Real Estate FROM COAST TO COUNTRY
Units are becoming hot property UNIT OWNERS in Murwillumbah have been on a winner over the last year, with the highest price rises but still the most affordable in the shire, following the general trend of unit prices increasing or holding steady while house prices were generally slightly down. Kingscliff was the real outlier, with house prices rising again and unit prices dropping. The latest data from PropTrack shows that while property prices are steadying, they are still eyewateringly high for the average punter dreaming of owning their own piece of paradise. That’s especially true for houses which is why so many first-home buyers are looking for well priced units and they are still out there.
Pottsville
According to data from PropTrack the median house price in Pottsville is $1,175,000, down 8.9 per cent in the last 12 months but on the rise from the May data, where the average was $1.15 million. The median price for a threebedroom unit is $895,000 down
0.1 per cent over the last year. Last month Pottsville had 23 properties available for rent and 65 properties for sale. Pottsville houses rent out for a median of $850 per week and units rent for $610.
Bogangar
Median property prices over the last year range from $1,377,500 for houses, down 6 per cent over the past year, with units holding fairly steady at $800,000. Houses in Bogangar rent out for $850 per week and units rent for $695 per week. Last month Bogangar had 23 properties available for rent and 22 properties for sale.
Casuarina
Last month Casuarina had 26 properties for rent and 37 properties for sale. Median property prices over the last year range from $1,990,000 for houses, down 10.8 per cent from the $2.2 million-plus highs of a year ago. Units keep going up in Casuarina (5.1 per cent) to a median over the past year of $959,250. Casuarina houses rent for
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$1,250 per week and units rent for $692 per week.
Kingscliff
Last month Kingscliff had 86 properties available for rent and 82 properties for sale. Median property prices over the last year range from $1,925,000 for houses, up 3.7 per cent, to $817,500 for units, defying the trend and down 5.9 per cent. Kingscliff houses rent out for $1,000 per week and units rent for $700 per week.
Tweed Heads
Median property prices over the last year range from $1,095,000 for houses, down 2.8 per cent over the past 12 months, and $680,000 for units with no change over the year. Houses in Tweed Heads rent out for $770 per week and units rent for $590 per week. Last month Tweed Heads had 49 properties available for rent and 60 properties for sale.
Murwillumbah
Last month Murwillumbah had 28 properties available for rent and 71 properties for sale. Murbah still has some of the best value homes in the shire, with
This two-bedroom Bilambil Heights unit is for sale with Tate Brownlee for $395,000 to $434,000
median property prices over the last year ranging from $779,000 for houses (down 5.6 per cent) to $582,500 for units, up a whopping 18.9 per cent. Murwillumbah homes rent out for $610 per week and units rent for $400 per week. If you look at the overall figures for the last few years, owners in the shire are on a winner
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but first-home owners still have a window of opportunity with units, particularly in places like Murwillumbah. There are also some real cheapies at Bilambil Heights, making what sometimes seems like an impossible dream of owning your own home in the beautiful Tweed Shire, actually achievable.
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By Jo Kennett