First National announces 2018 Award Winners
Sunshine Coast First National Real Estate offices were recognised for outstanding achievement at the General Excellence and Marketing Awards, held at Sofitel Brisbane Central last Saturday night. The awards recognised the best of First National’s QLD agents throughout 2018, with the top 10 individuals and offices now vying for a national GEM Award, which includes an expenses paid trip to the N...
RBA hold rates at record lows in March
The March meeting of the RBA has seen the cash rate remain on hold at 1.5 percent.It has now stayed at record lows for 28 consecutive meetings. The last time the rate changed was in August 2016. CoreLogic's head of research Tim Lawless says there is a growing possibility that rates could fall later this year. "The strong labour market report for January was likely a key factor in keeping rates...
Maroochydore CBD's first $30M development approved
Foundation Place, a $30 million energy efficient office complex, has become the first development to be approved for SunCentral’s new Maroochydore City Centre. The eight-level project is being delivered by experienced locally-based developers Evans Long, with construction expected to be commence later this year, and is the first opportunity to secure retail and office space in the new City Cen...
Sunshine Coast Population forecast to grow to 385,000+ by 2026
The population of the Sunshine Coast is forecast to grow to over 385,000 people by 2026.It is anticipated that we will require a total of over 168,000 dwellings.The population, dwelling statistics and demographics of the Sunshine Coast between 2016 and 2026, is forecast below: • there will be an increase of approximately 83,300 persons, or over 8,300 people per year • the majority of populati...
Sunshine Coast reports QLD's fastest growth
The fastest growing place in Queensland has seen median house prices in some suburbs spike 24 to 39 per cent in the past year, a massive turnaround for the area.The Sunshine Coast has beaten Brisbane and the Gold Coast to lead Queensland growth uprospects, the latest Hotspotting report has found, thanks to a massive $20 billion infrastructure pipeline of projects either comp...
QLD real estate confidence at record high
A new report has found Queenslanders are the most well off of all Australians, thanks to their homes – with half of homeowners in the capital expecting properties to increase in value this year. The 15th Household Financial Comfort Report, released by ME Bank today (Thursday), found every second homeowner in the capital Brisbane (50 per cent) expected to see their property increase in value th...
Sunshine Coast Property Market Fake news and the truth
There are always plenty of people willing to offer an opinion on the property market, and of course, there’s nothing like a sensational headline about impending doom to get people talking.Most recently, dire warnings about an imminent slump in the Sydney and Melbourne property sectors had a few people on edge. However, more discerning investors saw those claims for what they were, and to coin a...
Six Key Criteria Of Proven Property Performers
After more than a dozen years of analysing data and crunching the numbers on thousands of suburbs across Australia, the team at Your Investment Property has developed a keen eye for properties with profit potential. We’re always on the hunt to find you the neighbourhoods that show the best promise for growth going forward.We also want to arm you with the information to do this due diligence yo...
First National Coastal reports Zero Rental Vacancies!
The Sunshine Coast rental market remains tight, continuing to report lower vacancy rates than both Brisbane and the Gold Coast. This is fantastic news for Sunshine Coast landlords. Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba are just a few of the suburbs reporting increasing median rental prices.Population growth has been the main factor, together with supply of new housing stock. Med...
