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Welcome to the June edition of the Property Collection.
As we move into the winter months, the conversation has shifted focus toward the recent release of the Federal Budget. In times like these, when major policy shifts regarding negative gearing and capital gains tax dominate the headlines, it is entirely natural for property owners to look for a sense of direction.
If there is one piece of advice I can offer our community right now, it’s this: this is a time to be patient, sit back, observe, and crucially, avoid making rushed, emotional decisions.
At Lifestyle Group, we are real estate experts, not tax advisors. The finer mechanics of these proposed legislative changes will take time to transition and clarify. What we can look at is the macro picture - and that tells us that the fundamental strength of our local regional markets remains unshakeable.
The headlines often paint the entire Australian property landscape with a broad brush. However, as we highlighted in our inaugural Lifestyle Quarterly Report with housing economist Eliza Owen, our “Resilience Gap” continues to shield the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers from the knee-jerk volatility seen in our capital cities.
The reality of our region is driven by a genuine, long-term “flight to lifestyle.” People are moving here, investing here, and raising families here because they want to belong to a connected, regional community.
A change in metropolitan tax frameworks doesn’t alter the intrinsic value of a home in Ballina, a boutique commercial asset in Port Macquarie, or a holiday escape in Brunswick Heads.
For our existing investors, it’s worth noting that the budget’s transitional arrangements are specifically designed to preserve and protect established investments. For those looking to grow, the strategic focus has simply shifted toward supply and new construction. The sky is not falling; the landscape is simply evolving.
Market noise is temporary, but property cycles require a long-term view. In periods of policy transition, the worst thing an investor or homeowner can do is make a hasty decision based on a sensationalised headline.
Whether you’re looking to understand how the current landscape impacts your portfolio, or simply want a steady hand to help you navigate the months ahead, our team across all 27 offices is here to provide absolute market clarity. We aren’t just here for the smooth property cycles; we are your partners through every season. With change comes opportunity, and we are committed to keeping this dialogue open to ensure you remain well informed.
Thank you for your continued trust in the Lifestyle Group. Stay warm, stay patient and let’s move forward with confidence.
David Gray Founder & CEO – Lifestyle Group
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14 Panorama Crescent Forster
5 A / 3 B / 3 C
$2,495,000
Contact
Andrew McDonell 0409 575 686
John Loadsman 0418 239 237
2 A / 2 B / 2 C ’Divinity Apartments’ | 29-33 Wallis St Forster
Contact
Mitch Clarke 0435 870 459
Ashley Hollingsworth 0447 107 744 Contact Agent
6 A / 3 B / 4 C ’Fox Hills’ | 95 Curricabark Rd Gloucester
$2,995,000
Contact Ashley Hollingsworth 0447 107 744
13/39 Short Street Forster
$480,000 - $499,000 2 A / 1 B / 1 C
Contact
Darren Rice 0421 484 874
$1,350,000 4 A / 2 B / 3 C 62 Wamara Crescent Forster
John Loadsman 0418 239 237
Andrew McDonell 0409 575 686
$749,000 3 A / 2 B / 2 C 20 The Lakes Way Forster
Contact
Mitch Clarke 0435 870 459
$2,950,000 - $3,150,000 3 A / 2 B / 2 C
Contact
Andrew McDonell 0409 575 686
John Loadsman 0418 239 237
23A Pacific View Drive Hallidays Point
$1,325,000 - $1,375,000 4 A / 2 B / 9 C
Daniel Garton 0428 337 171
Ashley Hollingsworth 0447 107 744
Jasmine Nunn 0457 264 643
5 A / 2 B / 3 C
$1,780,000
Jenny Burke 0478 656 036
Justin Tullipan 0421 773 100
Jenny Burke 0478 656 036 Justin Tullipan 0421 773
Jenny Burke 0478 656 036 Justin Tullipan 0421 773
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Jenny Burke 0478 656 036 Justin Tullipan 0421 773
Jenny Burke 0478 656 036 Justin Tullipan 0421 773
Jenny Burke 0478 656 036
O’Brien 0409 707 441
0408 598 029
Luke Martin 0408 598 029 Stewart O’Brien 0409 707 441
Perrin 0409 833 741
Stewart O’Brien 0409 707 441
0408 598 029
21 Aquarius Avenue
4 A / 2 B / 2 C
$1,300,000
Stewart O’Brien 0409 707 441
Luke Martin 0408 598 029
3 Foreshore Avenue
Cathie
6 A / 3 B / 2 C
Guide $1,950,000 - $1,995,000
Stewart O’Brien 0409 707 441
Luke Martin 0408 598 029
11 Monica Place
8 A / 5 B / 2 C
Guide $1,350,000 - $1,400,000
Lisa Dixon 0413 881 594 Emily Dixon 0432 536 685
A / 2 B / 4 C
Saturday 20 June 12.00pm
Georgina Ryan 0432 188 732 Lisa Dixon 0413 881 594
guide $995,000 - $1,020,000
Lisa Dixon 0413 881 594 Emily Dixon 0432 536 685
/ 2 B / 2 C
Stewart O’Brien 0409 707 441 Luke Martin 0408 598 029
0413 881 594
0432 536 685
0413 881 594
Dixon 0432 536 685
0408 598 029
126 Crestwood Drive Port Macquarie
553 sqm
Contact Agent
Contact
Greg Bates 0418 112 025
1B Echidna Street Port Macquarie
3 A / 2 B / 2 C
$819,000 - $849,000
Contact
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
1/8 Heather Street Port Macquarie
2 A / 1 B / 1 C
$560,000 - $580,000
Contact
Michael Nardi 0435 596 604
2/8-10 Crisallen Street Port Macquarie
2 A / 1 B / 1 C
$470,000 - $499,000
Contact Alison Sheppard 0421 604 626
2 A / 1 B / 1 C
$590,000 - $610,000
Contact
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557 $1,085,000 - $1,150,000
1/39-41 Gore Street Port Macquarie Contact
Contact David Plews 0448 836 000
8/4 Highfields Circuit Port Macquarie
$369,000 1 A / 1 B / 1 C
Contact Greg Bates 0418 112 025
$355,000 1 A / 1 B / 1 C 53/4 Highfields Circuit Port Macquarie
Contact
Greg Bates 0418 112 025
Lisa Dixon 0413 881 594
2/27 Lake Road
Port Macquarie
3 A / 2 B / 2 C
$840,000 - $870,000
Contact
Amanda Perrin 0409 833 741
3/53 Merrymen Way
4 A / 3 B / 2 C
$695,000 - $715,000
$800,000 - $850,000 4 A / 3 B / 2 C 24B Lincoln Road Port Macquarie
Contact
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557
Navigators Way
Port Macquarie Contact
Contact
Alison Sheppard 0421 604 626
8/25-35 Owen Street
Port Macquarie
1 A / 1 B / 1 C
$195,000 - $205,000
Contact
Alison Sheppard 0421 604 626
Joseph Petro 0473 215 664
Stead 0447 788 509
Cannon 0435 128 557
A / 2 B / 2 C
Guide On Request
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Macquarie Contact Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557
$429,000 - $469,000 1 A / 1 B / 1 C 18/66 Pacific Drive
Contact Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557
/
Greg Bates 0418 112 025
A / 1 B / 1 C
$500,000 - $530,000
Contact Amanda Perrin 0409 833 741
Stead 0447 788 509 Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557 $435,000 - $485,000
$950,000 - $1,000,000 3 A / 1 B / 1 C
David Plews 0448 836 000
1 A / 1 B / 1 C
204/40 William Street Port Macquarie Contact
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557 Price Guide $600,000 - $650,000
Joseph Petro 0473 215 664
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Contact
4/10 William Street Port Macquarie Contact Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557 Price Guide On Request 3 A / 2 B / 1 C
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557
$1,245,000 - $1,295,000 4 A / 3 B / 2 C
Joseph Petro 0473 215 664
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509
Brendan Stead 0447 788 509 Shayla Cannon 0435 128 557
312 Toose Road
3 A / 2 B / 6 C
$2,990,000
Leah Elford 0428 295 952
3, Banksia Drive
838 sqm
$1,005,600
Lot 37, 123 and 129, 83 Sutherlands Ln Bellimbopinni
Buyers Guide $960,000 66 hectare
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
15, Banksia Drive
sqm
Lot 1, 437 Seale Road Belmore River Contact
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
2 A / 1 B / 2 C 23 Dulconghi
$1,550,000 - $1,650,000
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
$950,000 - $1,000,000 100 acre
Contact
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
sqm
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444 Guide $815,000 - $850,000
Of Interest - Guide: $2,000,000 2 A / 2 B / 2 C 52 Dulconghi Street
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
3 High Street
6 A / 3 B / 2 C
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444 Price Guide $1,750,000
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
4 A / 1 B / 2 C 1 Lake Street
$1,280,000 - $1,330,000
Head Contact
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
2 A / 1 B / 1 C 1/1 Main Street
Head
$649,000 - $669,000
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
3 A / 2 B / 5 C
$1,475,000 - $1,525,000
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444 $2,600,000
A / 1 B / 1 C
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
$445,000 - $475,000 1 A / 1 B / 1 C 3/22 Pacific Street
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977 Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977 Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
/ 4 C
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977
Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977 Amelia Davis 0432 489 444
Nathan Wilson 0418 766 977 Amelia Davis 0432 489
$679,000 - $719,000 2 A / 1 B / 3 C
Heath Askew 0413 360 485
Nasner 0418 430 744
Askew 0413 360 485
Nasner 0418 430 744
$749,000 - $769,000
Contact Heath Askew 0413 360 485 Kingston Nasner 0418 430 744
Heath Askew 0413 360 485 Kingston Nasner 0418 430 744 $519,000 - $569,000
237 Harbour Drive
3 A / 1 B / 4 C
$1,200,000
Contact
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
39a Kratz Drive
4 A / 2 B / 2 C
$1,295,000 - $1,375,000
Contact
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
A / 3 B / 2 C
$1,550,000
Contact
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
$449,000 - $469,000
Contact
Sophie Hynes 0423 333 516
Emily McIlwraith 0413 942 858
A / 2 B / 4 C
$995,000
Sophie Hynes 0423 333 516
Emily McIlwraith 0413 942 858
A / 1 B / 4 C
$739,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
5 A / 2 B / 6 C
$2,250,000 -
A / 2 B / 1 C
4 A / 3 B / 2 C 61 Fiddaman Road
$1,695,000 - $1,745,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
Buzz Barkoczy 0400 081 626
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Devine 0437 775 485
A / 2 B / 3 C
Sophie Hynes 0423 333 516 Emily McIlwraith 0413 942 858
A / 4 B / 7 C
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998 Craig Gardner 0421 584 001 $890,000
0499 695 690 $399,000
4 A / 3 B / 2 C
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
4 A / 3 B / 1 C
$1,150,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001 $1,145,000 - $1,185,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001 $1,995,000 - $2,194,500
0413 942 858 $1,100,000 -
Sophie Hynes 0423 333 516 Emily
2 A / 1 B / 2 C
$399,000
Contact
13/2207 Giinagay Way Nambucca Heads Contact
Corey Wong 0499 552 819
$889,000
Contact
Corey Wong 0499 552 819
/
$799,000
Mitcham 0499 695 690 $1,200,000 4 A / 2 B / 2 C
4 A / 2 B / 2 C 46 Janggal Janggal Road Nambucca Heads Contact
Lee Street Nambucca Heads
Wong 0499 552 819 $920,000 - $979,000 3 A / 3 B / 6 C
$769,000 3 A / 1 B / 1 C 8 Glen Sheather Drive Nambucca Heads
Glen Sheather Drive Nambucca Heads Contact Corey Wong 0499 552 819
5/36 Liston Street Nambucca Heads Contact Corey Wong 0499 552 819
2 A / 1 B / 2 C
Contact
Wong 0499 552 819 $659,000
sqm
$249,000 - $269,000
$1,195,000
Craig Gardner 0421 584 001 Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998
Devine 0437 775 485 $1,375,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998 Craig Gardner 0421 584 001 $995,000 - $1,045,000
Kassey Reeves 0432 145 998 Craig Gardner 0421 584 001
A / 5 B / 6 C
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2324 Armidale Road Blaxlands Creek
5 A / 3 B / 10 C
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093 Price Guide $1,280,000
3 A / 1 B / 6 C 645 Mulquinneys Road
Contact
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093 Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447 Contact Agent
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093 Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447 $365,000
5 A / 3 B / 3 C
$650,000
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Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
$1,850,000 12 A / 8 B / 4 C 47 Fry Street
Contact Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176 Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
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Lot 2, Bloodwood Grove Gulmarrad
4001 sqm
Starting $399,000
Contact
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617
3452 Summerland Way Gurranang
32.37 hectare
$280,000
Contact
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
306 Orara Road Lanitza
39.98 hectare
$750,000 - $800,000
Contact
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
15 Parklands Drive Gulmarrad
5 A / 2 B / 6 C
$1,249,000
Contact
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617
1/9A Conrad Close Iluka
2 A / 1 B / 1 C
$570,000
Contact Morgan Junor-Larwood 0411 151 618
Grant Gillies 0405 388 400
8 A / 3 B / 17 C 370 Orara Road Lanitza
$2,250,000
Contact
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
Lot 2403, 247 Sheehans Lane Gulmarrad
$450,000 4000 sqm
Contact
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617
427 Middle Creek Road Kangaroo Creek
$599,000 - $649,000 2 A / 1 B / 1 C
Contact
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
$299,000 1758 sqm 54 High Street Lawrence
Contact
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617 $665,000 3 A / 2 B / 4 C
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617 $649,000 3 A / 1 B / 1 C
A / 2 B / 2 C
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447 Paulene Lander 0423 906 093 $1,100,000
A / 1 B / 2 C
A / 1 B / 1 C
3 A / 1 B / 1 C
$554,000
Bernadette Rice 0408 691 199
Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617
A / 2 B / 4 C
$1,150,000
Wray 0468 958 640
$700,000 - $750,000
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Roberts Creek Road
3 A / 1 B / 4 C
$680,000 - $700,000
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
281 Florda Prince Drive Wells Crossing Contact Tim O’Connor 0402 766 617 $998,000 3 A / 1 B / 3 C
3 A / 1 B / 1 C
$1,240,000
Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176
Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
508 sqm 335 North Street
$400,000
Melissa Dayes 0467 000 447
Paulene Lander 0423 906 093
A / 2 B / 2 C
$1,250,000
Island Contact Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176 Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
by Negotiation 5 A / 2 B / 2 C
Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176 Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
North Street
1 A / 1 B / 1 C
$320,000 - $570,000
Contact Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176 Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
/
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Terry Deefholts 0413 299 176 Kat Boychuk 0488 178 674
3 A / 1 B / 4 C
Contact Jack Anderson 0466 269 334 Sale by Negotiation
$386,000
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Lot 202, 160 Reardons Lane
$495,000 3 A / 1 B / 2 C
Reece Smith 0421 929 031 Robert Menin 0414 252 190
Brian O’Farrell 0428 661 400 Brody Aleckson 0428 661 402 $470,000 1.08 hectare
Contact
Brian O’Farrell 0428 661 400 Brody Aleckson 0428 661 402
Brian O’Farrell 0428 661 400
Aleckson 0428 661 402
Brian O’Farrell 0428 661 400 Brody Aleckson 0428 661 402
A / 2 B / 8 C
Menin 0414 252 190 $940,000 - $1,030,000
Smith 0421 929 031
Brian O’Farrell 0428 661 400 Brody Aleckson 0428 661 402 Blocks Start from $449,500
A / 1 B / 3 C
$880,000 - $950,000
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$630,000 2 A / 1 B / 1 C 10/60 Swift Street
Kendall Atkinson 0414 828 900 Jan Borsje 0414 282 999
Joblin 0438 866 264 $355,000 - $375,000
$2,199,000
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Terry Gowan 0438 952 790
Brook 0412 214 490
Sidhu 0429 956 155
Gorton 0437 867 243
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