The sunshine state… Queensland lived up to its name. Last Sunday I flew into the Gold Coast Airport for a 1 week trip through to the Sunshine Coast via Brisbane. We met with over 15 different developers including both those that are currently listed on the site as well as those that are looking to come online.

On Monday we met with Sunland and Niecon. We also walked through the main streets of the Gold Coast and noticed the lack of new development that was occurring except for a couple of major projects.

After driving through to Brisbane on Monday afternoon we spent Tuesday meeting with Vecchio Property Group, Meridien, Colliers, Aria Property Group and DTZ. It was a full day with some great feedback from those that are currently listed and those that weren’t were impressed with our offerings.

Wednesday in Brisbane was a public holiday due to Ekka. The city streets were quiet. I took a walk from the city across the foot bridge to Southbank… what a beautiful day. Southbank is definitely a favourite of mine, so close to the city with cafes, restaurants and more. Part of Southbank area includes manmade swimming pools and lagoons. It was packed, kids of full of life and families enjoying the day off work and school.

Thursday we met with Pradella in the morning along with a local real estate agency and Witt Property Group. After our final meeting we headed north to Mooloolaba, where they are currently doing some streetscape changes which see a more friendly pedestrian experience along the main strip of shops.

On Friday morning we met with Avara Property Group and RGD Property in Kawana. Kawana is amazing new city and I will spend more time discussing it in a future Blog post. In the afternoon we met with an FKP representative regarding Perigien Springs Land Estate and Reed Property in Maroochydore.

Saturday we met with Colliers Sunshine Coast in regards to Viridian Resort and Spa located just off Hasting Street in Noosa as well as the development manager from Settlers Cove.

The trip to Queensland was informative. We have learnt a lot about the different local markets and the new developments that will be coming up over the next 12 months. There are a lot of exciting new developments and Find Investment Property will be bringing you many of these investment opportunities when they first launch onto the market.