Why $350k may no longer be enough for a home in the Wide Bay
House prices across the five Wide Bay Burnett regional areas are still climbing as the state’s property market continues a run dubbed ‘impressive’ by one industry expert.
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$10m slashed off Crown Barangaroo penthouse asking price
Sydney’s swankiest apartment is back on the market, with a high-profile Luxe Listings agent dropped and the new team tasked with selling the six-bedroom unit spending $500,000 on staging.
Revealed: ‘Rough diamond’ cities that offer jobs and affordable housing
There are currently 25 Australian cities, including three state capitals, with a population of 50,000 or more and a median house price below $750,000. Three of those are in the Wide Bay. See the full list:
Seven-storey apartment towers to topple beachfront motel
An old motel on Hervey Bay’s esplanade will be demolished to make way for a modern “medium to high-rise” complex. DETAILS.
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Housing crisis: Call for last home owners’ bonus to free up houses
Over 200,000 Queenslanders are living in large homes they can no longer maintain that could be put to better use by younger families, prompting calls for bonuses for seniors who downsize.
‘More people than houses’: Burnett’s biggest house sales of 2023
With no end in sight to the property boom, one Burnett home cracked the million-dollar mark this year, and multiple land sales reached $4million or more. These were the 15 biggest real estate buys of the year and who made them.
Key dates for modular homes revealed in affordable housing boost
As a housing crisis continues to grip the nation, two regional Qld towns in Wide Bay Burnett have received more than a dozen pre-built homes, destined for social housing.
Revealed: Multi-million dollar property empires of Wide Bay’s richest business moguls
There is no shortage of business moguls across Wide Bay Burnett and they have property portfolios to match, some amassing more than a dozen titles. FULL LIST
‘Gravity-defying’ prime Brisbane offices run dry
The Queensland capital’s office market offers the best hope in the country for a recovery. But other markets could follow once capital returns.
Shock as deliberately lit ‘fierce firestorm’ destroys homes, burns 1000ha
Homes have been destroyed, six cattle have died and 200 are missing following devastating fires in Bundaberg and Burnett regions. Read the latest.
Time goes by: 16 icons of the Wide Bay that no longer exist
In their heyday, they were popular local fixtures – stores, pubs, restaurants and places everybody knew about and loved. Read their history, the people behind them and where they are now.
Bundaberg Burnett future water supply in spotlight
Proposed options for better water resources across Bundaberg and the Burnett include a Bundaberg Irrigation Network Capacity Upgrade, and upgrades to Cooranga Weir, Barlil Weir and Jones Weir. Have your say:
Single, employed, homeless: Young professionals’ regional crisis
Young professionals have become a means to an end to pay off other people’s mortgages and fund high interest rates, and things are worst in the regions where young people are often starting their careers and sometimes forced to couch surf.
‘Standing room only’: Greenup Eidsvold Station 2023 bull sale
Despite a tougher than usual 12 months, Greenup Eidsvold Station recorded a cracker 2023 bull sale, reporting almost $1million in sales with a capacity crowd.
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