Jan
16

Strong economy will hold up Gold Coast property market

REALESTATE.COM.AU

The Gold Coast’s strong economy is expected to hold up the property market.

 

JOBS and development will save the Gold Coast property market from following in the footsteps of the fast-falling Sydney and Melbourne markets, real estate experts say.

Their optimism comes as the latest REIQ Quarterly Market Monitor Report, released today, reveals our market is slowing but will likely remain stable next year.

John Henderson Professionals Mermaid Beach director Luke Henderson said the Gold Coast was a star performer compared to the weakening southern states.

 

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Nov
08

Gold Coast set to rise by up to six per cent

REALESTATE.COM.AU

Gold Coast home prices expected to rise by up to six per cent in 2019.

 

GOLD Coast home prices could grow as much as six per cent next year, bucking national trends.

The 2019 Housing Boom and Bust Report, from leading independent property analyst SQM Research, expects home prices on the Glitter Strip to rise between two and six per cent next year and rents to increase between two and five per cent.

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Nov
08

Gold Coast property prices to hit new heights

Realestate.com.au

 

The Coast’s median house price is expected to hit $690,000 by 2021.

 

THE Gold Coast’s median house price is expected to hit $690,000 by June, 2021, a new report reveals.

The QBE Australian Housing Outlook 2018-2021, which provides a snapshot of the country’s property market, reveals the Gold Coast continues to record steady property price rises.

 

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Nov
08

Financial Review Fast Starters 2018: the full list

Financial Review

Explore the 2018 edition of the Financial Review Fast Starters list, featuring the fastest growing startup businesses in Australia.

 

Blue-sky growth: Nick Cave, founder of Niclin Group, the Brisbane-based constructor which has topped AFR's Fast Starters ...

Blue-sky growth: Nick Cave, founder of Niclin Group, the Brisbane-based constructor which has topped AFR’s Fast Starters for 2018. Attila Csaszar

 

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Oct
26

Southeast Qld’s property ‘golden triangle’

Realestate.com.au

 

SOUTHEAST Queensland’s property market offers a “golden triangle of opportunity”, with the region tipped to have the best capital growth in the country.

That is according to the latest McGrath Report, which says the region – which includes from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and west to Toowoomba – also offers the most desirable lifestyle in Australia.

McGrath executive chairman John McGrath has predicted that Annerley, Grange and Springfield Lakes will be the next Brisbane suburbs to watch, while Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast and Pimpama on the Gold Coast were his regional picks.

 

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Oct
02

Brisbane is next to boom, say investment experts

Gold Coast Bulletin

As the property market slows in Sydney and Melbourne, experts have pegged this capital city as the best to invest with a boom on the horizon.

Brisbane has been in line as the next capital to boom for a long time but it could finally be the city’s time to shine, with predictions it will soon be leading the property growth charts.

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Sep
27

Queensland Leads the Nation for Interstate Migration

The Urban Developer

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Queensland is the most popular state for interstate migration, overtaking Victoria for the top spot.

Queensland became home to a total of 24,000 new residents from people moving interstate for the year to March, according to latest ABS stats.

The figures reveal Queensland and New South Wales have the largest exchange of people with 52,000 people making the move north and 36,900 south.

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Aug
24

First look inside Gold Coast’s new $400m tower — Dorsett hotel at Star Gold Coast

Gold Coast Bulletin

A $400m, 53-storey third tower starts construction today at the Star Entertainment Group’s Broadbeach site, heralding Australia’s first Dorsett hotel.

The Dorsett, which will have 300 rooms to make it the second biggest in visitor hub Broadbeach behind The Star Grand, will also have 423, one and two-bedroom apartments.

It will take the overall supply at the Star Gold Coast’s island site to 1400 rooms, with new restaurants and bars also planned for the third tower.

The third tower — part of Star’s $2 billion masterplan which foresees seven towers in total at the site — will create 1800 construction jobs.

 

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Aug
23

Gold Coast development: Construction of new $400m hotel and residential tower at The Star casino complex imminent

Gold Coast Bulletin

CONSTRUCTION will soon begin on the Gold Coast’s newest development — a $400 million, 53-storey hotel and residential tower.

The high-rise, known as The Star residences, will become built at Broadbeach and will be hope to Australia’s first Dorsett Hotel.

The 4.5 star hotel will be developed by the Destination Gold Coast Consortium — a joint venture between The Star Entertainment Group and its Hong Kong-based partners, Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

 

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Aug
23

Maturing Gold Coast Apartment Market No Longer ‘Boom and Bust’

Gold Coast Bulletin

The apartment market on the Gold Coast, long known for its ‘boom and bust’ reputation, has reached a healthy balance according to property experts.

 

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Real estate firm Knight Frank have underlined a market in transition, becoming more solid and reliable due to continued population growth and changes in market focus in recent years.

The latest Knight Frank Australian Residential Development Review 2018 found apartment stock on the Gold Coast is being built to cater more for owner-occupiers, with a move towards larger apartments with more bedrooms.

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