• Consumer confidence is wavering in the face of the federal election, there is no doubt about it. Most buyers are keeping their hands tightly in their pockets and those that don’t need to sell are staying put. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finance is still very tight particularly when it comes to investment lending. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Investors have almost fallen out of this market. Although we think there’ll be a hotly contested return as cashed up investors scramble to secure their slice of the negative gearing pie if/before Labour’s new policies kick in on January 1. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We secured a property at auction on Saturday before last up against 6 registered bidders, the place was crawling with people - not the signs of a declining market - ticked all the boxes of an A-grade property though. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that’s just it, you may have heard us talk before about A, B + C grade properties. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While all of the above will perform well in a rising market, it’s the A grade properties that are still, and always will have buyers lining up to buy them when the tide turns. They are few and far between but if you know what you’re looking for you can be guaranteed success at any point in the cycle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just this week alone we picked off 4 A-grade properties for various clients that came onto the market on Friday, shown over the weekend and under contract by Monday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Good property is still transacting at a rate of knots. 📸 Just two #localpropertynerds giving it to you straight 😎✌🏼
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    Consumer confidence is wavering in the face of the federal election, there is no doubt about it. Most buyers are keeping their hands tightly in their pockets and those that don’t need to sell are staying put. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finance is still very tight particularly when it comes to investment lending. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Investors have almost fallen out of this market. Although we think there’ll be a hotly contested return as cashed up investors scramble to secure their slice of the negative gearing pie if/before Labour’s new policies kick in on January 1. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We secured a property at auction on Saturday before last up against 6 registered bidders, the place was crawling with people - not the signs of a declining market - ticked all the boxes of an A-grade property though. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that’s just it, you may have heard us talk before about A, B + C grade properties. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While all of the above will perform well in a rising market, it’s the A grade properties that are still, and always will have buyers lining up to buy them when the tide turns. They are few and far between but if you know what you’re looking for you can be guaranteed success at any point in the cycle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just this week alone we picked off 4 A-grade properties for various clients that came onto the market on Friday, shown over the weekend and under contract by Monday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Good property is still transacting at a rate of knots. 📸 Just two #localpropertynerds giving it to you straight 😎✌🏼
  • Yeh baby!! Settlement day today, can't wait to hand over the keys to this amazing family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #luxuryrealestate #mainriver #regattaparade #southportproperty #prestigeproperty
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    Yeh baby!! Settlement day today, can't wait to hand over the keys to this amazing family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #luxuryrealestate #mainriver #regattaparade #southportproperty #prestigeproperty
  • Selling property takes time - AND LOTS OF IT - this is not to be underestimated which is why I’m currently deep in the throes of writing a more holistic guide that covers both sides of a property transaction. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the biggest gripes sellers have when listing their property for sale is opening the home up for potential buyers to inspect it. From a buyers perspective, honestly, the more flexible you can be with granting access to your property, the better chance you have of finding the right buyer. If you only let inspections take place every second Saturday morning, you’re really limiting your buying pool. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You know what that means though - it means your house needs to be display home perfect EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. of your sales campaign. Eeek! If you have young children this will be almost impossible and it will be the biggest pain in the butt the entire campaign (hence why pricing your home right so that it sells for a premium in record time is vital). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you sold a home before? If so, we’d love to know what you’re biggest obstacle was 👇🏼
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    Selling property takes time - AND LOTS OF IT - this is not to be underestimated which is why I’m currently deep in the throes of writing a more holistic guide that covers both sides of a property transaction. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the biggest gripes sellers have when listing their property for sale is opening the home up for potential buyers to inspect it. From a buyers perspective, honestly, the more flexible you can be with granting access to your property, the better chance you have of finding the right buyer. If you only let inspections take place every second Saturday morning, you’re really limiting your buying pool. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You know what that means though - it means your house needs to be display home perfect EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. of your sales campaign. Eeek! If you have young children this will be almost impossible and it will be the biggest pain in the butt the entire campaign (hence why pricing your home right so that it sells for a premium in record time is vital). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you sold a home before? If so, we’d love to know what you’re biggest obstacle was 👇🏼
  • Morning surf, splash in the pool, a well appointed home to move straight into, a space to tinker with the car collection. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. And all under budget. . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hope you love living in Mermaid Beach guys!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you partner with us, you’re saving yourself the time, stress, legwork and guesswork that usually comes with making a move in property. And ultimately you get to live in a home you love, no regrets and no second-guessing. Ready to make a smart move?
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    Morning surf, splash in the pool, a well appointed home to move straight into, a space to tinker with the car collection. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. And all under budget. . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hope you love living in Mermaid Beach guys!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you partner with us, you’re saving yourself the time, stress, legwork and guesswork that usually comes with making a move in property. And ultimately you get to live in a home you love, no regrets and no second-guessing. Ready to make a smart move?
  • A little more Sunday ☼ a little less Monday Gold Coast ✌🏼😎
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    A little more Sunday ☼ a little less Monday Gold Coast ✌🏼😎
  • Starting em young. We bought a client a property today Mum Myles is always keen to know what Daddy is up to. Although we take property very seriously, on this rare occasion Tony needed to inspect a property for an ex-pat client who we purchased for a few years back and Myles got to go along for the ride. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Turns out the young fella's got a keen eye 😉 as we secured this particular beachside apartment for them before it even hit the open market. Thanks for your help son ✌🏼😎
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    Starting em young. We bought a client a property today Mum Myles is always keen to know what Daddy is up to. Although we take property very seriously, on this rare occasion Tony needed to inspect a property for an ex-pat client who we purchased for a few years back and Myles got to go along for the ride. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Turns out the young fella's got a keen eye 😉 as we secured this particular beachside apartment for them before it even hit the open market. Thanks for your help son ✌🏼😎
  • Oh my, oh my!! Putting the final touches this weekend on some epic new video's we've been working on for a while now. Our community is ah-MA-zing! Their stories are what gets us out of bed every day. It's one thing for a client to write you a review. But hearing it. Seeing it. Takes things to an entirely new level. So grateful for the time and effort they've graciously given us for filming #youknowwhoyouare + we think you're rockstars 🙌🏼 Stay tuned...
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    Oh my, oh my!! Putting the final touches this weekend on some epic new video's we've been working on for a while now. Our community is ah-MA-zing! Their stories are what gets us out of bed every day. It's one thing for a client to write you a review. But hearing it. Seeing it. Takes things to an entirely new level. So grateful for the time and effort they've graciously given us for filming #youknowwhoyouare + we think you're rockstars 🙌🏼 Stay tuned...
  • Hunting for somewhere to park your boat this weekend? We're experts when it comes to water front so drop us line if you need a hand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The big ones to look for: northern aspect, wide water + deep water access. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Might need to crack out the gumboots for open homes this weekend friends 💦 ☂️
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    Hunting for somewhere to park your boat this weekend? We're experts when it comes to water front so drop us line if you need a hand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The big ones to look for: northern aspect, wide water + deep water access. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Might need to crack out the gumboots for open homes this weekend friends 💦 ☂️
  • Andrew + Francia are busy medical professionals who were relocating from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. In search of a laid back lifestyle that would work in with their career schedules, they came to us looking for their dream home. Ideally, they were seeking a centrally located residence with a leafy outlook and a pool, so an acreage retreat, golf course frontage or a waterfront haven would have suited them to a tee. Finding the right property for a client to live in is nothing like buying an investment property, they have to really love the home they are going to live in. So we spent some time really narrowing in on exactly what they did and didn’t like along with giving them a better understanding of the market so that they were ready to make an informed decision when 'the one' presented itself. A few weeks later and within 2 hours of seeing the property, we valued and then secured (avoiding a pending multiple offer situation) this beautiful home in Benowa Waters that fit their brief perfectly. Rare wide north to water ✓ On a huge centrally located 838m2 block ✓ Pool ✓ Modern ✓ Light, bright and airy ✓ + well under their $1.5 million budget and for nearly $100,000 less than what the neighbouring property had recently sold for ✓ Happy Family ✓ You bet!
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    Andrew + Francia are busy medical professionals who were relocating from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. In search of a laid back lifestyle that would work in with their career schedules, they came to us looking for their dream home. Ideally, they were seeking a centrally located residence with a leafy outlook and a pool, so an acreage retreat, golf course frontage or a waterfront haven would have suited them to a tee. Finding the right property for a client to live in is nothing like buying an investment property, they have to really love the home they are going to live in. So we spent some time really narrowing in on exactly what they did and didn’t like along with giving them a better understanding of the market so that they were ready to make an informed decision when 'the one' presented itself. A few weeks later and within 2 hours of seeing the property, we valued and then secured (avoiding a pending multiple offer situation) this beautiful home in Benowa Waters that fit their brief perfectly. Rare wide north to water ✓ On a huge centrally located 838m2 block ✓ Pool ✓ Modern ✓ Light, bright and airy ✓ + well under their $1.5 million budget and for nearly $100,000 less than what the neighbouring property had recently sold for ✓ Happy Family ✓ You bet!
  • History tells us that it’s the people who don’t follow the crowd who benefit from a slowing market. While so many buyers are “waiting to see what the market does” there are opportunities waiting in a buyers’ market and we know how to find and secure them - at the right price! Like these views our clients will soon be enjoying? We’ve got loads to share with you over the coming weeks of what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been purchasing + what we’re seeing happening in the market - double tap if you’re interested to know more.
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    History tells us that it’s the people who don’t follow the crowd who benefit from a slowing market. While so many buyers are “waiting to see what the market does” there are opportunities waiting in a buyers’ market and we know how to find and secure them - at the right price! Like these views our clients will soon be enjoying? We’ve got loads to share with you over the coming weeks of what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been purchasing + what we’re seeing happening in the market - double tap if you’re interested to know more.
  • Small steps friends... The property market is and has shifted and we’re getting lots of calls lately from past clients seeking our opinion on where the markets at, making a plan for the future, weighing in all the variables. Try not to believe what you read and hear in the mainstream press. They’re selling papers right?! So despite the wide spread doom and gloom of the “Australian property market”, know that quality properties, in quality locations, remain desirable and will perform well in any part of the property cycle. #makeinformeddecisions
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    Small steps friends... The property market is and has shifted and we’re getting lots of calls lately from past clients seeking our opinion on where the markets at, making a plan for the future, weighing in all the variables. Try not to believe what you read and hear in the mainstream press. They’re selling papers right?! So despite the wide spread doom and gloom of the “Australian property market”, know that quality properties, in quality locations, remain desirable and will perform well in any part of the property cycle. #makeinformeddecisions
  • And this is why we do what we do. Hank and his beautiful family have recently made the move from Melbourne to the Gold Coast - in search of a slower pace of life. They quickly realised that finding the perfect home to settle into was a lot harder than they first thought. “Our experience with Gold Coast Property Advisors went above and beyond our expectations. Tony and his team were an absolute pleasure to deal with from the get go. They paid careful attention to our demanding wish list for the perfect home. . Recently moving from Melbourne to the Gold Coast and initially starting our own house hunting search, we quickly realised our knowledge of the Gold Coast property market was way off target. Feeling completely vulnerable and lost in this new landscape, we knew we needed unbiased professional advice and assistance from someone we could trust to help us make the right purchase for our future home investment. . Tony and his team were exactly what we were looking for. They are down to earth, honest, humble, reliable, friendly, hard working and extremely knowledgeable on all Gold Coast property market related matters. . The added bonus for us was Tony’s experience as a qualified property valuer. Tony’s expert negotiation skills rewarded us with a beautiful river front home that would have been unachievable without him and his team. It would be extremely likely that without the assistance of Gold Coast Property Advisors, we would have paid a premium for a home, bought second best or still be endlessly searching. . Tony was also able to show us a side to the Gold Coast that was unexpected to us as Melbournian’s. We got to experience the Gold Coast like a local and realised that there is so much more for us here than just warm weather and beautiful beaches. . We would highly recommend Gold Coast Property Advisors to help purchase your perfect dream home on the Gold Coast. Nawwwww... thanks guys. You've worked hard all your life for this - enjoy the next phase 🙌🏼
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    And this is why we do what we do. Hank and his beautiful family have recently made the move from Melbourne to the Gold Coast - in search of a slower pace of life. They quickly realised that finding the perfect home to settle into was a lot harder than they first thought. “Our experience with Gold Coast Property Advisors went above and beyond our expectations. Tony and his team were an absolute pleasure to deal with from the get go. They paid careful attention to our demanding wish list for the perfect home. . Recently moving from Melbourne to the Gold Coast and initially starting our own house hunting search, we quickly realised our knowledge of the Gold Coast property market was way off target. Feeling completely vulnerable and lost in this new landscape, we knew we needed unbiased professional advice and assistance from someone we could trust to help us make the right purchase for our future home investment. . Tony and his team were exactly what we were looking for. They are down to earth, honest, humble, reliable, friendly, hard working and extremely knowledgeable on all Gold Coast property market related matters. . The added bonus for us was Tony’s experience as a qualified property valuer. Tony’s expert negotiation skills rewarded us with a beautiful river front home that would have been unachievable without him and his team. It would be extremely likely that without the assistance of Gold Coast Property Advisors, we would have paid a premium for a home, bought second best or still be endlessly searching. . Tony was also able to show us a side to the Gold Coast that was unexpected to us as Melbournian’s. We got to experience the Gold Coast like a local and realised that there is so much more for us here than just warm weather and beautiful beaches. . We would highly recommend Gold Coast Property Advisors to help purchase your perfect dream home on the Gold Coast. Nawwwww... thanks guys. You've worked hard all your life for this - enjoy the next phase 🙌🏼
  • This beach is why one of our clients had their heart set on living in Burleigh - they wanted to see it the moment they woke up in the morning, to stroll down stairs, pick up a board and hit the water. Couldn't think of a better way to start the week. Happy Monday friends ✌🏼 📷 @nathanprostamo
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    This beach is why one of our clients had their heart set on living in Burleigh - they wanted to see it the moment they woke up in the morning, to stroll down stairs, pick up a board and hit the water. Couldn't think of a better way to start the week. Happy Monday friends ✌🏼 📷 @nathanprostamo
  • That time, not so long ago that Tony won the REIQ's QLD Buyers Agent of the Year Award . #flashback #stillstoked #bestinthebiz #beentheredonethat #thanks #stilltopofourgame
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    That time, not so long ago that Tony won the REIQ's QLD Buyers Agent of the Year Award . #flashback #stillstoked #bestinthebiz #beentheredonethat #thanks #stilltopofourgame
  • Ever tried to undergo renovations with little ones in tow? Oh the memories!! Stopping in today to see how it's looking. Not only was Myles 2.5 years old when we gave this particular investment new life, I was 30 weeks pregnant with Finn #doloveachallange. We’ve undertaken a few reno’s with the littles now so hit us up if you’d like us to unpack some tips on renovating with children and how you can avoid the pitfalls✌🏼
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    Ever tried to undergo renovations with little ones in tow? Oh the memories!! Stopping in today to see how it's looking. Not only was Myles 2.5 years old when we gave this particular investment new life, I was 30 weeks pregnant with Finn #doloveachallange. We’ve undertaken a few reno’s with the littles now so hit us up if you’d like us to unpack some tips on renovating with children and how you can avoid the pitfalls✌🏼
  • Sunday's are for exploring friends ⋒ Enjoy this stella day out on the coast today!!
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    Sunday's are for exploring friends ⋒ Enjoy this stella day out on the coast today!!
  • A little sneak peak of a 1950's stunner we purchased in Chirn Park for a lovely couple recently who were relocating to the Gold Coast from out west. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s totally old school meets #architecturallydesigned and #thosewindows 😍 we love that they restored them instead of taking them out completely.
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    A little sneak peak of a 1950's stunner we purchased in Chirn Park for a lovely couple recently who were relocating to the Gold Coast from out west. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s totally old school meets #architecturallydesigned and #thosewindows 😍 we love that they restored them instead of taking them out completely.
  • 🙌🏼 #justpurchased #regattapde #mainriver #prestigeresidence #southport
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    🙌🏼 #justpurchased #regattapde #mainriver #prestigeresidence #southport
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  • You know that conversation, the one we've all had at some point. What does our dream home look like? Where is it located? How does it need to function? What would we pay for the ultimate residence? How long are we going to call it home for? . So many motives. So many possibilities. Being on the same page, let alone agreeing on what you want to achieve is T.O.U.G.H! We hear it time and time again + we can totally relate because we've also been there. . You'll never get there if you don't know where you're going right?! Before we formulate a strategy for any client we get them to go through and make a detailed list of their must haves, maybe's and would be nice's. . If you're heading out inspecting properties with the family this weekend - have you made a similar list? Are you absolutely clear on what you're looking for? How realistic is it?
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    You know that conversation, the one we've all had at some point. What does our dream home look like? Where is it located? How does it need to function? What would we pay for the ultimate residence? How long are we going to call it home for? . So many motives. So many possibilities. Being on the same page, let alone agreeing on what you want to achieve is T.O.U.G.H! We hear it time and time again + we can totally relate because we've also been there. . You'll never get there if you don't know where you're going right?! Before we formulate a strategy for any client we get them to go through and make a detailed list of their must haves, maybe's and would be nice's. . If you're heading out inspecting properties with the family this weekend - have you made a similar list? Are you absolutely clear on what you're looking for? How realistic is it?
  • We had the opportunity to secure this prime site in the heart of Isle of Capri for our clients last year. Stopped by today to see how the new build is coming along.... Love it guys, can’t wait to see it once you’ve settled in!! ♥ ⋅ . ∘ . ⋅ ☁ also #lovingthisrain
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    We had the opportunity to secure this prime site in the heart of Isle of Capri for our clients last year. Stopped by today to see how the new build is coming along.... Love it guys, can’t wait to see it once you’ve settled in!! ♥ ⋅ . ∘ . ⋅ ☁ also #lovingthisrain
  • No we didn't buy a tennis court. But we have just helped our clients purchase a dream pad in this retro surf parade building in Broadbeach. . This newly renovated home in the heart of Broadbeach was secured at auction on Wayne + Sue’s 50th Wedding Anniversary #bestanniversarypresentever. Tony being Tony, made sure Bidder 50 was available for the big day and he tenaciously went on to secure it through post auction negotiations. . When asked what the secret was to a 50 year marriage, Wayne and Sue both agreed it was always having a great sense of humour #youhearditrighthere . Congrats Wayne + Sue, Tony's on his way to you with the keys right now!! #settledtoday . Happy moving 🚚 X
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    No we didn't buy a tennis court. But we have just helped our clients purchase a dream pad in this retro surf parade building in Broadbeach. . This newly renovated home in the heart of Broadbeach was secured at auction on Wayne + Sue’s 50th Wedding Anniversary #bestanniversarypresentever. Tony being Tony, made sure Bidder 50 was available for the big day and he tenaciously went on to secure it through post auction negotiations. . When asked what the secret was to a 50 year marriage, Wayne and Sue both agreed it was always having a great sense of humour #youhearditrighthere . Congrats Wayne + Sue, Tony's on his way to you with the keys right now!! #settledtoday . Happy moving 🚚 X
  • Myles is nearly 5. So we feel like we have to get real on some level about money and the role it plays in our lives. Late last year we jumped on the Barefoot Investor bandwagon, reading his book for families and subsequently cementing Sunday night dinners around our dinning table. . I'm very much of the belief that the bedrock of financial responsibility is delayed gratification: We need to learn to work hard, save up, and often wait years to reap the rewards of our efforts. It's a tough gig trying to explain this to our kids when they hardly ever see us with money. All they see is a bank card at the checkout giving us what we need and want. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So apart from our Sunday night dinners having age appropriate conversations about money, we're thinking up ways of showing our children that we make decisions with money every day and hopefully fostering confidence in them that they’ll be able to make decisions of their own in the future. . What do you do with your children to teach them about money? Or is there something from your childhood that stands out?
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    Myles is nearly 5. So we feel like we have to get real on some level about money and the role it plays in our lives. Late last year we jumped on the Barefoot Investor bandwagon, reading his book for families and subsequently cementing Sunday night dinners around our dinning table. . I'm very much of the belief that the bedrock of financial responsibility is delayed gratification: We need to learn to work hard, save up, and often wait years to reap the rewards of our efforts. It's a tough gig trying to explain this to our kids when they hardly ever see us with money. All they see is a bank card at the checkout giving us what we need and want. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So apart from our Sunday night dinners having age appropriate conversations about money, we're thinking up ways of showing our children that we make decisions with money every day and hopefully fostering confidence in them that they’ll be able to make decisions of their own in the future. . What do you do with your children to teach them about money? Or is there something from your childhood that stands out?
  • We kicked off our first week of the year helping these legends find and secure their future dream home on the Gold Coast. Robert + Martine are currently teaching in the deep outback of the Northern Territory but flew in to inspect a short list of properties (and hit the beach for some R+R while they were here) before we secured them a cracker in Main Beach. It’s a little too early to officially welcome them to the Gold Coast as they won’t be moving in until their work is finished in NT - but guys - when you do, we know you are absolutely going to love living here!! #settlingsoon
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    We kicked off our first week of the year helping these legends find and secure their future dream home on the Gold Coast. Robert + Martine are currently teaching in the deep outback of the Northern Territory but flew in to inspect a short list of properties (and hit the beach for some R+R while they were here) before we secured them a cracker in Main Beach. It’s a little too early to officially welcome them to the Gold Coast as they won’t be moving in until their work is finished in NT - but guys - when you do, we know you are absolutely going to love living here!! #settlingsoon
  • Mortgage brokers around the country this week are echoing their fears (and rightly so) that their industry is about to be squashed by the recommendations coming out of the Royal Commission - The borrower, not the lender should pay the mortgage broker a fee for acting in connecting with home lending. Eeek!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Big 4 share prices are on the up less than 24 hours after the royal commission - while their ‘competition’ independent mortgage brokers are on a rapid decline. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well I’m sure glad we pulled the banks into line and showed them who’s boss!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Would you pay a fee for a mortgage broker to get you the best deal? It’s an issue that the buyers agent industry also faces - consumers don’t know, what they don’t know and while smart buyers will pay a fee to get advice and see the value in doing so the rest pay in invisible ways and they are, for the most part, none the wiser. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ More then 85% of loans are underwritten by the big 4 and now instead of innovating, they have been protected by the government through the royal commission. The banks should have received huge fines - big ones that make shareholders think long and hard about being investors in them... fines that actually would have made them implement real and lasting change but no... as they say, you can't polish a turd but you can role it in glitter, and this is what's happening. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #becarefulwhatyouwishfor #choicematters #independentadvice #keepcompetitionalive #findafairdeal
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    Mortgage brokers around the country this week are echoing their fears (and rightly so) that their industry is about to be squashed by the recommendations coming out of the Royal Commission - The borrower, not the lender should pay the mortgage broker a fee for acting in connecting with home lending. Eeek!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Big 4 share prices are on the up less than 24 hours after the royal commission - while their ‘competition’ independent mortgage brokers are on a rapid decline. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well I’m sure glad we pulled the banks into line and showed them who’s boss!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Would you pay a fee for a mortgage broker to get you the best deal? It’s an issue that the buyers agent industry also faces - consumers don’t know, what they don’t know and while smart buyers will pay a fee to get advice and see the value in doing so the rest pay in invisible ways and they are, for the most part, none the wiser. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ More then 85% of loans are underwritten by the big 4 and now instead of innovating, they have been protected by the government through the royal commission. The banks should have received huge fines - big ones that make shareholders think long and hard about being investors in them... fines that actually would have made them implement real and lasting change but no... as they say, you can't polish a turd but you can role it in glitter, and this is what's happening. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #becarefulwhatyouwishfor #choicematters #independentadvice #keepcompetitionalive #findafairdeal
  • We know Australia Day means a lot of different things to everyone - here is what it means to us personally. It means love for our family and friends, all of you everywhere, and to our fellow countrymen and women of all races and religions. It means gratitude, the thankfulness that we live in a country where our children don't go to war, where we are free and where our Prime Minister is not Donald Trump. Hello and welcome all new Australians. On this day we are allowed to be big and lucky and proud to live in this beautiful vast mad hot country with all the budgie smugglers and thongs and Vegemite sandwiches, and to love Acca Dacca and Barnsey and Kylie, and to sing HORSES at midnight around the esky. Australia, the land of opportunity, there’s no place like home. 📷by Cara Rosenlund
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    We know Australia Day means a lot of different things to everyone - here is what it means to us personally. It means love for our family and friends, all of you everywhere, and to our fellow countrymen and women of all races and religions. It means gratitude, the thankfulness that we live in a country where our children don't go to war, where we are free and where our Prime Minister is not Donald Trump. Hello and welcome all new Australians. On this day we are allowed to be big and lucky and proud to live in this beautiful vast mad hot country with all the budgie smugglers and thongs and Vegemite sandwiches, and to love Acca Dacca and Barnsey and Kylie, and to sing HORSES at midnight around the esky. Australia, the land of opportunity, there’s no place like home. 📷by Cara Rosenlund
  • Minimise your debt. Simple. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Life throws us all curve balls at some point, and if you don’t want some fat cat at the bank making decisions for you, this is one thing you can start doing right now to make life easier when it counts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While the banking royal commission continues, and finance in our country remains a hot topic, we think this ones a no brainer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Regardless of your income, you must spend less than you take in, otherwise the math does not work, and you will go into debt if you spend more than you make. This might sound overly simplistic, and yet more people are in debt today than ever before. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chop up those credit cards, start with the smallest debt you have and then work your way towards getting the bank off your back and ultimately paying off your mortgage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lending aside, we all need to take responsibility for our own actions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The bottom line: You must spend less than you make. Until you fix this part of the equation, the rest does not matter. First you must realise how much money you truly need to survive, and then realise that everything beyond that is just a want, often a superfluous want...
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    Minimise your debt. Simple. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Life throws us all curve balls at some point, and if you don’t want some fat cat at the bank making decisions for you, this is one thing you can start doing right now to make life easier when it counts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While the banking royal commission continues, and finance in our country remains a hot topic, we think this ones a no brainer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Regardless of your income, you must spend less than you take in, otherwise the math does not work, and you will go into debt if you spend more than you make. This might sound overly simplistic, and yet more people are in debt today than ever before. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chop up those credit cards, start with the smallest debt you have and then work your way towards getting the bank off your back and ultimately paying off your mortgage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lending aside, we all need to take responsibility for our own actions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The bottom line: You must spend less than you make. Until you fix this part of the equation, the rest does not matter. First you must realise how much money you truly need to survive, and then realise that everything beyond that is just a want, often a superfluous want...
  • Ok, so it's only taken 2 years but I finally got an updated shot of this guy with his beard. What do you think? Should Tony keep it - 👍🏼or 👎🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jokes aside, we're back on deck today ready for a big year helping people make smart property decisions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Want advice on renovations, thinking about selling or ready to buy again? Give Tony a call - 0413 081 518.
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    Ok, so it's only taken 2 years but I finally got an updated shot of this guy with his beard. What do you think? Should Tony keep it - 👍🏼or 👎🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jokes aside, we're back on deck today ready for a big year helping people make smart property decisions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Want advice on renovations, thinking about selling or ready to buy again? Give Tony a call - 0413 081 518.
  • 6 years ago we were lucky enough to help a dear friend of ours (that's this legend here) purchase her first home in the hills of Ashmore. Right now she’s on on the adventure of a life time - Canada, New York then where ever the wind blows her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It wasn’t an overnight decision, in-fact it was one she carefully considered. Coming to us for advice on whether she should sell or hold to make this trip happen. We talked through the pro’s and con’s, what her needs were and how a possible sale would play out in the current market. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She opted for freedom. Selling all of her belongings. Selling her home. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Em’s story is a bit of a grounding one for us and a timely reminder that property is not the be all and end all, it is simply a means to get you where you want to go. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So go get em tiger!
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    6 years ago we were lucky enough to help a dear friend of ours (that's this legend here) purchase her first home in the hills of Ashmore. Right now she’s on on the adventure of a life time - Canada, New York then where ever the wind blows her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It wasn’t an overnight decision, in-fact it was one she carefully considered. Coming to us for advice on whether she should sell or hold to make this trip happen. We talked through the pro’s and con’s, what her needs were and how a possible sale would play out in the current market. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She opted for freedom. Selling all of her belongings. Selling her home. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Em’s story is a bit of a grounding one for us and a timely reminder that property is not the be all and end all, it is simply a means to get you where you want to go. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So go get em tiger!
  • It's amazing what real wealth is supposed to get you these days, especially on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fast cars. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fancy boats. Private jets. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The reality is very different. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ask any of our clients why they're using property to build wealth and more often than not they're thinking of their family and loved ones and being able to take care of others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We honestly think the best things are achieved when you draw on the people around you, so if time is our greatest wealth where ever you're at right now... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Say yes to new friendships. Say yes to community. Say yes to change and if you're in a position to, say yes to helping others. The world will be a much better place not only for us, but for our children and grand children if we start pulling each other up and work together. There's no better legacy we can leave. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Be the change you want to see in the world.
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    It's amazing what real wealth is supposed to get you these days, especially on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fast cars. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fancy boats. Private jets. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The reality is very different. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ask any of our clients why they're using property to build wealth and more often than not they're thinking of their family and loved ones and being able to take care of others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We honestly think the best things are achieved when you draw on the people around you, so if time is our greatest wealth where ever you're at right now... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Say yes to new friendships. Say yes to community. Say yes to change and if you're in a position to, say yes to helping others. The world will be a much better place not only for us, but for our children and grand children if we start pulling each other up and work together. There's no better legacy we can leave. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Be the change you want to see in the world.
  • We’re currently touring the mid NSW coast line and we’ve been blown away by it’s beauty and charm. The people we’ve met, the locals and would you believe the many many holiday makers who also call the Gold Coast home. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No stress. Sun kissed, salt in our hair, hearts full and 2 very tired children by 1pm every day. That’s what holidays are all about right! It’s been wonderful. New friendships, new adventures, and a new place to explore every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is what we call living. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From our family to yours - happy 2019! 💛The Coughran’s
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    We’re currently touring the mid NSW coast line and we’ve been blown away by it’s beauty and charm. The people we’ve met, the locals and would you believe the many many holiday makers who also call the Gold Coast home. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No stress. Sun kissed, salt in our hair, hearts full and 2 very tired children by 1pm every day. That’s what holidays are all about right! It’s been wonderful. New friendships, new adventures, and a new place to explore every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is what we call living. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From our family to yours - happy 2019! 💛The Coughran’s
  • How good is our beautiful city looking in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games!! Countdown is on at our place... #oneweektogo #2018commonwealthgames ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #simplify #simplygc #simplygoldcoast #goldcoast #goldcoastproperty #buyersagent #propertyadvice #realestate #blueskiesandsunshine #blueskies #lifestyle #lovelife #explorelocal #goldcoastlife
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    How good is our beautiful city looking in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games!! Countdown is on at our place... #oneweektogo #2018commonwealthgames ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #simplify #simplygc #simplygoldcoast #goldcoast #goldcoastproperty #buyersagent #propertyadvice #realestate #blueskiesandsunshine #blueskies #lifestyle #lovelife #explorelocal #goldcoastlife
  • Why Hello Summer! You're late and we've missed you 💛 We've been asked a lot lately how we think the market is travelling so I just wanted to touch on this a little with you. There are a couple of key fundamentals that drive growth when it comes to property: lending affordability, population trends and buyer profiles. Say What? Ok so I’m not actually going to go there today - watch this space over on the blog - we’re just wrapping up our review on the year and Tony’s predictions for 2018. Market feels like the breaks are already on as everyone winds down for Christmas so do yourself a favor - put your phone down and get out and enjoy this amazing weather friends!! 🌴☀️💦😎
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    Why Hello Summer! You're late and we've missed you 💛 We've been asked a lot lately how we think the market is travelling so I just wanted to touch on this a little with you. There are a couple of key fundamentals that drive growth when it comes to property: lending affordability, population trends and buyer profiles. Say What? Ok so I’m not actually going to go there today - watch this space over on the blog - we’re just wrapping up our review on the year and Tony’s predictions for 2018. Market feels like the breaks are already on as everyone winds down for Christmas so do yourself a favor - put your phone down and get out and enjoy this amazing weather friends!! 🌴☀️💦😎
  • Just because we know the right moves to make in property doesn't make them any easier to make. We're just so grateful that we're both on the same page when it comes to what our end game is. BUT. We know that's not the case for everyone. We've heard so many times how the search can stall before it even begins because you and your significant other can't agree on what you want. Agreeing on a location, the style of home, the number of bedrooms you'd like, pool or no pool, how much you're prepared to spend, the timing, should you buy your dream family home or build your investment portfolio... These don't even crack the surface when it comes to playing out every possible scenario. If buying a home or investing in property was easy, everyone would be doing it, wouldn’t they? There are so many tough decisions to make. Buying your 1st or 10th property, we’ve all been here at some point. Our best advice - slow and steady wins the race. You’ve got this. Stick together. Take a step back. Catch your breath and no matter how hard it gets, remember why you’re doing it. Big decisions take time to make and the more you can talk your differences through the quicker you'll be putting up a united front.
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    Just because we know the right moves to make in property doesn't make them any easier to make. We're just so grateful that we're both on the same page when it comes to what our end game is. BUT. We know that's not the case for everyone. We've heard so many times how the search can stall before it even begins because you and your significant other can't agree on what you want. Agreeing on a location, the style of home, the number of bedrooms you'd like, pool or no pool, how much you're prepared to spend, the timing, should you buy your dream family home or build your investment portfolio... These don't even crack the surface when it comes to playing out every possible scenario. If buying a home or investing in property was easy, everyone would be doing it, wouldn’t they? There are so many tough decisions to make. Buying your 1st or 10th property, we’ve all been here at some point. Our best advice - slow and steady wins the race. You’ve got this. Stick together. Take a step back. Catch your breath and no matter how hard it gets, remember why you’re doing it. Big decisions take time to make and the more you can talk your differences through the quicker you'll be putting up a united front.
  • So maybe you’re on holiday at the Gold Coast and you spot a beautiful house with a pool, close to the beach with a FOR SALE sign… listed for half the price you’d pay in your home city. You start thinking to yourself, maybe it IS time for a sea change. We’ve seen so many times how easy it is to get carried away whilst on a great holiday and not just paying more than market value because it seems cheap but worse ending up with a completely unsuitable property. Besides the property itself, any move is complicated. Moving interstate involves a world of logistics, expense and time you can’t imagine while the fantasy of ocean views and daily swims are running through your head. ------- #propertyhack: Instead of spending a two week holiday haunting open houses and real estate agents’ offices (where many of the properties won’t be available when you come to buy anyway), choose a holiday rental in a suburb you’re interested in. Get out amongst it – visit different beaches, shopping centres, parks and any other places that are part of your lifestyle. There’s nothing like living in an area for a few weeks to decide whether it’s right for you. ------- And hey, if the idea of buying a property before the school holidays are out appeals to you - head on over to our website, drop us a comment below or give Tony a call and make it an informed purchase not an impulse buy 😉
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    So maybe you’re on holiday at the Gold Coast and you spot a beautiful house with a pool, close to the beach with a FOR SALE sign… listed for half the price you’d pay in your home city. You start thinking to yourself, maybe it IS time for a sea change. We’ve seen so many times how easy it is to get carried away whilst on a great holiday and not just paying more than market value because it seems cheap but worse ending up with a completely unsuitable property. Besides the property itself, any move is complicated. Moving interstate involves a world of logistics, expense and time you can’t imagine while the fantasy of ocean views and daily swims are running through your head. ------- #propertyhack: Instead of spending a two week holiday haunting open houses and real estate agents’ offices (where many of the properties won’t be available when you come to buy anyway), choose a holiday rental in a suburb you’re interested in. Get out amongst it – visit different beaches, shopping centres, parks and any other places that are part of your lifestyle. There’s nothing like living in an area for a few weeks to decide whether it’s right for you. ------- And hey, if the idea of buying a property before the school holidays are out appeals to you - head on over to our website, drop us a comment below or give Tony a call and make it an informed purchase not an impulse buy 😉
  • Oh Hey Sunshine!! If you're on the coast today you'd well and truly know that summer is on it's way with temp's predicted to reach into the 30's. Yikes! That's hot for spring ☀️ The water hasn't quite followed suit yet though with temps sitting at around 23 degrees - so it's fresh - but it's the best way to cool off on day's like these 💦 We're hitting the water this week. Double tap if you are too?
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    Oh Hey Sunshine!! If you're on the coast today you'd well and truly know that summer is on it's way with temp's predicted to reach into the 30's. Yikes! That's hot for spring ☀️ The water hasn't quite followed suit yet though with temps sitting at around 23 degrees - so it's fresh - but it's the best way to cool off on day's like these 💦 We're hitting the water this week. Double tap if you are too?
  • That's us. In life. In love. In business... In property... Yep, that's right, in everything really. Team work, makes the dream work as they say and we're lucky enough to get to work together. Every. Single. Day. Ha ha, I hear you laughing now and thinking WHY!! But it does work, really well in fact. If you want to know how, I've written a war and peace about it over on the blog 👉🏼http://bit.ly/1TwznxS
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    That's us. In life. In love. In business... In property... Yep, that's right, in everything really. Team work, makes the dream work as they say and we're lucky enough to get to work together. Every. Single. Day. Ha ha, I hear you laughing now and thinking WHY!! But it does work, really well in fact. If you want to know how, I've written a war and peace about it over on the blog 👉🏼http://bit.ly/1TwznxS
  • #History101 // When you think about Australia as a country it's quite young in comparison to the rest of the world. Let's face it, you won't find any thousand year old churches, pyramids or castles here, the closest would be a crumbling convict settlement from the late 1700’s. Growing up on the coast I used to think that going to Oxenford was like driving out into the sticks along this rickety little hwy (stay with me here - you remember the old Pacific motorway right?) But the Gold Coast has come SO far since it’s humble beginnings and that’s what I want to talk about today. Did you know that the Gold Coast wasn’t even first called the Gold Coast? In the late 1940’s, there wasn’t much more to the Town of the South Coast, as it was called back then (because it was South of Brisbane), than a string of milk bars and beach shacks catering to the Australian and Allied Armed Forces on R&R during World War II. As its population grew, buildings spilled swiftly up and down the coastline until on May 16, 1959, it was proclaimed the City of the Gold Coast. While the name was used to describe the concurrent real estate boom (property here was considered overpriced for quite some time), it was also fitting for the healthy way of life, golden sands and sunshine that it’s famous for. Many still travel to this famous coastal haven to holiday 50 years on, and it is now affectionately known as home to more than half a million people all enjoying a better life - whatever that may mean to them - by the sea. Today, the Gold Coast’s glass towers are superimposed between glistening beaches and lush rolling hinterland and what was once just a coastal holiday town is now a thriving metropolis. Such good memories have been made here for so many. My parents grew up here and I love hearing their stories of old. What do you remember about the old Gold Coast? Reminisce with us in the comments below, or tag someone that you think has an awesome story about the coast to tell - we’d love to hear from you!!
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    #History101 // When you think about Australia as a country it's quite young in comparison to the rest of the world. Let's face it, you won't find any thousand year old churches, pyramids or castles here, the closest would be a crumbling convict settlement from the late 1700’s. Growing up on the coast I used to think that going to Oxenford was like driving out into the sticks along this rickety little hwy (stay with me here - you remember the old Pacific motorway right?) But the Gold Coast has come SO far since it’s humble beginnings and that’s what I want to talk about today. Did you know that the Gold Coast wasn’t even first called the Gold Coast? In the late 1940’s, there wasn’t much more to the Town of the South Coast, as it was called back then (because it was South of Brisbane), than a string of milk bars and beach shacks catering to the Australian and Allied Armed Forces on R&R during World War II. As its population grew, buildings spilled swiftly up and down the coastline until on May 16, 1959, it was proclaimed the City of the Gold Coast. While the name was used to describe the concurrent real estate boom (property here was considered overpriced for quite some time), it was also fitting for the healthy way of life, golden sands and sunshine that it’s famous for. Many still travel to this famous coastal haven to holiday 50 years on, and it is now affectionately known as home to more than half a million people all enjoying a better life - whatever that may mean to them - by the sea. Today, the Gold Coast’s glass towers are superimposed between glistening beaches and lush rolling hinterland and what was once just a coastal holiday town is now a thriving metropolis. Such good memories have been made here for so many. My parents grew up here and I love hearing their stories of old. What do you remember about the old Gold Coast? Reminisce with us in the comments below, or tag someone that you think has an awesome story about the coast to tell - we’d love to hear from you!!
  • We've simplified the real estate process creating a smart, accessible and personal service that works whether you’re relocating, investing or just looking to make your next move in property. ------- *Got a property question? *Thinking about buying a property? *Planning on relocating to the Gold Coast? *Can't afford to buy in Sydney or Melbourne? *Ready to make a smart move? ------- Let's work together. It’s the fastest way to find your dream home while keeping your pockets lined (and it’s the most fun). We promise.
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    We've simplified the real estate process creating a smart, accessible and personal service that works whether you’re relocating, investing or just looking to make your next move in property. ------- *Got a property question? *Thinking about buying a property? *Planning on relocating to the Gold Coast? *Can't afford to buy in Sydney or Melbourne? *Ready to make a smart move? ------- Let's work together. It’s the fastest way to find your dream home while keeping your pockets lined (and it’s the most fun). We promise.
  • # 8reasonswhy we 💛 the GC No. 1 // The beaches + waterways // The thing I love most about the Gold Coast is getting to live by the water. We live on the Broadwater and I remind myself every day just how special it is to wake up to that view 😍 No matter where you are up or down the coast, you are practically 15 minutes or less from the deep blue waters and smell of the sea. That salty air and the cool sea breeze on the back of your neck on a hot summers day. Ahhhh. Our favourite spots would have to be: South Western side of Wavebreak + Jumping Pin - moored up by boat. Tallebudgera Creek - kids in tow, picnic (or a sneaky takeaway on the way through Burleigh) and beach umbrella packed. Currumbin Creek - just behind the pirate ship playground so the kids can run wild both in and out of the water. And how could I forget Paradise Point - right outside my door step - especially first thing in the morning before everyone is up and the glassy water gets churned up by the boats - M.A.G.I.C. And if saltwater ain’t your thing or you just want to get back to Mother Nature head up the mountains to a little place my brother aptly named as ‘Snoopy Wood Forest’ when we were kids, it’s a picnic stop right on the creek, complete with rope swing, wood fire BBQ’s and scrub turkey’s galore! Follow the signs to Natural Arch and it’s about 5km’s before you get there on the right. Tell us in the comments below where your favourite swimming and boating spots are...
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    # 8reasonswhy we 💛 the GC No. 1 // The beaches + waterways // The thing I love most about the Gold Coast is getting to live by the water. We live on the Broadwater and I remind myself every day just how special it is to wake up to that view 😍 No matter where you are up or down the coast, you are practically 15 minutes or less from the deep blue waters and smell of the sea. That salty air and the cool sea breeze on the back of your neck on a hot summers day. Ahhhh. Our favourite spots would have to be: South Western side of Wavebreak + Jumping Pin - moored up by boat. Tallebudgera Creek - kids in tow, picnic (or a sneaky takeaway on the way through Burleigh) and beach umbrella packed. Currumbin Creek - just behind the pirate ship playground so the kids can run wild both in and out of the water. And how could I forget Paradise Point - right outside my door step - especially first thing in the morning before everyone is up and the glassy water gets churned up by the boats - M.A.G.I.C. And if saltwater ain’t your thing or you just want to get back to Mother Nature head up the mountains to a little place my brother aptly named as ‘Snoopy Wood Forest’ when we were kids, it’s a picnic stop right on the creek, complete with rope swing, wood fire BBQ’s and scrub turkey’s galore! Follow the signs to Natural Arch and it’s about 5km’s before you get there on the right. Tell us in the comments below where your favourite swimming and boating spots are...