News
At Bluebird, we pride ourselves on staying up to date with news and trends that directly affect the property and development industry.
Take a look at some of our newest posts, or search for your favourite topic.
Bluebird Featured in The Urban Developer
Bluebird Property has recently been featured in The Urban Developer - September 2021.
The Urban Developer + Bluebird Development Partnerships
TUD + Bluebird Development Partnerships - Bluebird was featured front and centre on The Urban Developer. Read now!
May Policies and Advocacy Update
Welcome to our May update, where we link you the latest property and construction policies and advocacy news!
April Policies and Advocacy Update
Welcome to our new monthly update, where we link you the latest property and construction policies and advocacy news!
Focus on Preparedness
At Bluebird, we're constantly reviewing market positioning and opportunities. There's no sign of the heightened demand slowing down, so focus on preparedness for your development opportunities in advance plus more.
February Policies and Advocacy Update
Welcome to our new monthly update, where we link you the latest property and construction policies and advocacy news!
January Policies and Advocacy Update
Welcome to our new monthly update, where we link you the latest property and construction policies and advocacy news!
November Market Update
Read through our November update. The property market continues to soar in demand, with no sign of slowing down!
October Market Update
October felt like a truly joyful month as we watched our friends in Melbourne emerge from their lengthy lockdown. The property market returned in kind with a huge increase in buyer sentiment, a surge in listings and the national home value index returning to positive gains.
How to Supersize Your Project’s Potential
Over budget? Delays in your program? Variations coming in hard and fast? The construction phase is not only the most expensive part of your project; it carries the most risk, leading people go grey much earlier than they should.
September Market Update
In six of the eight capital cities, September saw a turn around in market sentiment. Consumer confidence is increasing, new listings rose, and six of the capital cities recorded rises in home values during the month. Are people forgetting we are meant to be in a recession?
August Market Update
It is now obvious that we are seeing some of the larger economic impacts of Coronavirus, despite this, the Brisbane property market appears to be stabilising, thanks to the Queensland Governments hardline response.
Bluebird Getting Active on the Gold Coast
Over the past few months, the Bluebird team have been actively working through a number of new sites on the Gold Coast from the premium southern beaches to the scenic hinterland, and we are loving everything that is taking shape in this beautiful part of the world!
Plans Redrawn for Paint Factory Arts Village - The Urban Developer
Plans are afoot to transform a Brisbane paint factory—once the largest in the southern hemisphere—into Australia’s first fully-integrated arts village.
Brisbane-based Montague Developments originally proposed a residential redevelopment for the former industrial site at 115 Hyde Road, Yeronga—home to the Taubmans paint factory from 1952 to 2015, which was purchased for $10 million by Queensland-based owner Hyde Road Pty Ltd.
July Market Update
This month has been an interesting one to watch. While the global economy is experiencing a severe contraction, according to the RBA on Tuesday, the worst now looks to have passed. While Stage 4 Lockdown in Melbourne is impacting consumer confidence, the RBA noted that Australia’s downturn is not as severe as initially expected and a recovery is underway in most of the country. And on a micro-level, Brisbane’s residential property market is performing well, with limited supply and demand for owner-occupier product underpinning values. Read here for more on what Bluebird is seeing in the market…
June Market Wrap - What’s Happening in SE QLD?
Overall, the broad theme through the month of June was a mixture of resilience and recovery.
Buying and selling activity was heavily impacted in April, but the month of May saw this trend reverse in line with a flattening of the virus curve, easing social distancing measures and improving consumer sentiment. As more vendors have tested the market, listing figures suggest more buyers are also coming to the market, indicated by the strong absorption of new stock….Read more
Stimulus To Stimulate
Are your projects ready for a market resurgence?
There is a range of stimulus packages currently being proposed to stimulate the property industry. It’s never been a better time to ensure you are shovel ready to take advantage of the guaranteed market surge that will follow.
The Housing Institute of Australia estimates that half a million Australian jobs in the building and construction sector are at risk if there is a reduction in new home construction…Read More
May Market Wrap Up
This months market wrap up focuses on the impacts of COVID-19 to the Australian Economy, the Australian Property Market and its effects globally. We also highlight that there is absolutely a light at the end of the tunnel.
When we compare Australia’s response to COVID-19 to other nations globally, it’s clear how well our Government’s hardline stance paid off…Read more
Queensland’s Residential Developers Upbeat Despite Headwinds
Keep calm, and communicate: that’s the general consensus from some of Brisbane’s private residential developers on how to manage the uncertainty surrounding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Covid-19 downturn has had an undeniably dramatic impact on agent activity and listings volumes in residential real estate, prompting sobering speculation about the impact of the pandemic on Australia’s residential market.
