Why Invest in Brisbane Property?

Investors from around the world are looking to invest in Brisbane because of its solid and prosperous economy, sustainable growth, close proximity to Asia and a strong government commitment to investing in infrastructure.

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• From June 2009-2010 employment in Brisbane's metropolitan area increased by 15,000 jobs which accounted for 70.1% of state employment grow and 10.1% of national employment growth.¹
• The Brisbane City Council will be investing $1.016 billion towards new infrastructure for 2010/11, with an additional $17.1 billion contributed by the State Government to investing in Queensland infrastructure as a whole (double the average of Australia's other states).¹
• Since 2000 Brisbane's median apartment price has grown 5.6% per annum.†
• Brisbane has a 1.7% Dwelling Vacancy rate, (a market under 3.0% vacancy rate is considered undersupplied).†
• Median rental prices for one-bedroom apartments across Inner Brisbane have increased by $105 per week over the past 5 years. Median weekly rents for two-bedroom apartments have increased by $130 per week in the same timeframe.†

¹ Source: "Invest in Brisbane , Australia" By Brisbane Marketing, 2011
† Source: "Milton & the Inner West - Matusik Market Update" By Matusik Property Insights Pty Ltd, April 2011