Find the top real estate agents in Central Highlands

The Central Highlands is a high-country, lake-dominated region where hydroelectric history and upland farming have shaped small service towns and lakeside hamlets such as Bothwell, Tarraleah, Miena and Liawenee. Median prices have seen a sharp pull-back, down 8.8% on the year to $310,000, the lowest level in two years, with the market finding a new level, and the median remains comfortably below the cycle high of October 2024.

Homes are selling in a median of 81 days, materially faster than a year ago. For sellers, the market is very localised, with Bothwell's historic core typically drawing buyers focused on period fabric and small-town services, while Miena and Liawenee appeal to anglers and weekenders prioritising water access. Tarraleah's village houses suit buyers who value a mixed lifestyle alongside visitor market potential, and Ouse and nearby service settlements function as practical bases for full-time residents seeking better road links. There is growing interest in short-stay accommodation and visitor facilities in the tourism pockets, which is supporting demand for renovated cottages and houses that can double as holiday rentals, while conservation and plateau management policies around the Central Plateau and Great Lake foreshore are tightening controls that make genuinely lakeside or heritage properties relatively scarce. That means sellers often need to position a property according to its pocket, whether heritage, lakeside, village or service centre, to set realistic expectations about who is likely to step through the front door.

Real estate agents in the Central Highlands work across lakeside, heritage and village pockets. The top 3 local agents dominate, handling 40% of sales over the past year. Their median sale of $290,000 sits 6.5% below the broader area median of $310,000, which can reflect the mix of homes they list. Their listings sold in a median of 61 days, faster than the area's typical 81 days, converting 46.2% of their listings into a successful sale, 7.2 percentage points behind the area's 53.4%.

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