据昆士兰房地产协会(Real Estate Institute of Queensland)9月季度空置率报告,昆士兰州只有一个租赁市场被归为健康。靠近雷德兰的 Bay Islands 空置率为3.5%。在被追踪的50个地区中,有48个仍然紧张,空置率在2.5%或以下。34个地区的空置率为1%或更低。该协会首席执行官 Antonia Mercorella 表示,房源短缺正在改变昆士兰人的生活方式,越来越多的多代同堂家庭出现,也有更多朋友合住以分摊成本。
价值6亿澳元的黄金海岸北部Serenity 4212社区的首个公寓项目已完成封顶。Lakeside at Helensvale由合资伙伴Keylin(Keylin公司)与Kinstone Group(Kinstone集团)共同开发建设。开发商表示,目前为止,70%的买家年龄在50岁以上。新推出的一系列顶层住宅已经上市,两居室和三居室户型起价为122万澳元。预计业主将于2027年春季入住。
9月23日,Gallery Walk上的店主们在得知店外一株植物被盗后深感震惊。与妻子Laura共同经营A Wee Bit o' Scotland(苏格兰小店)的Kenneth Veitch看到一名女子取走了该植物,并沿着马路走开。Laura表示,店里的植物经常被人摘取插条,但整株被拔走则是另一回事。Tamborine Mountain Garden Club(坦博林山花园俱乐部)的志愿者近期刚为“山上的春天”活动翻新了花园。Kenneth表示,这起盗窃事件让他重新考虑是否要补种这株植物。
Four people were shot from a passing vehicle outside The Fitzy Hotel in Loganholme on Saturday night. Police say the shots were fired around 8.15pm during a boxing event. A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition after surgery, and police believe she was an innocent bystander. Three men are in stable or serious condition. The getaway vehicle was later set alight nearby, and police are appealing for information.