Property Investment News

Council Backs Coomera Civic Hub Centre Proposal (1)

Gold Coast City council has authorised plans for a new Coomera Civic Hub development project on the northern Gold Coast to progress. The three level building is described as the “city’s first regional integrated community facility”, with the proposed development to be built on land adjoining the Westfield Coomera. A spokesperson for the Gold Coast…Read More→

Insurance in parts of the Gold Coast now unavailable or unaffordable due to flood risk

Some home insurers will no longer touch parts of the Gold Coast, leaving residents with unaffordable premiums or without insurance as what experts call the “red-zone” phenomenon expands. It comes after the Gold Coast experienced a major flooding event earlier this month, with more than 120 millimetres of rain falling in one day. Rainfall records were also smashed earlier…Read More→

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Good news for anyone who owns a home in Hope Island… The popular suburb on the northern Gold Coast has increased its annual median house price by almost 50 per cent. According to fresh data released by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, Hope Island experienced a quarter on quarter median price growth of 43.4…Read More→

Why Gold Coast investors should look at parklands

Gold Coast investors have been advised to purchase ‘right-size’ apartments in urban parklands to follow the increasing trend of Gold Coasters wanting the best of both worlds. According to Knight Frank business development manager Chris Litfin the Gold Coast is experiencing a lifestyle change, with residents wanting more than beaches and metropolitan living.

Gold coast freeway upgrade

Works are underway on multiple transport projects around the Gold Coast, just weeks after federal funding was finally secured. The Palaszczuk Government is wasting no time getting vital infrastructure projects underway, with works beginning on M1 upgrades and the light rail.

Here’s what property investors will be doing in 2020 (2)

Are you planning to buy an investment property in 2020? Or maybe you’re planning to buy a new home? Well you’ll be in good company because 68% of the respondents of a recent survey believe now is a good time to invest in residential real estate. And 20% of respondents plan to buy a new…Read More→

Retail at southern end of Gold Coast set to soar following new light rail extension

The retail sector at the southern end of the Gold Coast is tipped to soar when the next stage of the city’s light rail project is completed. The federal government last week announced an extra $157 million for stage three of the light rail network, which will see trams extend from Broadbeach South to Burleigh…Read More→