Buy & Sell
Buying, selling and investing in Queensland, step by step.
Selling
Brisbane homes for sale jump 18.5 per cent in May, SQM Research finds
SQM Research counted 16,973 Brisbane listings in May, 18.5 per cent more than in April, while asking prices slipped 1.0 per cent. What the release tells a seller.
Buying
Building and pest inspections in Queensland: what they cover and miss
Who can inspect a Queensland home before you buy, what the building and termite reports look at, where their limits are, and the other checks that fill the gaps.
Investing
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.
Investing
What the bill limiting rental losses to new homes says, line by line
The bill that limits negative gearing to new homes was introduced on 28 May. What it says about rental losses, capital gains and the homes Queensland investors already own.