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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.
Buying a house and land package in Queensland: two contracts, one home
A package is usually a land contract and a building contract signed with different parties. How deposits, progress payments, warranty cover, duty and the first home grant apply to each.
Workspace, subscriber, signer: an e-conveyancing glossary for Queensland
The working vocabulary of electronic settlement, term by term, taken from the national rule books and Titles Queensland, with a note on the words the rules leave undefined.
What stays with the house: fixtures and chattels in a Queensland sale
The standard Queensland contract sells the lot, its improvements and a written list of chattels. How each is defined, what the seller may take, and what happens to items left behind.
Home concession now asks for citizenship: what changes for movers
Since 1 August the Queensland home concession, worth up to $7,175, is closed to most temporary residents. The forms, the arithmetic and the conditions that have not moved.
Regional vacancies rise and property managers carry the conversation
As vacancy rates lift in 27 Queensland regions, trade press reports property managers are the ones explaining rents, repairs and re-letting to owners and tenants.
Victoria Park draft legacy plan opens for eight weeks of public comment
The State has published Arup's draft plan for the parkland around Brisbane Stadium and the National Aquatic Centre. Comment closes on 27 September 2026.
Bundaberg gets $52 million for roads and pipes ahead of 4,700 homes
Three trunk infrastructure projects in Bundaberg have been funded in the second round of the Residential Activation Fund. The State says they open land for more than 4,700 homes.
Cairns' Barlow Park to close in September as builder search opens
The Games authority is seeking a Cairns-based builder for the Barlow Park grandstand and has set a 21 September closure. Dates, design feedback and what the upgrade delivers.
A year of seller disclosure: Law Society says the scheme is working
Twelve months after Queensland ended buyer beware, the Queensland Law Society says seller disclosure is giving contracts more certainty. What it covers, and what it leaves out.
Apartments and townhouses lead Queensland's 2025-26 approvals growth
Full-year figures show Queensland's multi-unit approvals up 49.6 per cent in 2025-26, the strongest of any state, with June's total the highest of the quarter.
Agency chatbots and tenants: what an automated reply cannot do
What a property management chatbot does with a tenant's message, what the privacy regulator expects of the agency using it, and which Queensland notices software cannot replace.
July at auction: Brisbane's four final results, none above 35.4 per cent
Cotality's last July release puts Brisbane at 29.5 per cent from 132 auctions. Across the four weeks ending in July, the city's final clearance rate peaked at 35.4 per cent.
Vacancies rise in 27 Queensland regions, yet the state stays at 1.0%
The REIQ's June quarter report finds more rentals available in 27 of 50 regions, led by the Fraser Coast, while Greater Brisbane did not move.
Tiered, fixed or percentage commission: how each one is calculated
Queensland lets a seller and an agent agree any commission structure, provided it is written down. Worked examples show how a flat rate, a fixed fee and a tiered scale behave as the price moves.
Buyer's agent, property adviser or promoter: telling the roles apart
Not everyone who helps an investor find a property works for the investor. This guide explains the Queensland licence, appointment and disclosure rules that show who is acting for whom.
How an asking price is set in Queensland, and what the law says about it
An appraisal, a figure on the appointment form and a price in the advertisement: how each is reached when a Queensland home is sold, and the rules that tie them together.
First 249 homes are being built at North Harbour, a year after declaration
Work has begun in the Early Release Area of the North Harbour Priority Development Area at Burpengary East, where more than 3,700 homes and a marina are planned.
Checking a Queensland conveyancing lawyer before you engage one
In Queensland, conveyancing for a fee is legal work. Here is how to confirm a practising certificate, read a firm's structure and understand who handles complaints.
First home duty concessions in Queensland: thresholds and new homes
How Queensland charges transfer duty on a first home: nothing up to $700,000 on an existing home, a sliding concession to $800,000, and no duty on a new home.