Sunshine Coast remains top property market
Despite quarterly contractions, the Sunshine Coast remains one of the top performers in the Queensland market, according to the REIQ’s Queensland Market Monitor report for the June quarter. In the Sunshine Coast statistical division, which incorporates the Sunshine Coast Council area as well as Noosa, the market slipped a small 0.3 per cent over the June quarter, from $561,500 in Marc...
New Real Estate Industry Research Reveals Problem Resolution Most Valued by Consumers
New research from Canstar Blue into the real estate industry has revealed 31% of consumers value an agent’s ‘problem resolution skills’ as the number one contributor to their satisfaction. The second most significant contributor to their satisfaction, according to 28% of customers, is ‘communication and advice’. As a result of this research, First Nati...
Sunshine Coast international visitors hit record high
Not only has the Sunshine Coast experienced its hottest winter on record, but it has broken another record and attracted the highest ever increase in international visitors with 296,000 arrivals visiting to the year ending June 2017, up 11.6% and contributing $249 million in visitor expenditure to the economy.The International Visitor Statistics were released today by Tourism Research Australia...
Mooloolaba foreshore moves to its next phase
The Mooloolaba foreshore area will move into its next phase with Sunshine Coast Council unveiling plans for a revitalised Mooloolaba foreshore and Esplanade precinct, part of the Place Making Mooloolaba Master Plan. More than 6200sq m of Mooloolaba foreshore parkland will eventually return to community use with a kiosk, an outdoor gym, a new amenities building, shaded picnic and barbecue facil...
Will the 'Aldi Effect' impact Sunshine Cove ?
Sunshine Cove property owners who have homes or investments near the new Aldi supermarket could have very valuable homes on their hands.According to a study conducted by mover and conveyance service My Home Move, the opening of a new Aldi branch has almost always sparked an incredible surge in the prices of nearby properties in the UK.In fact, the value of Chipping Norton, the previous home of ...
$71.5 million dollar Sunshine Coast housing boost
The Sunshine Coast is set to share in a $1.8 billion housing investment by the Queensland Government, which will deliver more than 5,000 extra homes and thousands of jobs across the state in the next 10 years.Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said the work, which comes under the Queensland Housing Strategy, was aimed at urgently addressing housing affordability in Queensland....
Australia's first underground waste collection system - in Maroochydore !
The Sunshine Coast is again taking a nation leading position by unveiling Australia’s first, high-tech, automated waste collection system for a CBD, to be installed in the new Maroochydore City Centre.Rather than using wheelie bins, waste will be transported from commercial buildings and apartments at up to 70kmh through a 6.5km system of underground vacuum pipes locat...
$18 million for Maroochydore Intersections Upgrade Project
More than $18 million will be invested in major intersection upgrades to provide greater access to the heart of the visionary Maroochydore City Centre community.Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Jackie Trad said an agreement had been reached between the Palaszczuk Government to invest $12.6 million alongside $5.6 million from Sunshine Coast Co...
New town square slated for Palmwoods
A new town square will soon create a green community space for people to gather in the heart of Palmwoods, adjacent to the Memorial Hall, with construction due to start later this month. It will provide a central meeting point for festivals and community celebrations – with seating, shade and outdoor dining opportunities – and will improve pedestrian links through the town, connect...
