The recent surge in prices in the real estate market has meant that NSW buyers are having to consider a wider range of suburbs to purchase in outside Sydney's inner ring and middle ring suburbs.
More and more buyers are looking at suburbs further north in the Central Coast and Newcastle areas which provide excellent value within reasonable price brackets - these areas are also getting boosts in infrastructure spending by the government, to support the growth in population.
There has been a large amount of activity since the first COVID lockdown in 2020, with more and more people having the ability to work from home in flexible arrangements, making areas such the Central Coast and Newcastle even more attractive.
Read the following article from the ABC website for more information on these changing trends and the drivers behind them - Skyrocketing house prices are pushing Sydneysiders north — and vastly changing the Central Coast - ABC News.