PHOTO: The realisation that working from home is here to stay has prompted many who had dreamed of living in Noosa to take the plunge – whether they can get to the property now or not. Photo: Reed & Co
The COVID-19 storm has spawned a hurricane of home sales across some of the Sunshine Coast’s hottest tourist magnets as property punters report unprecedented buyer action from city-based sea-changers in search of a pandemic-free paradise.
The rise of remote work and virtual inspections amid record low interest rates has further sparked the coastal migration with popular hub Noosa clocking millions of dollars in sight-unseen sales alone during the past month.
Adrian Reed, from Reed & Co Estate Agents in Noosa, said buyers from Brisbane to as far away as Hong Kong had pounced on the region’s high-end market, with the agency transacting $60 million in sales from April until August.
“It feels like there’s a gravitational pull towards those idyllic locations … and this trend has continued throughout COVID,” Mr Reed said.
“We sold $26 million in the past couple of months alone sight unseen.
“They are buying from abroad and domestically and then from Brisbane … and I think it’s likely to continue.”
He said the skyrocketing sales action had particularly centres around Noosaville, with $6 million of off-market property sold in the past six weeks.
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