Development Insight - Ep 59

In this episode, Ryan Houston and Sam Black unpack key insights from Urbanity and the Gold Coast development market. They discuss the region’s strong growth, pro-development environment and emerging opportunities in areas like Southport. The conversation covers rising construction costs, finding the “1% efficiencies” that can make or break a project, the importance of upfront design and consultant collaboration, and delivering the right product to the right buyer. They also explore current market uncertainty, development acquisition opportunities, downsizing demand and why patience, preparation and understanding vendor motivations can create some of the best buying opportunities in challenging market conditions.