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What is happening in Queensland property, dated and explained.
Priority Development Areas approved 14,687 homes in 2025-26
Economic Development Queensland's results for the last financial year show approvals in State-run development areas up 45 per cent, with $568 million spent on infrastructure.
Sunshine Coast Stadium: demolition tender opens as clubs prepare to move
The Games authority is seeking an early works contractor for the Kawana stadium, weeks after the State approved $9 million to rehouse the clubs that use it.
Queensland has built 24 per cent of its Housing Accord share so far
The national housing council's August quarterly report shows Queensland approvals up 23 per cent in a year while completions slip, and moves the State's finish date to March 2031.
Brisbane's 51.9 per cent early result settles at 35.9 per cent
Cotality's final figures for the week ending 16 August put Brisbane's auction clearance rate 16 points below Monday's preliminary reading, while the Sunshine Coast barely moved.
How interest rates reach Queensland home prices, step by step
A cash rate decision in Sydney does not set the price of a house in Brisbane or Cairns. It passes through lenders, a regulator's buffer and buyers' borrowing limits first. Each step, explained.
Queensland's social housing register falls to 44,294 people
Figures reported by the ABC put the register at 44,294 in July 2026, below its level in October 2024. Housing groups want targets for the renters it does not count.
The Wave: station designs for Beerwah, Bells Creek and Caloundra go public
Residents have until 14 September 2026 to comment on three station precincts for the Sunshine Coast rail line listed in the 2032 Delivery Plan.
Townsville's Upper Ross gets $80 million in trunk works for 3,500 homes
A $95 million second-round allocation from the Residential Activation Fund backs water and sewer works in Townsville. The State says the projects open land for about 4,900 homes.
Ending a tenancy in Queensland: notice periods and grounds for each side
Who can end a Queensland tenancy, on what grounds and with how much notice: the rules for tenants and owners as the Residential Tenancies Authority publishes them.
Just over half of Brisbane's reported auctions sell in mid-August
Cotality's preliminary rate for Brisbane reached 51.9 per cent in the week ending 16 August, the best early result in 13 weeks, from 79 reported results out of 145 auctions.
Brisbane asking rents up 8.3 per cent in a year, SQM data shows
SQM Research's July figures leave Brisbane's vacancy rate at 0.9 per cent for a third reading, with combined asking rents at $756.11 a week in mid-August.
Brisbane is the only capital holding more auctions than a year ago
Final Cotality figures for the week ending 9 August count 161 Brisbane auctions, up 29.8 per cent on the same week of 2025, while 35.4 per cent of them ended in a sale.
How Brisbane 2032 venues get approved: the Games planning shortcut
Games venues skip the usual development application. A guide to section 53DD, the fifteen State Acts it sets aside, who decides instead and what review rights are left.
Southern Thornlands plan for 8,000 homes goes out for public comment
The proposed development scheme for the Southern Thornlands Priority Development Area in Redland City is open for submissions until 15 September, with $544 million of infrastructure listed.
Auction or private treaty in Queensland: how the two methods differ
Price display, cooling-off, conditions, deposit, disclosure and the statistics: what Queensland's rules say about selling a home by auction and by private treaty, side by side.
Cash rate stays on hold in August as the Board flags falling prices
The Monetary Policy Board left the cash rate unchanged on 11 August and noted prices falling in some capitals. Brisbane's July dip puts Queensland inside that remark.
RTA's 2026-27 compliance plan begins with bond claim evidence
Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority says its first focus for 2026-27 is whether owners and managers supply evidence for bond claims inside the 14-day limit.
Brisbane homes for sale jump 18 per cent in a single winter month
SQM Research counted 20,273 Brisbane listings in July, up 18 per cent on June. Most of the rise is stock that did not sell, with new listings up only 4.8 per cent.
Showgrounds rebuild costed at $287.5 million ahead of athlete village
The State has put a price on the Brisbane Showgrounds works and named Hutchinson Builders. Demolition at Machinery Hill is expected in September 2026.
Build-to-rent in Queensland: what it is, who builds it, how it is taxed
Build-to-rent towers are owned by one landlord and never sold off unit by unit. This guide explains the model, the Queensland land tax and duty concessions and the federal tax rules.