Industry
The professions, the firms and the people behind every sale.
National award entries open as tickets close for Queensland's gala
Real Estate Business opened its 2027 awards on 7 October, the day entries closed for its revived Women in Real Estate Awards. The dates, and what Queensland agents enter.
Five Darling Downs offices take one name as office groups grow
Ray White Rural's Pittsworth-led group now trades as Condamine across five towns, and a four-office Century 21 group has launched north of Brisbane in the same week.
Fewer sales, longer campaigns: Brisbane's slowdown seen from the agency
Brisbane sales are 27.2% below a year ago and homes take 35 days to sell, up from 19. What those figures change in an agent's working week, and the rules that stay.
Off-market properties: what the term means and how they are found
An off-market home is sold without public advertising, not without rules. This guide explains the forms it takes in Queensland, how buyer's agents hear of them and what stays the same.
The indemnity insurance that stands behind a Queensland conveyancing file
Every Queensland law practice doing conveyancing carries compulsory professional indemnity insurance. Who provides it, how much it covers, how the levy works and what a claim involves.
Franchise, co-operative or independent: how agencies are structured
Behind the brand on a Queensland agency's window sits one of several business models. What each one is, who owns what, which rules apply and what it changes for a client.
When the seller is a lender, an estate or a court: the auctioneer's side
Mortgagee, deceased-estate, Public Trustee and court-ordered auctions in Queensland: who instructs the auctioneer, what duties sit behind the sale and what changes on the day.
What a rent roll is, how it is valued and why agencies trade them
A rent roll is the list of rental properties an agency manages, and often its most valuable asset. How the income works, how buyers price it and what a sale means for landlords.
Co-operative, flat fee or franchise: networks court local agencies
A 30-year Townsville agency has joined First National, One Agency has new owners and YPA has hired a Queensland franchise director, all within three weeks of September.
Two sessions a year: how a Queensland auctioneer stays licensed
For holders of a Queensland auctioneer licence: what renewal asks, how the yearly training rule applies to them, the three-month restoration window, and the regulator's powers.
Top 50 and Top 100 agent rankings: what they count, what they miss
Queensland's 50 highest-ranked agents settled 5,185 homes worth $8.4 billion in 2025. How trade rankings are built, what the figures show and how a seller can read them.
Bidding at a Queensland auction through a buyer's agent: the rules
A buyer's agent can bid for a client at a Queensland auction. This guide covers the written authority, bidder registration, the price limit, signing on the day and what stays private.
One lawyer for buyer and seller? Conflict rules in Queensland sales
How the solicitors' conduct rules treat acting for two parties to a Queensland sale, a solicitor's own interest, referral payments and a conflict that appears mid-file.
Phone, online and livestream bidding under Queensland auction rules
Queensland's auction rules were written for a crowd in one place. How registration, the bidders register, seller bids and announcements apply to a remote bidder.
Duty to the seller, honesty to the buyer: what the law asks of an agent
A Queensland agent works for the seller and must still be straight with the buyer. The conduct standards that draw that line, on price, facts, conflicts and advertising.
Buying or selling without a lawyer: the DIY paper trail in Queensland
A buyer or seller may handle their own Queensland transfer. What the Revenue Office and Titles Queensland expect from a self-represented party, and where it gets hard.
The reserve price at a Queensland auction: who sets it, who hears it
The reserve is the seller's figure, written down before auction day and kept from bidders. How it is set, recorded and reached, and what the auctioneer may say.
Buyer's agent or selling agent: who works for whom in Queensland
Two licensed agents can sit on opposite sides of one Queensland sale. This guide sets out who appoints each, who pays, what each owes the other side and what neither may do.
Ray White Queensland keeps its one-in-four target after a split year
At its annual awards in Brisbane, the state's largest network said its three targets stay as they are: a quarter of Queensland sales, 60,000 managed properties and 10,000 auctions.
REIQ names its 2026 awards finalists after a record year for entries
The REIQ has published the finalists for its 2026 Awards for Excellence, with nominations up by more than 100. What the awards measure and where a win leads.