Prices & trends
House and unit prices across Queensland, what moves them, and how to read the figures behind the headlines.
Under 1 per cent of borrowers owe more than their home is worth, RBA says
The Reserve Bank's October Financial Stability Review tests a 20 per cent fall in home prices and finds about 5 per cent of mortgages would be in negative equity. What that means in Queensland.
Brisbane records the sharpest monthly fall of any capital in September
Cotality's September index shows Brisbane dwelling values down 1.5 per cent, edging past Sydney's fall, with home sales in the city 27.2 per cent lower than a year ago.
Fourth rate rise of 2026 lifts the cash rate to 4.60 per cent
The Reserve Bank raised the cash rate by 0.25 points on 29 September, to its highest level since 2011. What the move does to borrowing limits as Queensland's selling season begins.
Days on market, listings and discounting: Queensland's market signals
Prices are the last thing to move. Listing counts, selling times and vendor discounts shift first. What each measure counts, who publishes it, and why two sources rarely give the same number.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brisbane home values slip 0.6 per cent in July as the slowdown arrives
Cotality's July index shows Brisbane dwelling values down 0.6 per cent and regional Queensland down 0.3 per cent, in the steepest national monthly fall since December 2022.
Reading a suburb median price in Queensland: what it shows and hides
A suburb median is the middle of the sales that happened to be recorded. How sample size, the mix of homes, the period and the boundary change the number, with REIQ examples.
Brisbane houses reach a record $1.21 million as unit prices dip
Domain's June quarter House Price Report, covered by Broker Daily on 23 July, has Brisbane houses up 0.4% to a record while units record their first quarterly fall in three years.
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.
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.
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 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.