Industry
The professions, the firms and the people behind every sale.
How auctioneering competitions are judged, from the REIQ to the Austros
What entrants must do in the REIQ's contest, how the Australasian championships are fed and run, and what the organisers do and do not publish about scoring.
Solicitors' trust accounts and the fidelity fund in a property sale
How money is held by a Queensland law practice during a sale or purchase: trust money, the yearly external examination, Law Society investigations and the fidelity fund.
Complaints about a Queensland agent: who handles them, what can happen
The agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the tenancy authority and the tribunal each deal with a different kind of complaint about an agent. Here is how each works.
Licensed in another state: can an agent work on a Queensland sale?
Queensland sits outside automatic mutual recognition, so an interstate or New Zealand agent needs a Queensland licence. How the transfer works and what a seller should check.
REMAX has a new owner: what the Real merger means for local offices
The US$880 million merger of Real and REMAX closed on 24 August. REMAX Australia says its Queensland franchise offices keep their name, their owners and their model.
Buyer's agents' national association elects a Brisbane-based president
REBAA has a new president after three years, announced on 24 August. What the association is, what it requires of members, and the questions on fees and licensing now in front of it.
From preamble to hammer: how a Queensland auction call is built
The auction call has a fixed shape: preamble, opening bid, increments, a pause, three calls. What each part is for, the words used, and the Queensland rules behind them.
Appointing a buyer's agent in Queensland: what Form 6 must contain
A buyer's agent cannot start work in Queensland without a signed appointment. This guide goes through the form entry by entry: services, limits, fees, due dates, term and how it ends.
What a property manager does in Queensland: licence, appointment, duties
Managing a rental for someone else is licensed work in Queensland. Who may do it, how the owner appoints them, and the legal duties that run through a tenancy.
Property searches in a Queensland purchase: a map of who holds what
A map of the property searches behind a Queensland purchase: who holds each record, what a result can change, and what seller disclosure now shows before signing.
Super fund home lending ends on 10 August: buyer's agents brace
New loans for housing inside self-managed super funds stop on 10 August. Trade press reports buyer's agencies built on that niche expect a sharp fall in work, as investors change course.
Noosa, Currumbin, Redcliffe: three networks open offices in one week
Ray White, Harcourts and McGrath each announced a new south-east Queensland coastal office in the first days of August, all three while sales activity was slowing.
Before the first bid: the bidders register an auctioneer must keep
What the auctioneer must record before taking a bid in Queensland, whose identity is checked and how, who may read the register, and how it sits beside the new buyer checks.
Regional vacancies rise and property managers carry the conversation
As vacancy rates lift in 27 Queensland regions, trade press reports property managers are the ones explaining rents, repairs and re-letting to owners and tenants.
Buyer's agent, property adviser or promoter: telling the roles apart
Not everyone who helps an investor find a property works for the investor. This guide explains the Queensland licence, appointment and disclosure rules that show who is acting for whom.
Checking a Queensland conveyancing lawyer before you engage one
In Queensland, conveyancing for a fee is legal work. Here is how to confirm a practising certificate, read a firm's structure and understand who handles complaints.
What the REIQ is and what it does for Queensland's property agents
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland trains agents, writes practice guidance, runs awards and speaks for the profession. It does not license anyone. How the two roles differ.
Keeping a Queensland property licence: renewal, lapse and time away
A Queensland property licence must be renewed, can be restored for three months after expiry and can be deactivated. The rules for each, plus transfers, suspension and cancellation.
Who hires the auctioneer in Queensland, and how the fee is agreed
An auctioneer cannot act in Queensland without a written appointment. Who makes it, what the form records about fees and expenses, and what to ask about the bill.
How buyer's agents are paid: fixed fees, percentages and disclosure
A buyer's agent's fee is negotiated, not regulated, in Queensland. This guide explains engagement fees, fixed and percentage models, GST, expenses and what must be written down.