August Market Wrap: 111 Listings, $80M+ Sold & The Spring Surge

In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to unpack the full results for August 2026. Despite broader media talk of a slowing market, NGU Real Estate Ipswich put together a massive month, listing 111 properties and achieving 79 sales totaling over $80 million in local real estate.

Steve details why the upcoming defense, teaching, and medical transfer season makes early spring our peak selling period, and why local acreage properties across the 4306 postcode are continuing to set price records. He also addresses the quietness among first-home buyers and bargain-hunting investors, offering a direct, data-backed look at where the Ipswich property and rental markets are really heading. If you want the honest picture of where the local market stands right now, this is the episode for you.