Prices & trends
House and unit prices across Queensland, what moves them, and how to read the figures behind the headlines.
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.
Brisbane house buyers need $17,000 more income than in January
Cotality's June chart pack, published on 18 June, measures what rising values and rates have done to the household income needed to buy a median Brisbane house or unit.
Reserve Bank holds at 4.35% and says housing momentum has shifted
The Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged on 16 June after three rises this year. Its statement notes falling prices in some capitals; Brisbane is not yet among them.
How Queensland home price indexes work, and why they give different numbers
Median sale prices, stratified medians and hedonic indexes all claim to measure the same market. A plain guide to what Cotality, PropTrack, the ABS and the REIQ each count.
Queensland's mean dwelling price is now second only to NSW, ABS says
ABS figures released on 9 June put Queensland's mean dwelling price at $1,123,700 in the March quarter 2026, up $49,800 in three months and above the national mean.
Commonwealth Bank now expects flat national home prices in 2026
The bank's 4 June housing note cuts its 2026 forecast for the second time in a month. It says Brisbane is still growing, only more slowly, as rates and tax changes bite.
Brisbane home values rise 0.9% in May while the national index stalls
Cotality's Home Value Index for May, published on 1 June, shows Brisbane and regional Queensland still rising while Sydney and Melbourne fall and the national figure is flat.