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The real estate market in one Mackay seaside town has become so âextraordinarily tightâ it is impossible to find a rental.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland corporate manager Olivier Björksäter-Bleylock said Seaforth was experiencing a zero per cent vacancy rate.
âWhat weâre finding is rentals are extraordinarily tight and theyâre tight everywhere,â Mr Björksäter-Bleylock said.
âWhatâs happening in these small little seaside hamlets is really being reflective of what weâre seeing happening all up and down the regional coast of Queensland.â Redcliffe Island near Seaforth. Picture: Tania Battson
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Subscriber only Ivan and Anne Butson s sea-change brought them from the opposite side of Australia when they ditched WA to retire in the quaint village of Seaforth. It was a decision neither have looked back on. Have you ever been to the Pilbara? It s flat, hot, dusty. Seaforth retiree Ivan Butson after a morning in the sun mowing the lawns. Picture: Heidi Petith I always used to take my holidays over to the east (of Australia). I always knew I was going to move to Queensland but where, I had no idea. It was just by fluke we found this place.