Market
What is happening in Queensland property, dated and explained.
South-east Queensland sellers adjust as homes take longer to sell
An ABC report of 15 July, drawing on Cotality data, describes a Brisbane market where stock is building, auctions are clearing less often and buyers have more room to negotiate.
Toowoomba water plant grant is the largest yet from the State fund
A $145 million grant for a new water treatment plant south of Toowoomba leads $155 million of housing infrastructure funding for the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley.
AUSTRAC spells out how identity checks work when a home sells at auction
Guidance updated by AUSTRAC on 10 July says agents may delay customer checks on an auction buyer who is only known once the hammer falls. What that means on a Queensland auction day.
Queensland adds rental application forms for disability accommodation
A regulation change on 10 July brought two rental application forms for NDIS specialist disability accommodation and widened two definitions of lessor, the RTA says.
Athlete villages for Brisbane 2032: where they go, what they become
Four athlete villages are planned for 2032, in Bowen Hills, the Gold Coast, Maroochydore and Rockhampton. A guide to each site, who delivers it and the housing promised afterwards.
From 23.8 to 43 per cent: Brisbane's auction rate rebounds in a week
Cotality's preliminary results for the week ending 12 July show Brisbane clearing 43.0 per cent of 128 auctions, a 19-point jump that still leaves it last among the larger capitals.
Gold Coast rents hit $950 a week for houses, above every capital
Domain figures reported by the ABC put Gold Coast median rents at $950 a week for houses and $850 for units in the June quarter, both higher than Sydney's medians.
Brisbane's median now sits $147,302 below Sydney's, REIQ points out
An REIQ release of 10 July on interstate migration sets Queensland's population gains beside Cotality medians. Regional Queensland is now dearer than regional NSW.
Cotality review puts Brisbane's median rent at $734, third among capitals
Cotality's June quarter rental review has Brisbane's median dwelling rent at $734 a week, behind Sydney and Perth, with national rents up 5.9 per cent in a year.
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast out-clear Brisbane in a 23.5 per cent week
Final Cotality figures for the week ending 5 July show both coasts clearing about 35 per cent of auctions while Brisbane finalised at 23.5 per cent with 77 homes passed in.
Brisbane house rents reach $700 a week while unit rents stay flat
Domain's June quarter rent report puts Brisbane's median house rent at a record $700 a week, up 2.9 per cent in three months. Unit rents did not move from $660.
World equestrian chiefs inspect Toowoomba Showgrounds for 2032
An international equestrian delegation has visited the Toowoomba Showgrounds, the venue proposed for 2032. What must be upgraded, where visitors would stay and what is undecided.
Up 0.3% or down 0.2%? Two indexes split on Brisbane prices in June
PropTrack's index has Brisbane prices slipping in June while Cotality's has them rising. The gap is half a percentage point, and both agree the market has slowed.
Brisbane's early auction result drops to 23.8 per cent
Cotality's preliminary figures for the week ending 5 July put Brisbane's clearance rate at 23.8 per cent from 120 auctions, the city's lowest early reading since May 2020.
Fewer units approved in May as Queensland houses keep their pace
May building approvals show Queensland's monthly total falling while the house trend edged higher. The drop sits in apartments and townhouses, the lumpiest part of the count.
Brisbane growth slows to 0.3% in June as Cotality revises May down
Cotality's June Home Value Index, out on 1 July, shows the national index falling 0.4%, Brisbane still rising but far more slowly, and an earlier Brisbane figure revised lower.
Brisbane ends June with the lowest auction clearance of any capital
Brisbane's early clearance rate rose to 39.3 per cent in the last full week of June, Cotality reports, and it was still the lowest of any capital city. A look back at the month.
Gold Coast auctions: fewer than one in four sells in mid-June week
Ten of the 43 Gold Coast auctions held in the week ending 21 June ended in a sale, Cotality's final figures show, while Brisbane cleared under 40 per cent for a fourth week.
What the 2026-27 Queensland Budget puts toward new housing supply
The State Budget handed down on 23 June backs trunk infrastructure, a new activation fund and social housing. A plain account of the supply measures and their scale.
Domain forecasts Brisbane house price growth of 3% to 7% next year
Forecasts reported by the ABC on 25 June have Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth still rising in the 2026-27 financial year while Sydney and Melbourne houses are tipped to fall.