Gold Coast Property News & Research
Reserve
Bank Slashes Interest Rate To 5.25%
04 Nov 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
The Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points today, reducing
borrowing costs to the lowest level in more than five years.
 Premium
Kitchen Renovation
Dec 2008 | Your Investment Property Magazine
Elisa and Luke Woollard turned their investment property's rundown
cooking quarters into a sleek, modern kitchen, proving that
a premium renovation can be achieved without breaking the budget.
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Spenthouse
Market
03 Nov 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Pacific Lifestyle Property director Luke Woollard agreed penthouse
sales had slowed this year, but said it was part of an accross
the board trend.
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PLP Research - October 2008 Survey Results
Which do you consider a better investment in Australia?
Residential property
53%
Commercial or Industrial property
26%
Sharemarket investments
21%
Gold Coast
Rents Top Queensland
15 Oct 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
The Gold Coast is now Queensland's most expensive place to rent a
house.
Auckland
To Gold Coast Flights A Tourism Boon
14 Oct 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Daily Jetstar flights to Auckland announced yesterday will help change
the 'tourism landscape' of the Gold Coast and deliver more overseas
visitors, according to Jetstar's boss.
Oracle
Broadbeach Rises Above Credit Crisis
9 Oct 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
While things may be looking grim on the world's markets, the slump
has not been felt by at least one high profile Gold Coast development.
Gold
Coast Wins Major Lifesaving Championship Deal
4 Oct 2008 | ABC News
The National Surf Lifesaving Association has signed an agreement with
the State Government to host seven national championships on the Gold
Coast between 2010 and 2022. Premier Anna Bligh says the sporting
event will also boost tourism in the state. "The Surf Lifesaving
championship is a major sporting event," she said.
Reserve Bank
In Biggest Rate Cut Since 1992
7 Oct 2008 | The Australian
Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 100 basis points today, in a bid
to shield the Australian economy from the global wreckage.
Branded Residences Set To Take Off
26 Sep 2008 | The Business Times Singapore
Coming home to an immaculately kept apartment with all the creature
comforts or having a beach retreat at your own private villa with
all the attendant luxuries are all possible in a branded residential
development - the marriage of a luxury residential development and
a reputable brand.
Flights
To Link Coast To USA
23 Sep 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Gold Coast residents will be able to fly from Coolangatta to the US
via Fiji after Air Pacific announced it was adding the city to its
network. The Fijian airline yesterday said it would expand its Australia-Fiji
services with the introduction of twice-weekly flights between the
Gold Coast and Nadi.
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.
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Foreign
Investment Brisbane & Gold Coast
8 Sep 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Foreigners are still eagerly buying land on the Gold Coast but have
formed an even stronger love affair with Brisbane, which has overtaken
the Coast for overseas investment. A record $474.8 million was spent
on the Coast this financial year by the likes of Kiwis, Russians
and Brits, but that figure was outshone by Brisbane's whopping $627.7
million windfall from foreign land acquisitions.
Oracle Sales
Deliver Bullish Run To Niecon
6 Sep 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Developer Niecon Oracle
twin towers project at Broadbeach has defied property market pessimism
by chalking up $20 million worth of apartment sales in a bullish
10 weeks.
Population Projections - Australia
4 Sep 2008 | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Queensland is projected to experience the largest percentage increase
in population between 30 June 2007 and 2056, more than doubling
the 2007 population of 4.2 million to 8.7 million people by 2056.
As a result Queensland is projected to replace Victoria as Australia's
second most populous state in 2050.
How
To Screen Your Tenants
21 Aug 2008 | Your Investment Property Magazine Online
Your 'ideal tenant' will depend on several personal and financial
factors, says Elisa Woollard, co-director and property manager
with Pacific Lifestyle Property.
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Gold
Coast Tourism Pumped By Oil-Rich Arabs
4 July 2008 | Courier Mail
The first wave of Arab tourists on their annual winter pilgrimage
to the Gold Coast has hit, propelled by new-found oil riches.
Dubai focus hands
Sunland $99m profit windfall
21 Aug 2008 | Gold Coast Bulletin
Sunland
Group's bold foray into Dubai has shielded the development giant
from a souring domestic market, helping it post a 12 per cent surge
in net profit to $99 million in 2008.
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.
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