Stop Watching Interest Rates: The Indicators That Actually Predict Gold Coast House Prices
By the time rates move, the market has already shifted. Our analysis of 10 years of Gold Coast data reveals which indicators actually lead price movements.
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Why January and February Are the Worst Months to Sell (And Why December Isn't)
We analysed 6,957 property sales across the Southern Gold Coast over six years. Avoid January and February at all costs (12-8% discounts). December actually commands a 6.7% premium.
How Much Does Beach Distance Actually Cost You? Gold Coast Property Prices by the Kilometre
We mapped 10 years of Gold Coast sales against proximity to the nearest beach. How much does each kilometre further inland actually cost — and where does the premium collapse entirely?
Someone Bought This Home 11 Months Ago. Now It's Back on the Market.
In April 2025, this Burleigh Waters lakefront changed hands for $2,420,000. Less than a year later, it's listed at $2,790,000. The question worth sitting with: was this a calculated flip, a renovation play, or did something change?
Burleigh Waters Has a New Upper Limit Test: $4,150,000.
At $4,150,000, 17A Sandpiper Drive is asking +84.4% above Burleigh Waters' upper quartile of $2,250,000. That is not a rounding error — it is a statement. The question is whether the market has anything to say back.
War, Oil and Your Home — What 50 Years of Data Actually Shows
The US is at war with Iran. Oil prices are rising. We analysed 50 years of Gold Coast house prices across five oil shocks to find out what actually happens — and what matters more than the oil price.
Is Now a Good Time to Sell in Robina?
**Houses in Robina are selling in 20 days. A year ago, they were taking 26. That single shift in pace tells you most of what you need to know about where sellers stand right now.**
Is Now a Good Time to Sell in Burleigh Waters?
**Burleigh Waters house prices have grown +9.1% over the rolling 12 months to a median of $1,800,000. But rising supply, slower clearance times, and a falling absorption rate mean sellers who list today are entering a market that favours patience — not urgency.**
Is Now a Good Time to Sell in Varsity Lakes?
**The rolling 12-month median house price in Varsity Lakes has reached $1,350,000 — up +14.4% on the prior 12 months. Owners who bought three years ago have gained an average of $380,000. The question is whether today's conditions make this the right moment to realise that gain, or whether patience
The Owner Paid $440,000 in 2013. They're Now Asking $1,290,000.
Twelve and a half years of holding has turned an $440,000 purchase into an $850,000 paper gain — a +193.2% increase on the original buy price. The question now is whether the Burleigh Waters market, in its current form, will actually deliver that result.
In Burleigh Waters, Three-Bedroom Homes Average 40 Days on Market. Here's One to Watch.
Three-bedroom houses in Burleigh Waters find buyers in an average of 40 days — well under the suburb-wide average of 54 days. A home at 51 Harrier Drive has just arrived at the starting line.
This Burleigh Waters Home Has Been in the Same Hands Since 2006. Here's What It Could Fetch.
Nearly two decades of ownership, 899 square metres of north-west facing waterfront, and a sale price that will tell us exactly where the top of the Burleigh Waters market sits right now.
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The Owner Paid $475,000 in 2010. They're Now Asking $1,285,000.
Fifteen years and eight months of ownership has built an $810,000 paper gain at 29 Lantau Crescent. Whether Varsity Lakes' current market momentum is enough to convert that gain into a settled result is the question worth watching.
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What Does Median Money Buy in Varsity Lakes Right Now? Here's the Actual Property.
The suburb median is the most cited number in property reporting — and almost never applied to a specific home. At $1,250,000, this Winton Tce townhouse sits $48,000 below the suburb's rolling 12-month median house price of $1,298,000, making it one of the closest things to a literal median transact
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Sold in 2 Days: How 2/21 Peppertree Circuit, Robina Changed Hands Before Most Buyers Knew It Was Available
A three-bedroom semi-detached in Robina's Peppertree Circuit listed on a Tuesday and was under contract by Thursday. At $1,160,000, the result landed 13.4% below the suburb's rolling 12-month median — but sits $147,250 above the median for three-bedroom homes in the same suburb. That gap tells the r
State of Market
Burleigh Waters Posts a +38.7% Quarterly Surge — the Strongest Single-Quarter Move Across the Corridor
Burleigh Waters recorded a +38.7% QoQ price jump (Q3 2025 → Q4 2025), the sharpest quarterly move across the three tracked suburbs and one of the most significant short-term price accelerations this corridor has seen. With supply compressed to just 1.2 months and a rolling 12-mon
Market Insight
Robina's Fastest-Moving Year in Half a Decade
In 2025, 4.24% of all Robina properties changed hands — the highest turnover rate recorded in five years, and a decisive shift from the subdued activity of 2022 and 2023. That number matters because turnover is the clearest measure of how many owners actually committed to selling
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Varsity Lakes: Every Home Sold in Under 30 Days. The Window Is Narrowing.
Every single home listed in Varsity Lakes last quarter sold within 30 days. Not most of them — all of them.
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Robina's Buyer-Friendly Conditions Hold — But Watch the Early Signals
Robina currently sits at 3.1 months of supply. That single figure places it in a different category from most of the southern Gold Coast right now — and for buyers active in the $1,300,000–$1,500,000 range, it matters.
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy in Burleigh Waters?
**Burleigh Waters house prices have risen +9.1% over the rolling 12 months to a median of $1,800,000 — and buyers currently hold more negotiating power than at any point in recent years.**
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy in Robina?
**Robina's rolling 12-month median house price has risen +5.2% over the past year while sales volume has surged +35.1%. Those two numbers, read together, define the market you are buying into.**
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy in Varsity Lakes?
**Varsity Lakes house prices have risen +14.4% over the past rolling 12 months. The rolling 12-month median house price sits at $1,350,000. In that same period, the number of houses that sold rose by +13.7%. Prices are climbing and so is activity — but the days-on-market figure tells a more complica
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy in Robina?
**Robina's rolling 12-month median house price has risen +4.3% over the past year while sales volume has contracted -42.0%. Those two numbers, read together, define the market you are buying into.**
Major Projects
The Southern Gold Coast Apartment Boom: A Suburb-by-Suburb Guide
$5B+ pipeline. Dozens of projects under construction, approved, or in planning across Robina, Burleigh, Varsity Lakes, and Coolangatta.