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Brisbane home prices jumped $153,500 in one year. That is almost $3,000 every single week.
The median Brisbane home is now $1.046M. Units surged 20% to $831K as buyers get pushed to whatever they can afford.
Ipswich up 19.7%. Logan up 19%. Moreton Bay now over $1M. Greater Brisbane is exploding outward.
New Farm is rivalling Sydney and Melbourne luxury markets. The 2032 Olympics is sending growth sideways across the whole city.
Did you buy before the boom?
Source: PropTrack Home Price Index
Pat Cummins just sold his Bronte home for $15 million. He bought it five years ago for $9.3 million. Five bedrooms, heated mosaic pool, Peter Fudge garden, 700 metres from the beach. But he already bought the next one. An 1888 home a few streets away for $16 million, with plans to renovate. The previous owner paid $990k in 1996. That’s a 1,400% increase in Sydney’s east.
Melbourne suburbs saw burglaries spike 30%+. Blairgowrie tripled. But 11 of the top 15 burglary hotspots outperformed the city’s 3.8% price growth. First home buyers use them as stepping stones while insurance premiums jumped from $425 to $2,442
morningtonpeninsula Source:REA
08/03/2025
Cyclone Alfred has left the Gold Coast reeling.
Over 110,000 homes plunged into darkness, with Coolangatta, Tugun, and Bilinga among the hardest-hit areas facing consecutive nights without power.
Safety concerns delayed repairs as debris struck high-voltage lines, forcing Energex to warn of week-long outages in some areas.
Flooding near Currumbin Creek added to the chaos, with unpredictable water levels posing life-threatening risks to residents.
High-rise buildings trembled under the cyclone’s force, raising questions about urban infrastructure resilience in extreme weather events.
The disaster underscores the fragile balance between nature and human preparedness, exposing gaps in response systems.
Recovery efforts hinge not just on repairs but on fostering stronger community networks to withstand future crises.
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