Sean Cary Real Estate Noosa

23/09/2026

Last year, the single biggest property capital gain in the entire country came from a unit market in a suburb of Toowoomba. Not Sydney, not the Gold Coast — Toowoomba. 🏡

I heard this on a podcast recently and it stuck with me, because it cuts against what the headlines constantly tell us. Australia isn't one property market — it's thousands of them, and they don't all move together.

Right now Sydney and Melbourne have softened around 6% over the year, while Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide have posted solid gains. Same country, same rates — completely different outcomes.

So where does Noosa sit? Broadly steady. Values today are much where they were a year ago — a market holding its ground while others give way.

I've written up what I'm seeing on the ground, including one shift that tells a more interesting story than prices alone. Have a read 👇
https://seancary.com.au/blog/why-national-property-headlines-rarely-tell-the-full-story

01/09/2026

The 2026 Budget brought the biggest changes to investment property tax in nearly 30 years — and the headlines have predicted the worst ever since.

But after 20+ years in Noosa, what I'm seeing on the ground tells a more nuanced story. Fewer rentals, tight vacancy, constrained supply, and a market driven by people who want to live here.

I've written up the full analysis — the link's here

The 2026 Federal Budget introduced the most significant changes to the taxation of investment property in nearly 30 years. Understandably, the changes to negative gearing...

04/08/2026

One Noosa estate quietly tells the story of the entire market

One estate. Ten years. A perfect snapshot of Noosa. Elysium was finished around 2015, which makes it a rare clean case study — you can see its whole rental story from the start.

The numbers:

🏠 Permanent rentals: 48 in 2015 → 25 today
💰 4-bed median rent, Noosa Heads: $630 (2015) → $655 (2020) → $1,200 now

The twist? Rents were basically flat for five years. Then they rose 83% in the next five.

Fewer rentals. Higher rents. More owner-occupiers. It's Noosa in a nutshell — tightly held, lifestyle-driven, and increasingly a place people buy to live.

Own here and curious what it means for you? If you own here and want to know what these numbers mean for your place, reach out any time.

22/07/2026

This morning's real estate chat on Noosa FM with Len Tyler covered a story I couldn't wait to share — one I heard firsthand at the REIQ conference last week. 🎙️
A homeowner in Miami sold his house using ChatGPT. No agent, five days on market, five offers, and a saving of around US$28,000 in commission. It made news worldwide — and fair enough, it's a remarkable story.
But there's a second chapter. A senior agent close to the sale estimates he likely left somewhere between US$75,000 and US$225,000 on the table. Five offers in three days is a negotiator's dream — buyers competing, urgency building — and there was nobody there to conduct it. The bidding war that should have happened simply never did. He was pressured by a buyer to take an offer with a time limit.
For what it's worth, I use AI in my own business every day and I think it's a wonderful tool. But it can't call the underbidder back, and it can't sense when a buyer has one more offer left in them. That part is still, and I suspect always will be, human.
The fee is what you see. The negotiation is what you get.

23/06/2026

Thrilled to be able to help in the start of this property journey.

09/06/2026

Thrilled to be part of this sale with both the buyers and the seller very happy and both lovely to deal with!!

01/06/2026

Another example of the auction process working and getting a great result in 40 days, in a market that typically takes twice that long to sell!!

30/05/2026

26/05/2026

It’s been a pleasure to help some lovely buyers from Sydney find their first home. After initially missing out on a property nearby, we were able to find one that fitted their budget and style!!

15/05/2026

Through a strategic styling and auction campaign, this property was successfully sold in just 40 days - well ahead of the current market average of 90. We continue to see that well presented homes, with a competitive auction strategy, consistently attract stronger buyer interest, reduce time on market, and deliver premium sale prices.