Built with pride, sold for a dream

Phil and Danielle Eton with their three children, Sienna 16, and twins Connor and Hunter, 13. Picture: Glenn Hampson Phil Eton and his father-in-law dug the footings by hand to rebuild their family’s home from the ground up. Now, they face another steep challenge: selling the luxury property into a cooling market to secure their dream lifestyle. After placing a subject-to-sale offer on an acreage property in Beechmont, Phil and his wife Danielle had to list 21 Yoorana Place, Broadbeach Waters, meeting the reality of a shifting economic tide. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom home on a 556 sqm block is marketed by Ray White TMG agents, Matt Micallef and Austin Clarke, with a $2.295m price tag. The family has owned the property for 17 years. Picture: Glenn Hampson It comes as PropTrack data shows the Gold Coast eased 0.7 per cent in the current 2026 national downturn. But having owned the block for close to two decades, the family understands why the region is classed as one of Queensland’s most “correction-proof” markets. “Everything ebbs and flows,” Mr Eton said. “The value of the property and what we have to move it for now is below what we had expected. “We’re not super confident at...