Tony Williamson Reaches $14.3M in Sales Near Cairns Hospital
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Tony Williamson, a Cairns real estate agent and licensed auctioneer with REMAX Powerhouse, has reached $14.3 million in sales around Cairns Hospital. This total comes from four sales within about 250 metres of the hospital, which Williamson has been involved with since 2024. The latest sale, an eight-apartment block at 263 Lake Street, was bought by the Australian Red Cross for $2.8 million. This transaction marks his fourth sale near the hospital since 2024.
Australian Red Cross and Queensland Health plan a 45-unit short-term patient accommodation facility at 261-263 Lake Street, the Cairns Post reported on October 22, 2026. This project will include a ground-floor shop. Williamson, known as the King of Cairns Real Estate, has a history of selling Cairns property, having first done so in 1989. He opened his first REMAX office in Cairns in 2004 and joined REMAX Powerhouse in April 2026.
Williamson emphasizes the importance of experience, education, and execution in real estate transactions. He has conducted thousands of property transactions across various sectors, including homes, apartments, investment properties, development sites, and commercial properties.
The four sales Williamson has negotiated since January 2024 total $14,300,000. The latest sale in October 2026 was for $2,800,000, with the property at 263 Lake Street. In July 2025, he sold the 4, 4A, and 4B Charles Street / 212 Lake Street property for $3,800,000. In January 2025, he sold the same property for $3,200,000. In January 2024, he sold the 195 The Esplanade property for $4,500,000.
Williamson's career spans thousands of transactions, and he holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD). He conducts his own auctions as a licensed auctioneer and charges no extra auctioneer fee. The Cairns property market has slowed in 2026, with homes taking a median 57 days to sell and the three-month median price trend 8% below its January 2026 peak of $770,000.