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Boost to Buy: how Queensland's shared equity scheme works for a buyer
Queensland's Boost to Buy lets a first buyer purchase with a 2 per cent deposit while the State takes a share of the home. How the share works, who qualifies and how it ends.
Money sent to the wrong account: the first hours and who to tell
When a deposit, bond or settlement payment goes to a false account, time decides what comes back. The order of calls, the reports to make and the routes for a complaint.
Paper or screen: the nine dealings Queensland lawyers must lodge online
Since 20 February 2023 nine common title instruments must be lodged electronically by professionals in Queensland. The list, the exemptions, the form that claims them and the history.
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.
AI-drafted condition reports: what Queensland tenancy law still asks
Form 1a, Form 14a and routine inspections carry fixed duties and deadlines in Queensland. Where photo-to-text and voice-to-text drafting fits, and who answers for the wording.
Nineteen council areas to get new land values in 2027, Logan included
The State has named the 19 local government areas to be revalued in 2027, from Logan and Moreton Bay to Mount Isa. The valuation date is 1 October 2026.
Super fund home lending ends on 10 August: buyer's agents brace
New loans for housing inside self-managed super funds stop on 10 August. Trade press reports buyer's agencies built on that niche expect a sharp fall in work, as investors change course.
How ASIC classifies a token tied to a Queensland rental unit
ASIC's Information Sheet 225 sets the tests for whether a property token is a financial product. Each test, the licences that follow and the no-action deadline, applied to one unit.
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.
Electronic conveyancing in Queensland: how a settlement completes
No one meets to settle a Queensland sale any more. This guide explains the shared workspace, the checks before signing, how the money moves and who writes the rules.
Mortgage hardship cases rise 5.3% as AFCA complaints hit a record
Two readings published on 4 and 5 August show more borrowers asking lenders for help and more disputes reaching the ombudsman. The average loan enquiry is shrinking fastest in Brisbane.
Noosa, Currumbin, Redcliffe: three networks open offices in one week
Ray White, Harcourts and McGrath each announced a new south-east Queensland coastal office in the first days of August, all three while sales activity was slowing.
Treasury draft gives new homes 24 months to keep negative gearing
Draft federal legislation released on 4 August defines the new dwelling that stays negatively geared after July 2027, doubling the purchase window to 24 months.
Before the first bid: the bidders register an auctioneer must keep
What the auctioneer must record before taking a bid in Queensland, whose identity is checked and how, who may read the register, and how it sits beside the new buyer checks.
Queensland adds a citizenship or residency test to first-buyer duty relief
For contracts entered into from 1 August 2026, Queensland's first home transfer duty concessions are open only to citizens, permanent residents and specified foreign retirees.
Pool safety certificates when selling a Queensland home
A seller with a pool either hands over a current pool safety certificate before settlement or gives a Form 36 notice. What each route involves, and what an inspector looks for.
Body corporate by email and e-vote: Queensland's digital rulebook
Electronic votes, emailed meeting notices and record requests in a Queensland body corporate: what the regulation modules allow, what a scheme must decide first, and the fees from 1 July 2026.
Brisbane's early auction clearance rate climbs back above 40 per cent
Cotality's preliminary count for the week ending 2 August puts Brisbane at 42.0 per cent from 139 auctions, with the Sunshine Coast close behind and the Gold Coast well below.