<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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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.

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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.

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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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Migration is a key factor to the ongoing strength of Sydney's housing market and especially the rising demand for high rise apartments.
Most of the forecast growth in household numbers in Sydney is attributable to migration.
With forecast net overseas migration (NOM) of 240,000 per annum over the decade to 2022, the total number of households in Sydney will grow by 309,000. However, if NOM is nil, the local population growth in households in Sydney over the decade is estimated at 110,000.
The reason why migration is such a major contributor to household growth, especially in the young age cohorts, is that Sydney is the main settlement location for the recent surge in migrants holding temporary visas, mainly students, but also working holiday migrants, 457 visa holders and visitors.
This has not necessarily been a revolving door as thousands stay on by switching to other temporary visas or gaining permanent residence through sponsorship by employers and by marriage.
Currently Sydney is receiving some 28 per cent of Australia’s migrant intake - more than its proportional share by comparison as Sydney makes up 20 per cent of Australia’s current population.
Youthful migration is especially high as in 2013-14 around 16 per cent of the net inflow of movers to Australia were aged 15-19 and 23 per cent were aged between 20-24.
By comparison, only 6.3 and 7.0 per cent respectively of Australia’s population are in those two age groups.
The housing patterns of recently arrived migrants is highly diverse — but most disperse to live with a resident whether Australian-born or former migrant.
Only a minority of the recent migrants live in migrant only households, according to a recent report by academics Bob Birrell and David McCloskey from the Australian Population Research Institute. 
Mostly in apartments, as significantly only 30 per cent of the migrants who arrived in Australia between 2006 and 2011 were living a separate house, compared with 71 per cent of the Australian-born persons living in Sydney.
The report suggested massive numbers of migrants live in tiny apartments totally unsuitable for raising a family.
"They are tiny because developers selling into overseas markets need to keep prices below $600,000."
As migrants extend their stay to between six and ten years (those arriving 2001 to 2005) the report noted the numbers living in separate houses had increased slightly.
The outcomes for Sydney, by comparison with Melbourne and the rest of Australia, are striking, the report suggested.
Just 44 per cent of these migrant-only households who arrived over the years 2001 to 2005 were living in a separate house in Sydney, compared with 65 per cent in Melbourne and 75 per cent for those living elsewhere in Australia.
Since many of the new migrant households will begin raising a family during the decade to 2022, they are forecast to will generate the need an additional 57,000 separate houses in Sydney.
But the report suggests the capacity of migrants to afford separate houses will continue at very low levels. 
Furthermore Sydney's chronic low numbers of building approvals for detached dwellings – just 10,920 annually - would ensure competition for detached housing in the inner and middle suburbs was likely to intensify as young households look to switch away from apartments.
But these young migrant families will be forced to pursue their dream ever further towards the periphery of Sydney and perhaps beyond. And once there will have to make do with a semi-detached dwelling, rather than a detached house.
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North Sydney and Hornsby held the most auctions than any other Sydney region for the week ending 8 November with a total of 198 total auctions and a preliminary clearance rate of 67.1% according to CoreLogic RP Data.
Across Sydney a total of 1,222 auctions were held during the week. Sydney's northern beaches showed cosniderable auction strength.
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Strong demand for homes in the southern Sydney suburbs of Como, Engadine, Gymea and Sans Souci is driving the market for dual occupancy development sites, modern project homes and renovated older homes.
Herron Todd White's October Month in Review noted large premiums are being paid for the potential dual occupancy sites with building and renovating costs increasing due in part to a tight employment market for builders.
"An example of a strong result within the year in Como is a modern 5-bedroom project home  recently selling at auction for an astonishing $1.8 million," the report said.
"This home was previously sold in March 2014 for $1.355 million, so this was a tidy profit.
"Local agents attribute the increase to the mere convenience of move in and enjoy with absolutely no work required."
 
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Saturday's initial Sydney-wide clearance rate fell to 59%, down on the 63% preliminary tally from last Saturday, which was revised to 58% after late result notifications to Australian Property Monitors.
“The market has crashed below 60 per cent with no sign of bottoming out,” the rather excitable Domain Group senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson told Domain after Saturday night headline initial clearance rates dropped below 60 per cent for the first time in three years.
He noted most capital city housing markets continue to weaken with auction clearance rates in Sydney now well down on the record high rates of autumn and the Melbourne auction market also notably fading. House price growth rates in Melbourne and Sydney fell sharply over the September quarter and will likely follow auction clearance rates downwards for the remainder of the year.
The top sale was a six-bedroom residence at 1 Elfrida Street, Mosman, for $5,375,000 through Simeon Manners who withdrew another Mosman offering due to lack of buyer interest. Selling agent Richard Simeon told the Sunday Telegraph the Elfrida Street vendors had actually raised their reserve price prior to auction. The marketing price campaign was pitched as selling in the "mid $5 millions." It traded at $3.7 million in 2004.
There were 1011 auctions scheduled for Saturday and with 652 results reported and 112 withdrawn. The number of Saturday night unreported sales increases dramatically whenever the market numbers jump and the market softens.
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The property developer Lim Sen Yap and his wife Elizabeth Garbacz have sold Djirang, their Vaucluse trophy home.
It was listed with $12 million plus expectations through Hamish Robertson at McGrath, who had the three storey Fisher Avenue home in conjunction with Christie's International.
The former chairman of retail property group Ipoh bought the historic F. Glynn Gilling-designed residence in 1996 for $3.4 million from restaurateur Harry Vardis. 
Ipoh Australia was the developer behind the QVB Building and Capitol Theatre restorations.
The home, built in the early 1940s for the Butler family and originally known as Marseilles, won Woollahra Council’s heritage conservation award in 2001.
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Auction clearance rates fell for the third consecutive week across the combined capital cities, down to 61.0% last week across a total of 2,288 reported auction results. 
This week 1,297 are scheduled across Sydney, with the 1,262 auctions are scheduled for Melbourne, accounting for over 80 per cent of all capital city auctions. 
Auction activity in Sydney has increased since this time last year, the latest CoreLogic RP Data figures show.
There are 1,297 auctions this week as opposed to 1,261 this time last year.
Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, and Perth are all expecting fewer auctions than last week, while in Melbourne and Adelaide, the number of auctions this week relative to last week is higher. 
CoreLogic RP Data say Mosman is the busiest Sydney suburb with 18 auctions scheduled.
Last weekend the previously strong inner west in Sydney fell to its weakest auction clearance rate for some time, at 64%. The east, that had also been travelling above 80%, also fell, but only to the mid 70s. 
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The New South Wales property boom isn’t over. It’s just that it’s migrated from Sydney and now resides in regional NSW.
The latest Hotspotting research finds that there are twice as many suburbs/towns with growth property markets in the regions as there are in the capital city.
It’s really hard now to find suburbs with growth markets in Sydney. By “growth markets” we mean suburbs with rising sales activity.
Those that exist are mostly found in the distant outer reaches of the Sydney metropolitan area, in places like the Campbelltown and Liverpool LGAs in the south-west. This is yet another sign that the Sydney boom has run its course.
Most suburbs across Sydney are now what we call plateau markets. They’ve risen to a certain level over the preceding several quarters, passed their peak and have leveled off.
There are few instances of dramatic decline. This is one reason we don’t expect prices to fall to any great degree. As in 2004, the last time a significant Sydney boom ended after 2-3 chirpy years, price growth will fall away to increasingly low levels and values are unlikely to fall.
Meanwhile, the momentum has switched to regional NSW. This is good news for investors, provided they’re willing to shake loose from the capital city addiction that afflicts many consumers and consider the possibilities of buying in a strong regional city.
Buying in a good regional market presents what we like to call a win-win-win situation. Win #1 is lower entry prices. Win #2 is much better rental yields. Win #3 is good prospects for capital growth – provided you choose your target wisely.
There are plenty of places in regional NSW you wouldn’t want to buy. When we advocate regional locations, we’re thinking of those that meet some basic criteria.
You should be looking for a place with a substantial and growing population, in a strategic location well-connected to major centres by road, rail and air, at the heart of a broad region of people who travel to their regional city for retail, medical, education and other services – and, often, to retire.
The ideal targets will have economic diversity, good spending on infrastructure, low vacancy rates and one or two big kickers – specific events that represent the icing on the investment cake.
NSW, more than any other state or territory, has an abundance of strong regional centres that meet those standards. 
And there are numerous among them for strong sales momentum pointing to price growth.
The Central Coast has been strong for a couple of years now, having caught some momentum from Sydney. The Gosford and Wyong LGAs were among the first regional areas to rise and they, like Sydney, appear to have passed their peaks, with sales levels tapering off. 
But many others are rising. Newcastle and neighbouring precincts – including the Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Cessnock municipalities – present as a large population centre with a bustling economy and plenty of growth markets. 
Sales levels have surged over the past 18 months in Port Macquarie, a strong coastal city greatly boosted by big spending on infrastructure.
Albury and its twin city Wodonga at the Victorian border fits all the core criteria as a regional centre worth considering and currently has numerous suburbs with growth markets.
These are many others with credentials, including Dubbo, Goulburn, Bathurst, Orange, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Wollongong and the towns of the Southern Highlands.
 
Terry Ryder is the founder of <a href="https://www.hotspotting.com.au/" target="_blank">hotspotting.com.au</a>. You can <a href="https://mailto:ryder@hotspotting.com.au" target="_blank">email him</a> or follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/hotspotting" target="_blank">Twitter.</a> 
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The level of listed properties nationwide increased 7.3% in October when compared to September with Sydney posting a second straight monthly surge in listings, according to SQM Research.
SQM Research state Sydney residential property listings increased 22.5% during October to 28,827 listings. Managing director Louis Christopher said sale listings for Sydney are up 11.6% from this time last year, indicating that the number of property sellers in the residential market has increased.
"Year-on-year results indicate that Melbourne and to a lesser extent Hobar<a href="https://www.sqmresearch.com.au/total-property-listings.php?region=tas%3A%3AHobart&amp;type=c&amp;t=1" target="_blank">t </a>experienced excessive yearly falls," he said.
"Melbourne recorded the biggest yearly change, with listings falling by 9.6%, reducing the number of properties for sale to 39,909. Hobart also recorded yearly falls with records indicating a yearly change of 8.1%.   "More and more vendors are now struggling to sell in Sydney as buyers become cautious in their bidding compared to earlier this year. I think for now this is set to continue through to Christmas.
"While listings in Sydney surged, asking prices for Sydney dwellings remained unchanged over October, with houses recording a median asking price of $1,143,000, while the median asking price for units is $639,600, according to SQM Research, a rise of just 0.6% for the month."
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Sydney posts second straight monthly stock surge: SQM Research

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Sydney’s auction market continues to weaken in spring 2015.
Yesterday's initial Sydney-wide headline clearance rate eased to 63 percent, down on the 64 percent preliminary tally from last Saturday, October 24.
But that preliminary Saturday night result has since been revised to 56 percent after tardy result notifications to Australian Property Monitors.
The revised rate is always lower but with the higher stock listings the further into spring, it appears estate agents are even slower at handing over their passed in results. 
The October 24 weekend saw Sydney-wide clearance rate ease to 64 percent, down on the 65 percent preliminary tally from last Saturday, which was then revised to 60 percent after late result notifications.
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<div>Yesterday's 1000 plus offerings on Saturday October 31 was be the busiest ever conducted on a spring day in Sydney - just below the pre-Easter weekend record in this year.</div>
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Sydney’s inner west suburban region hosted the most number of auctions with 168, followed by the upper north shore 162, the south 137, the city and east 130, the northern beaches 91, the lower north 90, Canterbury Bankstown 72, the west 71, the south-west 69, the north-west 52, the central coast 31 and the Blue Mountains with just one auction scheduled.
Significantly the inner west clearance rate remains with 80% plus success numbers, along with the east, so the rout is not Sydney wide. 
The most popular suburbs for auctions in Sydney were Mosman, Ryde and Killara each with 13 followed by Epping and Manly, each with 12, and St Ives and Paddington with 11 auctions listed at the weekend.
Dr Andrew Wilson from APM forecasted last week the headline Saturday night Sydney number was set to see clearance rates below 60 per cent this spring, "a remarkable outcome considering the rate tracked at near 90 per cent over May – just five months ago."
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