Peregian Springs community invited to comment on play space design
Peregian Springs residents are invited to provide feedback on a draft concept plan for a multi-purpose active play space developed by council.This project has occurred as a result of the Peregian Springs community requesting a new play area for older children to be active outdoors. Council identified four locations suitable for a multi-purpose play space, from which the community was invited to...
Sunshine Coast on top for dwelling approvals
While the building industry is celebrating across the state as a record number of dwelling approvals has peaked, the Sunshine Coast is outperforming all other regions in both residential and non-residential areas. The number of Queensland dwellings built has peaked at 48,151 for the 2016-17 financial year, with units and detached housing each representing 50 per cent.Completions are u...
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 March to $...
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 National Coastal’s General Manager Shane Daw...
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....
