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Alongside its capital Brisbane, Queensland’s broader southeastern housing market has popped up as a potential bright spot in an otherwise fairly flat medium-term outlook for Australian property prices. While the reports also caution that anticipated interest rate rises and new building throughout this period will slow things down slightly, local economic growth, event-related tourism and renewed enthusiasm […]
THE developer behind the $600 million plans to redevelop the Mariner’s Cove site has launched a charm offensive to win over city councillors. Sunland bosses, led by executive chairman Soheil Abedian have begun meeting city leaders in a bid to secure the necessary votes to gain the project approval when it goes before the city […]
SHOPPERS will be lured back to ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers from online shopping when the $670 million transformation of Pacific Fair is complete, according to its owner AMP Capital. Yesterday AMP Capital shopping centres managing director Bryan Hynes said the aim of the Broadbeach redevelopment, which would kick off on January 13, was to create […]
THE Gold Coast’s looming construction boom is set to put a strain on the local workforce and bring miners back to the city. Sinclair Recruitment senior construction recruiter Peter Remfrey said tradies would be a rare commodity within eight months as the city braced for more than $6 billion worth of projects in the pipeline. […]
THE traditional backyard barbecue area is being reimagined as Gold Coast developers look to lure buyers to apartment living. Few current residential towers on the Coast boast rooftop gardens but that’s about to change with projects Rise, Rhapsody, Aura, Brooklyn and SpenDeLove Residence all set to include the communal feature. Urban Development Institute of Australia […]
Australia’s largest capital city could be just one step away from experiencing a significant drop in property price growth. Propertyology buyer’s agent Simon Pressley told Smart Property Investment’s sister publication Real Estate Business that the Sydney market is a “house of cards” that could be affected by regulatory intervention. Mr Pressley said that while he wasn’t predicting a crash, Sydney “doesn’t have […]
Understanding the value of a property can be your most important negotiation tool when buying. In November last year, the Queensland government abolished price guides on auction properties in an effort to stamp out underquoting. Outside of Queensland, many buyers are feeling frustrated, missing out on properties that sell far above quoted price guides. Most […]