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AGENT OF THE WEEK
OUR AGENT of the Week is Shaun Cardillo, Associate Director of Sales at the Witheriff Group. A devoted family man, fitness junkie and novice surfer, Shaun has called Kingscliff home since 2011. With 25 years’ sales, marketing and business experience, he brings personalised service, exceptional negotiation skills and a passion for achieving outstanding client outcomes. We caught up with Shaun for a chat. WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING WORK YOU HAD BEFORE YOU WENT INTO REAL ESTATE? Owning health retreats and helping people make significant lifestyle changes to improve their health and fitness. Ultimately, I love helping people, and that business was a chance to work one-on-one, face to face with people and help them improve their lives in some way. Prior to that, in another life, I completed a Bachelor of Business majoring in both economics and finance. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO GO INTO THE INDUSTRY? I do love sales and marketing, and I love property — but most importantly, I wanted to help people. Buying and selling property is often one of the most important and stressful things we do. It’s a huge financial decision, and I wanted to help people through that process. Personally, I’d had a number of experiences in both buying and selling over the years where the service, attention to
Open Homes Saturday, September 5 Tate Brownlee
• 1/27 Clarke St, Cudgen, 9-9:30am • 2/6 Eastlakes, Tweed Heads Sth, 10-10:30am • 4 Minerva Court, Banora Point, 10:30-11am • 158/2 Falcon Wy, Tweed Heads Sth,11-11:30am • 33 Liriope St, Casuarina, 11-11:30am • 38 Curtawilla Street, Banora Pt, 11-11:30am • 1/23 Lochlomond Dve, Banora Pt, 11:30-12pm • 31 Sunnycrest Drive, Terranora, 12-12:30pm • 14 Valleyview Place, Terranora, 12-12:30pm • 2 Azalea Court, Banora Point, 12:30-1pm • 20 Honeymyrtle Dr, Banora Pt, 12:45-1:15pm • 370 Terranora Road, Terranora, 1-1:30pm • 5 Avondale Dr, Banora Point, 1-1:30pm • 17 Townsend Cres, Terranora, 2-2:30pm • 4 Hibiscus Parade, Banora Point, 2-2:30pm • 67 Bimbadeen Ave, Banora Point, 2-2:30pm • 6/24 Recreation St, Tweed Hds, 2:30-3pm
DJ Stringer
• 1/27 Banks Ave, Tweed Heads 9-9.30am
detail and overall care factor seemed like it could and should be better. It should be simple, people deserve to get great service and have someone genuinely looking after them. WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT WORKING IN REAL ESTATE? What I love most is working with people and helping them through these big decisions — taking that stress away, guiding them through the process, and helping them achieve amazing outcomes, so that by the end of it they’re truly grateful for everything you’ve offered and delivered. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF PROPERTY YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF MOST EXPERT IN OR PASSIONATE ABOUT? For us, it’s more about the area expertise and people, rather than a property type. Whilst we’ve enjoyed great success with beachfront property and many record sales, our passion is in helping good people achieve their life and property goals through both the buying and selling journey. For some, this is on larger prestigious properties; however, many of the best client stories and personal successes come from helping people with their first home, or downsizing into something perfect after many years in the family home. People first, property follows. WHO ARE YOU SEEING BUYING PROPERTIES AT THE MOMENT, AND WHERE ARE THEY MOSTLY COMING FROM? • 33/5 Island Dr, Tweed Heads 10-10.30am • 36 Peninsula Dr, Bilambil Hts 10-10.30am • 25/22 Binya Ave, Tweed Heads 11-11.30am • 1 & 2/8 Triton St, Tweed Heads 11-11.30am • 1035/20 Stuart St, Tweed Heads 12– 12.30pm • 10 Owenia Circuit, Bilambil Hts 12-12.30pm
Raine & Horne Jet
• 837 Nobbys Creek Rd, Nobbys Ck, 9-10am • 34 Chevell Plce, Smiths Creek, 10-10.30am • 149 River St, Sth Murwillumbah, 10.30-11am • 16 George St, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30am • 3 Panorama View, Kunghur 11.30-2pm • 20 Panorama View, Kunghur 11.30-2pm • 2981 Kyogle Road, Kunghur, 11.30-2pm • 88 Rous River Wy, Murwillumbah,12-12.30pm
First National Murwillumbah • 498 Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah, 8.15-8.45am
• 183 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah,
9-9.30am • 25 - 27 Irving St, Tumbulgum, 9.30-10am • 28 Riveroak Dve, Murwillumbah,10.15-10.45am • 26 Riveroak Dve, Murwillumbah,10.15-10.45am • 1 Freshfield Wy, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30am
To us it’s More than property, it’s home! Shop 2 /41-45 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah Phone: (02) 6672 2499
There’s a really healthy mix of locals either upsizing or downsizing — zigging and zagging. We’re seeing good energy out of Brisbane, particularly people nearing retirement or active retirees coming down. We’ve seen increased activity from people doing the same out of the Gold Coast, and more and more young families from the Gold Coast who want their kids to grow up in a quieter, safer environment — they see our area as ticking those boxes. While buyer activity out of Sydney and Melbourne markets continues, we’ve seen increased activity from the Gold Coast, Brisbane and locally over the last year or two. WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHANGES YOU’VE SEEN ACROSS THE MARKET IN RECENT TIMES? Certainly, this year we’ve seen a number of factors at play — changes to capital gains and investment taxes, company structures and so on, rising interest rates, as well as some global instability, all putting pressure on the Australian real estate market. Our local market is still performing reasonably well. We have seen price corrections in some cases, but there are serious buyers entering our market all the time. There are people who still want and need to transact, and once you get the price point right, things are moving. The biggest challenge I think we’re seeing at the moment is perception — the intensity, speed and breadth of news cycles today across all media and social platforms is intense and largely inescapable. Much of the negative reporting and forecasting is • 1501 Kyogle Rd, Uki,12-12.30pm • 1243 Kyogle Road, Uki,12-12.30pm • 86 Kings Gully Road, Dunbible,1-1.30pm
Witheriff Group
• 4 Harpullia Court, Casuarina, 9-9.30am • 681 Casuarina Way, Casuarina, 9-9.30am • 51 Nautilus Way, Kingscliff, 9-9.30am • 8/29 Sailfish Way, Kingscliff, 9-9.30am • 140-142 Marine Pde Kingscliff, 9-9.30am • 15/42-46 Tweed Coast Rd, Pottsville, 9-9.30am • 1/69 Newcastle Drive, Pottsville, 9-9.30am • 6/204 Marine Pde, Kingscliff, 9-9.30am • 8/11-13 Kingscliff St, Kingscliff, 9-9.30am • 67b Cylinders Drive, Kingscliff, 10-10.30am • 10 Seaside Drive, Kingscliff, 10-10.30am • 443 Casuarina Wy Casuarina, 10-10.30am • 1/60 Marine Parade Kingscliff, 10-10.30am • 5/19 Orient Street Kingscliff, 10-10.30am • 10 Cypress Cres, Cabarita Beach, 10-10.30am • 6 Nambucca Street, Pottsville, 10-10.30am • 136 Overall Drive, Pottsville, 10-10.30am • 4 Spoonbill Lane, Kingscliff, 10-10.30am • 26 Cathedral Court, 11-11.30am • 14 Lobelia Crescent Casuarina, 11-11.30am • 11 Avoca Street Kingscliff, 11-11.30am
based on Sydney and Melbourne markets. Locally, we are a regional area offering an incredible lifestyle, and people/ buyers are looking for that. Supply is constrained and we have a steady stream of demand, ie, people shopping with the hopes and dreams of living here. Choose an experienced agent that you trust and listen to them. Make decisions decisively and listen to the buyer/market feedback. Sellers that listen to the market feedback and accordingly are selling and putting themselves in positions to enjoy their next chapters. Make sure you’re presenting your property in its best light. Buyers are nervous and shopping for perfect, so reduce or minimise their ability to negotiate against you for maintenance items that could easily be rectified. WHAT ABOUT BUYERS? ANY ADVICE? I’d encourage them to stop reading too much into the major news cycle. If you’re shopping right now, there is already value in the market. There are sellers who are listening and arguably any owner listing their home for sale into an uncertain market is very likely a serious seller. Be confident and make offers on properties where you see value, even if you disagree with the agent’s price feedback. Make the offer and give the owners the chance to say yes or no. If you’re buying with the view of owning the property for the longer term, say five years or more, does it really matter whether prices go up or down a few percentage points over the next 12 months if you’ve found the right property? • 6 Bonville Street, Pottsville, 11-11.30am • 10 Roseash Court, Pottsville, 11-11.30am • 16 Tamarama Drive, Kingscliff, 11-11.30am • 4 Tamarama Drive, Kingscliff, 11-11.30am • 18 Avoca Street Kingscliff, 12-12.30pm • 19 Cylinders Drive, Kingscliff, 12-12.30pm • 4/45 Kamala Cres Casuarina, 12-12.30pm • 13 Marsupial Drive, Pottsville, 12-12.30pm • 11 Echidna Street, Pottsville, 12-12.30pm • 204/1 Black Wattle Cct, Casuarina,12-12.30pm • 5 Pavilion Crt, Casuarina, 12-12.30pm • 10/40-48 Kamala Cres, Casuarina, 1-1.30pm • 33/2-10 Kamala Cres, Casuarina, 1-1.30pm • 24 Ocean Street, Kingscliff, 1-1.30pm • 24 Daybreak Bvd, Kingscliff, 1-1.30pm • 6/76-78 Tweed Coast Rd, Pottsville, 1-1.30pm • 12 She-Oak Lane Casuarina, 2-2.30pm • 62 Bowen Loop, 3-3.30pm
Schmith Estate Group
• 21 Firestone Drive Banora Point, 9-9.30am • 64 Bethongabel Ct Dulguigan, 11.30-12pm • 1 Fingal Road Fingal Head, 1-12pm • 19 Stanley Street Tweed Heads, 2-2.30pm • 1/20 Gray St Tweed Heads West, 2-2.30pm
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By Jo Kennett
As we move into a new selling season, the market is active, but buyers are approaching property a little differently. Spring has always brought a renewed sense of energy to real estate. More properties traditionally come to market, buyers have more choice and homeowners who have spent winter considering their next move begin making decisions. This year however we are entering spring with a slightly different buyer mindset. Buyers are doing considerably more homework before they engage. They’re watching new listings, comparing recent sales, and increasingly looking for a clear indication of price before deciding whether a property belongs on their inspection list.
CONSIDERING A MOVE THIS SPRING?
For sellers, that changes the conversation. It means the way a property is positioned from the beginning matters, but it also means there isn’t necessarily one sales strategy that makes sense for every home.
Connect with the Witheriff Group team for a complimentary appraisal and a local perspective on your property.
KNOW WHERE YOU STAND
TALK TO AGENTS EARLY
LOOK BEYOND THE ASKING PRICE
BE CLEAR ON WHAT MATTERS
Having finance and your broader buying position understood means you can act with confidence when the right property appears.
Not every opportunity reaches the open market. Stay in conversation with local agents to hear about what may be coming up
Recent comparable sales, the quality of the property and how difficult it’s attributes are to replace all help you assess true value.
With more properties to consider, it helps to be clear on your priorities. Know what you’re not willing to compromise on, and where you have some flexibility.
02 6674 3650 www.witheriffgroup.com.au
2/62 Cylinders Drive, Kingscliff 1 Coronation Avenue, Pottsville
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FOUR POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR PROPERTY SEARCH
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Fantastic Opportunity for the Next Generation A beautifully presented 5.14-acre (2.08ha) rural property offering space, charm, and versatility. Featuring three paddocks, quality fencing, cattle yards and loading ramp, plus a large machinery shed with office. This character home offers high ceilings and was built out of original local hardwood timber, with a north-facing sunroom with peaceful rural and mountain views.536 RU1 Primary Production Cudgera Creek Rd, Cudgerazoning. Creek
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DISPLAY APARTMENT OPEN SAT 9:00-9:45am
140 Marine Parade, Kingscliff
Uncompromising luxury, unrivalled views. An address like no other. 70% Sold 24 generously appointed residences designed for effortless beachside living, Marine & Pearl brings a new calibre of coastal living to Kingscliff in one timeless coastal address. NICK WITHERIFF
0405 618 477
MATT NIELSEN
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CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION SEPTEMBER 2026
SHAUN CARNEY
0431 296 376
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Display Suites Open - Saturday 10:00 - 10:45am 10 Cypress Crescent, Cabarita Beach This weekend, experience CABA Residences, Cabarita Beach's most exclusive address. Visit our beautifully appointed display suites, enjoy a coffee, and discover a boutique collection of expansive residences created for those who refuse to compromise on space, quality or lifestyle. With residences spanning from 185m² to 298m², the limited remaining collection showcases generous open-plan living, oversized outdoor entertaining, exceptional storage and refined finishes, complemented by exclusive resort-style amenities. Whether you're searching for a sophisticated lock-and-leave coastal home or the perfect downsizer without compromise, CABA Residences is an opportunity not to be missed.
Priced from $2.995m | Nearing Completion | 70% SOLD
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Matt Nielsen 0424 642 232
www.cabaresidences.com.au
Nick Witheriff 0405 618 477
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This exceptional 894m² holding occupies a prized elevated north-east facing position overlooking Cudgen Creek, the ocean and Kingscliff coastline. With an outlook of this calibre, substantial landholding and genuine future potential, it represents one of the most significant parcels of coastal real estate on the Tweed Coast. Offering an exceptional coastal lifestyle today, the property also presents a rare blue-chip opportunity for the future. A rare Kingscliff holding where substantial land, exceptional views and an extraordinary position come together, delivering a remarkable coastal lifestyle today and significant potential for tomorrow.
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