Sales rise dramatically as QLD market hits record high

THE number of potential buyers seeking out a new home has more than doubled nationally compared to the same time last year, with searches in Queensland up a staggering 61.7 per cent this month alone.

The eye-watering finding was revealed in the REA Insights Housing Market Indicators Report, which analyses consumer behaviour in real time.

It found that national sales volumes had increased dramatically in 2021, and were a third higher over the first 11 weeks of this year compared to the same…