Strong owner-occupier and investor demand is driven by The Gap’s leafy hilltop lifestyle, quality schools, and spillover from Brisbane buyers seeking larger homes while available family-sized stock stays limited and often attracts multiple offers. People buy for the mix of gentrified amenity, steady incomes and rental appeal, yet rate sensitivity plus finite large-lot supply and some industrial edges are risks even as green retrofits and infill redevelopment present growth levers. Prices have edged higher over the past six months, mid-single-digit gains, with median houses near $1.4M and units nudging the high $900Ks to $1.1M range, so another step-up depends on sustained affordability support.