So, where should investor's look? Areas close to the Olympic complexes always enjoy the largest increase in property prices - as they benefit most from improved facilities and better transport links. This happened in the main area of development for the Sydney Olympics, Homebush Bay, a former industrial site 20 minutes from the centre of Sydney.House prices in Homebush Bay rose 70% in the five years in the run-up to the Olympics, compared to 50% in Sydney house prices generally.