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Despite a falling auction clearance rate, the volume of auctions being held across the combined capital cities and in particular, Melbourne, is rising.
Last week, the final auction clearance rate fell to 67.4% across 2,858 capital city auctions, while this week CoreLogic RP Data is expecting there to be just over 3,000 auctions held across the combined capital cities.
Melbourne will be the busiest city by far this week, with 1,710 auctions expected, indicating the busiest week for the city this year, but the auction market won’t be as busy as it was at the same time last year, when over the week 1,837 Melbourne homes were taken under the hammer. Last week, Melbourne was the strongest performing capital city market with both the highest volume of auctions (1,398) and the highest clearance rate (72.7%).
Notably, Melbourne’s auction performance last week was much stronger than Sydney, with the city recording its lowest clearance rate since early 2013 at 63.7%, representing a substantial fall from the previous week (69.6%). This week, Sydney is expecting 996 auctions to be held, relatively similar to last year when 961 Sydney homes were auctioned.
Auction markets will be busier in Brisbane (213), Adelaide (109) and Perth (35) this week compared to last week when 145, 93 and 16 auctions were held respectively. Canberra’s auction market activity will slow down this week, with 60 auctions expected, compared to 86 the previous week.
This week, the busiest individual suburbs for auctions are all in Victoria:
– Glen Waverley (30 auctions)
– Reservoir (23 auctions)
– Mount Waverley (22 auctions)
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Clearance rate falling, auction activity rising: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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It was another busy week for auctions across the combined capital cities with 2,817 auctions held after the previous week saw 3,016 properties taken to auction; the highest volumes have been since March this year. 
The preliminary clearance rate of 69.3% has remained below 70% for the 5th week in a row, down from 69.5% last week. This time last year, the clearance rate was 68.6%, although volumes were lower with only 2,449 auctions held.
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In Melbourne, Australia’s largest auction market, 73.6% of the 1,193 reported auctions sold this week. There were 1,390 auctions held across the city this week, similar to last week, when there were 1,397 auctions and the final auction clearance rate was 73.4%. In comparison, over the same week last year, there were 1,167 auctions held with a clearance rate of 71.7 per cent. The Inner region of Melbourne had the highest number of auctions this week (287), with a preliminary clearance rate of 73 per cent. Meanwhile, the strongest clearance rate was recorded across the Outer East region, where 82.1 per cent of homes taken to auction sold based on the preliminary results.
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Across Sydney, 1,074 homes were taken to auction this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 66.6 per cent across 830 reported results, the lowest clearance rate for the year and also the third week in a row where Sydney’s clearance rate has been below 70 per cent. The last time the clearance rate was this low was the first week of December 2014 (66.1). Last week, the final clearance rate for the city was 69.6 per cent, across 1,197 auctions. One year ago, 929 Sydney homes were taken to auction and the clearance rate was 72 per cent. This week, the performance across Sydney’s individual sub regions was varied. Across the Outer South West region, where 21 results have been reported so far, the preliminary clearance rate was 47.6 per cent, while across the Inner West (80 per cent) and the Eastern Suburbs (76.8 per cent), the success rate of reported auctions was much higher.
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Brisbane was host to 146 auctions this week, down from 186 last week, and the preliminary clearance rate was 53.2 per cent, down slightly from 53.8 per cent over the previous week. At the same time last year, 46 per cent of the 159 auctions held were successful. In the Gold Coast, a clearance rate of 56.5 per cent was recorded across 23 results.
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A total of 93 Adelaide homes were auctioned this week and the preliminary auction clearance rate of 72.1 per cent is higher than the 64 per cent from the previous week across 127 auctions. One year ago, Adelaide’s clearance rate was a lower 53.3 per cent across 103 auctions.
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In Perth, just 16 auctions were held this week. Of the 8 results reported toCoreLogic RP Data so far, only 2 have been successful. Last week, the final auction clearance rate for Perth was 37.9 per cent across 34 auctions.
Across Canberra a total of 82 auctions were held this week, up from 68 last week and 55 at the same time last year. Canberra’s preliminary clearance rate of 67.3 per cent is stronger than it was the previous week (62.1 per cent).
Of the 12 Tasmanian auction results reported so far this week, 7 sales have been recorded.
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Clearance rate below 70% for the fifth week running: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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Across the combined capital cities, 2,904 auctions are scheduled this week after 3,016 residential homes were taken to auction the previous week.
The clearance rate last week improved slightly, up from 68.2% to 69.5%, demonstrating that clearance rates are similar to the levels seen at the same time on year ago (67.8%).
This week, it is expected that Melbourne auction volumes will rise, while Sydney will be host to less auctions than last week. In Melbourne, 1,481 residential auctions will be held, compared to 1,397 last week and a significantly lower 1,167 one year ago. Meanwhile, there are 1,063 homes being taken to auction in Sydney this week, compared to 1,197 last week and 929 one year ago.
Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth will all see a lower number of auctions this week compared to last week and similarly, lower than they were one year ago:
Adelaide:         88 this week                127 last week              103 last year Brisbane:       149 this week                186 last week              159 last year Perth:              16 this week                  34 last week               23 last year
On the other hand, Canberra is expecting 92 auctions this week which is higher than both last week (68) and last year (55).
This week, the top 10 busiest suburbs for auctions are all located in Victoria. Brighton and Reservoir are set to be the busiest, where 21 auctions will be held and Cheltenham, will host 19 auctions this week.
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High auction volumes for the second week in a row: Corelogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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Given it was such a quiet week for auctions last week, it was unsurprising to see volumes increase substantially this week, with 2,903 held across the combined capital cities.
 The preliminary clearance rate was 72.0% this week across a total of 2,178 reported auction results, up from a final clearance rate of 68.2% last week across just 865 auctions. At the same time last year, 67.8% of auctions cleared and a total of 2,408 capital city auctions were held.
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Melbourne was the strongest performer this week, with 74.1% of reported auctions recording a successful result. There were 1,358 Melbourne auctions scheduled, with 1,169 results reported so far. Last week, Melbourne’s final auction clearance rate was 73.1%, while one year ago it was 70%. The busiest sub-region across Melbourne for auctions this week was the Inner region, with 259 held. So far 228 results have been reported with a preliminary clearance of 75.8%. In terms of clearance rate, the top performer this week was the South East at 79.1% (148 auction results).
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Sydney hosted 1,141 auctions this week and preliminary results show that 72.8% cleared. Last week, Sydney’s clearance rate just dipped below the 70% mark, at 69.9% when auction volumes were lower (583). Relative to last year, this week’s result is stronger, given last year 918 auctions were held and the clearance rate was 71.9%. This week, 3 Sydney regions were significantly stronger than others, with Northern Beaches (88%), Eastern Suburbs (85.5%), and City and Inner South (81.9%) the top performers. On the other end of the scale, Central Coast’s clearance rate was 41.7%.
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Across Brisbane 178 auctions were held this week, up from 113 last week and 167 one year ago. Preliminary results show that Brisbane’s clearance rate increased slightly, from 59.1% last week to 59.4 per cent this week. In comparison to last year, current activity is stronger (48.8%). Further south, 71 of the 100 Gold Coast auction results have been reported and the clearance rate so far is 50.7%.
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In Adelaide auction activity also picked up this week, 124 auctions were held compared to just 33 over the previous week. Adelaide’s preliminary clearance rate of 74.0% is higher than last week (67.7%) and also higher than it was over the same week last year (55.8%).
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There were 31 Perth auctions this week, compared to 10 last week and 25 one year ago. Perth’s preliminary clearance rate is 41.2%, compared to 44.4% last week and 52.6% one year ago.
Canberra’s clearance rate was 63.6 per cent this week across 64 auctions. Last week the city saw 63.2% of auction sell, while one year ago the clearance rate was significantly lower at 52.6%.
2 Tasmanian auctions have been reported to CoreLogic RP Data this week and preliminary results show only 1 sold.
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Capital cities return strong clearance rate: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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The NRL and AFL grand finals, combined with a long weekend across many states last week saw auction activity take a backseat, however, this week auction volumes have more than tripled, with 3,062 residential properties going to auction across the combined capitals.
This week will be the third busiest for auctions across Melbourne this year, with 1,411 homes being taken to auction, compared to just 98 last week and 1,123 at the same time last year. Similarly, for Sydney, Australia’s second largest auction market, volumes will increase this week, with 1,230 auctions scheduled, up from 583 last week and 918 over the comparable week last year.
In all other capital cities, the number of auctions this week will also increase and volumes in each of the cities are higher relative to last year. There are 129 auctions in Adelaide this week, compared to 33 last week and 115 at the same time last year. Brisbane will be host to 186, the busiest week for the city since May this year, while there are 65 Canberra auctions scheduled and 34 across Perth.
In terms of the latest clearance rates, clearance rates fell further last week, down to 68.2 per cent across the combined capital cities, with Sydney recording a clearance rate below 70 per cent for the first time this year (69.9 per cent). With the increase in auction volumes this week it will be interesting to see how the clearance rate performs.
Mount Waverly in Victoria is host to 31 auctions this week, the highest number of auctions in any one Australian suburb. Following this is Reservoir (Vic) with 25, Glen Waverley (Vic) with 21, Mosman (NSW) and Northcote (Vic), both with 18.
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Buzz across the capital city auction markets: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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It was a quiet week for auctions this week due to the grand finals and the Labour Day long weekend. 
841 properties were taken to auction across the combined capital cities and the preliminary clearance rate was recorded at 69.6 per cent, the lowest clearance rate since the second week of February. In comparison, last week was the busiest week for auctions since the end of March with 2,835 auctions held, however the final clearance rate was only 69.7 per cent. Over the same weekend last year, when only the NRL grand final was being played (The AFL grand final was held a week earlier) almost twice as many auctions were held (1,650); however the clearance rate was a lower 66.9 per cent. 
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Across Melbourne, 90 auctions were held this week and the preliminary clearance rate was recorded at 67.7 per cent, the third lowest clearance rate for the year, compared to last week’s final clearance rate of 72.7 per cent across 1,201 auctions. This time last year, 69.1 per cent of the 912 properties taken to auction sold. Across Melbourne’s individual sub-regions, the strongest performer in terms of clearance rate this week was the North West region, where 8 of the 10 reported auctions were successful. Meanwhile, the South East region was host to the highest number of auctions (21).
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In Sydney, preliminary results show a clearance rate of 71.4 per cent across 448 results, with a total of 567 auctions held across the city this week. Last week, the clearance rate was 71.7 per cent across 1,200 auctions. Looking at last year, there were 473 auctions held and a clearance rate of 76.4 per cent was recorded. The Inner West region of Sydney, where 32 auction results have been reported with a clearance rate of 90.6 per cent, is the strongest performing sub-region this week. City and Inner South (79.4 per cent), and North Sydney and Hornsby (78.2 per cent) also recorded strong clearance rates.
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Brisbane was host to 118 auctions this week, down from 203 last week and similar to last years 117. Of the 87 results reported so far, 64.4 per cent have sold, up from last week’s final clearance rate of 54.9 per cent and the 47.4 per cent clearance rate recorded last year. This week, 28 Gold Coast auction results have been reported and the preliminary clearance rate based on these results is 42.9 per cent.
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There were 32 Adelaide homes taken to auction this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 71.4 per cent across 28 results. This week’s clearance rate is higher than both last week, when 68.1 per cent of the 127 auctions sold, and this time last year, when a clearance rate of only 53.7 per cent was recorded across 63 auctions.
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Just 10 auctions were held in Perth this week, significantly lower than both last week (25) and last year (23). Perth’s clearance rate was 75.0 per cent this week, up from 31.6 per cent last week and 25.0 per cent last year.
Across Canberra, the preliminary clearance rate was 53.8 per cent across 13 results. Last week, Canberra’s clearance rate was 58.5 per cent, while one year ago, only 29.3 per cent of auctions were successful.
Of the 4 auctions held in Tasmania this week, there were 2 successful sales.
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Grand finals upstage capital city auction markets: Shana Miller

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As they do every year, new listings increased over the first month of spring, with further additions of stock to the market expected to ramp up until the end of year slow-down in December.
In addition to the number of listings being added to the market CoreLogic RP Data’s lead listings indicator is also showing a 1.6% month-on-month change (seasonally adjusted), with Tasmania (+5.2%) and Victoria (3.4%) showing the most activity of listings being prepared for sale.
In terms of listing stock, the largest proportionate increases this month relative to last month have been observed in Brisbane, where the number of residential properties added to the market over the four weeks ending 27 September was 12.9% higher than the four week period a month earlier. Following Brisbane was Hobart (12.5% higher) and Adelaide (11.0% higher).
Despite the increase in new listings, total stock levels remain just 1.2 per cent higher relative to one year ago across the combined capital cities, while nationally; total listings are -0.6 per cent lower. As at 27 September, there were 234,094 residential properties available for sale across Australia, while one year ago, there were 235,399.
When compared to last year, across the capital cities, total listings are higher in Perth (+20.7%), Darwin (+12.3%) and for the first time this year, Sydney (+4.7%). In Sydney, one of the reasons the total stock levels are now higher than one year ago is likely due to the increase in stock being added to the market. New listings across the city are 16 per cent higher than one year ago, to put this into perspective, over the comparable 28 day period one year ago, 7,431 listings were newly added to the market, compared to 8,617 this year.
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Across the individual states and territories, there are more listings than one year ago in Western Australia, Northern Territory (both +12.9%) and to a lesser degree, South Australia (+2.2%), while across these three regions, the number of new listings added to the market over the past four weeks is lower than one year ago. In all other states and territories, total listings are currently lower than they were relative to last year.
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First month of spring returns lift in new listings: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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A preliminary auction clearance rate of 71.3% was recorded across the combined capital cities this week, having increased from 69.9% last week, the lowest clearance rate since the end of March. 
Auction volumes were high, with a total of 2,820 auctions held over the week, up from 2,565 over the previous week. In comparison, at the same time last year, auction volumes were lower due to the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne; meaning only 1,369 auctions took place across the combined capital cities.
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The preliminary auction clearance rate across Melbourne was 73.3% this week, down from the previous week’s final result of 73.7%, making this week the fourth lowest clearance rate for the year. This week, Melbourne was host to 1,197 auctions, higher than the 1,127 held last week and significantly higher than a year ago when there were only 112 Melbourne auctions held over the week. Across Melbourne’s individual sub-regions, the strongest preliminary clearance rate this week was across the Outer East region at 81.8%, followed by the Inner South region where the preliminary clearance rate was 80%.
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There were 1,193 Sydney homes taken to auction this week and a preliminary clearance rate of 74.2% across 974 results. Over the previous week, Sydney recorded the lowest final auction clearance rate for the year (70.7%) and 1,041 auctions were held across the city. At the same time last year, 76.9% of the 933 homes taken to auction recorded a successful result. This week, the strongest sub-region for clearance rates across Sydney was the Eastern Suburbs, with 89.8% of the reported results clearing at auction.
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Brisbane’s preliminary clearance rate was 58.9%this week, compared to 50% last week and 48.9%at the same time last year. Across Brisbane, a total of 199 auctions were held this week which is higher than both last week (143) and last year (179). Across the Gold Coast, 54.3% of the reported auctions have sold.
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Adelaide hosted 127 auctions this week and across the 80 reported results, CoreLogic RP Data’s preliminary auction clearance rate is 68.8%. Last week, Adelaide’s clearance rate was 71.4% across the 99 auctions held, while at the same time last year 65.6% of the 73 homes taken to auction were sold.
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For Perth, the number of homes taken to auction this week was 25, less than last week (31) and higher than last year (6). Meanwhile, Perth’s clearance rate of 36.4% this week was lower than last week (38.5%) and higher than last year (33.3%).
Across Canberra 58 homes were taken to auction this week and the preliminary clearance rate across 36 reported auctions was 50%.
There were 21 auctions across Tasmania this week, with 3 successful results out of the 18 reported.
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Preliminary clearance rate bouncing back above 70%: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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This week, CoreLogic RP Data is expecting 2,842 auctions across the capital city markets, the highest number of weekly auctions since the week leading up to Easter, when 3,668 capital city auctions were held.
The rise in volumes comes of the back of a lower clearance rate last week, when the final results reported a combined capital city weighted average of 69.9 per cent, the lowest clearance rate since February this year. The lower result was driven by a fall across Sydney, where 70.7 per cent of auctions were successful last week, the lowest clearance rate for the city this year.
Melbourne and Sydney are both expecting a high volume of auctions this week, with 1,206 scheduled in Melbourne and 1,198 in Sydney. In comparison, last week 1,127 Melbourne auctions were held and 1,041 in Sydney.
Last week, Adelaide’s clearance rate was 71.4 per cent, the second strongest result for any capital city (following Melbourne at 73.7 per cent) and this week Adelaide auction volumes are set to rise from 99 last week to 130. Similarly, Brisbane auction volumes are also on the rise, with 202 auctions this week, compared to 143 last week
Canberra (58 this week compared to 118 last week) and Perth (25 this week compared to 31 last week) are the only two cities where the number of auctions is down week on week, however, both cities current auction activity is higher than it was one year ago.
The Australian suburb with the highest number of auctions this week is Reservoir (Vic) where 23 residential auctions will be held. Following on from this is Mosman (NSW) with 19, Preston (Vic) with 17 and Glen Waverley (Vic) with 16.
 
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This week’s preliminary clearance rate of 70.7% across a total of 2,064 reported auctions represents the third lowest clearance rate so far this year across the combined capital cities, down further from last week when the final clearance rate was recorded at 71.2%. 
It will be interesting to see if there is any upwards revision as the remaining results are reported. There were 2,493 capital city auctions held this week, compared to 2,654 last week and 2,530 at the same time last year. Over the past eight weeks, this is the fourth week where more than 2,400 auctions have been held across the combined capitals, while over the same 8 week period one year ago, there was only one week where this volume of auctions was seen. 
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Melbourne’s preliminary clearance rate this week is 73.3 per cent, down from 74.3 per cent the previous week and higher than one year ago, when 72.1 per cent of auctions were successful. 1,091 residential properties went to auction in Melbourne this week, showing volumes are slightly lower than over the previous week (1,189) and one year ago (1,221). This week, Melbourne’s strongest performing sub-region was the Outer East, where 78.4 per cent of the 74 reported auctions were sold. On the other end of the scale was the Mornington Peninsula, where a lower 60.6 per cent of the 33 reported auctions cleared.
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In Sydney, there has been little change after recording the lowest clearance rate for the year over the previous week at 73.1 per cent, with preliminary results showing a clearance rate of 73.2 per cent. Sydney’s auction market has consistently been performing at a level lower than the strengths seen at the start of the year, when, for 22 consecutive weeks, the clearance rate for the city was above the 80 per cent mark. In saying that, the number of auctions held across the city has been trending up, with 1,008 auctions held this week and 1,075 last week. One year ago, Sydney’s auction clearance rate was 78 per cent across 883 auctions. The North Sydney and Hornsby sub-region had the highest volume of auctions this week, with 183 held and a preliminary clearance rate of 76.8 per cent.
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Across Brisbane, 108 auctions results have been reported this week, with 52.8 per cent successful. This week, 144 auctions were held across the city, compared to 179 last week, when the clearance rate was 50.3 per cent and 154 at the same time last year, when the clearance rate was significantly lower, at 38.9 per cent. 29 Gold Coast auction results have been reported so far this week, with a preliminary clearance rate of 41.4 per cent.
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Adelaide’s preliminary clearance rate was 71.4 per cent this week, up from 62.4 per cent the previous week and 68.4 per cent last year. The number of auctions held across the city increased on a week-on-week basis, from 89 last week to 99 this week, while Adelaide’s auction market was busier at the same time last year (129).
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30 Perth auctions were held this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 37.5 per cent, compared to 54.2 per cent the previous week and 51.2 per cent one year ago.
There were 116 auctions across Canberra this week, compared to 79 last week and 80 one year ago. Preliminary results show that 57.0 per cent of reported results were successful this week, down from 65.2 per cent last week and 58.2 per cent one year ago.
So far this week, 4 of the 5 Tasmanian auctions have been reported, with only 1 successful result.
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More than 2,000 auctions held across combined capital cities: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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Joel Robinson

The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

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.

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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