City Beat September 2023: Gold Coast unit median approaches $700k following August growth
The Gold Coast unit market continues to power ahead in 2023. August marked another month of plus one per cent gains (1.2 per cent), according to property data analytics firm CoreLogic. The 1.2 per cent topped the growth of Sydney (one per cent) Melbourne (0.3 per cent) and Brisbane (1.1 per cent) in August. The median value of […]
Gold Coast house prices are booming as Aussies flee population boom in Sydney and Melbourne
House prices are booming on the Gold Coast as Aussies flee the larger capital cities in search of a warmer climate and to escape traffic congestion. An influx of overseas immigrants into Sydney and Melbourne is coinciding with a rush to south-east Queensland. Brisbane was Australia’s best-performing capital city market in August with the median house price last month climbing by […]
Harmoni on Hythe offers rare luxury townhouses in Miami
Boutique townhouse developer Highlife Homes is approaching completion of its latest Gold Coast townhouse project, Harmoni on Hythe. Named after its prime position on Hythe Street in Miami, the relatively untapped Gold Coast suburb between Mermaid Beach and Burleigh, the collection comprises just four four-level townhouses. Highlife Homes, who are a one stop shop as […]
Sunland Group builder and developer sells luxury Benowa, Gold Coast home
Sunland Group builder and developer Riaz Rezvanipour and his wife Mona have sold their waterfront family home they designed and built in Benowa. The luxurious three-storey house at 128 Sir Bruce Small Blvd, which was marketed by Harcourts Coastal Prestige director of lifestyle property Katrina Walsh, sold for $3.9 million. Mrs Rezvanipour is the daughter […]
Glitter Strip Family Snaps Up Two $12m Mantaray Villas
The emergence of a sandy strip north of Surfers Paradise as one of the country’s most sought-after new enclaves for the uber rich is under way. Off -the-plan sales in developer Gordon Corp’s $300-million Mantaray Marina and Residences— the first new development on The Spit at the Gold Coast for more than two decades—have been […]
Top 10 most expensive suburbs on the Gold Coast
Mermaid Beach has lost its crown as the most expensive suburb on the Gold Coast following a string of mega sales in Surfers Paradise. The Glitter Strip’s unofficial capital recorded a median house price of $2.73m according to PropTrack data, knocking Mermaid Beach’s $2.6325m median for the top spot. Mermaid Beach values were down 16.4 […]
Australia’s top four regional property markets in 2023
Western Australia’s Bunbury has taken the crown as the best non-capital city property market in Australia, according to new Suburbtrends analysis. Taking 14 key metrics into account, the analysis includes consideration of rental affordability, a maximum 200-kilometre distance from the capital, a maximum $750,000 budget, and a minimum 4.5% yield. Suburbtrends considered several SA4 regions, including Ballarat, […]
Cielo Adds Tower Plans to Bilinga’s Boom
Cielo Group is planning another tower in Bilinga as the beachside Gold Coast Airport strip heats up. Proposed is a 10-storey tower with 20 apartments and rooftop pool to replace two beach-shacks at 90-92 Pacific Parade, Bilinga. Cielo had previously made an application fpr the 1012sq m site “albeit under the wrong entity name” so it was […]
‘It’s simply amazing’: Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon selling riverfront mansion
FORMER Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon and his wife Karen have put their sprawling Gold Coast property on the market. The couple, who operates Superfish Swim Schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, will auction their Georgian-inspired riverfront mansion in Ashmore next month. Andrew Baildon, pictured, is selling his Gold Coast home. Picture: Richard Gosling Ray […]
Buyers race for Qld property with insane motocross track
The owners of this acreage property ramped up its recreational appeal with a heart-pumping motocross track and have resold after one year for a big profit. The 3.19ha estate at 647 Stanmore Rd, Luscombe was snapped up for $1.165m just 8 days after hitting the market. Listed by Ray White agent Brooke McCamley, it comprised […]