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House prices tipped to break records

The median price for a house on the Gold Coast is expected to exceed $650,000 for the first time in the next three years. A new report by QBE predicts house prices will rise 6 per cent to 2020, to a record $665,000. Figures released by CoreLogic in June show the median house price is now $620,000.

Sophie’s date goes very pear-shaped

After enduring an awkward date, Sophie Monk has been forced to eliminate a stunning man in favour of a guy we thought was on The Bachelorette as a joke. We all laughed at the possibility of Jarrod making it through to the finale. We wanted to see how far he and his stalkerish tendencies would go before Sophie got too creeped out and sent him home. But as the weeks rolled on, he’s made it into the final three.

How Ash Taylor’s Titans deal was done

Ash Taylor is one of the most meticulous players in the National Rugby League. Few players watch as much video, do as much analysis or prepare as well as the young halfback, who at just 22 is already earning comparison with some of the best players in the game. It is the same way he approached his new deal with the Titans. Taylor has just inked a three-year extension worth more than $3 million that will keep him on the Gold Coast until the end of 2021.

Lovestruck guy’s search for mystery girl

They met at the Dome Bar on the P&O Aria cruise ship. She was the beautiful brunette and he was too shy to catch her name. Now Jake Rudd from Mount Tamborine has taken to Facebook desperately searching for a mystery Broadbeach brunette with whom he found a real, and hopefully mutual, connection.