Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and wife Therese Rein are selling off their Brisbane properties Kevin Rudd when he was Prime Minister leaving his Norman Park home. Picture: Mark Calleja. FORMER Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his wife Therese Rein are selling up their Brisbane properties, but say they will still call Queensland home. The couple have turned a quick $351,000 profit on a block of land they had once earmarked for their dream home at Wendell St, Norman Park. And Mr Rudd revealed yesterday they were also going to sell their Norman Park home, which they have owned since 1994. It is the house the family lived in when Mr Rudd first became Prime Minister and from where he launched his attempt to win the 2013 Federal Election which he lost to Tony Abbott. The couple bought a vacant block of land near the Brisbane River at Wendell St, Norman Park for $1.4 million in 2011. HIGH LIVING: Brisbane's richest streets Property records now reveal they sold it a couple of months ago for $1.751 million. The land was never built on and is still vacant. Wendell St, Norman Park is considered one of Brisbane's more desirable riverfront streets. Wendell St, Norman Park is one of Brisbane's most desirable streets. Picture: Sarah Keayes. It is understood the couple will hold onto the Castaway Beach holiday home they bought for $3.1m in 2011. The Norman Park land was bought when Mr Rudd was Foreign Affairs minister and about the time he had heart surgery to insert a new aortic valve. At the time, before their first grandchild had arrived, Ms Rein said they wanted to build a home which could accommodate visiting offspring and future family members. "We want somewhere our adult children can come home to because Brisbane is our home," Ms Rein said. And yes, there will be room for grandkids when they start to arrive. Ms Rein said at the time she had eyed off the block of land for nearly two decades, as it was only a short walk from their home which was also at Norman Park. Kevin Rudd's house at Norman Park. Pic Peter Wallis Source: News Limited Mr Rudd said at the time he was looking forward to taking part in planning the design of the new home while recuperating from his surgery. Asked about the sale of the land yesterday and if they would be remaining in Norman Park, Mr Rudd said via email, "Therese and I are sad to say we're selling the Norman Park house but happy to say we'll still call Queensland home."" A spokeswoman would not confirm where they would be living, but said they had another property within Queensland. Kevin Rudd working from the deck of his Norman Park home with his dog Abby. Pic Mark Calleja Source: News Limited There is no public listing for Norman Park house yet, but the median house price for Norman Park according to RP Data is $737,500. Property records reveal only five sales in the street so far this year. The most expensive sale in the same street as the Rudd home was $2 million for a six-bedroom house with river views in 2008. In 2013 the couple listed their property at 35 Mueller St, Yarralumla in Canberra for $2.25 million. Property records reveal the five-bedroom home sold for $2 million in late 2013. Originally published as Kev's gotta zip - but to where?