Search over for popular streets

SOME are home to mega mansions and sprawling acreage retreats while others are prime locations for units.

A few simply offer bargain buys for house hunters.

Tracking online searches by potential buyers over the past three years, property portal realestate.com.au has revealed the Gold Coast’s 20 most popular streets.

And while Surfers Paradise’s Southern Cross Drve may be a given, it is the lesser known streets like Cassia Dve at Coomera and Beau Pde at Bonogin that may come as a surprise.

Taking out the crown was the Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Waters – that section of the highway is scattered with units and holiday resorts.

Nerang Murwillumbah Rd at Numinbah Valley came in second and a quick search shows huge land holdings with multi-million-dollar price tags.

Currumbin Valley’s Brocks Rd – a haven for acreage retreats – rounded out the top three.

“There is a certain percentage of those searching, who are

1. Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Waters.

2. Nerang Murwillumbah Rd, Numinbah Valley.

3. Brocks Rd, Currumbin Valley.

4. Shearwater Esp, Runaway Bay.

5. Cassia Dve, Coomera.

6. Barker St, Currumbin.

7. Southern Cross Dve, Surfers Paradise.

8. Camp Dve, Bonogin.

9. Katta Ave, Currumbin.

10. Gracemere Circuit North, Hope Island.

Source: realestate.com.au, based on buyer searches

since July 2017

sticky beaking and want to check out certain homes and certain streets,” REA Group chief economist Nerida Conisbee said.

“People love looking at luxury homes in amazing locations. Often those streets in those suburbs are particularly nice, even for those affluent areas.’’

Ms Conisbee said a “super popular house” in one particular street could also lead to a surge of activity. Affordability was a driving factor too.

Luke Henderson, director of John Henderson Professionals Mermaid Beach, said he was surprised to see the Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Waters top the list.

But affordability and easy access to transportation would have boosted its popularity.

“We recently had an auction on a property on the corner of the Gold Coast Hwy and Heron Ave that had 10 registered bidders,” Mr Henderson said. “It was one of the cheapest villas with a courtyard. Affordability was the driver and the fact it was close to the beach.”

LJ Hooker Coomera/Ormeau agent Patrick Conley recently sold a four-bedroom house in Cassia Dve. The Coomera street ranked No.5 on the sought-after streets list.

Mr Conley said despite being on a small 265sq m block, the house attracted multiple offers and sold within the first few weeks. He said key facftors were its location, it was a new build and it was close to schools, rail and Westfield Coomera.