Owner-occupiers on rise

THERE’S a shift towards owner-occupiers snapping up apartments on the Gold Coast, according to Ray White Surfers Paradise CEO Andrew Bell.

Mr Bell said the latest research has revealed six out of 10 new Coast apartments are selling to owner-occupiers, who are also favouring more expensive two-bedroom apartments.

In the latest set of figures, 153 new apartments were sold in the September quarter with sale price jump of almost $50,000 to $676,307.