Hunter Valley – Boom Town For Property Investors

There’s Coal In Them There Hills!

A booming mining industry, thriving agriculture and strong domestic tourism. The Hunter Valley has it all. And Portfolios has the investment opportunities. Portfolios is sourcing excellent investment property in this prosperous region that are still offering great rental returns and competitive prices.

You probably know the Hunter Valley as a great wine producing region. It is that but the Hunter Valley is so much more.

Stretching from Newcastle in the east out to upper reaches around Scone and Singleton, the Hunter Valley is set to experience a population boom. The regional population projections estimate an additional population of 120,000 residents will need to be housed by 2026. Much of this will take place in the Maitland to Singleton belt.

Lets look at some of the stats:

1. A booming mining industry that is still growing with demand in excess of 20 years. Top this with global demand for coal – particularly that found in the Hunter and this could go on indefinitely.
2. Mining aside the Hunter Region has a diverse employment base spanning all business sectors particularly mining, manufacturing, tourism, education and health.
3. New approved population centres including Kurri, Greta and Branxton. The Branxton development alone will accommodate around 30,000 homes.
4. Slid investment in health and education with a thriving public and private school community throughout the region.
5. A stable and temperate climate, close to beaches and scenery unparalleled in NSW creating the perfect family lifestyle of work opportunities and leisure
6. Massive infrastructure spending including:

• $350m Hunter Infrastructure Fund to be spent on local infrastructure including road rail and ports.
• Hunter Expressway – linking the upper Hunter Valley with the Newcastle-Sydney Freeway giving residents fast access to Newcastle and Sydney, due for completion in 2013
• Newcastle port expansion – the Newcastle port is continuing to expand with a larger coal loader and greater diversity – it is already one of the largest ports in the country with the largest coal loader in the world.
• Rail investment – both private and public sector investment in rail has been undertaken to improve rail freight and passenger services throughout the region.

The Hunter Valley has so much to offer and any astute investor will see it is a great long term investment.

All of this is with world famous wineries just minutes drive away for that family Sunday lunch or short break.

Portfolios has properties for viewing in the Hunter Valley – all our properties must meet a stringent investment criteria before we will consider offering it to you – if you haven’t dealt with Portfolios before log in and fill out our Client Portfolio Review and we’ll be in touch.

Call Portfolios – we can help you make it happen.