Manufacturers thrive in Logan
Business confidence in the City of Logan continues to strengthen as major investment is secured for future industrial estates and manufacturers embark on multimillion dollar expansion plans and explore opportunities in new international markets. Manufacturing has long been a significant contributor to Logan’s economy – valued at around $2.88 billion and creating 8,700 jobs, the.
Brisbane a landlords’ market as rents rise
Brisbane is fast becoming a landlords’ market as vacancy rates tighten and rents continue to climb, putting investors in the box seat in 2020. New data released by SQM Research reveals asking rents for houses increased 0.9 per cent in December to $473 a week — that’s 3.4 per cent higher than they were a.
Good things on the horizon for the southeast
QLD Excerpt From The 2019 December Market Report Rental markets tighten in the Sunshine State, and experts see good things on the horizon for the southeast A Queensland suburb has taken the top spot in CoreLogic’s Top Rental Performers list. Country town Blackwater was named the best rental market in Australia as of September 2019..
Boom time forecast for Brisbane’s housing market in 2020
Record low interest rates and cheap credit could boost Brisbane home prices by up to seven per cent in one year, a new report reveals. SQM Research’s Housing Boom and Bust Report for 2020, released today, forecasts an increase in home prices in the Queensland capital of between three and seven per cent — a.
Gold Coast property market holds strong despite fewer sales
The Gold Coast has weathered the storm that eroded the property market earlier this year, with house values holding steady despite fewer sales. CoreLogic’s latest Regional Market Update shows the city’s house values increased 0.3 per cent to $637,614 in the year to October despite the number of sales dropping 13 per cent. While data.
Government Accelerates $3.8bn Infrastructure Spend to Spur Economy
The federal government has announced it will put billions of dollars towards significant projects across the country, accelerating major infrastructure investments in a bid to stimulate the nation’s economy. Dismissing the move as “panic” or “crisis measures”, prime minister Scott Morrison announced he would bring forward infrastructure investment announcing $3.8 billion in funding over the.
Gold Coast house prices gradually climbing
Homeowners can breathe a sigh of relief as Gold Coast houses return to prices seen before the national property market slump. And industry players expect prices to continue to rise with more people moving to the city for its enviable lifestyle. Latest CoreLogic data to August shows the median house price jumped to $659,000 for.
Good news on the National First Home Buyers Scheme
Government gets green light to go halfsies with 10k home buyers A controversial scheme that will see the Federal Government go halfsies with 10,000 first home buyers a year has been given a green light to go ahead. This after the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2019 — which was first introduced.