Units are outpacing houses across Logan-Beaudesert as rising prices push buyers toward more affordable options.
Ray White data scientist Paolo Sumulong said unit values were about $670,000 in May, up 21.1 per cent over the year, compared with house values of about $955,000, which rose 15.3 per cent.
The gap suggests buyers priced out of detached homes are placing more pressure on units and townhouses.
Logan-Beaudesert remains one of the few major South East Queensland markets with a median house price below $1 million, but that advantage is narrowing.
Mr Sumulong said Neoval data to June put the region’s median house price at $951,000, compared with Brisbane at $1.14 million, the Gold Coast at $1.4 million and the Sunshine Coast at $1.28 million.
“That affordability gap may continue to attract buyers priced out of neighbouring markets,” he said.
However, unit data shows affordability pressure is spreading.
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland said Logan’s median unit price rose 6.63 per cent in the March quarter to $700,000, with annual growth reaching 22.77 per cent.
Units also sold quickly, with a median of 14 days on market.
Broader Brisbane trends point to the same shift.
Cotality Head of Research Gerard Burg said buyers were increasingly turning to apartments.
“Buyers are redirecting their focus toward apartments, which is rapidly erasing the traditional price gap,” Mr Burg said.
While referring to Brisbane, the same pattern is emerging in Logan-Beaudesert, where unit growth is outpacing houses.
For buyers, units and townhouses are no longer the quiet corner of the market, but the next pressure point as house prices approach seven figures.
