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From another post and courtesy of Terry Ryder in the Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/surat-basin-to-become-one-of-the-nations-boom-economies/story-e6frg9gx-1225851134838 Cheers Rooster

Had all my houses valued there this past week and after 2 years they have moved $5k up!! Not completely happy with that but at the same time i'm not surprised. My parents live out Boyne way. If you were going to live near Gladstone (rent) that is where i would be heading and that would be...

No problems. I grew up in Gladstone and have family there but i'm not based there anymore. The majority of my properties are in Gladstone, so i'm regularly there for one reason or another. Stoneybrook is another new release. From memory it has released stage 1, but so far but there is...

No cowboy hat. To green and naive to even understand how to operate like that! For some reason Gladstone seems to have a massive turnover of PM's. In 10 years investing there i've had 8 different ones. I hope i'm not burning them out! I agree with not touching the new estates. They are so...

In order of the cost of the blocks from cheapest to most expensive, they would be: Vantage Little Creek Emmadale Gardens All 3 are off Kirkwood road and within 3 minutes drive of each other. They do however differ greatly in block sizes. Vantage estate's blocks are generally smaller...

Two of my properties which came of leases during the very slow period last year, and immediately following Rio Tinto dumping 300 houses back on the rental market, are still 10 - 15% off where they were. In saying that, i reduced the rents at lightning pace to meet the rental market in order to...

My PM in Gladstone has passed on that things are starting to move again with rentals. There is still a glut of rentals, courtesy of Rio Tinto, but apparently there has been an increase in enquiries and lettings. All my places are rented up there at the moment but are still yet to get back...

Not exactly the most enlightened post about the merits of whether the town is a valid investment option... Rooster

Just be careful not to assume that articles you see written in either API or YIP are always completely "independently" written. Both the articles run in these magazines have featured quotes and info from people who have a vested interest in the promotion of the region. I'm not suggesting...