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Client result: Zuccoli, NT

Off-the-plan home, Zuccoli, Darwin

Sold off the plan in November 2024, this Top End home has already jumped 32% in value and returns an 8.2% rental yield.

The numbers

8.2% rental yield

Purchase price: $460,500 (off the plan, November 2024)
Current value: $675,000 (median house price, realestate.com.au, March 2026)
Rent estimate: $725 per week (high confidence, realestate.com.au, March 2026)
Rental yield: 8.2%

Figures as published at the dates shown, from the sources shown. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Darwin is often overlooked by east-coast investors, which is exactly why yields there are among the highest in the country.

This Zuccoli home was purchased off the plan in November 2024 for $460,500. Within 18 months the suburb median had reached $675,000 (realestate.com.au, March 2026), and the home rents at an estimated $725 per week, an 8.2% yield on the purchase price.

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