Lower North Shore Sydney Developments and Why Buyers Are Looking to Newcastle
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What are the current property development trends in Lower North Shore Sydney?
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Look, we do see that. We obviously watch listings very carefully and what we're seeing in that, particularly that higher density locations around Sydney, the newer and new-ish properties are really struggling because I always liken it to buying a new car. As soon as you drive it off the forecourt, it actually loses a percentage in its value straight away.
Why are buyers shifting their focus to Newcastle?
And I don't think most property buyers realise that when they're going for the shiny new off-the-plan properties marketed to them.
How sort of affected are people, do you think, in terms of they've got the pain on an apartment? Maybe they cut it for the same money that they paid for it when they initially bought it. Maybe they lose money. But what does that do in terms of sentiment moving forward and buying more new stock from this cohort of people that have already done that? So they're kind of in the lane of being prepared to buy off plan where not everybody kind of has that mindset. So it must affect the market somewhat.
Well, it does. And particularly if you take into consideration that a really large proportion of the newer buildings that are, say, less than 10 years old have major building defects and seriously high strata levies and things like that. So I think that is probably one of the reasons why these people are selling sooner rather than later. I actually have had many clients who have come to me and bought buildings off the plan and they're like, we need to get out because we can hear our neighbours going to the bathroom. We have been slapped with special levies and we can't afford, you know, two and a half grand a quarter on our apartment, if not more. I think one lesson learned from any of those, I think
they will not buy new or off the plan again, I would say. So you mentioned this before, you know, buyers are becoming much more savvy when it comes to these new properties. There've been many buildings in the media. I can show you many, many more that never made the media that really people should not even be considering buying into.
Yeah, I want to get to this question about the agent dilemma.
How do new developments in Sydney affect buyer expectations?
They go in trying to win a listing. The vendor, the owner, turns around and says, well, this is my sell price. The real estate agent says to himself, herself, Well, that's not really what the market value is right now. But they say, yes, we'll do it for that price, knowing full well that it's too expensive. But they're playing the long game here, Michelle. And of course, after a period of time, the vendor comes to their senses and the property eventually sells.
Well, that's what you would hope. But we're seeing more and more properties actually in our areas where it changes from agent to agent. You know, so the first agent tries, market says no, the listing expires and then the vendor moves on to the next agent. and so forth and so on, sometimes not changing their vendor expectation.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the current property development trends in Lower North Shore Sydney?
0:02–1:55
2
Why are buyers shifting their focus to Newcastle?
1:55–3:43
3
How do new developments in Sydney affect buyer expectations?
3:43–5:29
4
What challenges do buyers face with off-the-plan properties?
5:29–7:15
5
How are recent zoning changes impacting housing supply in Sydney?
7:15–9:07
6
What factors are driving population growth in Newcastle?
9:07–11:13
7
How does lifestyle migration influence the Newcastle property market?
11:13–13:20
8
What should buyers consider when investing in Newcastle properties?
13:20–16:10
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