Mr Rafter said the property, which came with seven carpark spaces behind the building, had potential for redevelopment as a commercial site, or as a residential building. The CBRE Sunshine Coast managing director said Maroochydore was an area of dramatic growth, adding he d moved his own office into Duporth Ave last year. He said the consistent, annual population growth of the Coast, of about 2.5 per cent a year, had spurred plenty of activity. Stewart and Associates Property s Vicki Stewart. As a result, there has been strong buyer interest from local, national and foreign investors, as well as from Australian institutions, he said.