Suzanne Longly says they are selling their Coolangatta home to simplify their lives after border closures made things too difficult. Coolangatta is one of the top searched for suburbs in Queensland by interstate buyers. Picture: Nigel Hallett
Within a week of Suzanne and Michael Longly placing their Coolangatta family home on the market, they had some two dozen interstate inquiries – and counting – for their property.
The Longly’s are reluctantly selling because border closures have played havoc with their working lives. They live on the idyllic southern tip of the Gold Coast yet work in NSW.
In the 30 months they have called 73 Dixon St, Coolangatta home, Ms Longly says they have invested heavily in the property.
Suzanne Longly says they are selling their Coolangatta home to simplify their lives after border closures made things too difficult. Coolangatta is one of the top searched for suburbs in Queensland by interstate buyers.
Picture: Nigel Hallett
“It was to be our forever home and we would love to stay, but I work in Kingscliff and I’ve been offered more work in Ballina,” Ms Longly said.
“He works with animal rescue and it impacts him too because he works both sides of the border and it has been challenging. We are selling and moving (to northern NSW) to simplify our lives.”
The number of interstate inquiries has not surprised real estate agent David Marshall who recently sold a house in a neighbouring street for $1.45m to a NSW north coast buyer.
Mr Marshall, who has been selling homes on the Gold Coast for almost two decades, said interstate inquiries had skyrocketed in recent months.
The Longly’s are reluctantly selling their dream home on the Qld-NSW border. There have already been two dozen interstate inquiries for the property. Picture: Supplied
“There have been more than 60 inquiries for this property and more than a third have been from interstate,” he said.
The Southern Gold Coast Realty principal said reopening the border would ease the angst of Victorian and NSW buyers who have been buying homes based on a video streaming walk-through.
“There has been a lot of frustration with buyers having to rely on virtual tours and not being able to come here and buy but that will change when restrictions ease,” he said.
And while the Longly’s are reluctant to sell, Ms Longly said it was not the worst time to put their house on the market.
“The market is quite strong so we thought we give it a crack,” she said.
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