Dunne Real Estate

16/12/2025

Another Property Coming Soon!

03/11/2025

If 2026 is your target for relocating to the Highlands, you’ll need to organise your Sydney base now:

• Audit your home: condition, repairs, performance.
• Get a market appraisal early (we can help in the Highlands as destination and partner agent for your Sydney sale).
• Time your sale to support your purchase of the new lifestyle-home.
• Minimise debt-burden and align any outstanding obligations (mortgage, fees, tax).
• Begin visualising your Highland life: schools near Bowral, lifestyle blocks around Moss Vale, commuting options or remote work.

Your mission: convert Sydney capital into Southern Highlands quality. ”

03/11/2025

The Southern Highlands offers strong long-term fundamentals for those leaving Sydney:

• Regional NSW, including the Highlands, continues to outperform metro Sydney in recent quarterly value growth.
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• Lifestyle buyers from Sydney are drawn to the Highlands for acreage, space, schools, amenities and the ability to work remotely.
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• Price correction has created value: for example, median house price in Bowral around Sep 2025 was approx. A$1.53m – down ~7.3 % year-on-year.
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If you’re ready to leave the smoke & traffic behind and upgrade your life, the window is open. ”

03/11/2025

If your mind is set on leaving the rat-race in Sydney and relocating to the Southern Highlands in 2026, now is the time to begin your preparations. At Dunne Real Estate we serve up lifestyle, room, and value-for-money in the Highlands — where you can swap concrete jungle for rolling hills, heritage townships and fresh air. 🌿

Key steps to initiate your descent:
• Decide your budget and timeframe.
• Secure your Sydney sale or long-term plan for it.
• Pre-approve finance and lock in a local buyer agent or specialist.
• Start exploring the Highlands: Bowral, Burradoo, Moss Vale, Mittagong.
• List your Sydney asset in early 2026 for best transition.

Ready your blueprint. The next cycle approaches. ”

02/11/2025

Duplexing in the Southern Highlands — Myth or Mechanism?

During a recent conversation with a mortgage broker, we discussed the idea of duplex-ing properties in the Highlands region. Can you build/two-unit on one parcel, subdivide, rent one, live in one, or sell one? …
Pros: Potential for higher yield, diversified income, multi-family or multi-use.
Cons: Planning/zoning constraints in lifestyle areas; higher build cost; market may favour single free-standing homes; your principal seller profile might differ (people wanting rural-retreat not duplex).
Local info: Many properties here are lifestyle-oriented, large blocks, not necessarily high-density. Also, marketing shows strong value for large lifestyle estates.
Question to audience: What’s your take? Would you consider owning one home and renting the other in the Highlands, or would you prefer a single “flag-ship” residence? What are your biggest concerns: cost, approvals, rental demand?

01/11/2025

How to maximise your sale in the Southern Highlands:

Ensure realistic pricing (the market is selective).

Presentation matters: lifestyle properties must show the story.

Partner with an agency like Dunne to attract the right demographic (luxury-mindset, lifestyle seekers).
Local info: Bowral houses took ~96 days on market on average and vendor discounting is around -7.9%.

Advice: If you’re listing, ask your agent for recent comparable sales in your micro-area (town, acreage size, age of home) rather than broad regional averages.
Question: Sellers — what’s the one thing you’d love your agent to do when listing your property?

01/11/2025

Fun Fact!

In Bowral the median house is around $1.5 million and rental yields for houses roughly 3.0%.

31/10/2025

Who’s Buying in the Highlands & Why:

Many buyers are city-based looking for lifestyle change, remote/hybrid work advantage, space, tranquillity.

Rural/lifestyle properties are seeing shorter days on market: some estates now average ~60 days to sell vs ~120 days previously.

In Bowral rental demand is up (houses up ~11% in median rent over past 12m).

If you’re buying, what draws you to the Highlands — the space, the lifestyle, the investment potential? Let’s hear your priority.

31/10/2025

At Dunne Real Estate we specialise in rural, residential and lifestyle retreats in the Southern Highlands.
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Why choose us? We bring deep local knowledge, high-standard sales & marketing, and a track record of attracting the right buyers.

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween to everyone from the Dunne Team

30/10/2025

30/10/2025