ray white - market monitor || oct - dec 2015

Market MonitorOctober - December 2015

VOICE OF PROPERTY ON THE SUNSHINE COAST

Ray White Maroochydore

1/4-8 Duporth Avenue

Maroochydore

07 5443 2000

raywhitemaroochydore.com.au

Ray White Buderim

4/72 Burnett Street

Buderim

07 5445 6088

raywhitebuderim.com.au

Ray White Mooloolaba

1-3/13 Brisbane Road

Mooloolaba

07 5444 3455

raywhitemooloolaba.com.au

Ray White Sippy Downs

Shop 15 Chancellor Park Marketplace

Sippy Downs

07 5354 6002

raywhitesippydowns.com.au

Ray White Noosa

1/37 Hastings Street

Noosa Heads

07 5447 2021

raywhitenoosa.com.au

Unparalleled in our local market place

Welcome to the ninth edition of the Ray White Market Monitor, reporting on the October to December quarter of 2015.

This document is your window to the industry, revealing detailed statistics we collect on everything from auctions through to property management. The quality, depth and timeliness of this data reporting is unparalleled in our local market place. Quite simply, nobody is doing this.

Inside these pages you will find a rich array of our collective data and results along with a selection of our auction success stories from the quarter.

We have highlighted our property management statistics, buyer inspection reports and finally, our involvement in the communities we call home.

Auction Report

Auctions 27

Sold 20

Withdrawn 1

Success (%) 77%

Clearance 37%

Days on Market 51

Registered Bidders 77

Pre Auction Offers 15

% Discounting on Reserve -0.83%

% Lift from Highest Pre Auction 8.75% Offer to Sale

Auctions 23

Sold 17

Withdrawn 1

Success (%) 77%

Clearance 35%

Days on Market 31





Auctions 24

Sold 12

Withdrawn 1

Success (%) 52%

Clearance 29%

Days on Market 36





77%S U C C E S S

O C T O B E R

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52%S U C C E S S

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Auction Report

Auctions 74

Sold 49

Withdrawn 3

Success (%) 69%

Clearance 33.7%

Days on Market 39





QUARTER COMBINED | OCT - DEC 2015 QUARTER COMBINED | PREVIOUS QUARTER

Auctions 116

Sold 80

Withdrawn 10

Success (%) 75%

Clearance 27.3%

Days on Market 33





• We continue to see buyers paying 6% more on auction day than prior to. This has been consistent through much of 2015, a sign of a seller’s market.

• There were 42 less auctions held than in the previous quarter, our view is that there is collectively 22% less stock in the market and the Christmas period allowed for only two weekends of auctions in December.

• Similar to buyers paying more on auction day, the overall auction success % remains high. We expect post auction sales to occur from December, lifting the overall success well over 70%.

WHAT THESE FIGURES SHOW

69%S U C C E S S

It is a seller’s market, with between two to three bidders attending each auction, there is strong buyer competition, buyers paying more on auction day and sellers are less likely to discount from their reserve to meet the market.

Auction Success Stories

This was the first time this beach house had been offered for sale in 24 years. It was only ever used by the owners as a holiday home for family and friends; and although it was never lived in full time, it was still a big decision for the owner to sell.

Auction day itself was full of emotion for the owner. Having lost her husband

earlier in the year, this property had been a massive part of their lives together, including spending every Christmas at the property with their family.

With four registered bidders on the day it come down to $1000 bids then to $500 bids. The outcome of $500,000 was a fantastic result, exceeding the reserve price by $35,000.

Local to the Sunshine Coast, the buyers could see the opportunity this block offers for a duplex site in the future.

Sale Price $500,000

Inspections 45

Prior Offers 2

31 Marjorie Street, Mooloolaba

This stylish contemporary residence perfectly embraced its idyllic location, enhanced by glorious views across the hinterland. The acreage home in Mons was set on over 1200 square meters and offered the potential buyer a spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car home with a pool and media room.

The family selling had called 14 St Anton home for the past 13 years, creating a lifetime of memories. With the family spending the majority of their spare time at the beach, the time had come to make the coastal change. The lucky buyers on auction day had fallen in love with the property as soon as they walked through the door during the campaign.

With their work requiring a commute to Brisbane and the kids starting school at Sunshine Coast Grammar, 14 St Anton Drive was the perfect fit. They got to work with their bank on getting a finance pre approval in place.

The auction commenced with an opening buyers bid of $600,000 followed by competitive bidding between buyers until the action was paused at $660,000. With the agent continuing negotiations with the buyers, the highest bid was increased on the floor to $700,000. However the other interested party; who had keenly observed the property throughout the whole campaign; called the agents and auctioneer over to let them know that they were prepared to offer $715,000 subject to a 5 day finance clause. With a hard decision to make, the owners decided the extra $15,000 was worth the risk, so the Auctioneer Dan Sowden called the bid at $715,000 on the floor. With no other bidders willing to increase and after 45 mins of negotiations the property was sold under the hammer for $715,000. The owner’s decision paid off with the finance clause being satisfied on the following Friday, and the property officially sold.

Sale Price $715,000

Inspections 37

Prior Offers 0

This totally renovated 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 3 car property on a 612m2 block with flowing floor plan and great entertaining area is admired by many who pass it.

The Sellers, a local couple with two young boys who have lived in the

area for some time, renovated the property to make it a dream home.

The marketing campaign was well executed leading to a massive

auction day with approximately 40 people in attendance. The

auction was held in the backyard with five bidders, all eager

to win the property. The bidding stopped at $740,000 and

after discussions between the Seller and the lead bidder, the

property was put back on the market at $795,000 where it

was then sold under the hammer to a local business owner.

Sale Price $795,000

Inspections 47

Prior Offers 1

14 St Anton Drive, Mons

112 Wrigley Street, Maroochydore

Buyer Inspections

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

1,793 total inspections



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With 295 properties on the market and 74 auctions (20% of total listings) during the quarter, it’s interesting that auctions attracted 41% of ALL buyer enquiry.

More Auctions. More Advertisements.

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Private Treaty Sales Report

Number on Market 362

Total Sold 35

30 Day Success (%) 10%

Average Days on Market 57


Total Sold 32




Total Sold 32



S U C C E S S

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D E C E M B E R

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Total Sold 99




Total Sold 127



• Between October and December, there has been a 22.7% reduction in available stock.

• The average time to sell a property continues to remain very low at under two months.

S U C C E S S

38%S U C C E S S

30%

When considering a sale strategy, our research shows that auction properties have more than double the success rate (69%) to that of a private treaty (30%) of selling within 90 days.

QUARTER COMBINED | OCT - DEC 2015 QUARTER COMBINED | PREVIOUS QUARTER WHAT THESE FIGURES SHOW

Who is Buying?

Owner Occupiers Investors

30% 27%

70% 73%

30%

70%


• Owner Occupiers continue to dominate the Sunshine Coast market, representing almost 3 out of 4 of all property transactions.

• Interstate buyers are one of the larger movers into our market, with the southern markets overheating, South East QLD is considered excellent buying.29%

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QUARTER COMBINED | OCT - DEC 2015 WHAT THESE FIGURES SHOW

71 properties leased



14 average days

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14 average days

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14 average days

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99% occupancy rate

99% occupancy rate

99% occupancy rate

Property Management


RACQ CareFlight Ball

THE colour and excitement of the Moulin Rouge set the theme for the RACQ CareFlight 2015 Gala Ball. Touted as the Sunshine Coast’s most glamorous black tie gala ball, this wonderful event returned on Friday 30 October 2015.

When entering the Wandiny Room at Novotel Twin Waters Resort, guests were transported to a replica of a Paris nightclub for the event, which has become one of the Sunshine Coast’s most anticipated functions.

CareFlight North Coast Regional Manager Angela Miles said “We are pulling out all the stops to recreate the liveliness, the theatre and the music from one of the most artistic periods in history - one incredible celebration!”

And while the event may be a highlight of the Sunshine Coast social calendar, it also serves a vital purpose by securing the funds necessary to keep CareFlight’s Sunshine Coast-based helicopters flying. Our group of offices had many staff attending and supporting the event, along with Ray White Maroochydore Principal, Dan Sowden, as the charity Auctioneer for the evening.

Buderim 9

Ray White Buderim were proud sponsors of the Buderim 9 event on 20 December 2015. The challenge is an exciting annual 75km community cycling event, covering nine hills around Buderim. The ride lasts for three hours and is held on the last Sunday before Christmas every year.

More than 230 riders took the challenge, approximately 60% of participants completed the nine hill course, with the event raising more than $16,000 in funds to support local children and their families living with cerebral palsy.

For the first time in the four year history of the event, six children and their families living with cerebral palsy took part in the new category, the 100m dash.

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