Newlywed Emilee Clark said she was ‘speechless’ at the desperate state of Brisbane’s housing market. Pic: Supplied/Instagram
Just five years ago, newlywed couple Emilee Clark and Clinton Hames picked up a four-bedroom house in Rochedale South for $505,000.
Today, $800,000 in the same suburb in Brisbane’s outer south barely gets you four intact walls.
The fitness influencer and her husband, who tied the knot late last year, were left gobsmacked after stepping inside an open home at 44 Narelle Cres that has sent Aussie house hunters into a collective meltdown.
Footage posted to Ms Clark’s social media shows her walking through what looks more like an abandoned squatter’s den than a family home, complete with peeling paint, stained ceilings, damaged walls, filthy surfaces, and debris strewn across the floor.
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Footage of the filthy property drew outrage
‘$800k is the new 80k’
“Speechless at the Brisbane housing market,” Emilee captioned the clip, which shows her inspecting the home’s shocking state of disrepair.
The property is being sold by the Public Trustee of Queensland, an entity typically tasked with managing deceased estates or state administrations.
While that may explain decades of neglect, it hasn’t softened the blow of the official spin for the three-bedroom disaster zone marketed by agent Rebecca Prosser.
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An aerial view of the property gives no clue of the horrors inside
It’s marketed as a golden opportunity for renovators, investors or owner-occupiers
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Listing copy described the dilapidated house as “comfortable as is, yet offering exciting scope to modernise and personalise”, framing the 607 sqm elevated block as a golden opportunity.
“This classic highset home presents an outstanding opportunity to secure a property packed with potential,” the listing stated.
“This is the kind of home that renovators, investors and owner-occupiers alike will recognise as a rare chance to add value in a sought-after location!”
Ms Clark’s followers didn’t hold back.
The inspection showed no signs of a clean-up
“Good God it needs demolition,” one said, while another branded the interior decor “crackhouse chic”.
“It’s actually a health hazard and shouldn’t be allowed to go on the market in that condition,” fumed one commenter.
Others took aim at greedy landlords and the brutal state of the rental sector.
“Yeah but you’re renting that out for $1600 per week. All of those rooms are bedrooms according to Brisbane property managers!” one user wrote. Another added: “Well yeah, you’re not supposed to live in it, the tenants can pay $800pw to deal with all that.”
The house is being sold by the public trustee
It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms
For buyers locked out of the market, the listing laid bare the absurdity of today’s entry-level price tags.
“800k in repairs,” one person joked, while another said: “800k is the new 80k.”
The inspection was a staggering reminder of just how unhinged Brisbane property has become.
Soaring house prices post-pandemic have finally slowed this year as priced-out buyers hit the wall.
Demand is still strong for entry-level priced homes despite the downturn
With listings piling up and buyer budgets stretched to the brink, vendors are now forced to lower their prices or risk languishing on the market.
Yet with demand still strong in the sub-$1m bracket, and realestate.com.au data showing 17.5 per cent house price growth in Rochedale South since last year, this unliveable tear-down is commanding almost $300,000 more than a four-bedroom home on a 786 sqm block just down the road in 2021.
