ZERO VACANCY RATE IN GLADSTONE QLD

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jaymyateg
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November 17, 2010 - 10:23 am
I have recently become friends with LJ Hooker Gladstone on Facebook and they have stated tonight that they have a ZERO Vacancy Rate. Looks like a great place to invest.
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November 17, 2010 - 10:40 am
Could be too late – it's been labled as a hot-spot for a while now. Prices may have already jumped…..
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November 17, 2010 - 11:36 am
Hmmm looking on Realestate.com.au and the individual sites they are still reasonable and surely the rents will be quite high if there are no properties?
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November 20, 2010 - 1:02 am
Also interesting to note that there are currently only 115 properties advertised for rent in realestate.com.au, but 850 jobs in Gladstone on seek.com.au.
This is a sure sign of a huge housing shortage coming soon, with huge competition for rentals which will rapidly increase rents in coming months.
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November 20, 2010 - 1:33 am
Hi Mattnz
Many of the ads on Seek are from agencies and more often than not there are numerous ads from different agencies for the same job. The company I work for advertised on Seek and there were 7 agencies advertising the same position. I received 3 applications from the same person from different agencies.
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November 20, 2010 - 3:06 am
It also works the other way too John. Multiple vacancies from a single advertisement, for example this ad for a number of boilermakers and welders http://www.seek.com.au/Job/boilermakers-welders-gladstone/in/gladstone-central-qld/18527791
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November 20, 2010 - 4:11 am
Hi Mattnz
This is what i'm talking about as Outback Industrial is a recruitment agency and, according to their website, have and I quote
"At the present time we hold details for in excess of one hundred highly skilled, qualfied and referenced candidates looking to work in the Industrial Sector, Australia-Wide:"
Not excactly secure employment. Usually the best ads for mulitple vacancies are from companies wanting to employ and not agencies.
That's not to say that Gladstone is not a good investment area. I have been looking over in Qld around the Bowen Basin and surrounding areas for a little while and looking to fly over to get a look at the areas.