Island & Resort Commercial Property

An island on the Swan River and an enormous headless statue in the middle of Perth Water? The rejected ideas for Perth’s waterfront revitalisation over the years are barely believable.

Tourism investors or operators can buy more than 90% of picturesque Fraser Island’s accommodation in one hit, with two resorts put up for sale as part of a larger package.

Islands sales have come thick and fast in Australia this year, but this is the first time you can drive your car to the ‘open for inspection’.

The cavalcade of Queensland island real estate offerings continues, after Fitzroy Island Resort, off the coast of Cairns, was officially placed on the market.

The majority of the strata apartments at Queensland’s $80 million Peppers Airlie Beach resort, as well as the resort’s management rights, are on the market for just $15 million as part of a receiver sale.

Asian investor interest in Queensland’s leisure and tourism sector has been solidified with China Capital Investment Group’s $25 million acquisition of the perpetual lease of South Molle Island.

Queensland’s tropical islands are continuing their renaissance, with an island that once attracted interest from Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts floated for sale.

They don’t come cheap, but for the right price you could secure one of three tropical islands currently on the market in Queensland.

Who hasn’t dreamt about owning an island resort in the Whitsundays? Or maybe a tropical resort at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef?