Games Inspire ‘Golden Decade’ of Development in Queensland

  • By Peter Gordon
  • 11 Jul, 2021

Great article on how the Olympic Games will benefit Brisbane should the city win the bid.  Not only will the games enhance liveability of the region, they would also provide financial and economic prosperity of more than $8 billion for Queenslanders.

Hosting the Olympic Games in Brisbane will provide a “once in a century” opportunity to attract global business investment and capital into the property sector according to a research report.

The Colliers report outlined how the 2032 Olympic Games would enhance the liveability of the region and provide financial and economic prosperity of more than $8 billion for Queenslanders.

Colliers Queensland chief executive Simon Beirne said the focus would be on south-east Queensland’s infrastructure investment during the next decade and accelerated logistics leasing demand across the region.

“The recovery of net interstate migration to Queensland along with the systematic boom of ecommerce has kicked off an upward trend on industrial property values underpinning demand on all industrial precincts in Brisbane but also regionally,” Beirne said.

“A successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane will accelerate logistics leasing demand from a wide group of industrial occupiers and service providers, while investors will see an opportunity to re-weight their investment portfolios in favour of Queensland industrial real estate.”

The Colliers report highlights inner-Brisbane as a key area for growth and investment in the lead-up to the 2032 Olympic Games, should the bid be successful.

Hosting the Olympic Games in Brisbane will provide a “once in a century” opportunity to attract global business investment and capital into the property sector according to a research report.

The Colliers report outlined how the 2032 Olympic Games would enhance the liveability of the region and provide financial and economic prosperity of more than $8 billion for Queenslanders.

Colliers Queensland chief executive Simon Beirne said the focus would be on south-east Queensland’s infrastructure investment during the next decade and accelerated logistics leasing demand across the region.

“The recovery of net interstate migration to Queensland along with the systematic boom of ecommerce has kicked off an upward trend on industrial property values underpinning demand on all industrial precincts in Brisbane but also regionally,” Beirne said.

“A successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane will accelerate logistics leasing demand from a wide group of industrial occupiers and service providers, while investors will see an opportunity to re-weight their investment portfolios in favour of Queensland industrial real estate.”

The Colliers report highlights inner-Brisbane as a key area for growth and investment in the lead-up to the 2032 Olympic Games, should the bid be successful.

Colliers associate director of research Karina Salas said Brisbane would host 16 sports within 6km of the CBD.

“This is the opportunity for Brisbane to modernise the city appeal and integrate the inner region with the CBD,” Salas said.

“The proposed redevelopment of the Gabba to become the main Olympic stadium will accelerate urban development within the proposed over-station precinct and surrounding areas.

“Its strategic location within the Inner South commercial precinct provides an edge for landlords and investors to explore redevelopment and re-positioning opportunities.

“The Hamilton Northshore priority development area, as the preferred location for the Brisbane Olympic Village, will finally maximise its locational advantage 6 km to the CBD and on the bank of Brisbane River, creating a modern and sustainable community and leveraging from private-sector capital that will be invited to participate on the development of the village.

“Build-to-rent investors may see this opportunity as very appealing considering that south-east Queensland property prices continue to escalate, making home ownership more difficult in the region.”

But it’s not just accommodation and sporting facilities forecast to receive a Games boost.

The Colliers report also indicated there would be a flow-on effect to the office market with a forecast employment growth of 91,600 jobs.

Colliers national director of office leasing Matt Kearney said there would be a “supercharged acceleration of infrastructure projects” across south-east Queensland which would impact the office market.

“These fundamentals lead to strong economic growth and increased white collar employment, which will be very beneficial for our office market,” Kearney said.

“We are entering a ‘golden decade’ for Queensland and the property sector will be a major beneficiary.”

While south-east Queensland has experienced strong internal migration during the past 12 months, the population growth in inner-city Brisbane is expected to be about 46 per cent between 2016 and 2041, affecting housing supply and property prices into the future.

Article courtesy The Urban Developer 2 July 2021.

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By Peter Gordon April 26, 2023

Quiet simply, the Palms is the place to buy!

The northern beaches of Cairns is the Nation's best location for property investors right now, and The Palms is the premier development in this boom region.

It has the best location being elevated and backing onto the rainforest. It will have amazing facilities with a shopping village, a primary school, parks and green open space, a water park and an expanse of wildlife corridors.

It has taken the developers three years to get planning approval for this unique development to be able to hit the market. There are only 300 lots spread across 85 acres of the best land in The Northern Beaches.  Residents will have an abundance of open space right at their doorstep.  The Palms is also the only Certified Enviro Development project in Far North Queensland.

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By Peter Gordon April 20, 2023

Sydneysiders and Melburnians, put aside your equally outstanding flat whites for a moment. Stop bickering about whether great beaches beat cool laneways (they do) and desist from debating whether all baristas require waxed moustaches (ideally).

Because Brisbane is closing in on the title of Australia’s best city, and we must join forces to keep this subtropical upstart in its place.

Time  magazine recently named Brisvegas on its “World’s Greatest Places” list, and omitted our cities. It’s a huge shock (and who knew they still published Time  magazine?). But they might be onto something.

Time  points to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be hosted in the maroon metropolis. Brisbane will do a fine job, even though it’ll baffle the world when rugby league is added to the schedule and Queensland is allowed to field its own team.

Time’s  most radical claim is that Brisbane is worth visiting now, but tourism is surging. Not only did Lin-Manuel Miranda recently drop in to catch Hamilton , but hundreds of Hamilfans flew up to watch his interview with Leigh Sales (presumably unaware that it would subsequently arrive on iView for free).


By Peter Gordon April 6, 2023
This small duplex development just a short drive from Hervey Bay on Queensland’s beautiful Fraser Coast, offers an incredible lifestyle at an affordable price. With unprecedented demand and very limited supply, prices look set to skyrocket.

A leading local agent has appraised each side of these duplex's to be worth $665k on completion and rent for $495 per week. So that is massive potentail instant equity of up to $390K on completion, which is incredibly hard to find.
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