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Decades of planning battles, two Olympics bids and a pandemic that reshaped commuter habits have quietly built the political case for extending the city's light rail north to Burleigh Heads and south to the airport.
Gold Coast locals describe daily disruptions from short-term rentals in their streets as council weighs new rules ahead of the 2032 Games.
With six years until the Brisbane-South-East Queensland Games, the Gold Coast is betting big on Coomera and Robina, and global precedent says timing is everything.
Gold Coast locals describe daily pressures from rising Airbnb numbers in their streets and call for tighter council rules.
An evergreen guide to getting out and about in Gold Coast.
From Olympic construction deadlines to short-term rental wars and a coastal development free-for-all, the forces pulling at the Gold Coast didn't arrive overnight.
With state and local regulators circling Airbnb-style rentals across the Gold Coast, property owners, investors and long-term renters are waiting to find out which way the rules will land.
As cities worldwide scramble to regulate Airbnb-style duplicate property listings, the Gold Coast is carving out a middle path, but housing advocates say it may not be enough.
With six years until Brisbane hosts the Olympics, the Gold Coast's two venue precincts face a cascade of funding deadlines, planning approvals and infrastructure calls that cannot be deferred much longer.
A growing problem with duplicate and misrepresented property images is rattling Gold Coast's short-term rental market, and the people who know the industry best are not staying quiet.
As Airbnb listings reshape suburbs from Surfers Paradise to Broadbeach, Gold Coast's regulatory approach is drawing comparisons, not always flattering, with cities that moved years earlier.
From Burleigh Heads to Coomera, locals say the proliferation of Airbnb-style properties is reshaping their neighbourhoods, and they want action before the 2032 Olympics construction wave makes things worse.
Years of rapid listings growth and resident complaints have shaped the council's latest regulatory steps.
A closer look at the statistics driving the city's approach to managing short-term rentals and their impact on local communities
An evergreen guide to getting out and about in Gold Coast.
Council advances short-term rental registration rules while 2032 Olympics work progresses at two key northern and southern venues.
As the city navigates the challenges of tourism recovery and coastal development, residents in suburbs like Burleigh Heads and Surfers Paradise share their concerns about the impact of short-term rentals on their neighbourhoods.
Duplicate and fake listing photos are distorting the Gold Coast's short-term rental market, and the data tells a damaging story for tourists and legitimate hosts alike.
Duplicate and fake listing images are costing Gold Coast renters and guests thousands, and council data reveals just how widespread the deception has become.
Duplicate and stolen listing photos are quietly distorting the Gold Coast short-term rental market, and a new audit is putting hard figures to a problem landlords and guests have complained about for years.
A growing wave of duplicate and misleading listing images is forcing Gold Coast councils, rental platforms and real estate bodies to decide who is responsible, and how fast they must act.
Duplicate and misleading listing photos are distorting the city's accommodation market, and the data shows the scale is bigger than most visitors realise.
Duplicate and misleading property photos listed on platforms like Airbnb are distorting booking data, inflating perceived supply, and costing Gold Coast hosts real money.
Duplicate image scams are hitting short-term rental hosts across the Gold Coast hard, with duplicated property photos turning up on competing listings, and authorities only beginning to catch up.
Duplicate and manipulated listing images are distorting the city's short-term rental market, and calls for regulatory action are growing louder.
As cities worldwide scramble to regulate the Airbnb-driven duplication of residential listings, Gold Coast's approach is drawing comparisons, not all flattering, from housing advocates tracking the global experiment.
City of Gold Coast councillors face a tightening deadline to finalise short-term rental rules that will reshape the housing market from Surfers Paradise to Coolangatta.
City of Gold Coast regulators and property platforms face a defining moment after a surge of duplicate and misrepresenting listing images exposes gaps in the city's short-term rental framework.
As councils globally crack down on misleading Airbnb listing photos, Gold Coast is finding its own path, but questions remain about whether it's moving fast enough.
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