A central Queensland real estate agent says the recent success of the industry event Beef Australia 2015 is a good sign for the property market.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland Rockhampton zone chairman Noel Livingston says despite economic uncertainty for some sectors, the market is showing signs of improvement with favourable buying conditions.
He says Beef Australia highlighted interest in the region.
"The beef market going as well as it is, is a very positive sign for our real estate market with high prices," he said.
"A bit of rain wouldn't go astray but the beef industry is looking better than it has for some time."
McGrath Estate Agents chief operating officer Geoff Lucas says his business is looking to expand in the region next month.
He says while the central Queensland market has been flat to down recently, he is optimistic about its future.
"I think that was probably echoed with the attention and the increased attendance at Beef Week," he said.
"It was quite obvious to us that there was an increased number of delegates and increased offshore interest in the region, and certainly in agriculture and particularly beef.
"We see that as an interesting [cycle] that is starting to develop and Rockhampton having a mix of both that and the coastal retreat area of Yeppoon, we think that will become more attractive to people as they become more familiar with it."
Mr Lucas says despite a downturn in the market, they have trained 25 new employees for their business.
"We think in the mid-term there will be a turn-around in that market place, we don't expect that there will be anything in the immediate term," he said.
"When we come to a region however, we're quite keen to invest in the long-term and we certainly see in the mid to the long-term there are some exciting opportunities."
Mr Livingston says while Rockhampton is still behind markets in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Cairns, the region is outperforming neighbours Gladstone and Mackay.
"What we've had in the last quarter is we've had improvement on our vacancy rate in our rental markets, which is a sign that there's some investment back in the market place," he said.
"We've had strong interest from first home buyers because of the price structure where we are now and because of that, you've got those people who own those homes that first home buyers are buying, they're upgrading."