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First National Nerang Give From The Heart

Donate Blood Community spirit in local business is important and First National Real Estate Nerang is dedicated to supporting the community through its ongoing relationship with the Australian Red Cross. The team has once again rolled up their sleeves and donated blood at the Robina Blood Donor Centre.

As a proud member of Club Red, the team at First National Real Estate Nerang is more than happy to donate their time, and more importantly their blood, to help those who rely on blood donations to survive.

It’s something that’s close to our hearts, so to speak. It takes only 30 minutes for one person to potentially save three lives, and that is something truly amazing.

We now have half of our team committed to donating blood, and we hope that we can inspire others in the community to make that commitment with us.

Some of our staff are even upgrading their regular whole blood donation by agreeing to be added to the Bone Marrow Donor Registry and even committing to Plasma and Platelet donations.

First National Nerang is also a part of the First National Foundation which is proud Humanity Partner with the Red Cross. The Foundation was established in 2006 to co-ordinate our networks collective philanthropic efforts and tangibly demonstrate First National’s commitment to the community. In 2007 the First National Foundation commenced a three-year partnership with a commitment of $1 million dollar per year donation to the Australian Red Cross in support of their REDIPlan Emergency Services program.

Everyone at First National Nerang is extremely proud of our connection with the Australian Red Cross which is the most trusted and respected charity in the country. We urge everyone to invest just 30 minutes every 3 months to donate blood for our community.

The Robina Blood Donor Centre is Queensland’s newest donor centre, open six days a week offering donors convenient Saturday appointments as well as late evening sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Along with flexible opening hours, Robina Donor Centre offers free donor parking and the convenience of being located just across the road from Robina Town Centre.

Local Property Sales Statistics Updated

It does not matter whether you are looking to purchase a property in the local area, or you are property owner or potential investor, the latest property statistics is always of interest.

First National Real Estate Nerang has just updated it’s Gold Coast Property Sales Statistics which provides various property related statistics for a range of Gold Coast suburbs.

The statistics and demographics for each suburb include:

Median Sales Prices - broken down into houses, units and land
Number of Sales – broken down into houses, units and land
Rental Values – broken down by number of bedrooms
Household Occupancy – % of Renters, Home Owners and Purchasers
Property Type – Breakdown to Houses and Units
Household Structure – Singles, Couples and Couples with Children

Check out the latest results today!

March Brain Teasers

Congratulations to Louise Hall who won the February Brain Teaser competition.

Nerang First National has $100 fuel Voucher to give away for the March competition. Like always to be in with a chance you must be a Gold Coast resident and answer the following three Brain Teasers correctly.

For every correct answer you will have one chance in the draw.

We will draw the Voucher on Tuesday the 6th of April, 2010

Brainteaser 1

Decipher the following:
Yy u r yy u b I c u r yy 4 me.

Brainteaser 2

If a man were born in Greece, raised in Spain, came to America, and died in San Francisco, what is he?

Brainteaser 3

What doesn’t exist but has a name?

GOOD LUCK!

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Google Real Estate is Ramping Up

Back in the middle of last year Google Real Estate launched and First National Real Estate Nerang was there from day 1 to take advantage of it.

Google is synonymous with searching on the internet and whether you are a buyer or seller searching for available property on the internet is part of the exercise.

Over 7 months have gone by now and Google have decided to ramp up their whole real estate experience as try and make finding a property easier and easier. To celebrate the latest updates they have released the following videos, all of which provide a humorous take on the process of searching for property on Google.

Introducing Real Estate search on Google Maps Australia

Google Maps -- Now with Real Estate Listings Across Australia

How to Refine Your Real Estate Search on Google Maps

2010 Property Outlook Videos

We shared with you recently a copy of the 2010 Property Outlook for Australia which includes a specific section on each state especially the Queensland Property Outlook for 2010.

For those who would rather watch a video rather than read a report here are some quick video reports on the property outlook for right around Australia.

Australian National Property Outlook for 2010

2010 Queensland Property Outlook

2010 New South Wales Property Outlook

2010 Victorian Property Outlook

2010 South Australian Property Outlook

2010 Western Australian Property Outlook

2010 Tasmanian Property Outlook

2010 Northern Territory Property Outlook

Queensland Agency of the Year For 2 Years in a Row!

At a gala event on Friday Night First National Nerang was again awarded the REIQ Queensland Agency of the Year in the medium agency category. This is the third time that the agency has won the state’s premier award and not for 2 years in a row.

Nerang First National will go on to represent Queensland in the 2010 REIA National Awards for Excellence on the 25th of March, 2010 in Adelaide. Congratulations to all finalists and winners including Sissons and Place Estate Agents who took out the small and large agency categories respectively.

REIQ Board Chair Pamela Bennett said each of the award contenders should be congratulated for choosing to focus on their positive achievements during the economic difficulties of the past year.

“The Queensland real estate market has certainly experienced marked highs and lows over the past few years, with 2009 a particularly trying time for many of our members,” Mrs Bennett said.

“Thankfully, this year heralds more stable economic conditions, which augurs well for all of our members.

“These annual awards showcase the very best of our profession and recognise those who, together with the REIQ, believe that best practice, commitment and integrity are the keys to a successful and fulfilling real estate career.”

First National Call For More Land Releases

First National Real Estate CEO, Ray Ellis, is calling for state and federal governments to release more vacant land to meet increasing demand across Australia.

“This country is facing one of the worst housing shortages in its history with no foreseeable easing of the situation in the near future,” Mr Ellis said.

“Housing approvals are still falling, and we are already facing a net shortfall of 50,000 new houses per annum on current figures.

“These rates leave us with a chronic shortage of supply to meet the needs of the more than 35 million people expected to live in Australia within the next 40 years. To keep up with demand, Australia should be building around 180,000 homes a year.”

Mr Ellis makes the call following forecasts that Housing Affordability is to decline further as strong demand and the ongoing lack of newly built homes keeps house prices increasing.

“This is in addition to recent ABS figures that show the prices of established houses rose again in the December quarter, in keeping with our own members’ experience, as outlined in our recent 2010 Property Outlook” Mr Ellis said.

The December figures showed house prices increased 5.2 per cent nationally, more than at any other time in 2009.

Mr Ellis said even the government’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) falls well short of addressing the issue.

“The NRAS seeks to increase the supply of affordable housing for workers who service our cities,” Mr Ellis said.

“But there is no indication of an easing in rental vacancy rates for most areas in Australia, and, even with additional housing stock coming onto the market, there is still not enough to meet projected population growth figures.

“Our estate agents are reporting strong demand for property before it is even on the market. In one case, buyers enquired about properties that were available in stages two, three and four of an estate’s development, when they were just releasing the first stage.

“And in Queensland, developers are still working on 2007 planning approvals, further impacting on the state’s ability to address its housing shortage dilemma.”

The Northern Territory will also continue to have an issue around housing stock availability in an increasingly tight rental and property market.

“The government has already released land in an effort to cope with increasing demand and the impending Inpex and Sunrise projects will only increase pressure on the Northern Territory’s property market,” Mr Ellis said.

“But every state across Australia is facing this demand and supply issue, and the only real way to address it is to make more land available.”

According to Mr Ellis, there is still plenty of land that could be freed up so that Australians living and working here are able to enjoy their patch of grass, which research shows is what Australians, and those coming to live in Australia, are looking for.

Gold Coast Floods February 2010

If you live in South East Queensland, or in fact any part of Queensland for long enough and you are going to experience quite a lot of rain over a very short period which results in some sort of flood conditions.

The last big flood that hit the area was the Gold Coast Floods of 1974 but local residents certainly had cause to be concerned late last Saturday night when the skies opened up. Parts of the Gold Coast hinterland recorded well over a foot (360mm) of rain.

Officially the record show the rain as falling over a 24 hour period but the vast majority of that rain occured over a 4 to 6 hour period late on Saturday night, the 6th of February 2010. All up the wild weather has been attributed with a damage bill well over $100 million.

The nightly news carried stories of boats and houseboats breaking their moorings and careening down the local rivers collecting everything in their path. Of course these days the locals do a better job of recording the flood conditions the next day on sites like youtube where someone captured this boat being crushed up against the M1 at the Coomera River.

Runaway boats where not just restricted to the Coomera River thought. One local owner also woke up the next morning to find his boat gone. It had broken away from its moorings and lodged itself up on one of the pylons of the M1 as it crosses the Nerang River.

2010 Australian Property Outlook

First National Real Estate have just released their Outlook for Australian Property for 2010. The Queensland property market should further strengthen over the first six months of 2010, with the potential for small increases in property prices and rentals on the back of moderate price growth over the last six months of 2009.

You can read the whole report below or open the document and click on the download button to download it to your computer.

The report covers property price trends, vacancy rates, and stock availability. All states are covered in detail including the 2010 Queensland property outlook.

Alternatively First National Real Estate has also released short Property Outlook Videos for Australia and each state which you can view here.

February Brain Teasers

This competition has now closed. Scroll down for the answers!

Congratulations to Blair Trainor who won the December Brain Teaser competition.

Nerang First National has $100 Bunnings Voucher to give away for the February competition. Like always to be in with a chance you must be a Gold Coast resident and answer the following three Brain Teasers correctly.

For every correct answer you will have one chance in the draw. Continue reading February Brain Teasers – NOW CLOSED

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