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Lisa HughesReal Estate Editor

Lisa Hughes has been a journalist for almost 30 years across print and digital publications in Australia and the UK. She began her career as a cadet on a regional newspaper before moving to London where she worked at The Times for 15 years in various roles. Upon her return to Australia she worked for the Courier Mail before taking a position as real estate editor at the Gold Coast Bulletin.

Lisa Hughes

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Property

The best home in your suburb

We reveal the highest house prices across the region, while record-breaking sales in a slew of Gold Coast suburbs this year show there’s still plenty of heat for top-shelf properties.

Gold Coast

French-inspired riverfront home aims to become QLD’s biggest sale

Alston, one of the Gold Coast’s most sought-after trophy homes, is back on the market and on track to smash records if it achieves its $35m expected price.

Gold Coast

‘I went out to buy a pot plant, but came back with a house’

Jan Bradnam admits to being bold, but not even she considered that a spur of the moment decision en route to a nursery would end with her buying a house.

Property

New tenancy laws could spell more rental market pain

New legislation, including landlords having to accept pets in their rental properties, could be enough to deter investors – shrinking the rental pool even further.

Gold Coast

Paul Pasin has several investment properties around Arundel and Labrador which are identified as the some of the best for growth and attractive for investor buyers. Paul is trying to help the housing crisis by offering reduced rents to those who find themselves displaced or homeless. Picture Glenn Hampson

A punt on the northern Gold Coast pays off for investor

Buying in the lower-end of the market has allowed one local landlord to build his property portfolio, while keeping rents affordable for tenants.

Property

Gold Coast top investor picks revealed

Gold Coast suburbs have ranked among the nation’s top markets for growth and investment. INTERACTIVE: EVERY SUBURB’S INVESTMENT RANK

Commercial Real Estate

Timeshare resort a last-chance to buy into Broadbeach beachfront

A court order has been issued to allow for the sale of the 1980s Voyager resort, giving investors a chance to snap up potentially one of the last beachfront development blocks in the suburb.

Gold Coast

Overseas interest in Gold Coast could lead to more rental pain

The rent crisis is set to deepen after international searches for rental properties in Australia spiked 71 per cent in June, with the Gold Coast the visitors’ No.1 destination.

Gold Coast

Andrea Nichole Orquiza from the Philippines currently rents a room in a shared rental with other SCU students. Photo:Tertius Pickard

Rental crisis leaves overseas students struggling to find a home

They’re an essential cog in the regional economy, yet overseas students and migrant workers may be forced back to their home countries because of a lack of affordable local accommodation.

Gold Coast

Varsity Lakes home sails past $2m to set a new suburb record

The lesser-known Varsity Lakes, wedged between Robina and Burleigh, is starting to make a name for itself with two properties punching through the $2m ceiling since the start of 2022.

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