Crystal Blue QLD Research

Date	Title	Article
13/10/14	Sydney house prices push families north to Queensland	Sydneysiders are taking advantage of more affordable housing in Queensland. As Sydney house prices rise and traffic congestion worsens, some enterprising workers are moving north to seek the lifestyle they want in Queensland... Read More
8/10/14	17% Growth in Brisbane in the next 3 years	The QBE Australian Housing Outlook 2014 expects Brisbane to outperform the other capital cities over the next three years..Read More
25/9/14	Now looks like a good time to buy a Gold Coast investment	This recovery started in earnest this year. It followed a market correction and long stagnation period. This ‘reset and rest’ was needed, as the Gold Coast...Read More
15/8/14	Sydney investors hit Townsville: John McGrath	Investment buying has ramped up in Queensland, according to estate agent John McGrath...Read More
13/8/14	GOLD Coast - NEW $900 million resort approved to start	China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, has committed $HK12.5 billion ($1.7 billion) to invest in Australian real estate including the construction of the Jewel...Read More
2/7/14	Where to invest and what to buy	Where to invest and what to buy...Read More
2/7/2014	Another $4.7 Billion Rail Infrastructure in Toowoomba gets go ahead	Another $4.7 Billion Rail Infrastructure in Toowoomba gets go ahead...Read More
2/7/14	Development Cash Flows in June 2014	Development Cash Flows in June 2014...Read More
2/7/14	Toowoombas $11Billion Infrastructure Spend	Toowoombas $11Billion Infrastructure Spend...Read More
2/7/14	Brisbane BIG YEAR of growth	Housing Market records big year...Read More
24/6/14	Gold Coast aiming to become new "cycling mecca" with $55 million velodrome development	The Gold Coast is set to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which will see a surge in infrastructure and investment spend...Read More
24/6/14	Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Village urban renewal project underway	Redeveloping parklands in the Gold Coast's Southport will be one of the most significant and largest urban renewal projects ever taken in the area....Read More
23/6/14	GOLD COAST a good place to invest.	There’s no doubt the Gold Coast residential market is entering a growth phase. After five bad years, in which prices went backwards, the Gold Coast is moving again...Read More
18/6/14	Gold Coast Commonwealth $55 million velodrome	The Gold Coast is set to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which will see a surge in infrastructure and investment spend...Read More
16/6/14	Regional Queensland back on the growth path with sustained momentum	Just over a year ago I started pushing an argument for investment in Queensland regional centres like Cairns, the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay...Read More
4/6/14	Interstate investors arrive as Queensland Great Start Grant finally finds a place	The Queensland Newman government’s Great Start Grant, which gives first home buyers $15,000 for buying or building a new home, is finally finding some take-up...Read More
4/6/14	Sunshine Coast recovery has been a long time coming	It has been a long time coming. The Sunshine Coast, unlike other markets across south-east Queensland during the previous market upturn, didn’t necessarily overheat property value-wise; but instead...Read More
24/3/14	Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Village Update	Redeveloping parklands in the Gold Coast's Southport will be one of the most significant and largest urban renewal projects ever taken in the area, as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games...Read More
21/03/14	Are these two Sunshine Coast suburbs the places to watch?	Archers’ Andrew Staehr points to two main 'hotspots' for residents and investors to watch in the coming years – Kawana and Maroochydore....Read More
11/03/14	Disparity in median prices “not been seen” since 2004 draws investors’ eyes to Brisbane	Traditional investor cities of Sydney and Melbourne are being tipped to fall out of favour as Brisbane’s affordability allows it to emerge as the new city to invest in, according to Place Advisory...Read More
21/11/13	Queensland agents no longer need to disclose commissions to buyers under new laws By Jennifer Duke	New laws introduced last night to Parliament have overhauled the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act (PAMDA), however one of the proposed changes will mean that agents no longer need to disclose their commissions...Read More
05/11/13	Brisbane vacancy rates easing but landlords biggest rental challenges in Queensland mining regions: REIQ - By Diane Leow	The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has revealed a continued divide in rental market conditions between Queensland’s resource and non-resource regions to the end of September 2013...Read More
19/10/13	Five Queensland ports earmarked for investment and development - Alistair Walsh	Queensland’s five leading ports would be declared priority development areas under a proposed strategy released last Thursday...Read More
09/09/13	$2.3 billion of development for Gold Coast and more to come By Jennifer Duke	The Gold Coast’s Broadbeach, and surrounding suburbs, is starting to pick up with more than $2.3 billion worth of development in the pipeline for the area recorded in 2013, compared to a figure of $1.7 billion on 2011, according to Colliers International...Read More
30/08/2013	Queensland residential market momentum uplift: REIQ - Nicola Trotman	The June quarter is the fourth consecutive quarter of positive news for vendors in the Queensland market, with both sales activity and the median house price strengthening, according to REIQ...Read More
27/08/2013	Sardine city plan for Gold Coast - Sarah Webb & Alister Thomson	PINT-sized houses on blocks as small as 200sq m could be "peppered" across the Gold Coast as part of Mayor Tom Tate's dream for affordable housing...Read More
30/07/2013	Queensland lures property investors like no other state: Terry Ryder - Terry Ryder	Queensland’s status among the economic growth leaders of Australia has slipped in recent years, but its standing in the eyes of property investors remains undiminished...Read More
26/07/2013	How two homes can be cheaper than one - Chris Owen	It's the perfect situation for first-home buyers: live in your new home and have someone else pay off the mortgage...Read More
02/07/2013	QUU to invest more than $300m in utilities	Queensland Urban Utilities says it will invest more than $300 million in water and sewerage services next financial year to meet the evolving needs of its growing customer base...Read More
28/05/2013	Gladstone defies doomsayers with 24% gain in annual median house prices with Moranbah also strong - Larry Schlesinger	Talk of the mining boom effect petering out in perennial property hotspot favourites Gladstone and Moranbah in northern Queensland appears premature with both bucking the trend of property markets that soar one year only to fizz out the next...Read More
24/05/2013	Jobs for Ipswich with $89m expansion of Hardie plant - Peter Foley	Building product giant James Hardie has announced an $89 million expansion in a big boost to jobs and the economy in Ipswich...Read More
24/05/2013	New theatre complex finally gets under way - Geoff Egan	After lengthy delays construction has begun on the long-awaited Riverlink Cinemas...Read More
21/05/2013	MBA forecasts housing recovery in NSW, QLD, WA, NT	According to Master Builders Australia, the value of residential building work done in real terms is expected to grow from $46 billion this year to $61 billion in 2015, according to an article in today’s Financial Review...Read More
14/05/2013	Mining activity sees vacancy rate drop in Bundaberg - Glenn Dwyer	The regional Queensland town Bundaberg has been recording lower vacancy rates thanks to its proximity to Gina Rinehart's mining activities...Read More
08/04/2013	18 New firms open in Ipswich each week - Merrin Jagtman	Business is booming in Ipswich, with new data revealing almost three companies are opening a day....Read More
04/04/2013	Picking states with property potential - Finance News Network	The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept Australia’s official cash rate unchanged at 3 per cent for the third straight meeting this year. Explaining the decision to keep rates on hold RBA Governor Glenn Stevens noted dwelling investment is slowly increasing - including rising dwelling prices and high rental yields....Read More
18/03/2013	Queensland Hotspots - Portfolios.net.au	With all the talk once again of flattening markets in Australian cities astute property investors are looking to regional Australia, Queensland in particular, and with good reason...Read More
13/02/2013	Queensland gives green light for shale oil developments - David Winnings	QUEENSLAND will allow companies to develop oil deposits trapped in shale rock formations, aiming to tap a resource estimated at more than 20 billion barrels...Read More
21/01/2013	India's Ministry of Coal targets Australia for investment - Daily Mercury	India's powerful Ministry of Coal has named Australia as a potential target as he told the country's mining firms to "be more aggressive" in securing mining projects internationally...Read More
18/01/2013	Positive growth expected in housing industry - Daily Mercury	THE home building industry has moved to instil confidence in Queenslanders to build their own homes this year, forecasting a turn-around in the industry in 2013...Read More
18/01/2013	Region Builders Grinning - Daily Mercury	There is plenty for Mackay builders to smile about following the release of the latest building approvals figures across the state...Read More
17/01/2013	Property industry cautiously optimistic for 2013	After a year of fluctuating confidence, cautious optimism for the next 12 months is emerging in Queensland’s property industry, according to the Property Council of Australia-ANZ Property Industry Confidence Survey for the March 2013 quarter...Read More
16/01/2013	First-home buyer policies failing in NSW and Queensland - Larry Schlesinger	While it’s still early days, the latest housing finance figures published by both the ABS and mortgage broker AFG suggest NSW and Queensland are discouraging many first-home buyers after doubling state handouts last year, but only if they buy or build a new home, while offering nothing for those that buy an existing property...Read More
15/01/2013	$60 million will be used to restore key arterial roads - Daily Mercury	ABOUT $60 million will be used to restore five key arterial roads between the Mackay City Centre and Paget Industrial Precinct...Read More
13/11/2013	Ipswich dominates Brisbane property market and is poised for strong growth - Terry Ryder	The domination of the Brisbane market by Ipswich is unprecedented in Australia...Read More
10/11/2012	Demand strong for first lots in Gladstone development	Demand for lots in a residential land development in Gladstone has been as strong as anticipated, with expressions of interest already in for half of the first stage...Read More
10/11/2012	Mystic deal lures a crowd - Sarah Webb	A BATCH of cheap house-and-land packages could turn the tide at laidback Mystic Sands with interstate investors expected to flock to the small beachy patch in coming months...Read More
1/10/2012	Northern capital on the move - Peter Michael	TOWNSVILLE really does have it all. To see the north Queensland capital now, compared with 20 years ago, it is a sprawling metropolis...Read More
29/08/2012	No relief on rental stress - Tony Raggatt	TOWNSVILLE’S razor-thin rental vacancy rate highlights a serious undersupply of available houses and apartments across the city, new research shows...Read More
24/08/2012	Coles in seventh heaven - Tony Raggatt	Competition in the tightly held grocery sector is about to get even more intense at Kirwan where work has started on the city's largest Coles supermarket...Read More
18/08/2012	Housing for thriving city - Anthony Galloway	The results are in. This week the Bulletin asked its readers what direction Townsville's housing should take....Read More
12/07/2012	Bright future for the north - Julia Gillard	TOWNSVILLE’S a place I always love coming to and I’m excited by the vibrant future of this great city...Read More