End‑of‑Year Property Market Wrap: Rates, Demand & Sunshine Coast Supply Tightness as 2025 Closes Out

End‑of‑Year Property Market Wrap: Rates, Demand & Sunshine Coast Supply Tightness as 2025 Closes Out By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Well, here we are! The final property market update for the year. And what a ride it’s been. Honestly, I never know quite what to expect next. Between media noise, […]
Rate Hold Brings Calm, But Housing Pressures Persist Across Australia and the Sunshine Coast

Rate Hold Brings Calm, But Housing Pressures Persist Across Australia and the Sunshine Coast By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia The Reserve Bank’s final meeting for the year wrapped up with a widely expected outcome: no change to the official cash rate, which remains on hold at 3.6%. That said, inflation […]
Sunshine Coast Housing Gains Strength As National Prices Continue To Rise

Sunshine Coast Housing Gains Strength As National Prices Continue To Rise By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia National Prices Continue To Climb Over the past fortnight we have seen another round of property data released across Australia. Some cities are slowing, but Sunshine Coast housing continues to move at a strong […]
7 Surprising Reasons Your Home Isn’t Selling And How to Fix Them Fast

7 Surprising Reasons Your Home Isn’t Selling And How to Fix Them Fast By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Selling your home should feel exciting like the start of a fresh chapter. However, when the weeks pass and enquiry slows, that excitement can quickly shift into stress and uncertainty. If your […]
Demand Grows, Prices Rise, and Sunshine Coast Stays Hot

Demand Grows, Prices Rise, and Sunshine Coast Stays Hot By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Market Confidence Builds Heading Into Summer There’s a definite shift happening in the property market right now and not just here on the Sunshine Coast. Across the country, we’re seeing growing buyer confidence, investor activity climbing, […]
5% Deposit Scheme 2025: What Sunshine Coast First-Home Buyers Need to Know

5% Deposit Scheme 2025: What Sunshine Coast First-Home Buyers Need to Know By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Buying a home has never been easy and the real hurdle has always been saving a large enough deposit. But from 1 October 2025, that’s changing. The Federal Government’s expanded 5% Deposit Scheme […]
Palmwoods Market Update, Sunshine Coast — September 30, 2025

Palmwoods Market Update, Sunshine Coast — September 30, 2025 By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Palmwoods continues to hold its position as one of the Sunshine Coast’s most sought-after hinterland suburbs, with buyer demand surging and prices steadily rising. As of September 2025, the Palmwoods property market has officially entered the […]
First-Home Scheme Shake-Up and Australia’s Housing Mismatch: What It Means for the Sunshine Coast

First-Home Scheme Shake-Up and Australia’s Housing Mismatch: What It Means for the Sunshine Coast By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia This week I came across a fascinating article from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) that digs into how Australians are living today versus the homes we actually occupy. It paints a really interesting […]
Markets Holding Firm — But Sunshine Coast Needs Clever Planning Now

Markets Holding Firm — But Sunshine Coast Needs Clever Planning Now By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Recently, property commentator Michael Matusik shared some thoughts on the value of creating more close‑knit, pedestrian‑friendly cities a concept that really resonated with me. It reminded me of my time in Barcelona and other […]
7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home (And How to Get it Right)

7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home (And How to Get it Right) With Leigh Martinuzzi MPG – eXp Australia Selling your home is a major financial decision and one that deserves a smart, strategic approach. Yet many Australian homeowners fall into avoidable traps that end up costing them thousands. In my latest […]