localmarket rty report prope local Your This report covers your local suburbs of Carrara, Gilston, Highland Park, Merrimac, Molendinar, Nerang and Worongary
October
2020
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LJ Hooker Nerang
What’s happening in our local property market Strongest growth
Most traded
Fastest sellers
Worongary 29.8%
Nerang 218 sales
Merrimac 25 days
Molendinar 9.1%
Carrara 148 sales
Highland Park 40 days
Even despite the anxiety around a second wave of Covid-19 infections, the property market continues to recover from the lockdown period. While transaction numbers have been down by around 25 to 30%, property prices have remained very strong. A lack of property on the market supports strong prices as there is a lot of pent up buyer demand. Winter is always a time of lower listing numbers so we feel confident that properties that list to sell at this time will continue to perform very strongly. The easing of restrictions around open for inspections and auctions are encouraging buyers further.
Across our local market, we have seen 1,402 properties listed for sale, over the past 12 months, which is lower than the same time last year. This has impacted sales with 1,108 taking place over the past 12 months. Looking at the house market, the best performing suburb, over the past 12 months, has been Worongary which has seen its median sales price grow by 29.8%. The median sales price of a home in Worongary is now $730,000. Gilston saw its median house sales price grow by 9.6% with the median price now sitting at $663,000 and Nerang grew 4.0% across 218 individual sales with a median of $470,000. The most traded suburb for houses in our area has been Nerang with 218 homes sold over the past 12 months while Carrara had the most unit sales with 148 transactions. House prices in Nerang have performed well with growth of 4.0% and now have a median price of $470,000.
Over the past month, about $2,621,500 in units and $8,713,500 in houses has been sold in Nerang with $31.41m and $111.72m respectively sold over the past 12 months. Molendinar has demonstrated the strongest price growth for units with prices rising 9.1% over the past 12 months. The median sales price for units in Molendinar is now $330,000 and with a median rent of $380 a week, they offer a rental yield of 6.6%. The highest median housing rents in our area are $570 per week in Worongary and for units $480 per week in Carrara. Housing rental yields in Nerang are currently 5.6% demonstrating why the area is popular with investors. The time it takes to sell a house in our region ranges from 25 days in Merrimac to 47 days in Carrara, and the shortest median time to sell a unit is 40 days in Highland Park.
Top performing local suburbs Worongary
71
$730,000
29.8%
3.6%
Gilston
33
$663,000
9.6%
2.7%
Nerang
218
$470,000
4.0%
1.8%
Molendinar
19
$330,000
9.1%
1.1%
Merrimac
80
$377,000
5.9%
0.0%
Carrara
148
$429,000
5.1%
0.3%
Houses
Units
Number sold (12 months)
Median Price
Median Growth 12 months
Annual Change over 10 years
LJ Hooker Nerang
This month it’s all about Nerang One of the most popular suburbs in our region is Nerang where 288 houses were listed for sale over the past year. Houses in Nerang have an average land size of 1,126 square metres.
Suburb snapshot
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The suburb also has a medium apartment market with 99 units listed for sale over the past year.
Number Sold
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The suburb is tightly held with residents typically holding their house for 11.1 years.
Median Sale Price
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The median value of houses in Nerang is $491,601. This is higher than the median sales price which is currently $470,000.
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Over the past 12 months, buyer interest has lifted with 218 houses sold this year compared to 203 sales last year.
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Houses are typically selling within 33 days.
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Sales prices have stabilised by 4.0% over the past 12 months and vendors are typically discounting by -4.3% to secure a sale.
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All of this means it is now a good time to buy in Nerang.
Over 12-month period (1 Jul 2019 to 30 Jun 2020)
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Houses
Units
218
98
$470,000
$311,250
Annual Change in Median Price
4.0%
-2.7%
Median Asking Rent
$463
$390
Indicative Gross Rental Yield
5.6%
7.1%
Total Listings
288
99
Average Days on Market
33
43
$111.72m
$31.41m
Total Value of Sales
Our local area expertise – investing For housing investors, the best buying in our area can be found in Nerang where houses are returning a 5.6% yield, while units in Nerang are returning a 7.1% yield - representing great opportunity to lock in strong inflation busting returns. The median price of a house in Nerang currently is $470,000 and average rents are $463 per week whereas median unit prices are $311,250 in Nerang with rents of $390 per week. This means it could be possible to purchase a cash-positive investment unit.
Highland Park is the second best yielding unit suburb in our area with units that cost around the median price of $305,000 returning 7.1% with median asking rents of $385 per week, while Merrimac also is worth watching with returns of 6.8% based on a median price of $377,000 and rents of $420 per week. For those interested in investing in houses, also consider Highland Park where prices have eased -0.1% while yields are 5.5% - which could be a cash flow positive investment.
Unit prices in Nerang have eased -2.7% over the past year, meaning the suburb is now offering some good buying for smart investors.
Over 12-month period (1 Jul 2019 to 30 Jun 2020)
Highest yielding suburbs in our area Suburb
Number Sold
Median Sale Price
Change in Median Price
Median Asking Rent
Indicative Gross Rental Yield
Nerang
218
$470,000
4.0%
$463
5.6%
Highland Park
97
$540,000
-0.1%
$530
5.5%
Carrara
160
$612,500
-0.4%
$520
5.4%
Nerang
98
$311,250
-2.7%
$390
7.1%
Highland Park
19
$305,000
-5.0%
$385
7.1%
Merrimac
80
$377,000
5.9%
$420
6.8%
Houses
Units
LJ Hooker Nerang
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