Buying Gold Coast

Matt Srama
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Buying Gold Coast takes you behind the scenes of one of Australia’s most exciting real estate markets. Hosted by former professional athlete turned Gold Coast real estate entrepreneur Matt Srama, this podcast uncovers the insights, strategies, and success stories that define the Gold Coast and what makes this beautiful region truly shine! Hear from top industry specific professionals, seasoned investors, property developers, bold renovators, and local Gold Coast success stories—as they share actionable tips and key lessons for you to put into action. Matt also opens up about his own personal journey to building a multimillion-dollar portfolio and leading an award-winning buyer’s agency right here on the Gold Coast. Whether you’re buying, selling, or simply curious, each episode offers inspiration and an edge for smart property moves. Subscribe now to start your Gold Coast property journey today!

  1. Sep 28

    The Most Expensive Thing Buyers Are Doing Right Now

    Recently Matt was interviewed for Bothsides Podcast by Daniel Beardall. This week we’re sharing that episode for all of you. The most expensive thing buyers are doing right now is staying out of the market. Not because they aren't motivated. Most have finance approved. They're just waiting for a certainty that never comes. Matt joins buyers agent Daniel Beardall on Bothsides to break down why low urgency markets are where the best buyers move. The Buy Zone framework, the Gold Coast price bracket Matt rates right now, and the bridesmaid suburbs picking up the ripple.  🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: Why staying out of the market is the most expensive mistake buyers make The Buy Zone framework: positioning vs urgency Why the best time to buy property is when urgency is low The emotion of certainty, and why it stops most buyers Why a fair price for a good property beats a good price for a fair one How to spot gentrification early, and what's happening in Tweed Heads Barefoot, shoes, e-bike or car: the four price points of beach access The Gold Coast owner occupier bracket Matt rates right now Bridesmaid suburbs from Elanora to Labrador and Mermaid Waters How to find motivated sellers, and the question most buyers never ask an agent Why off market properties aren't always the best deal The property due diligence most buyers skip Negative gearing changes and buying through a company or trust Why granny flats are an S-tier asset for real estate investing Pigeon pairing: balancing capital growth with cash flow Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist Connect with Daniel: Bothsides by Daniel Beardall  Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@bothsidespodcast  Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3wNWmFad9vzMqAwHfNaNzT?si=7510743792304c96  If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

  2. Sep 21

    The Hidden Northern Gold Coast Pockets Buyers Should Watch

    Some of the best pockets on the Gold Coast don't come up when you search. Not because they're secret. Because they're not suburbs. They're pockets inside suburbs, and unless you already know the name, you'll scroll straight past them. Matt sits down with Srama's northern Gold Coast specialist Olivia McCrea to go through five of the best hidden. Real streets and real price points.  Plus the search tip that changes how you look for property anywhere. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: Why searching by suburb and postcode makes you miss the best pockets Behind the Broadwater in Biggera Waters, and where to start looking Why units there start around $750K while houses sit in the early ones How to value a pocket when there's no local evidence yet Chirn Park in Labrador, and what's happened to sub $1M duplexes there Monterey Keys in Helensvale, and why the bad press created the value The only northern pocket with waterfront homes outside a gated estate Arundel Hills, bigger blocks and the Parkwood effect Oxenford and Riversdale Road: acreage without leaving the coast Why dual living is the fastest growing request on the northern Gold Coast Two separate houses on one block, secured under $2M Brisbane connectivity, 2032 and where the northern end is heading The best pocket around $2M for an owner occupier right now Where to eat and where to take the kids on a Sunday Connect with usInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

    The Hidden Northern Gold Coast Pockets Buyers Should Watch

  3. Sep 14

    Gold Coast Property Q&A: Where to Buy, Renovate and Invest in 2026

    Can $800k get you anything on the Gold Coast? Should buyers act while the market is moving more slowly? In this Q&A episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt and Justin answer your property questions. Matt also shares how buyers can use a slower market to strengthen their negotiating position. He explains when commercial property may fit into an investment portfolio and why capital growth can be important when trying to scale.  🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 www.srama.com.au  In this episode, we cover: What $800,000 can buy on the Gold Coast Property investment opportunities and negotiation strategies Commercial property and rentvesting Capital growth versus cash flow Rising Gold Coast rents First-home buyer advice Granny flats, duplexes and cosmetic renovations New-build and house-and-land investment risks Creating value through renovation Finding reliable Gold Coast trades Episodes mentioned: Jason Pate episode https://youtu.be/qCQK5FS_X48  Grimmond episode https://youtu.be/JxMLF_0PsSc  Darren Palmer episode https://youtu.be/w-fxGGZ1Kmo  Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8 647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → www.srama.com.au Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

    Gold Coast Property Q&A: Where to Buy, Renovate and Invest in 2026

  4. Sep 7

    Gold Coast Property Update: The Market Just Turned

    The budget announcement stopped the market cold. For about three weeks barely anyone showed up to opens. That's turned around now. Open home numbers are back and so is agent confidence. More appraisals usually means more listings on the way. Matt sits down with Brandon for a chat on where the southern Gold Coast market actually sits. Brandon is one of the lead buyers agents at Srama. Then they walk through three deals the team just secured across the price points that move this market.  Plus the best runs and the new spots worth eating at on the southern end. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: Where the Gold Coast property market sits, and why October could be strong How to read the market in a 90 day window What open home numbers tell you before prices move Beachside units: what Brandon targets from Burleigh to Coolangatta Why blocks of eight or under beat high rises A boutique unit secured off market just north of $1M The price gap east and west of the Gold Coast Highway Why the same units traded in the high sevens a year ago Family homes: school catchments and bridesmaid suburbs Why off market isn't always the best deal Why they let an off market property run to market, and got a better price A Mermaid Waters corner block secured off market at $1.8M Why duplexes are running 2.8 to 3.2 right now The question most buyers never ask an agent Where to eat and the three best runs on the southern Gold Coast Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

  5. Aug 31

    The Numbers Behind Every Property Development

    Being a developer isn't about buying sites. It's about knowing what's about to go wrong.  The founder of Sherpa has been developing for decades, including through the GFC when buyers walked away from sold out buildings. He takes Matt through how a development gets funded, why he prices under the market deliberately, and the numbers that tell him a site won't work. Plus why he buys beachside, not beachfront. At Palm Beach that gap is 100%.  🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: The 5 stages of every property development, and why one is always the constraint Why being a property developer isn't about buying sites Property development finance: senior debt, mezzanine funding and the capital stack Why equity is the dearest form of debt How a development approval creates equity before you build What goes wrong: builder insolvency, trades walking, a $9M loss Why Sherpa sells 5% under market on purpose The site model: 40x40 blocks and why car parking governs everything The 60% rule that kills most development sites Property development for beginners: the 900sqm filter Beachside vs beachfront, and the 100% price gap at Palm Beach Rooftops, retail income and lower body corporate fees What a $750K first home really costs to service Property of the week: an off market home in Elanora — Palm Beach quality, six minutes away.  Connect with Sherpa Website → https://sherpagroup.com.au/  Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sherpapropertygroup/  Connect with us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you're serious about how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

    The Numbers Behind Every Property Development

  6. Aug 25

    Top 10 Priciest Suburbs for Units on the Gold Coast in 2026

    Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach. These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's why some of the names you'd expect are missing.  Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The top three will surprise a lot of people. Number one isn't a suburb most buyers have on their radar.  🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: The 10 most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units Why Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach miss the list entirely Why canal front units are surging Why Broadbeach makes the list despite high density and cheap one-bedders The suburb Matt tips to break into the top five within 24 months Palm Beach Gold Coast: from $700K to over $1.2M in roughly 12 months, and why Burleigh Heads now rivals Broadbeach An off market unit the team secured under $1M against a $1.3M median The unit type Matt looks for everywhere  Prices are medians sourced from realestate.com.au and other market data at time of recording.  Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=enTikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you’re keen on learning about buying property on the Gold Coast and staying ahead of the market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

    Top 10 Priciest Suburbs for Units on the Gold Coast in 2026

  7. Aug 17

    The Gold Coast Suburbs a Luxury Builder Would Buy in 2026

    Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach. These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now, counted down from ten to one. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's exactly why some of the names you'd expect are missing.  Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The top three surprised a lot of people. Number one isn't a suburb most buyers have on their radar. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: The 10 most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units, counted down from #10 to #1 Why Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach miss the list entirely Broadbeach Waters, Currumbin and Runaway Bay — canal front units and why they're surging Why Broadbeach makes the list despite high density and cheap one-bedders Miami — the suburb Matt tips to break into the top five within 24 months Palm Beach Gold Coast: from $700K to over $1.2M in roughly 12 months, and why Burleigh Heads now rivals Broadbeach Coolangatta, Greenmount and Rainbow Bay — plus an off market unit the team secured under $1M against a $1.3M median Main Beach, the Marina Mirage redevelopment, and the older high rises worth renovating The surprise at #1, why limited supply makes it hold, and the unit type Matt looks for everywhere — low-set brick walk-ups, blocks of six to eight, strong land to asset ratio Prices are medians sourced from realestate.com.au and other market data at time of recording.  Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/buying_goldcoast/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

    The Gold Coast Suburbs a Luxury Builder Would Buy in 2026

  8. Aug 11

    Gold Coast Property Q&A: Market Crash, Rents & Townhouses

    Some Gold Coast pockets are up 85% in five years. So the question everyone's asking is fair enough, trees don't grow to the sky, so is the market about to crash? Matt gives his honest answer: this is a market normalising, not crashing. He explains why the Gold Coast doesn't boom and bust the way a mining town does, and the two things he rarely says publicly because people don't want to hear them. We also get to your questions on what AI will and won't replace in a buyers agent's role, the minimum spend for quality commercial property in an SMSF, and whether townhouses are a good first investment. Got a question for the show?We mention a dedicated email in this episode — that's still in the works. For now, the fastest way to get your question answered is to drop it in the YouTube comments or send us a DM on Instagram: @buyinggoldcoast or @matt_srama. We pull the questions for these Q&A eps straight from there. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/ In this episode, we cover: Why 85% growth was never going to continue, and why that's a good thing Gold Coast property crash or market normalising — the difference explained Supply and demand on the Gold Coast, and why a landlocked city behaves differently Why one-industry towns boom and bust, and what that means for Australian property investors The thing Matt rarely says publicly, and why your rent is going up AI in real estate — what it replaces and what it never will Why authenticity is about to become more valuable, not less Minimum spend for quality commercial property in an SMSF on the Gold Coast Are townhouses a good first investment? Land to asset ratio explained What to look for when buying Gold Coast real estate in 2026 Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist If you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelis

    Gold Coast Property Q&A: Market Crash, Rents & Townhouses
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Buying Gold Coast takes you behind the scenes of one of Australia’s most exciting real estate markets. Hosted by former professional athlete turned Gold Coast real estate entrepreneur Matt Srama, this podcast uncovers the insights, strategies, and success stories that define the Gold Coast and what makes this beautiful region truly shine! Hear from top industry specific professionals, seasoned investors, property developers, bold renovators, and local Gold Coast success stories—as they share actionable tips and key lessons for you to put into action. Matt also opens up about his own personal journey to building a multimillion-dollar portfolio and leading an award-winning buyer’s agency right here on the Gold Coast. Whether you’re buying, selling, or simply curious, each episode offers inspiration and an edge for smart property moves. Subscribe now to start your Gold Coast property journey today!

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  • Creator
    Matt Srama
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    192
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matt Srama
  • Show Website
    Buying Gold Coast

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