January 1, 2020, has heralded a new year, a new decade — and the beginning of the PM’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. Scott Morrison announced the scheme during the crucial last days of the May election campaign, stating it would allow first-time buyers to enter the market sooner by requiring them to save deposits…
Coorparoo locals are embracing Maasra Apartments
Currently under construction Maasra Apartments is a $101 million luxury mixed-use residential building being developed in the burgeoning city-fringe suburb of Coorparoo by the Karam Group. Once completed it will boast 101 one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments across eight floors, a restaurant and boutique retail on the ground floor, commercial space on level one and a secure…
Gold Coast’s most in-demand suburbs revealed
House hunters are dreaming of a life on the southern Gold Coast, new figures reveal. Search data collected by realestate.com.au shows Palm Beach was the most in-demand suburb for houses, with an average of 4366 views per listing in the past year followed by Burleigh Heads (4322) and Tallebudgera Valley (4159). Unit data painted a…
Brisbane’s luxury property market starts the year with a bang
It’s been a strong start to the year for Brisbane’s prestige property market, with the city’s first riverfront home sale of 2020 fetching almost $4.6 million. A trophy home at 77 Macquarie Street in Teneriffe has sold through Sarah Hackett of Place Estate Agents. The three-level, four-bedroom home comes with a study, a library, a…
Best of the best: Brisbane home values on track for new record
Brisbane home values are on track to reach a new record high in the first few months of the new year, according to a leading property analyst. House values in the Queensland capital have bounced back 2.2 per cent since finding a floor in June, in line with a national housing market correction. And CoreLogic’s…
Brisbane home prices: Find out what your suburb is now worth
It is one of the fastest growing regions in the country and now house prices in Moreton Bay are catching up, with homeowners in some suburbs pocketing double digit gains in just a few months. Housing affordability and high levels of infrastructure spending pushed up house prices in the suburbs of Woody Point and Scarborough…