Source: News Corp Australia
24 MAY 2018
Property analyst Terry Ryder has picked three spots to invest in Brisbane. Picture: Richard Walker.
THERE are only three areas in Greater Brisbane that offer affordable real estate with growth potential, according to property analyst Terry Ryder.
The founder of Hotspotting.com.au has identified three precincts where there are plenty of houses well below the median Brisbane house price of around $530,000, close to transport links, shopping and jobs nodes, and with median rental yields in the 5 to 5.5 per cent range.
Here they are:
- Goodna-Redbank Plains, Ipswich
These suburbs are at the eastern fringe of the Ipswich local government area — the part closest to Brisbane, the motorway and the train line.
They are also close to the Springfield masterplanned community, which has an array of modern facilities, including university campus, hospital and commercial-retail precincts.
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“There are numerous big shopping centres and major employment nodes nearby, with the recently announced $5 billion Defence vehicle contract focused on this precinct as a major new jobs creator,” Mr Ryder said.
- Eagleby-Beenleigh-Woodridge, Logan
Mr Ryder said these older suburbs in Logan had median house prices in the $300,000s and were clustered around the train line and the Pacific Motorway, both of which link central Brisbane to the Gold Coast.
“This is also where there is an impressive shopping offering, including major bulky goods retail, and well-established infrastructure like schools and medical facilities (as well as a surprising number of golf courses).
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- Moreton Bay
The suburbs of Beachmere, Burpengary and Upper Caboolture have experienced double-digit growth in their median house prices in the past year, according to Mr Ryder.
They are all close to major road and rail links, but aren’t as expensive as North Lakes has become.
Even in the Redcliffe Peninsula, where most of the water-focused suburbs are, the median house price is only in the $400,000s.
And the Peninsula now has rail links to central Brisbane, making it an even more appealing prospect