Does NOVAQ Realty buy investment property in Sydney?

Selectively. Sydney rarely clears our yield filter as a pure cashflow play, so we mostly buy here for owner-occupiers, upgraders, or long-horizon growth investors using equity from a higher-yielding portfolio elsewhere.

Where in Sydney are you most active?

The Western Sydney Airport / Metro West corridor (Penrith, St Marys, Marsden Park), the gentrifying inner west (Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Earlwood) and Sutherland Shire for family upgraders.

How do you handle Sydney holding costs for investors?

We model holding costs against the client's serviceability buffer (typically 2-3 years of negative carry at a stressed rate) before recommending a Sydney acquisition. If the buffer isn't there, we redirect the capital to a higher-yielding market.

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Sydney remains Australia's deepest property market. We are selective — focusing on owner-occupier-grade middle-ring houses and infrastructure-led pockets where the rent-to-price gap is bridgeable. We rarely chase yield here.

Market snapshot

Sydney at a glance

Median house

$1,650,000

Median unit

$845,000

Rental yield range

2.6% – 3.4%

Vacancy rate

~1.4%

12-month growth

+5.1% (12m to Apr 2026)

Sources: CoreLogic, SQM Research, ABS — indicative as at May 2026. Numbers are not guarantees of future performance.

Why we buy here

Permanent supply constraint — geography + planning
Metro West and Western Sydney Airport corridor reshaping employment maps
Strongest long-run capital growth profile in the country

Suburbs we’re watching

Penrith / St Marys
Airport + Metro West corridor
Inner West (Marrickville/Dulwich Hill)
Gentrification + rail
Sutherland Shire
Lifestyle + family demand, low turnover

What to watch

Holding cost shock is real — we model serviceability buffers conservatively
Strata stock with flammable cladding or structural defects — always inspected out

Sydney FAQs

Buying in Sydney — questions we hear most

Does NOVAQ Realty buy investment property in Sydney?: Selectively. Sydney rarely clears our yield filter as a pure cashflow play, so we mostly buy here for owner-occupiers, upgraders, or long-horizon growth investors using equity from a higher-yielding portfolio elsewhere.
Where in Sydney are you most active?: The Western Sydney Airport / Metro West corridor (Penrith, St Marys, Marsden Park), the gentrifying inner west (Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Earlwood) and Sutherland Shire for family upgraders.
How do you handle Sydney holding costs for investors?: We model holding costs against the client's serviceability buffer (typically 2-3 years of negative carry at a stressed rate) before recommending a Sydney acquisition. If the buffer isn't there, we redirect the capital to a higher-yielding market.

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NOVAQ Realty

44 Sky Royal Terrace
Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Australia

+61 415 083 710·admin@novaqrealty.com.au

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