<html><body>Australian Property Monitors (APM) has released a list of auction results in Adelaide for the weekend of August 24. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.homepriceguide.com.au/saturday_auction_results/Adelaide.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px;">Click here</a> for the auction results, and click on each street address to see the property's marketing.</body></html>

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APM's Adelaide auction results for August 24 weekend

<html><body>Australian Property Monitors (APM) has released a list of auction results in Brisbane for the weekend of August 24. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.homepriceguide.com.au/saturday_auction_results/Brisbane.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 14px;">Click here</a> for the auction results, and click on each street address to see the property's marketing.</body></html>

APM's Brisbane auction results for August 24 weekend

<html><body>Australian Property Monitors (APM) has released a list of results from 256 auctions in Melbourne for the weekend of  August 24. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.homepriceguide.com.au/saturday_auction_results/Melbourne.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 14px;">Click here</a> for the auction results, and click on each street address to see the property's marketing.</body></html>

APM's Melbourne auction results for August 24 weekend

<html><body>Australian Property Monitors (APM) has released a list of results from 333 auctions in Sydney for the weekend of August 24. The clearance rate was 79%. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.homepriceguide.com.au/saturday_auction_results/Sydney.pdf" style="font-size: 14px;">Click here</a> for the auction results, and click on each street address to see the property's marketing.</body></html>

APM's Sydney 333 auction results show a 79% clearance rate

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The Melbourne Home Buyer and Property Investor Show is on this weekend down at South Wharf.
The show will be open from 10am-5pm this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Come on down for your chance to meet regular Property Observer contributors Mark Bouris and Margerat Lomas as well as Property Observer's very own Jonathan Chancellor.
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Property Observer readers are eligible to <a data-cke-saved-href="https://secure.tradevent.com.au/hbstie2013/Default.aspx?ID=153" href="https://secure.tradevent.com.au/hbstie2013/Default.aspx?ID=153" target="_self">receive free tickets to the Melbourne Home Buyer &amp; Property Investor Show</a>. Enter the promotional code 'OBSERVER' (all caps) to grab your ticket.
Hope to see you there!
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Melbourne Home Buyer and Property Investor Show opens today

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Auction listings on the day of the federal election are down 44% in Sydney, but just 15% in Melbourne compared to last year, according to Australia Property Monitors.
There are 199 scheduled auctions in Sydney on September 7 and 414 in Melbourne. That's compared to 538 auctions scheduled for the weekend before in Sydney and 703 in Melbourne.
Real estate sage John McGrath says vendors shouldn't be worried about the election.
"It really doesn't matter. If you're going to buy a house, you'll find time. Voting will probably only take most people about 30 minutes so an election shouldn't pose a problem," McGrath told News Limited earlier this month.
"In fact if anything sellers could benefit from election day because there would be less competition."
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Would you feel comfortable auctioning your property on election day?

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With the <a href="https://propertyobserver.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=24bd0766a834290948593f5aa&amp;id=0232625ec0&amp;e=7a53fc6dd9" target="_blank">Sydney weekend auction clearance rate topping 80% for the sixth week in a row</a>, according to Australian Property Monitors, there has been much discussion as to the state of the property market in Australlia.
Also making waves was veteran columnist Robert Gottliebsen's comments that <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/news/robert-gottliebsen-forecasts-mother-of-all-dwelling-booms-driven-by-property-investors/2013081864307" target="_blank">Australia could experience "the mother of all dwelling booms."</a>
 
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<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/economy/are-we-in-a-dwelling-boom-a-rally-bubble-or-a-recovery-inside-our-bubble-mentality-catherine-cashmore/2013081864317/Page-1?utm_campaign=575c18778b-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Property%2BObserver%2BList&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-575c18778b-245313837" target="_blank"><img src="/images/stories/2013/08/numbers-aug-22-10-20.jpg" width="400" height="110" alt="numbers-aug-22-10-20"></a>
Are we in a dwelling boom, a rally, bubble or a recovery? <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/economy/are-we-in-a-dwelling-boom-a-rally-bubble-or-a-recovery-inside-our-bubble-mentality-catherine-cashmore/2013081864317/Page-1?utm_campaign=575c18778b-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Property%2BObserver%2BList&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-575c18778b-245313837" target="_blank">Catherine Cashmore got inside our bubble mentality</a>.
She said that war stories are emerging from buying and selling agents of auctions attended where the prices have exceeded the reserve by 10-20%.
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<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/new-south-wales/sydney-auctions-selling-well-above-price-guides/2013081964121?utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank" style="font-size: 0.8em;"> <img src="/images/stories/2013/08/numbers-aug-22-12.jpg" width="400" height="110" alt="numbers-aug-22-12"></a>
 
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/new-south-wales/sydney-auctions-selling-well-above-price-guides/2013081964121?utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank">The gap between real estate agent price guides and actual auction results has jumped this year in Sydney</a>, according to a survey by Intelligent Property Services.
There is now a 12% variation between auction price guides and actual results.
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Cameron Kusher has taken a look at the <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/residential/are-brisbane-and-adelaide-ripe-to-pick-up-an-investment-opportunity-cameron-kusher/2013082164434?utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=215ead6018-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-215ead6018-245386345" target="_blank">home prices across the nation's capital cities</a> and Sydney is currently, the highest median selling prices for homes at $570,000.
With property values climbing in Sydney and Perth, coupled with competition for stock intensifying in these cities and Melbourne, Kusher suggets buyers may start to look at more affordable alternatives and focus their attention on markets such as Brisbane and Adelaide.
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Rebular observer Terry Ryder says that capital city prices are up a moderate 5% on average and <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/hotspots/sydney-s-property-bubble-hysteria-is-unfounded-terry-ryder/2013081964362?utm_source=po&amp;utm_medium=aida&amp;utm_campaign=upperright&amp;utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank">Sydney's property bubble hysteria is unfounded</a>.
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/news/property-bubble-unlikely-as-sydney-records-strongest-capital-growth-for-housing-last-quarter-john-edwards/2013081964351?utm_source=po&amp;utm_medium=aida&amp;utm_campaign=news&amp;utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank"> </a>
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<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/news/property-bubble-unlikely-as-sydney-records-strongest-capital-growth-for-housing-last-quarter-john-edwards/2013081964351?utm_source=po&amp;utm_medium=aida&amp;utm_campaign=news&amp;utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank"> <img src="/images/stories/2013/08/numbers-aug-22-0.59.jpg" width="400" height="110" alt="numbers-aug-22-0.59"></a>
 
John Edwards, chief executive of Residex, says<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/news/property-bubble-unlikely-as-sydney-records-strongest-capital-growth-for-housing-last-quarter-john-edwards/2013081964351?utm_source=po&amp;utm_medium=aida&amp;utm_campaign=news&amp;utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=cf6f271704-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-cf6f271704-245313837" target="_blank"> a property bubble in Australia is unlikely</a>.
Residex found that in the last quarter, house and land values have increased by 0.59% across Australia while units increased 1.89%.
 
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<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/trends/five-tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-low-interest-rate-enviroment-mark-bouris/2013081864273?utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=575c18778b-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-575c18778b-245313837" target="_blank"><img src="/images/stories/2013/08/numbers-aug-22-5.jpg" width="400" height="110" alt="numbers-aug-22-5" style="font-size: 0.8em;"></a>
 
With interest rates at a record low of 2.5%, <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/trends/five-tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-low-interest-rate-enviroment-mark-bouris/2013081864273?utm_source=Property+Observer+List&amp;utm_campaign=575c18778b-June_21_1_29_2013&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-575c18778b-245313837" target="_blank">Mark Bouris has five tips to get the most out of a low interest rate environment.</a>
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The 7 must-know property investment numbers of the week, including the 12% gap between Sydney price guides and actual auction results

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There is a strong correlation between the walkability of a suburb and its median price, according to property research firm The Secret Agent. 
<a target="_blank" href="https://secretagent.com.au/">The Secret Agent</a> found that suburbs with a <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/victoria/carlton-tops-list-of-melbourne-s-most-walkable-suburbs/2013081963843?utm_source=po&amp;utm_medium=aida&amp;utm_campaign=latestnews" target="_blank">high walkability score consistently have a higher median price</a> than suburbs with a low walkability score.
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The scores are calculated based on the average distance to local amenities and the population density. They are produced by an algorithm on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.walkscore.com">www.walkscore.com</a>.
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Melbourne's best and worst walkscore against the cheapest and dearest median house prices

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Many borrowers may use refinancing as a means to consolidate their debts – this means lumping things like credit card debt and personal loans into one bigger mortgage and paying it all off in one single monthly repayment.
Done well, debt consolidation can work if it results in less fees and interest.
But before you take out a new loan to consolidate your debts, make sure your new interest rate, including fees and costs, is much lower than what you’re paying on all the debts you are consolidating. If you end up paying a higher interest rate, you’re making your problem worse.
Also consider the length of your loan– even if the interest rate is lower on the new loan, paying off a short-term debt (like a credit card or personal loan) over a very long term means you could still pay more in interest and fees in the long run.
Borrowers should also be wary of unscrupulous practices and debt consolidation service providers who may suggest refinancing simply to earn a commission.
Every lender and mortgage broker must either hold a credit licence or be an authorised credit representative, so ask for a credit licence number or credit representative number and run a check on the ASIC registry (credit representatives, credit licence holders) to ensure the broker or lender is licensed.
 
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This article was taken from Property Observer's <a style="font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" href="http://propertyobserver.com.au/ebooks/free-ebook-12-tips-for-refinancing-your-mortgage">free eBook: 12 tips for refinancing your mortgage</a>.
 
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Be careful about consolidating your debts

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Property investors with either positive or negative gearing can claim the following expenses on their tax returns:
• Interest on loans
• Bank charges on loans
• Borrowing costs, including legal costs and mortgage fees
• Stamp duty
• Land tax
• Body corporate fees
• Council rates
• Water rates
• Cleaning costs
• Insurance costs
• Pest control
• Property management fees
• Repairs and maintenance
• Telephone, postage and stationery
• Travelling expenses related to visiting an investment property
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Property investor claimable tax return expenses 

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

Joel Robinson

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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