A coastal home in Tweed Heads, Northern NSW

Off-Market Property · Northern NSW & Gold Coast

The houses that never reach the open market.

A weekly brief on off-market homes between Broadbeach and Cabarita — for serious buyers who want first look, before anything lists publicly.

Curated by Breige Quinn · @buyingwithbreige

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Off-Market Properties · Northern NSW & Gold Coast

Advertising a house on the Gold Coast costs $1,500 to $5,000, paid upfront, before anyone has made an offer.

If it doesn’t sell, you don’t get it back. So a lot of owners never list. They would sell at the right price, but not for the cost of putting their address, their photographs and their price expectations in front of the entire internet on the chance it works.

Those houses are the ones with the least competition on them. Breige Quinn writes a weekly brief on what’s moving off-market between Broadbeach and Cabarita, and matches buyers to owners before anything goes public.

A home at Palm Beach on the Southern Gold Coast

Palm Beach, Southern Gold Coast

Quick answer

What are off-market properties in Northern NSW and the Gold Coast?

Off-market properties are houses sold privately, by introduction, without ever being publicly listed. Buyers reach them through a relationship with someone who knows the local seller, agent, or family. The brief is how Breige Quinn signals what’s moving.

What listing actually costs

The advertising bill is why so many houses never appear.

$1,500–$5,000

Marketing a standard Gold Coast home. Paid by the seller, upfront, whether it sells or not.

$800–$2,500

Of that, the share going to realestate.com.au and Domain. Neither publishes a price list. Your postcode sets the number.

$0

Portal fees on a house sold off-market. No upgrade tiers, no advertising levy, no days-on-market counter running in public.

Queensland figures published 2026. A worked breakdown of an $800,000 Ormeau sale put marketing at $3,500. See the full cost breakdown and sources →

For Buyers

Houses you won’t see on realestate.com.au.

Breige works with serious buyers across Broadbeach, Burleigh, Palm Beach, Currumbin, Kingscliff, Cabarita, and the suburbs in between. Subscribe to the weekly brief to read what she’s seeing, then get in touch and she’ll help you buy.

Register as a buyer → How the process works

For Sellers

Sell discreetly, by introduction.

For owners who would rather not run an open campaign. We match your property to a buyer on our register before it goes anywhere public. Average time to introduction: two weeks.

Tell us about the property → How the process works

Where we work

Across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW.

Essential reading

Start here.

FAQ

Common questions.

What is an off-market property?

A house sold privately, by introduction, without ever being publicly listed. Buyers reach the property through someone who knows the seller, the agent, or the family. Sellers avoid open campaigns, marketing costs, and weekend disruption.

Which suburbs does Breige cover?

Her patch runs Broadbeach to Cabarita — the southern Gold Coast beaches through to the northern NSW coast. It’s a strong off-market market: owners value discretion, the buyer pool is national and international, and most premium streets see private sales that never reach the portals.

How does the buyer’s agent service work?

We brief on what you’re looking for, search and shortlist off-market options, run inspections, negotiate terms, and coordinate settlement. Fee structure is shared at first call; see how the process works.

How do I access off-market properties?

Subscribe to the brief to see what’s moving each week. Register as a buyer when you’re ready to start a search — we’ll match you to off-market properties that fit your brief.

What areas do you cover?

Northern NSW from Tweed Heads through Kingscliff and Cabarita Beach. Southern Gold Coast from Coolangatta through Currumbin, Burleigh, Mermaid, and Broadbeach.

The Brief

A weekly note on what’s moving off-market.

Subscribe to read what Breige is seeing each week. Houses, streets, and owners you won’t hear about anywhere else.

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