Home & Lifestyle Summer 2022

THE COAST’S PROPERTY MARKET ISON FIREWITH RECORD SALES W hilst the property market may be the hottest it has ever been, there is one team smashing record after record, week after week and it certainly isn’t by pure luck. Coast Realty is making waves on the Central Coast and appears to be unstoppable when it comes to the highly sought-after luxury property market. There is no denying that the real estate market in Australia has certainly changed over the past two years during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Never has the property market been so hot, or so eagerly followed by the masses. A mass exodus from the cities has ensued over the past 3 years. People no longer need to work five days a week in a CBD office and pay for the privilege of small city dwellings in return for short commutes. As people sought out a better lifestyle, family-friendly suburbs and big family homes by the beach, a huge shift has occurred and nowhere more visibly than the Central Coast. So in demand are our once sleepy towns, one real estate agency has recently broken five records in quick succession for the highest ever sales achieved. Record Breaking Results: • Highest ever Central Coast sale, 18a Coral Crescent, Pearl Beach, $8,600,000 • Highest ever auction result, 22 Green Point Road, Pearl Beach $7,700,000 • Highest ever sale inWoyWoy, 59Waterview Street, Woy Woy at $3,300,000, exceeding L aunched on International Day of People with Disability (3 December), the Plan’s vision is to make the Central Coast an accessible and inclusive place to live, visit, work and play. Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the Plan’s focus areas reflect what is most important to our community and align with the NSW Disability Inclusion Plan. “Thank you to the community members and our Access and Inclusion Reference Group whose knowledge, expertise and lived experience of disability has helped inform this Plan. Together, we’ve developed an actionable strategy that will increase liveability, quality of life and foster a sense of wellbeing for community members living with disability across the Coast.” Access to beaches and natural features continues to be a key theme raised during the development of the Plan. In the lead up to the summer patrol season, Council has collaborated with Surf Life Saving to make sure serviced beaches are accessible and inclusive. To date, Council’s Beach Access Program has improved access to 13 beaches on the Coast for people with disability through a suite of serviced beach wheelchairs and purpose-built beach matting during the summer patrol period. Beach wheelchairs are now available for use at Avoca Beach, Copacabana Beach, Killcare Beach, Lakes Beach, Macmasters Beach, Ocean Beach, Shelly Beach, Soldiers Beach, Terrigal Beach, The Entrance, Toowoon Bay, Umina Beach and Wamberal Beach. All beach wheelchairs have been serviced to the highest safety standard.

in on their city properties and making the move, we have seen huge demand for high-end properties across the board. The lifestyle here is a big drawcard for many, but we are also seeing investors wanting to purchase properties to take advantage of the pandemic’s trend to holiday-at-home.” “However, even well before the property boom, we have been purposefully setting and resetting highest price records throughout the Central Coast, for over 20 years. It isn’t a mistake or luck that we keep breaking every record. Prestige properties are a specialty of ours and we are proud to have the highest average sale price of any agency on the Central Coast.” Concludes Stuart.

the previous record by $400,000 • Highest ever non-beachfront sale in Umina Beach, 162a Mount Ettalong Rd, 3,000,000 • Highest ever non-beachfront sale in Patonga Beach, 21 Patonga Street, $2,251,000 Stuart Gan, Director of Coast Realty, explains why he thinks the somany properties on the Coast are now rivalling Sydney prices. “Gone are the days of having to live in a city for work. The picturesque Coast is the perfect location to enjoy all the lifestyle perks of regional living whilst still being close enough to the city for work, commuting and family commitments.” Stuart explains. “But it isn’t just Sydneysiders cashing Additionally, Council has conducted site visits to assess and prioritise which beaches are safe to have beach matting installed. Throughout summer 2021-2022, beach matting will be at Toowoon Bay, Umina Beach, Ocean Beach and Terrigal Beach, while Council is exploring the installation of matting at Avoca Beach, Cabbage Tree Bay and Copacabana Lagoon. These beaches have been chosen because erosion is low to moderate and they are relatively flat. The Central Coast Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2021-2025 and Easy English version are available on the Central Coast website under 'Strategies and Plans' at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Craig’s Story Craig lives in Long Jetty. He loves the ocean and used to make surfboards for a living. He has recently discovered the beach matting at Toowoon Bay. Tell us what do you like to do and where you like to go on the Coast? Where would you like to go that you can’t currently? “I would like to get back to surfing. Surfing has been my life for a long time before my accident. It would mean a lot to be able to get back into the ocean which has always given me a sense of freedom. I would like to go to Toowoon Bay as it’s more accessible for people with disability, it has the beach mat. I would like to see more accessible beaches with longer and wider beach mats. Also accessible change rooms for people with disability.”

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