The economic slowdown has not stopped buyers from forking out $40 million since Easter on luxury apartments in the $700 million Hilton Hotel twin towers project under construction in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
Since April purchasers have secured or placed deposits on 27 apartments including a mix of two and three-bedroom apartments worth an average [...]

Hilton Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast) – construction update…
Construction has topped out on the roof of the Boulevard tower of the Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel and Residences on the Gold Coast – reaching 32 levels and 186 residences.
At the same time, work is moving forward on the second and tallest tower, Orchid Tower, which is [...]

Property analysts have tipped the heart of Queensland’s glitter strip to be among the top performing suburbs in the property market this year.
The latest quarterly report by Colliers International highlighted Surfers Paradise, Southport and Labrador as hot spots in 2010, with house and unit prices set to soar between seven and 10 per cent.
Helensvale, Varsity [...]

Gold Coast Bulletin, October 11th, 2008
THE Raptis Group yesterday confirmed it was negotiating with Brookfield Multiplex over a possible tie-up on its Hilton Surfers Paradise project.
In a brief statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, the listed Gold Coast developer said discussions with Brookfield Multiplex were ‘ongoing’ and ‘no agreement has been concluded’.
The ASX statement came [...]

Gold Coast Bulletin – October 10th, 2008
RAPTIS Group appears to be close to hitching up its first major financial lifeline, with a deal said to be imminent on the sale of its Hilton Surfers Paradise project.
Market speculation has centred on construction giant Brookfield Multiplex as a likely buyer of the $700 million project, work on [...]