The Australian actor most well known for his role in the Mentalist is another known for living in Byron Bay. Baker purchased a farm in Nashua in 2010 for $1.5 million. Although strictly speaking his Nashua property just falls within the bounds of the Byron Shire, it would take Baker just as long to get to Lismore as it would to Byron Bay. Is Lismore the real celebrity hot spot then? You decide.   It s a common misbelief that when the Hollywood star came to Australia to him Thor: Love and Thunder he spent 14 days in quarantine in a luxury Byron villa. He did spend 14 days in a luxury villa, but in Knockrow which falls into the Ballina Shire.
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Subscriber only Cliffs, streams and lush rainforest adorn a lifestyle lot in the Tweed Shire which recently sold for $2 million. Rumours have been rife Hollywood actor Zac Efron has recently purchased land in the area at the same price point. It s still unclear if the rumours are to be believed; Efron has previously been thought to have been in the market for a home in the Byron Bay region. This Tomewin property, marketed by Ray White Murwillumbah, sold for $2 million in December, 2020. But it s easy to see why the actor might want to nab a piece of paradise in the Tweed Valley.
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Subscriber only The Tweed Shire is a beautiful place with so much to offer and the region s value has been reflected in some eye-watering property sales in 2020. The mass exodus of city-dwellers to regional NSW as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely contributed to some of the sky-high prices. It should come as no surprise the coastal suburb of Casuarina makes frequent appearances on this list; the median house price there is $1.3 million although all of the below properties well exceed that. There are also some more secluded spots that ranked among the most pricey property sales on the Tweed in 2020.