Investing
Investing in Queensland property: yields, growth, costs and the questions to ask before you buy.
Own name, company or trust: how a Queensland rental can be held
The name on the title decides how rental losses, capital gains and Queensland land tax are treated. A plain comparison of individuals, companies, trusts and super funds.
Foreign buyers of Queensland homes: approval, duty and land tax surcharge
A foreign buyer of a Queensland home faces three separate regimes: federal approval, an extra 8 per cent duty and a 3 per cent land tax surcharge. How each one works.
Bank figures put investors at 35.6 per cent of new home loans in June
APRA's June quarter figures put investors at more than a third of new home lending by banks, even as Queensland investor loan numbers fell 10.1 per cent.
Queensland accounts for 37 per cent of investor sales in PIPA survey
PIPA's 2026 survey of 626 investors finds more than a third of those who sold in the past year sold in Queensland, even as they rate the state second for investing.
Short-stay letting in Queensland: what councils and bodies corporate allow
Queensland has no statewide short-stay permit. Whether a home can be let by the night depends on the council, the planning scheme and, in a unit, the body corporate.
Build-to-rent exemption in gearing draft is too narrow, industry says
The Property Council's submission on the draft negative gearing rules, lodged 21 August, asks for a wider build-to-rent exemption and a 36-month window for new homes.
Minimum housing standards: what a Queensland rental owner must provide
Every Queensland rental has had to meet minimum housing standards since September 2024. What the standards require of an owner, and what follows when a home falls short.
Queensland investor home loans fall 10.1 per cent in the June quarter
ABS figures show investors took out a tenth fewer home loans in Queensland in the June quarter, part of the largest national fall in investor lending since 2022.
Treasury draft gives new homes 24 months to keep negative gearing
Draft federal legislation released on 4 August defines the new dwelling that stays negatively geared after July 2027, doubling the purchase window to 24 months.
Negative gearing and depreciation: how tax rules treat a rental property
What a rental loss is, which costs count now and which are spread over years, how building and fittings are written off, and what the law passed in June changes from 1 July 2027.
Investors turn to new builds and yield as 10 August deadline nears
Three weeks after the tax changes became law, investors are shifting toward new estates and higher-yield property, and super funds have until 10 August to borrow for housing.
Foreign buyers and non-resident landlords: what federal figures show
Tax data reported this week puts non-resident landlords' rental losses at $473 million, and Treasury has opened a review of approval conditions. The numbers, and Queensland's extra duty.
Gross and net rental yield: how Queensland investors measure a return
Yield is the first number quoted for any investment property and the easiest to misread. How gross and net yield are worked out, what the published figures mean, and what they leave out.
Buying an investment unit in Queensland: levies, sinking funds, by-laws
A unit comes with a body corporate, a budget and a rule book. How levies are set and shared, what a sinking fund must cover, what by-laws can and cannot do, and what to read first.
From 1 July the ATO applies its holiday home test to rental claims
The Tax Office's new approach to holiday homes that are also let to guests covers expenses from 1 July 2026. How the green, amber and red zones work for Queensland owners.
Investors now account for more than 40% of Brisbane home lending
Domain puts investors above 40 per cent of Brisbane lending, against a ten-year average of 32, as APRA's March quarter figures show investor loans growing as a share of bank books.
State Budget leaves land tax alone and eases foreign surcharge relief
Queensland's 2026-27 Budget changes no land tax rate or threshold. For investors, the moves are a lower bar for developer relief from foreign surcharges and a duty change for visa holders.
Negative gearing changes pass Parliament with a super fund lending ban
Parliament passed the negative gearing and capital gains tax changes on 25 June, adding a ban on new super fund loans for housing. What is settled, and what is still to come.
ATO figures: more than half of landlords now report a rental loss
Taxation statistics published on 17 June count 2.34 million people with a rental property in 2023-24. Just over half of them made a loss, up from just under half a year earlier.
Unlicensed short-stay manager fined: what Queensland owners should check
A Mount Tamborine operator who managed one holiday let without a real estate licence has been ordered to pay nearly $24,000. The rule behind the case applies to every co-host.