Gold Coast Property News & Research

10 Ways To Turbo Charge Renovations Sep 2008 | Your Investment Property Magazine A good quality renovation doesn't have to cost the Earth according to real estate agents Elisa and Luke Woollard.

Population Growth Exacerbates Housing Crisis
7 Aug 2008 | The Australian
There are several factors that have affected the supply of residential dwellings, including heightened demand. The number of people added to Australia during calendar 2007 was 332,000 or 1.6 per cent. This is the greatest number added to the national population in any year in our nation's history.

Pressure Grows For Rate Cuts As Retail Spending Crashes
1 Aug 2008 | The Australian
The Reserve Bank separately released figures showing growth in home lending at its lowest level in 25 years, while other personal and business lending was also weak. Financial markets now believe there is a 75 per cent chance that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates by October.

From Gays To Nerdistan, Authors Point The Write Way To Success
31 July 2008 | Bernard Salt & The Australian
A measure known as the "gay index", which claims to assess cultural tolerance across cities is among the diverse theories published by demographers and theorists in the recent years.

Luxury Goods Resist Global Economic Downturn
28 Jul 2008 | The Australian
Even as many Americans are pulling in their purse strings, spending on key categories of high-end luxury goods is proving surprisingly resilient, underscoring the industry's progress at broadening its reach beyond the upper crust and into the growing ranks of the affluent.

Hilton Shake-up for Shops
25 Jul 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
The developer of Hilton Surfers Paradise, a $700 million twin-tower hotel and apartment project in Surfers Paradise, plans to reconfigure the development in a move that will expand retail space and bring the hotel suites under a single roof.

No Room at the Inn for a Million Coasters
18 Jul 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
There is no room left at the inn, and the Gold Coast faces a million person overload and the death of the backyard shed. A new 2031 target has estimated the city's population will swell to 937,000 leaving it with little breathing space

Hilton Precinct To Set New High For Retailing
11 Jul 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
The Raptis Group will extend its reach into the Gold Coast retail scene with an exclusive shopping precinct in the $700 million Hilton Surfers Paradise.

Residential Values Stable While Share Markets Tank
10 Jul 2008 | Your Mortgage Magazine
Australia's residential property market has defied speculation of a downturn, with national dwelling values holding steady during the first five months of 2008, according to new research released by RP Data and Rismark International.


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