The top 10 suburbs for buying a bargain home have been revealed.
The top two on the list were Norlane and Lovely Banks, two northern suburbs in Geelong, Victoria, while the remaining eight all come from Queensland.
Hollywell in the Gold Coast was named as the best Queensland suburb for an affordable home with long-term capital gain, according to property researcher RiskWise.
The Gold Coast suburb, located 70km south of Brisbane’s CBD, is close to shopping centres, good schools and the beach.
Experts have warned buyers not to confuse a ‘bargain’ property with a ‘cheap’ one.
The coastal suburb also has many older properties which will have plenty of potential after renovation, according to realestate.com.au.
It has a median house price of $786,614, according to property data researcher CoreLogic.
Mount Ommaney, Sinnamon Park and Gordon Park in Brisbane also make the list, followed by Gaven on the Gold Coast and Doonan in the Sunshine Coast.
Mount Ommaney, an outer suburb located 14 kilometres south-west of Brisbane’s CBD, has a median house price of $852,729.
Sinnamon Park, also located south-west of the Brisbane CBD, has a slightly lower median house price of $747,272.
RiskWise’s list ends with Gordon Park, Stafford Heights and Twin Waters in Queensland.
All the suburbs listed had a median house price of $300,000 to $870,000, with Norlane having the lowest price at $370,931 and Doonan with the highest at $871,189.
RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg warns the public that a ‘bargain’ house does not necessarily mean buying a ‘cheap’ one.
RiskWise listed down suburbs where capital growth was expected to increase steadily over the years.
It’s more about knowing where to buy for long-term capital gain,’ Mr Peleg said.
‘Sure, there are a lot of well-priced houses out there, but if they are not expected to grow in value down the track, then they really aren’t the best buy.
These (Queensland) suburbs, which all enjoyed capital growth of 13 per cent of the past 12 months, are expected to continue to do well as they have a number of things going for them.
‘For starters, they are relatively affordable and all within 100km of Brisbane which means, provided there is a good public transport and road infrastructure, commuting to work is not too much of an issue’.
Source: dailymail.co.uk