Market
What is happening in Queensland property, dated and explained.
Brisbane clearance rate jumps to 41.6 per cent but trails last year
With 168 auctions, Brisbane was busier than a year ago and its preliminary clearance rate rose 16.8 points in a week, Cotality reports. It was still the lowest capital.
Centenary Pool closes as Games works spread to three inner-city sites
Within ten days the Games authority took over the Spring Hill pool, earthworks began in the stadium footprint and demolition started at the Showgrounds.
Pass-ins nearly double withdrawals as Brisbane clears 26 per cent
Final Cotality figures for the first week of spring show 34 of Brisbane's 131 auctions sold, while pass-ins outnumbered withdrawals almost two to one across the capitals.
Stockland named first partner in the State's new developer program
Economic Development Queensland has launched a Partner Program for large developers and signed coordination agreements with two water utilities serving South East Queensland.
Infrastructure charges in Queensland: who pays for the roads and pipes
Every new lot and apartment in Queensland carries a charge for trunk roads, water, sewers and parks. This guide explains who sets it, the State cap, how it is paid and what the State funds.
How rental vacancy rates are measured, and why Queensland sources differ
REIQ, SQM Research and Cotality each publish a vacancy rate for Brisbane, and the figures do not match. How each one is built, and how to read them side by side.
Queensland prices rise while national housing value falls, ABS says
The ABS reports the first fall in the total value of Australian homes since 2022, driven by New South Wales and Victoria. Queensland's mean dwelling price rose to $1,130,600 in the June quarter.
Brisbane homes now take 28 days to sell, and units are outpacing houses
Cotality figures reported this week show Brisbane's median selling time up from 19 days a year ago. Unit values are 13.2 per cent higher over the year, ahead of houses at 10.3 per cent.
Spring opens in Brisbane with one auction in four finding a buyer
Cotality's preliminary count for the first week of spring puts Brisbane at 133 auctions and a 24.8 per cent clearance rate, the city's second-lowest early result of 2026.
Five developers chosen for nearly 2,200 homes at Northshore Hamilton
Economic Development Queensland has named development partners for five parcels on a 6.1 hectare Brisbane riverfront site, with construction expected from mid-2028.
Sunshine Coast home values ease from their autumn peak after a long run
REA Group figures put the Sunshine Coast median at $1.213 million, 1.3 per cent below April's peak. Cotality's median is higher, and both show a market that has stopped climbing.
Brisbane asking prices drop 1.7 per cent in August as unsold stock ages
SQM Research's August report shows Brisbane vendors trimming asking prices while fewer new homes come to market. Queensland distressed listings reached 1,497, up 25.3 per cent in a year.
Brisbane values fall 2.7 per cent in three months as annual growth slows
Cotality's August index has Brisbane dwelling values down 1.0 per cent for the month and regional Queensland down 0.5 per cent. Annual growth in the capital has slowed to 10.8 per cent.
Rental yields edge up as values fall, with regional Queensland at 4.2%
Cotality's August index puts Brisbane's gross rental yield at 3.4 per cent and regional Queensland's at 4.2 per cent, as the national vacancy rate reaches 1.9 per cent.
Queensland dwelling approvals fall 13.9 per cent in July
ABS figures show 4,200 Queensland dwellings approved in July, the sharpest monthly fall among the larger states, while the trend series kept rising and stands 20 per cent above a year ago.
Queensland's median house price posts its first quarterly fall since 2022
REIQ figures for the June quarter put the statewide median house price at $983,000, down 0.91 per cent, and units at $810,000. Most of the 16 major markets still rose.
August's five early readings: Brisbane auctions peak, then slide
Preliminary Cotality figures for the week ending 30 August put Brisbane's auction clearance rate at 31.5 per cent, with both coastal markets recording higher early rates on small counts.
Nine State-owned sites go to market for up to 5,754 homes
Queensland's Land Activation Program now has nine surplus government sites in market processes, Economic Development Queensland says, from South Brisbane to Townsville.
Brisbane auction clearance sits 30 points under last year's level
Final Cotality figures for the week ending 23 August show 32.7 per cent of Brisbane's 151 auctions sold, against 62.5 per cent a year earlier, the widest annual gap of the larger capitals.
CPI rents hold at 3.6 per cent as housing leads Brisbane inflation
The ABS's July CPI shows rents up 3.6 per cent in a year, far less than advertised rents. In Brisbane, housing was the largest contributor to a 3.7 per cent rise.