Stories from the Central Coast.
Market reads, buying and selling guides, and the lifestyle that makes this stretch of coast home — written by the George Brand team.
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Market Updates
Central Coast Property Market Update: Winter 2026
Market update from the George Brand sales team, July 2026 The Central Coast median house price reached about $1,103,000 in the year to February 2026, up 6.7 per cent from around $1,034,000. That follows a 2025 in which prices across the region rose roughly 10 per cent, and it fits a longer pattern. Over the […]
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23 July 2026
Holidays
What’s On in August 2026: Your Local Guide to Avoca, Copacabana & Surrounds
A local’s guide from the George Brand team Staying on the Coast this August? Good choice. Winter here means crisp mornings, beaches you’ll have nearly to yourself, and whales moving past the headlands most days. This is the guide we give our own visiting friends, so consider yourself family for the week. Whales, first and […]
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23 July 2026
Holidays
How Our Holiday Property Management Tech Stack Puts More in Your Pocket
From the George Brand holiday letting team A holiday home on the Central Coast is a lovely thing to own and a demanding thing to run. Guest messages arrive at nine at night, every weekend of the year needs a pricing decision, calendars have to line up across multiple booking sites, and other people’s money […]
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23 July 2026
Selling
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell: A Local’s Guide to Presentation That Pays
From the George Brand sales team Ask anyone who has sold a few homes with us and they’ll tell you the same thing: preparation sells houses. Two near-identical places on the same street can land very different results, and the gap usually comes down to how each one was presented. The encouraging part is that […]
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23 July 2026
Market Updates
Central Coast Rental Market Update: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know in 2026
From the George Brand property management team, July 2026 If you own an investment property on the Central Coast, the middle of 2026 finds you in a strong position. Vacancy is very tight, rents keep edging up, and good rentals are letting quickly. Tenants, on the other hand, are doing it tough, and we’ll get […]
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23 July 2026
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