Tag: Pimpama

Priced-out city first-home buyers turn to ‘rentvesting’ in regional markets

Desperate first-home hopefuls locked out of expensive capital cities are renting in the city and investing in more affordable regional property markets. Stunning major-city price growth has caught out many buyers, quickly leaving them behind since the market began to bounce back last year. The recovery has continued this year with the strongest pace of growth.

How to negotiate a lower interest rate with your lender in five simple steps

Did you know you can pick up the phone at any time and try to get a better deal from your lender? If you said no, you may be among the large cohort of Australians who feel confused and disempowered by the lending landscape. More than half of Australians are unaware that borrowers with variable.

Winners: Best Agent in seven suburbs in South East Queensland

 MPM Property Management are thrilled to announce that we have taken out 11 awards in the national RateMyAgent Awards for 2020. The RateMyAgent ‘Agent of the Year’ Awards recognise and reward real estate professionals who demonstrate client service excellence and we are very honoured to have received such a glowing report card from our clients. They.

Gold Coast property values are on the rise

It has been a tough year for real estate but Gold Coast homeowners can rest easy knowing property values are on the rise. CoreLogic’s latest home value index figures show Gold Coast dwelling prices climbed 1.2 per cent in January to a median value of $543,746. It was higher than the national monthly growth rate,.

Gainsborough Greens ‘Bridge to nowhere’ finally open after 25-year wait

A congestion-busting bridge has finally opened to the public in one of the Gold Coast’s busiest suburbs. Now the countdown is on for another major transport project. The Gold Coast’s “bridge to nowhere” has finally opened to the public for the first time since its construction 25 years ago. The 25 metre long, two-lane Pimpama.

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..

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.

New home sales building in Queensland

Queensland is leading the nation in terms of new home sales, with the state the only one to record a “significant increase” over the past quarter. The finding was contained in the HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states. Speaking of the.