Buying Gold Coast

👉 Getting ready to buy on the Gold Coast in 2027? Talk to the Srama team → https://www.srama.com.au/contact-us Is the Gold Coast property market crashing? Sentiment says yes, but the numbers say it has flattened. I break down the latest Cotality figures (September quarter 2026) and what they mean if you're planning to buy property on the Gold Coast. I also share my prediction for the Australi...

👉 Looking for an off-market Gold Coast home to renovate? Talk to the Srama team → https://www.srama.com.au/contact-us The Gold Coast property market is full of new luxury builds, and the finishes shape how buyers feel the moment they walk in. This week I sat down with Matt Jamieson, founder of RenderX, whose work on PJH Constructions' Wingspan won Residential Trade Contractor of the Year at t...

👉 Want a Gold Coast block that suits a granny flat? Talk to the Srama team → https://www.srama.com.au/contact-us Granny flats in Australia are changing how Gold Coast families and investors buy. This episode brings together our best granny flat conversations from the past 12 months, recorded across several episodes, because it's one of the most common questions the people we work with ask us....

Shivani and her husband Sam built their dream home in Canberra. Then they sold it and moved to the Gold Coast. In 12 months they secured a canal front home in Broadbeach Waters and two investment properties, all while running a business and raising two young boys. This is the first episode of Everyday Gold Coaster. Matt sits down with Shivani to unpack how they did it, from making the move to sett...

A lot of Gold Coast owners are stuck right now. They need to sell to buy, but their property isn't moving. There are fewer buyers around, and the longer a listing sits, the harder it gets to sell. In this episode Matt breaks down four ways to get unstuck.  If you're in this spot, send Matt a DM. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: Why so...

This episode originally aired on Freedom Renegades with Aaron Thompson and Emily Greenaway, founders of Fast Flip Formula and Aussie Property Flippers → https://www.youtube.com/@freedomrenegadespodcast Matt joins Az and Em on Freedom Renegades to talk identity, the athlete mindset and what footy taught him about business.  Then they get into Gold Coast supply, spotting gentrification, breaking thr...

Recently Matt was interviewed for Bothsides Podcast by Daniel Beardall. This week we’re sharing that episode for all of you. The most expensive thing buyers are doing right now is staying out of the market. Not because they aren't motivated. Most have finance approved. They're just waiting for a certainty that never comes. Matt joins buyers agent Daniel Beardall on Bothsides to break down...

Some of the best pockets on the Gold Coast don't come up when you search. Not because they're secret. Because they're not suburbs. They're pockets inside suburbs, and unless you already know the name, you'll scroll straight past them. Matt sits down with Srama's northern Gold Coast specialist Olivia McCrea to go through five of the best hidden. Real streets and real price p...

Can $800k get you anything on the Gold Coast? Should buyers act while the market is moving more slowly? In this Q&A episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt and Justin answer your property questions. Matt also shares how buyers can use a slower market to strengthen their negotiating position. He explains when commercial property may fit into an investment portfolio and why capital growth can be impo...

The budget announcement stopped the market cold. For about three weeks barely anyone showed up to opens. That's turned around now. Open home numbers are back and so is agent confidence. More appraisals usually means more listings on the way. Matt sits down with Brandon for a chat on where the southern Gold Coast market actually sits. Brandon is one of the lead buyers agents at Srama. Then they...

Being a developer isn't about buying sites. It's about knowing what's about to go wrong.  The founder of Sherpa has been developing for decades, including through the GFC when buyers walked away from sold out buildings. He takes Matt through how a development gets funded, why he prices under the market deliberately, and the numbers that tell him a site won't work. Plus why he buys...

Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach. These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's why some of the names you'd expect are missing.  Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The top three will surprise a lot of people...

Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach. These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now, counted down from ten to one. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's exactly why some of the names you'd expect are missing.  Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The t...

Some Gold Coast pockets are up 85% in five years. So the question everyone's asking is fair enough, trees don't grow to the sky, so is the market about to crash? Matt gives his honest answer: this is a market normalising, not crashing. He explains why the Gold Coast doesn't boom and bust the way a mining town does, and the two things he rarely says publicly because people don't wan...

Is the Central Gold Coast about to change forever? In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt Srama sits down with Luke Altschwager, former professional golfer and Managing Director of Palm Valley, to unpack one of the most ambitious projects ever proposed on the Gold Coast, and what it signals for the property market heading into 2026 and beyond. Luke shares how a tired, rundown golf course in Pa...

How do you find hidden development opportunities on the Gold Coast? In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt Srama sits down with Carson Bolt from Salt Development Projects and Unemployable Property to unpack how he went from carpet cleaning to building a full-time property development business. Carson shares how subdivisions, joint ventures, private lending and creative finance helped him get i...

The Gold Coast is changing fast, but what does that actually mean for the future of the city? In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, I sit down with Deputy Mayor Cr Mark Hammel to discuss the big decisions shaping the city over the next decade. We unpack why the Gold Coast is attracting more national and global attention, how population growth is impacting housing supply, and why the planning schem...

In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, I sit down with Jacqui Forrester from Team Srama to break down the pockets, price points and property types buyers should be watching in 2026. From beachside walk-ups, small brick blocks and duplexes around the $1 million to $1.2 million mark, to hidden pockets like Florida Gardens, Isle of Capri, Benowa Waters and prestige turnkey homes, this episode gives yo...

In this Q&A episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt Srama is joined by Justin Hughes to answer some of the biggest questions coming through from Gold Coast property buyers and investors right now. With recent market noise, budget conversations and uncertainty around negative gearing, a lot of buyers are wondering whether people are still buying on the Gold Coast or whether everyone has pulled back....

Property can build wealth, but money alone is not always enough to keep you going when things get hard. In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, I sit down with Gold Coast renovator Patty Glennon to talk about the mindset behind property, purpose and financial freedom. Patty shares what it really took to move from wanting to flip properties full time to actually doing it, including the fear, self-dou...

Commercial property investing is becoming one of the biggest conversations on the Gold Coast, but it is a very different game to residential property. In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt sits down for a round table discussion with Ian Barr from Campbell & Barr Finance, Alberto Di Gravio from Bespoke Commercial, and Reuben Beigel from New Wave Group to unpack what buyers and business own...

In this solo episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt reflects on securing his 20th income stream through property and shares the five biggest lessons he has learned from more than a decade of investing. This is not about chasing the perfect deal, it’s about understanding what matters if you want to stay in the property game long enough for it to work. Matt shares why time in the market beats timing the...

The Gold Coast property flipping market looks exciting from the outside, but the people making money are not guessing. They are treating it like a business. In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, I sit down with Gold Coast renovator Patty Glennon to talk about what it actually takes to buy, renovate and flip property for profit. After securing her 18th deal, Patty shares the lessons she has learned...

Is global uncertainty creating the next major Gold Coast buying opportunity? In this episode, I break down why current market conditions could be opening up a clear window for prepared buyers. With rising fuel prices, construction costs, interest rates and global pressure making some buyers nervous, competition is starting to shift in certain parts of the market. I talk through why buyers need to...

Gold Coast buyers are making costly mistakes right now, and most do not realise it until after they have signed. In this episode of Buying Gold Coast, I sit down with Srama Buyers Agents Morgan D’Souza, Amelia Nankervis and Ian Perkins to talk about the biggest mistakes buyers are making in the Gold Coast property market in 2026. We talk about why the market is still competitive, why buyers feel p...