The Broken Head estate locals know as “Matt Damon’s house” has sold for millions less than its original asking price.
Blackwood House, at 78 Owenia Way, sold for $4.65 million on Thursday, 15 October.
The property was listed five years ago with a price guide of $11.5 million to $12.5 million, but was later taken off the market.
The sale still delivers a healthy return for the owners, who bought it for $3.8 million in 2018.
Hollywood star Matt Damon rented the home for $5,500 a week while he was in Australia to film a cameo in Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok.
Perched on a private ridgeline, the architect-designed home has sweeping views across the Pacific Ocean to the famous point break at Lennox Head.
Inside, there are polished concrete floors and an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area that flows out to the pool cabana and a heated 8-by-5-metre pool.
There are four bedrooms, including two master suites with ensuites and their own deck access, plus a media room.
A separate two-storey studio, without a kitchen, could be used for guests, a home office, or creative space.
The decks look out over the ocean, offering a front-row seat for whale watching.
All up, the estate covers 58.27 hectares. The house sits on a four-acre parcel, with a second 140-acre block on the same title about 1.7 kilometres to the south.
That block includes about 120 acres of conservation bushland and 20 acres of farmland, where beehives are kept. It also offers scope for a second home, subject to council approval.
The property is about 10 minutes from Lennox Head, 20 minutes from Byron Bay, and 23 minutes from Ballina Airport.
After Mr Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, handed back the keys, agent Frank Mlikota told Domain in 2018 that “half of Hollywood” had enquired about buying the home.
He said a family member of Isla Fisher had also made enquiries.
“Nicole Kidman didn’t visit the property, but someone came to view it on her and her husband’s behalf,” Mr Mlikota told Domain at the time.
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus also rented the home for a summer when they were a couple, while Liam’s brother Chris and his wife, Elsa Pataky, leased the house next door.
The stretch of coast has long been a magnet for celebrities, including Natalie Imbruglia, Simon Baker, Isabel Lucas, singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, and INXS rocker Jon Farriss.
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