Knight Frank Queensland head of project marketing Chris Litfin said the data was surprising with apartments in the Gold Coast’s up-market areas selling strong. Mr Litfin also believed buyers and sellers now had an even playing field, particularly with the interest rate drop. “Buyers can be a lot more aggressive than they have been and unless they have a good reason to sell, sellers can sit on their hands,” he said. “Regardless of who is in the box seat, there are always good buys and those that aren’t so good.” The latest Gold Coast property health check is in and what is one person’s loss is another’s gain. Picture: Glenn HampsonBUYERS are back in the box seat as more Gold Coast properties sell at bargain prices. The March quarter CoreLogic Pain and Gain report showed 12.2 per cent of Glitter Strip dwellings traded for less than what they previously sold for, equating to a loss of more than $20 million. The average hold period for these properties was nine years, with a median loss of $38,000. The percentage of homes that resold at a loss was the highest it had been in almost three years. Resales of units have bore the brunt of the market downturn the most, with 20.8 per cent selling for less — a total loss of almost $16 million. MORE NEWS: First look inside Hemsworth mega mansion Mr Newlands said houses had remained stronger due to supply and demand and felt the figures were tipped to change. “We are going to see a solid market with moderate growth,” he said. More from news02:37International architect Desmond Brooks selling luxury beach villa10 hours ago02:37Gold Coast property: Sovereign Islands mega mansion hits market with $16m price tag1 day ago“We are positioned far better on the Gold Coast than other markets nationally.” Despite the losses, the March quarter still had some big profit making deals with 87.8 per cent of sales adding a healthy median gain of $133,000.Overall, sellers pocketed $464 million in the three months to March, but this figure is down on the $529 million gained in the same period last year. CoreLogic research analyst Cameron Kusher who conducted the report. Picture: David ClarkReport author and CoreLogic research analyst Cameron Kusher said most major coastal markets across Australia had experienced the pain. “Although the proportion of loss making sales has increased in most of the regions, resale losses generally remain at quite low levels,” he said. “Both dwelling types are seeing the rates of ‘pain’ results climbing quite rapidly but units continue to be much more likely to resell at a loss than houses.“The share of Gold Coast dwellings resold at a loss is now the highest it’s been since May 2016.” Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayNext playlist itemMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 1:25Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -1:25 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedQuality Levels720p720pHD576p576p432p432p288p288pAutoA, selectedAudio Tracken (Main), selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreenDavid Koch puts property price falls in perspective01:26 [email protected] In the March quarter 12.2 per cent of properties resold at a loss. Picture: Richard GoslingBut what was a loss for vendors meant buyers gained, according to REIQ Gold Coast zone chairman John Newlands.“The market has certainly contracted in those particular months due to fewer buyers in the marketplace and tighter credit regulations making it harder to get finance,” he said. “The buyers that have been purchasing have been very cautious and trying to get extremely good value for money. “Where sellers have needed to sell, for one reason or another, they might have chosen to sell at a loss to move onto something else.” MORE NEWS: Shabby beach shack draws in mega bucks
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