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"Properties passed in at auctions"The Sunday Mail, 22nd January 2012
Disastrous results for gala auctions under the hammer to start 2012 in Noosa and surrounds - nothing new according to your editor, auctions are not accepted in Qld per se, why now?
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"Mining flights to create mining boom" Sunshine Coast Daily, 5TH January, 2012
Employment is expected to boom on the Sunshine Coast with the region`s first fly-in, fly-out charter operation startig on Monday. Four flights per week will transport 400 miners to and from jobs to Clermont.
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'Housing stock glut hits sales and prices" The Australian, 19th November.
There are more homes for sale now than a year ago, with listings reaching near their highest levels in all capital cities and states except Perth and WA.
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Plan "fails" Coolum - Coolum News, 18th November
Developmernt watchdog calls for significant changes to the Birtwill St developement in terms of traffic, architectural merit, floor area, landscaping and open space. The Tourism Board is also calling for motel style units instead of more apartments.
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"Property poised for growth" Sunshine Coast Daily Oct 29th
Matusik reports that infrastructure and re-construction spending in Qld and the coast, plus an expected population hike of 200,000 over the next 20 years to the coast indicates property sales willl increase in the coming years if all predictions come about
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Matusik Insider - Courier Mail 29th Oct - new housing industry throughout Australai looks set for a slow year.
Since 2009 Australia has experienced an oversupply of housing, our population growth has slowed and demographic and social changes have resulted in the need for fewer dwellings per capita.
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'Coast flights on the cusp" Sunshine Coast Daily 10th October
Direct flights out of the Sunshine Coast to our booming mining areas looks set to become a realityafter meetings with three different airlines, which wil be a huge boost for the Coolum area housing situation.
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"Robust economy to return" Sunshine Coast Daily, 1st October
BIS Shrapnel senior manager says property owners have nothing to fear re property prices, in response to international expeert Harry Dent predicting a 40% drop in prices.
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"The Australian property bubble can withstand greater diversity' Herald Sun, 14th Sep.
Rebuttal of the latest international guru depicting Australian doom & gloom - pertinent comments re the difference in the Australian housing price structure that differentiates our market
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Tsunami to hit Australian real estate forecaster Harry Dent says - AAP 11th Sep
USA forecaster says Australian house prices will revert to levels of 1990`s, says besti investment is to sell excess real estate and invest in USA dollars.
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" Housing market marking time" The Australian, 21 September 21, 2011
Westpac Property Director reports that we are in for a prolonged period of stability in house priceswithout much growth. Affordability is still too low, and the view is that we are going to have a long period of stable priceswhile wages growth outpaces any change in house prices, which will help to improve affordability
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"Auctions lose their appeal" Sunday Mail, 11 September
Sunday Mail survey finds 79% of Queenslanders would prefer to sell by private treaty, and the percentage is even higher for buyers, with 83% wanting to steer clear of auctions. This outcome shows why less than 25% of homes sold in Brisbane are sold by auction compared to more than 50% across the country.
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Prime retail positions at Coolum Beach - Sunshine Coast Daily 3rd September
Growing village offers beachside opportunities for businesses -
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Carbon tax impact on housing - Matusik Insider - Courier Mail 23 July
Estimates predict an increase in a typical house to be between $5,000 to $9,000 as a result of the carbon tax
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