Buying
Buying a home in Queensland, step by step: searching, offers, contracts, inspections and the costs along the way.
Logan votes to shrink its flood overlay by more than half
Logan City Council has endorsed removing its most extreme flood scenario from planning maps, a change expected to take 56.8 per cent of properties out of the overlay in early 2027.
Brisbane buyers get more room to negotiate as homes take 35 days to sell
Brisbane sales are down 27.2 per cent on a year ago and the median vendor discount has widened to 4.2 per cent, yet Westpac's survey finds Queensland buyers gloomier than most.
Buying a Queensland home from interstate or overseas: what differs
Queensland contracts, cooling-off, conveyancing and clocks all have local quirks, and foreign buyers face a federal ban on established homes until 30 June 2029. A step-by-step guide.
Building regulator maps Queensland's defect hotspots, region by region
The QBCC says roof cladding and wet areas lead its list of structural defects statewide, with pools and retaining walls on the Gold Coast. What buyers of newer homes can take from it.
Interstate arrivals to Queensland slow to 14,718 in the year to March
ABS figures released on 17 September show Queensland still gains more people from other states than anywhere else, but the net inflow is down 39 per cent in a year.
Queensland ranks second least affordable for home loans, REIA finds
The REIA's June quarter report puts Queensland loan repayments at 54.4 per cent of median family income, behind only New South Wales, as higher rates cancel out softer prices.
A median-income Queensland household can afford 9 per cent of homes
REA Group's affordability index for 2025-26 puts Queensland at a record low: 9 per cent of homes sold were within reach of a typical income, down from 15 per cent a year earlier.
Buying acreage in Queensland: the extra checks beyond the house
A few hectares bring vegetation maps, bores, tanks, registers of past land use and biosecurity zones that a suburban buyer never meets. What to search before signing, and where.
Reading a Queensland title search: owners, mortgages, easements, covenants
A current title search from Titles Queensland costs under $30 and shows who owns a property and what is registered against it. Here is how to read one, and what it leaves out.
Homebuyer sentiment jumps 12 per cent after the August rate hold
Westpac's August survey shows the 'time to buy a dwelling' index at 95.7, its highest since November, while expectations for house prices sink to a three-year low.
Checking flood risk before buying in Queensland: what the maps tell you
A seller in Queensland does not have to disclose past flooding. This guide explains FloodCheck, council flood maps and property reports, and what each one can and cannot show.
Buying a house and land package in Queensland: two contracts, one home
A package is usually a land contract and a building contract signed with different parties. How deposits, progress payments, warranty cover, duty and the first home grant apply to each.
Who is buying Queensland homes? NAB survey counts owner-occupiers first
NAB's June quarter survey of property professionals finds owner-occupiers behind more than half of established home sales in Queensland, with price still the main hurdle and foreign buyers at 1.9%.
Brisbane open homes draw 59 per cent fewer visitors than a year ago
Ray White's count of people through its open homes shows Brisbane with the sharpest fall of any capital, at about two visitors an inspection, though the slide has steadied since mid-June.
Queensland buyers are gloomier than those in states where prices fall
July's Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey puts Queensland's time-to-buy reading at 82, below New South Wales and Victoria, as fewer than half of Australians expect prices to rise.
Buying a unit in Queensland: read the body corporate records first
What the body corporate certificate tells a Queensland unit buyer, what it leaves out, and how to search the scheme's records for levies, repairs, insurance and disputes.
From today, Queensland home buyers are asked to prove who they are
Anti-money-laundering law reaches real estate agents and conveyancers on 1 July 2026. Here is what a Queensland buyer is asked for, by whom, and when in the sale.
The cooling-off period in Queensland: five business days, explained
How Queensland's five-business-day cooling-off period works for home buyers: when it starts, when it ends, the 0.25% penalty, and the sales where it does not apply at all.
Making an offer on a Queensland home: from first figure to signed contract
In Queensland an offer is usually a signed contract waiting for the seller's signature. How price, conditions, deposit and competing offers work before the deal becomes binding.
Queenslanders' house price expectations drop 15 per cent in a month
The June Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey shows Queensland households far less sure prices will keep rising, while the 'time to buy' reading recovers from a deep low.