{"id":54649,"date":"2023-04-17T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T01:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=54649"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T01:08:12","slug":"lake-macquarie-named-amongst-most-desirable-locations-for-those-seeking-sea-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/lake-macquarie-named-amongst-most-desirable-locations-for-those-seeking-sea-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Macquarie Named Amongst Most Desirable Locations For Those Seeking Sea Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New data has revealed the Lake Macquarie region is one of the most desirable locations for city dwellers looking for a sea change in the last quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/regionalaustralia.org.au\/Web\/Web\/About-Us\/Who-we-are.aspx?hkey=e09e2c42-6c1d-4ef1-9b0f-d8a7077afc34\">Regional Australia Institute<\/a>\u2019s <em>Regional Movers Index<\/em> has found the Central Coast\u2019s northern neighbours as the fourth most desirable area in Australia, pushing Wollongong out of the top five this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Macquarie has also been named by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) as the number one location for people moving from a major city to a regional area in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news for Lake Macquarie follows one Central Coast postcode being named amongst the top ten spots for first home buyers to purchase property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from property experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotrack.com.au\/property-market-update\/\">InfoTrack<\/a> confirmed the Central Coast is a<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/central-coast-suburbs-named-in-nsw-top-10-for-first-home-buyers\/\"> property hotspot<\/a>, with the 2250 postcode coming in at number five for the highest volume of sales for first time home buyers in the last quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2250 postcode is the only area outside of Sydney\u2019s western suburbs to make the top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Listen via the Star 104.5 Player, download it now via the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/star-104-5-central-coast\/id1068731232\"><em>App Store<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=au.com.star1045\"><em>Google Play<\/em><\/a><em> and take Star 104.5 wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Images:&nbsp;Pexels \/ Karolina Grabowska<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Bek Lougher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SEE MORE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/here-are-all-the-locations-featured-in-the-toni-collettes-pieces-of-her-filmed-on-the-central-coast\/\">Here Are All The Local Locations Featured In The Toni Collette Drama Filmed On The Central Coast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New data has revealed the Lake Macquarie region is one of the most desirable locations for city dwellers looking for a sea change in the last quarter. 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