http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.a...e-for-properties/story-fnjfzsax-1227461435399
COWBOYS players purchasing property at Bohle Plains do not appear to have received deals and paid within market value, property records show.
While paying less than $200,000 for a block may seem cheap to those from Sydney or Melbourne, Townsvilles developments often provide more value for money.
Property records show that in Bohle Plains, where at least seven players have bought blocks, the median price of a land was $146,500.
The median price paid by the players in the suburb was $165,250.
Most blocks were purchased for between $129,000 and $176,000, with sizes ranging from 520sq m to 680sq m.
A North Ward apartment block where high-end sales are common. Picture: Fiona Harding
Questions were also raised over Johnathan Thurstons 2008 purchase of a high-end apartment in North Ward for $800,000
But similarly sized units in the same building sold within the same price range, with one selling for $810,000 less than two months later. While some apartments in the same building have sold for more than $1 million, they are much larger and are penthouses.
Co-captain Matt Scott and his wife bought a commercial warehouse unit built by Lancini Constructions for $700,000. But reports that the couple then tried to sell the property three weeks later have been unconfirmed with local agents saying the property has not been for sale in years.
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Hopefully this puts the whole issue to bed for good.
