By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED: 15:25 AEST, 17 September 2018

Sydney's property market has long held a mortgage on real estate headlines, but analysts say home values in regional NSW are poised for stronger growth than those cooling off in the state capital. 

The August CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value Index shows houses in the regions - including the coastal belt from Newcastle to the Tweed, and the areas surrounding rural arterial centres such as Bowral, Orange, Tamworth, and Dubbo - will increase in value into 2019 better than those in most of Greater Sydney.

Moody's Analytics said on Monday demand for houses in areas outside of Sydney had increased due to better affordability, with supply constraints, tighter credit conditions, and a strong recent run-up in home values a major factor. 

"As potential homebuyers' incomes have not kept pace with the Sydney housing market, demand for areas outside of Sydney have increased, as affordability is better," the Moody's report said. "These include the Central Coast, which has become a hotbed for those tied to Sydney for employment but unable to afford the prices."

Posted by Brenton Waters | Sep 21, 2018

Brisbane Catholic Education has been given the go ahead to build a new primary school on Halletts Road at Redbank Plains.

The first two stages (of eight) will include classrooms, an administration building, covered PE space, canteen, play space and IT area to accommodate up to 186 students and 18 staff. Once it is fully developed, it will have enough classrooms and facilities to cater for about 780 students and 50 staff.

It’s being built in a booming area. Redbank Plains is consistently among the city’s fastest growing suburbs, with council’s latest Planning and Development Quarterly Activity Report ranking it first for population growth.

Posted by Jodie Richter | Jul 26, 2018

Ipswich has a great community feel and it is the people who make Ipswich such a great place to live and work. Ipswich First has put together a list of some things which are really going gangbusters across the city.

Building boom

Costco Bundamba is on track to be ready by Christmas.

The refurbished Masters Home Improvement store at Springfield will soon be turned into a mini mall of shops.

A development application has been lodged with council for various facilities, including a restaurant, food and drink outlets, chemist, childcare centre, 24-hour gym, medical centre, play centre, retail shops and showrooms.

The building at Southern Cross Circuit is expected to take shape over coming months.

Development applications have also been lodged for a new playground at Springfield Central Shopping Centre, an expansion of health city in Springfield and a parcel distribution centre at Redbank. Ripley Town Centre is expanding with a $40 million first instalment recently opened.