And in addition to the $27 million in sales by HIRR, Hope Island Resort’s developer stock sales team recorded another $32 million in sales.

Hope Island Resort Realty agency manager Jose St Ange said the level of enquiry and overall interest was extremely strong throughout the holiday season and the sales were made across the board.

Hope Island Resort Realty was originally established by Walker Corporation, owners of the Hope Island Resort, to assist resort residents buying and selling their properties.

However, the agency has quickly established itself as a specialist general real estate agency on the northern end of the Coast and the skills and expertise of its team have it seen enjoy considerable growth.

“We now act for clients not only in Hope Island Resort, but throughout the whole northern end,” he said.

Mr St Ange said in total the agency finalized 29 sales for a value of $27,033,000. Seven sales were made to local Gold Coast residents, seven to other Queenslanders, one to a New South Wales resident, two to Victorians, three to current Hope Island Resort residents and five to international buyers.

“We sold two dry lots to a developer of a total of $680,000 and another site to a separate individual who is going to develop marina style homes for $5.5 million,” he said.

“The level of interest and visitation to Hope Island Resort during the period was extremely strong.”

Hope Island Resort marketing manager David Small said the developer stock sold during the period included three waterfront blocks of land in one line for a value of $3 million and a mix of dry and wet blocks, four Gracemere Island homes and four of the lakefront duplex apartments.

“When you combine the sales of both the agency team and our developer stock team it adds up to a very impressive figure of more than $59 million,” he said.

“And when you consider that this level of sales has been made at a time when there are many commentators saying the property market is flat or softening then you can only think what it would be look in a running market.

“Hope Island Resort is going from strength to strength because of the unique lifestyle it provides and the variety of residential living options with broad appeal to a wide cross section of the community.”

Mr Small said residential options at Hope Island Resort currently included waterfront duplex apartments in a ground floor/first floor configuration, villas and soon to be released direct ocean access waterfront apartments.

“We basically have a quality; architect designed housing option for everyone no matter what stage in life they are at, but stock levels are dropping.”