News | Platinum Realty

News

Keep up to date with the latest news

The Price or No Price Question when selling

    If you are considering selling your home in the current market, you might be wondering what the best sale method is to use.     There are many factors that can affect your decision, such as the condition of your property, the demand and supply of buyers and sellers, t...

Read More

Current Market Conditions Currumbin Area

If you are thinking of selling your home soon, now might be the best time to do it. The Gold Coast Real Estate market is seasonal and traditionally, January to March is the best time of the year to sell. The local Currumbin market is experiencing a high buyer demand, which means that there are ...

Read More

Up to date property appraisal

Getting your property appraised regularly is a smart way to keep track of its value and potential in the current market. A property appraisal is an unbiased estimate of the fair market value of a property based on its location, condition, features, and comparable sales in the area. An appraisal c...

Read More

Factual Weekly Update - Southern Gold Coast Real Estate Property Market

Buyer activity is noticeably decreasing during property inspections. This could imply reduce interest or engagement from prospective purchasers as they evaluate the property market as more new listing come on the sales market. This decline in buyer activity might be indicative of a range of fact...

Read More

Buyer demand still remains strong

Despite recent dreary headlines regarding the current property market's downward movement, recent data shows the number of active property buyers remains high and they are eager to purchase in our local areas. Currumbin - Currumbin Waters - Currumbin Valley - Elanora - Tugun.     Ple...

Read More

Time on market extends as auction clearances fall.

Time on the market extends as auction clearances fall.    This year so far we have been hit with 4 successive interest rate rises with the current cash rate at 1.5%. It is widely expected that interest rates will continue to rise towards the end of this year with the RBA cash rate exp...

Read More

Gold Coast median property prices soften as banks implement tighter lending practices.

Gold Coast median property prices soften as banks implement tighter lending practices. Banking policy shifts have caused the Gold Coast property market to soften on price as buyer numbers dwindle in late March 2022. Further media speculation of potential interest rate rises looming and the likel...

Read More

The Currumbin Waters and Regional Rental Growth

Regional rent growth has more than doubled in comparison to major capital cities. According to CoreLogic's Quarterly Regional Report, the annual growth rate of combined regional residence values showed a 13% growth, remarkably overtaking capital cities, which experienced a 6.4% growth in the 12 m...

Read More

House Prices: Biggest annual decline since 2008

House Prices: Biggest annual decline since 2008 December home price figures were released by CoreLogic earlier this month, showing national home prices fell by 1.1 per cent in December to be down 4.8 per cent in 2018 – the worst annual decline in a decade. With that said QLD is holding and...

Read More

Investing as a couple? Things to consider

Investing as a couple means being personally and financially aligned for the long haul. According to one mortgage broker, working out your "money personalities" can go a long way to preventing heartache down the track.  Aaron Christie-David is the co-owner of Atelier Wealth, but...

Read More

Watch out, short-term holiday letting landlords!

Watch out, short-term holiday letting landlords! The ATO has announced that it will be launching a data-matching program to pick up those who leave out rental income and overclaim deductions. The increased scrutiny of short-term holiday rentals, according to assistant commissioner Kath Anderson,...

Read More

Want to find out how much your property is worth?

Get A Free Property Appraisal