsing the local boutique shops, swimming in the nearby beaches, boating on Lake Conjola, hiking in the bushland or painting from your living room. It does have the best views in the area, after all.

Price guide: $1.8 million-$1.9 million

Private sale

Agent: Cooper Coastal Properties, Craig Cooper 0434 311 113