Entries by JKents

Homes.com to ‘Boost’ listings banned by Zillow, Redfin

CoStar Group is using Boost, its new Homes.com marketing feature, in an attempt to counter the bans by Zillow and Redfin on listings that are publicly marketed prior to being entered into the MLS. On Thursday, CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance told Inman News that Boost will be free for listings impacted by the Zillow […]

House of the week: Re-imagined classic

The home at 33 Martin Cres, Coconut Grove. Picture: Supplied A century-old troppo-style home chock-full of character and charm is going under the hammer in Coconut Grove, sitting on the water at the end of a quiet court. The four-bedroom home sits on an 837 sqm block at 33 Martin Cres, Coconut Grove, backing onto […]

Forecast shock: Surfers Paradise home prices to hit $9m by 2030

Surfers Paradise could become a $9 million suburb by 2030 if the extraordinary growth of the past five years were to continue. New modelling by PropTrack, based on trends since the pandemic boom, reveals just how far Gold Coast property prices might climb unless the market moderates within the next five years. The forecast projects […]

Blue-collar squeeze: Logan locals priced out, pushed west to buy

Trent and Samantha Smith and their twin boys, Leo and Luca, 2, and Hunter Winkler-Booker 11yrs. Picture: Steve Pohlner Tow truck driver Trent Smith and his wife Sammy had a long-term plan to save for a home deposit, but surging prices pushed them out of their hometown. The couple, both fulltime workers with two-year-old twin […]