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| Summer sales heat up |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 3 December 2011 |
| Summer is expected to inject some heat into the Gold Coast property market with analysts and agents predicting a hot season for sales figures. |
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| UDIA celebrates female achievers |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 2 July 2011 |
| Seven talented women from Queensland's development and construction industry were honoured at the 2011 Women in Development Awards last week. |
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| Quality and price drive sales activity |
Urban Developer Issue 3 2011 |
| Our recent review of the Gold Coast's Northern Corridor and observations of the wider market indicate that well-located, quality projects have tended to outperform other products in the market. |
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| Quality proves the key to winter sales |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 28 May 2011 |
| Winter is not expected to put a freeze on the Gold Coast property market this year despite cold months traditionally presenting a slow period for real estate. |
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| Northern corridor drives growth |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 14 May 2011 |
| The northern Gold Coast continues to prosper, driving much of the region's development activity, according to a report by Colleen Coyne Property Research. |
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| Hard hit oceanfront areas |
Australian Financial Review 26 April 2011 |
| South-east Queensland's property prospects are a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. Regional cities are unable to meet demand from multibillion-dollar resource projects, while the lowdown in tourism, retail and construction sectors pushes values lower in coastal areas. |
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| Coyne says confidence the key |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 7 November 2010 |
| Researcher Colleen Coyne believes strongly in the power of positive thinking and has called for a more positive attitude towards the economy, and the Gold Coast property market specifically.... |
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| Property prospects rise |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 5 November 2010 |
| Independent property analyst Colleen Coyne says it is not all doom and gloom for the Gold Coast Economy... |
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| Baby boomers find flexibility |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 19 February 2011 |
| With an ageing population and the baby boomers generation now reaching retirement age, the need for flexible living options catering for the demands of this growing market segment will continue to increase... |
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| Unit slump costs Coast |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 8 February 2011 |
| A lack of new Gold Coast apartments for sale after 2012 is likely to see cashed-up foreign investors head to Brisbane and Sydney (note 32 new apartments in 2012 are in Eclipse)... |
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| Need for regional investment |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 3 December 2010 |
| The Federal and State Governments need to focus on targeted infrastructure spending,decentralisation of public workers and stimulating selected industries to bolster regional areas... |
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| Tweed has all the aces |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 4 September 2010 |
| Real estate agents in the Tweed region have good reason to be optimistic, according to industry pundits. They say the fundamentals are right... |
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| Vendors' reality cheque |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 16 September 2010 |
| If confidence in a market is enough to keep it buoyant, the Gold Coast market is as sparkling as champagne... |
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| Interstate migration kills 'the golden goose' |
Business Acumen Qld June 2010 |
| Colleen Coyne, director of Colleen Coyne Property Research, believes Queensland's development "golden goose" of migration from interstate is being strangled by increasingly unaffordable property.... |
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| Price time bomb tipped |
The Courier Mail 13 February 2010 |
| Southeast Queensland home prices are a "ticking time bomb" set to blow out as Australia faces a worsening housing affordability crisis... |
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| Forward thinking is the key |
The Gold Coast Bulletin July 2009 |
| Job creation, infrastructure funding and affordable central housing are the challenges facing the GoldCoast, as the city copes with continuing population growth... |
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| Population growth to impact property sector |
Gold Coast Business News May 2009 |
| Forecast population growth of 66 per cent by 2035 will put pressure on Gold Coast jobs... |
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| Development charges drive investment to savvy rival city |
The Gold Coast Bulletin Metropolis April 2009 |
| Research reveals Gold Coast infrastructure charges are much higher than other cities. |
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| Market shifts for the new retiree |
Residential Developer April 2009 |
| Developers must look outside the box to cater for a new generation of retirees, as Australia's ageing population is demanding new options. |
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| Townsville's prospects positive |
The Courier Mail 18-19 April 2009 |
| Townsville's diversified economy, projected population growth and lack of new housing supply is expected to buffer it from the effects of the global financial crisis and fluctuations in the property market. |
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| A different approach |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 14 February 2009 |
| Developers are looking outside the square to cater for a new generation of retirees as Australia's ageing population demands new options. |
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| Office market needs rethink |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 6 February 2009 |
| Developers need creativity in marketing office space in light of new figures highlighting a blowout in vacancy rates across the Gold Coast. |
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| Pimpama growth tip |
The Gold Coast Bulletin January 2009 |
| The Gold Coast's swelling population will continue to push further north and south, with the majority of greenfield projects planned for the region to be developed in Pimpama, Coomera and the Tweed, says a leading Gold Coast-based property analyst. |
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| Buyers spring into action |
The Courier Mail 27-28 December 2008 |
| The popularity of golf course frontage blocks at Peregian Springs is clear, with less that 15 per cent of lots still on offer. |
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| Kiah Beach Houses |
Abode November/December 2008 |
| Luxury beach homes in Byron Bay's newest development, Kiah Beach Houses, are being snapped up, with five already sold for a total of $10.7 million... |
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| Project delays to buoy office market |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 5 December 2008 |
| The postponement of some new projects should enable the Coast office market to avoid the high vacancy rates recorded in the early 1990s (above 30 per cent), says Colleen Coyne of Colleen Coyne Property Research. |
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| Tables have turned: tenants rule |
The Sydney Morning Herald 29-30 November 2008 |
| Landlords no longer rule the CBD. Tenants are now demanding, and receiving, hefty incentives to lure them into lease deals. |
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| Rate cut will lift Coast |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 20 November 2008 |
| Interest rates could drop to 3 per cent by June next year, reigniting the property sector and dragging the Gold Coast economy out of the doldrums. Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe yesterday said... |
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| Market fundamentals remain strong |
The Courier Mail 15 November 2008 |
| The property market is based on supply and demand fundamentals, such as population and employment growth, and these factors remain solid in many markets, including the Gold Coast and Brisbane. |
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| Boomers for Byron |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 6 September 2008 |
| Byron Bay has cemented its transformation from hippy haven to million dollar mecca, with research revealing 40 per cent of house sales so far this year have achieved seven-figure price tags, up from just 8 per cent in 2002. |
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| Growth & Challenges |
Tourism Informer October 2007 |
| Several major infrastructure projects point to an exciting growth era ahead in Gold Coast tourism. But the industry also needs to keep an eye on some looming challenges. |
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| Widespread demand for units |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 18 July 2007 |
| Many people who own a Gold Coast beachside apartment put it into a holiday letting pool from time to time, so the performance of the .tourism market is a matter of widespread interest. |
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| Baby Boomers |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 8 June 2007 |
| Baby boomers on middle and lower incomes represent a challenge for developers, according to property research consultant.... |
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| Transit Oriented Developments |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 27 April 2007 |
| Creating a more compact urban form, with increased population density around transport nodes and activity centres is critical to the Queensland Government's South East Queensland Regional Plan.... |
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| Changing Families |
The Gold Coast Bulletin 15-16 July 2006 |
| Project home designs now accomodate the changing demographics writes Gold Coast-based market researcher.... |
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