Central Coast Market

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Central Coast Market

If you have been keeping up with your market research, Central Coast has most likely popped up on your radar and if it hasn’t yet, it has now.

A Core Logic RP Data’s quarterly rental review indicated that the central coast region hit a massive 7.9% rent rise last year which was significantly higher than the national average growth of 2.9%.

The employment opportunities in the area are continuously growing due to investments in infrastructure upgrades and services such as the $368 million upgrade to the Gosford Hospital which created 1000 new jobs. Other infrastructure upgrades are predicted to create roughly 30,750 new jobs over the next 15 years. Central Coast is just over an hour away from Sydney CBD and with the NorthConnex tunnel almost finished, parliamentary secretary of the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, stated that it is expected to take 15 minutes off that commute.

The Central Coast has a population of 333, 627 people and covers 1680km2. It has access to quality schools, shopping centres, restaurants, sporting facilities and is perfect for buyers/renters looking for a relaxed beachside lifestyle. The beautiful coastline spans across 81km and over half the area is filled with lush forests, national park sanctuaries and aquatic environment. There are a diverse range of attractions and activities that you can add to your lifestyle if you live there, such as coastal and forest walks or even surf lessons.

Covid-19’s Effect on The Property Market

With lots of uncertainty in the property market, it is important to look at the facts, figures and the trends of areas. The Central Coast has seen an ‘unexpected upward trend’ reported by McGrath researchers, as Sydney buyers and tenants are looking to get closer to the coast. This demand has allowed the central coast market to continue to thrive. This is because the market values in Sydney are dropping as the properties were overpriced in the first place which was partly influenced by a high demand from Australian and overseas buyers increasing Sydney’s already competitive market prices. This made it harder for people to afford properties in that area and with prices now dropping people are losing the value of their property and money forcing most people out of the area and into more ideal markets such as the central coast. In terms of investment in NSW you will find that there are much better places to invest than Sydney when the yield is calculated.

How can we at Imagine Wealth Investments help you?

  • We offer full turn-key house & land packages including dual keys across Central Coast and other areas around NSW and QLD that provide great investment and living opportunities.
  • Often our clients are people who work long hours and have little time to adequately plan their finances, investments and taxation, let alone do anything about it. People come to us for our professional objective advice. We provide a comprehensive range of services to allow you to bring all your financial needs under one umbrella. We do the research to make life easier for you.
  • We have associates who specialise in tax planning, lending option, risk planning and legal work. Our team provides the necessary resources to educate you on how to use your money wisely and to your advantage.
  • If you are interested in looking at the properties we have to offer or any of our other services, please contact us.

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— Written By Samuel Emerson

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Queensland Will Fare Better from Migration Downturn

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Queensland Will Fare Better from Migration Downturn

Experts believe that the Brisbane housing values may not decline significantly in 2020, although figures show buying and selling activity in the market has fallen sharply. When it comes to population growth and Queensland’s property market, the state has been leading the nation for net interstate migration, with a strong upward trajectory.

Speaking on the Covid-19 impact on the housing market at The Urban Developer’s virtual residential summit, Corelogic’s Tim Lawless said, Queensland has overtaken Victoria, which had previously held the mantle for the number of net interstate arrivals. “Of course Queensland has some exposure to overseas migration, but nowhere near as much as say New South Wales or Victoria,”.

He further said, “I think Queensland is in a very good position in that it won’t be as impacted by a downturn in overseas migration numbers, which in turn of course probably won’t impact the rental markets quite as severely as Sydney or Melbourne.” “New housing supply under construction has fallen with pending detached supply back around the decade average and unit supply dropping below the decade average,” Lawless said.

Brisbane unit values are 11.1 per cent below the peak of 2010, and Brisbane house values to date continue to track solidly.

  • DWhile the next few months present an unprecedented shock to the economy, Lawless said it otherwise has strong fundamentals. “The institutional response is about ‘building a bridge’ to the recovery phase, with stimulus totalling about 16.5 per cent of GDP.
  • “Previous economic shocks have seen housing values relatively insulated, while volumes are more susceptible to volatility.”
  • Reduction in supply levels should help protect housing values New listing numbers, based on agent activity, is likely to settle around half of what it normally would be for this time of year, with new listings expected to further fall substantially.
  • “In some ways that’s a positive,” Lawless said.

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