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Brisbane suburbs within short commuting distances of the CBD continue to record double-digit price growth.
Is your property a star performer?
Shannon Molloy | June 3, 2007 - 12:00AM
The star performers of Queensland's property market are in the state's north and west, while
Brisbane's median house price have jumped 6.8 per cent to $390,000 in the 12 months.
The residential property market across the State continues to record healthy increases, but the regional areas of north and west Queensland were the standout performers over the March quarter, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland said.
Yesterday's release of the March quarter results from the REIQ highlight the extreme difficulty for first home buyers.
With housing affordability now at its lowest level since 1984, the REIQ said it encouraged the State and Federal Governments to address the issue.
The results highlighted that the state's strong economy, population growth and low unemployment continued to cushion residential sales from the negative effects of the drought.
In Brisbane the city's middle ring suburbs out-performed many other areas over the quarter. Balmoral was up 17.7 per cent, Cannon Hill 12.9 per cent, Greenslopes 13.8 per cent and Wooloowin 18.5 per cent.
"Buyers are looking for value but still want to be relatively close to the CBD, close to their place of work, and close to entertainment precincts and the middle ring suburbs certainly offer all these attributes, " REIQ chairman Peter McGrath said.
He said the city's outer suburbs and shires also recorded strong results in the 12 months to March, with Logan's median increasing by 11.3 per cent to $275,000 and Ipswich's up 6.5 per cent to $245,000.
"Logan and Ipswich, together with Caboolture and Pine Rivers, continue to be the most affordable options in and around Brisbane especially for first home buyers and low income earners and it is clear that people are still gravitating to these areas."
The news was positive on the Gold Coast, with solid growth over the 12 months to the end of March seeing the median house price rise 5.3 per cent to $410,000.
However one of the top performers was Bundall, which recorded a 14.1 per cent rise to $757,000 in the 12 months to March.
"Such a result can be attributed to Bundall's great location and the current strong office and commercial sector. Bundall is close to all the action of Surfers Paradise, the casino, and the racetrack."
Other Gold Coast areas to perform well include Burleigh Heads up 10.3 per cent, Palm Beach up 12 per cent and Surfers Paradise up 24.7 per cent.
"With a median of $1.5 million for the year to the end of March, Surfers Paradise is still very much the heartbeat of Gold Coast real estate and one of the premier locations across the State."
On the Sunshine Coast Caloundra was the top performer in the 12 months to March, with a median house price rise of 3.7 per cent to $395,000.
Buddina recorded a remarkable 23 per cent increase to $574,000 and Wurtulla was up 11.9 per cent to $375,000.
Mr McGrath said while the southeast corner recorded solid increases, the State's regional centres were setting the agenda for Queensland's residential property market pace.
Central and North Queensland fared well, with Rockhampton recording a whopping 32.5 per cent increase in the 12 months to March.
"Rockhampton has experienced strong growth and a high volume of sales recently and with its median house price still considered very affordable at $250,000, this is not likely to change any time soon," Mr McGrath said.
"Rockhampton's healthy market is partly fuelled by its affordable tag and its location near resource-rich areas.
"When you consider Mackay and Emerald's medians are now about $377,000 and $340,000 respectively, it is little surprise that people are heading to Rockhampton."
Mackay's median price increase of 14.8 per cent and Gladstone's of 22.7 per cent were other examples of the region's positive trend.
The resource boom continued to underpin the state's west, with Mt Isa recording a "staggering'' 40.4 per cent increase over the 12 months to March, Mr McGrath said.
Further north the Whitsundays, Townsville, Thuringowa and Cairns all experienced solid growth and strong sales activity, he said.
"The economic and population growth of Townsville and Thuringowa - and its subsequent impact on property prices - have excited investors and owner-occupiers alike in recent years.
"These regions have the most affordable housing in North Queensland with medians of $310,000 and $290,000 in Townsville and Thuringowa respectively.
"When you combine this with a growing economy and high levels of business confidence, the future looks very bright for these North Queensland twin cities."
The Cairns residential property market remains healthy with a rise of 12.3 per cent to $320,000 in the 12 months to the end of March.
"The steady price growth and increasing volume of sales augurs particularly well for the Cairns market."
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