Quiet Abbotsford is often overlooked, finds Susannah Petty.

STRONG coastal holiday sales and rentals during Christmas and the new year has seen the property market bounce back from last year's downturn.

WITH the HSC results coming out last week and the changeover time for university rentals, parents are getting into investment mode.

IT was harder to rent a property in Newcastle last month than anywhere else in NSW.

Even in the depths of winter you'll warm to this peaceful seaside community. HARDYS BAY-KILLCARE