Resort Management Sales Industry Blog

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has put forward a Pre-Budget Submission to the Commonwealth  Government identifying a range of areas which affect housing affordability that need to be addressed in the  2011/12 Budget. REIA’s submission calls on the Government to: • Retain current arrangements for negative gearing of property investments; • Ensure that the family home will not be subjected to Capital Gains Tax (CGT); • Commit to no increase in Capital Gains Tax on property investment; • Remove stamp duty on property transactions; • Review the First Home Owners Grant (FHOG); • Allow first home buyers access to their superannuation for the purchase of a home, and; • Monitor the Housing Affordability Fund (HAF) and National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) to  observe their effects on housing supply and conduct a review which considers additional measures  to bridge the demand - supply imbalance The REIA urges the Government to review the amount curren...

The Sunshine Coast was showcased as part of the Global Mega Familiarisation tour. More than 50 international and domestic media visited the Hinterland, Caloundra, Mooloolaba and Noosa to experience the best of our region. Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd supported the Tourism Australia and Tourism Queensland initiative, as one of the largest media visits in Australian history. Last month, Sunshine Coast hosted Tourism Australia's Making Tracks  musicians, Stu Cullen and Samuel Blair. To view the final Qld clip click here .

The REIQ Residential Sales Market Survey endeavours to obtain your on-the-ground knowledge of the state of the Queensland property market over the past three months. Results from the survey will be used to help analyse the March quarter sales statistics and to provide supporting evidence of the state of the Queensland residential property market during the March quarter 2011. All individual information collected in this survey will remain confidential, with no agency’s responses individually quoted. Click here to complete the survey. Survey closes 5pm, Friday 29 April 2011.

Have your say in the Sunshine Coast Business Confidence Survey. All businesses are encouraged to participate in this online survey, now in its third year. The results are used comprehensively throughout government to assist in planning and program development for the Sunshine Coast region. To complete the survey visit: www.boardroombusiness.com.au The latest statistics from Tourism Research Australia's National Visitor Survey and International Visitor Survey for the year ended December 2010 are now available. Click here to read the International Visitor Shapshot and to view the Domestic Visitor Snapshot click here . 

Tourism Queensland in partnership with Tourism Australia and QTIC is calling on all members of the Queensland tourism industry to join in as a part of Nothing Beats Queensland, Where Australia Shines  recovery campaign. The Queensland Pledge  is a grass-roots initiative that can be used by the largest hotel, the smallest B&B, a family-run tour company, a retailer or a restaurant. How can you be a part of this? Tourism Queensland has developed  ' The Queensland Pledge '. This is a pledge from the Queensland tourism industry, both organisations and individuals, to visitors to Queensland. The Queensland Pledge  tells visitors that our state isn’t damaged beyond repair and that to bring visitors back our businesses are prepared to go that extra mile, give that extra smile and show the world that Queensland is and always will be where Australia shines and where the Australian spirit shines through. Australian Resort Management Sales have taken the ple...

The Sunshine Coast quarterly research report for the period ending December 2010 is now available. The report shows visitor numbers and market share have improved from the June 2010 levels.  The report also indicates the Sunshine Coast has lifted it's share of higher income visitors.  Click here to view or download a copy of the full report.  (Please note, some of the data contained in the report is only available for the period ending September 2010).

The Queensland University of Technology recently surveyed REIQ members to determine what impact the sustainability declaration has had on home buyer decision-making in its first year of operation. Findings of this survey indicated the introduction of sustainability declarations has had little impact on buyers and confirm that sustainability is yet to become a criterion of relevance to the majority of home buyers in Queensland. Full results of the survey can be found in the February edition of the REIQ Journal .