Purchasing property in Queensland can be overwhelming and stressful, especially if you are a first home buyer or buying interstate property. Finding a property to buy, then actually entering into a contract and completing the process through to settlement, can take a lot of time and effort. You need to know and do a lot, and […]
As we entered 2022, there seemed to be a slightly different feel to the market; while there’s still strong activity, it feels more restrained than the previous six months, where it was white-hot. Even after the major flooding event this month, it seems to be having little effect on the property market up here. Market […]
FOR YEARS we have been hearing that Brisbane’s property market was due for a boom, but it seems that the city’s turn has finally come. The latest CoreLogic data found that growth in housing values around Australia continues to slow; however, Brisbane is one of only two cities – Adelaide being the other – showing […]
What a ride for the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast property markets over the last 12 months. Buying property in this market has been hectic, and we have constantly had to adjust search locations and property specifications due to the dramatic price shifts earlier this year. We have regularly been competing with 20-50 offers on a […]
When we think about the Sunshine Coast, we usually see it as a holiday destination. But increasingly, people are relocating to the region to live and enjoy everything it has to offer, or they’re buying a holiday home to escape the rat race. Regional areas have had a massive resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]
We are proud to announce that for the second year in a row, our Managing Director Craig Hogg is a finalist in the REIQ Awards For Excellence as Buyers Agent of the Year 2021. Congratulations to all the other finalists, and it’s great to see a lot of REBAA members on the list as well. […]
It feels like the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast property markets have had a Jekyll and Hyde moment over the last two quarters. We started with a steady ramp-up from September, and then there felt like a change in sentiment in early December, and then from New Year, it was like being slapped in the face […]
Phew, we made it through 2020. What’s in store for South East Queensland’s residential property markets 2021? Firstly new and established apartment markets will struggle in the near term, especially in Brisbane CBD. I’m not a big fan of large developments anyway, but in the current conditions, I would not recommend anyone enter this market […]
Vacancy rates continued to tighten in Brisbane in November, down from 2.5% a year ago to 1.8% according to SQM Research, however, the Sunshine Coast Vacancy Rate makes it a star performer. No doubt affected by the great Covid migration we are seeing along the East Coast of Australia Digging into the data, of particular […]
There’s been a lot of speculative doom and gloom stories written about Australia’s residential property markets over the last few months. One region that’s shown to be exceptionally resilient is Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. After initial spikes in rental vacancy rates March/April at the peak of the Covid19 lockdowns, this market has shown a considerable tightening […]
