All stories
Everything published in Queensland Estate, newest first.
Brisbane open homes draw 59 per cent fewer visitors than a year ago
Ray White's count of people through its open homes shows Brisbane with the sharpest fall of any capital, at about two visitors an inspection, though the slide has steadied since mid-June.
Building a first home in Queensland: land, grant and progress payments
Buying a block and building is two contracts, one loan paid in stages and four deadlines. How the $30,000 grant, the land duty concession and Queensland's builder payment rules fit together.
Special conditions in Queensland contracts: subject to sale, due diligence
Special conditions are where a standard Queensland contract becomes one particular deal. How subject-to-sale, due diligence and other added clauses work, and what each needs to say.
Who hires the auctioneer in Queensland, and how the fee is agreed
An auctioneer cannot act in Queensland without a written appointment. Who makes it, what the form records about fees and expenses, and what to ask about the bill.
BMD to move the first earth at Victoria Park from early August
Queensland civil builder BMD has won the early works for Brisbane Stadium, with bulk earthworks due from early August 2026 and running to mid-2027. What the package covers.
The law behind e-conveyancing: how a national scheme binds Queensland
Electronic settlement rests on one national law that Queensland applies through its own 2013 Act. How the layers fit, what the two rulebooks are for, and who enforces them.
Investors turn to new builds and yield as 10 August deadline nears
Three weeks after the tax changes became law, investors are shifting toward new estates and higher-yield property, and super funds have until 10 August to borrow for housing.
Titles Queensland opens an online drop box for self-lodged title changes
From 20 July, people acting for themselves can lodge eight kinds of title dealing online and answer registry requisitions there. Settlements by professionals are unchanged.
Halls Creek declared a Priority Development Area for 12,000 homes
The State has declared more than 1,200 hectares south of Caloundra a Priority Development Area, taking planning control of what could become up to 12,000 homes.
Foreign buyers and non-resident landlords: what federal figures show
Tax data reported this week puts non-resident landlords' rental losses at $473 million, and Treasury has opened a review of approval conditions. The numbers, and Queensland's extra duty.
Selling at auction in Queensland: the seller's choices and the law's rules
A seller sets the reserve, the agent and the terms. Queensland law fixes the rest: no price guides, announced vendor bids, a bidder register and disclosure before the hammer.
How buyer's agents are paid: fixed fees, percentages and disclosure
A buyer's agent's fee is negotiated, not regulated, in Queensland. This guide explains engagement fees, fixed and percentage models, GST, expenses and what must be written down.
Preparing the seller disclosure statement: what a Queensland seller gathers
Form 2 comes with a bundle of certificates behind it. Which documents a Queensland seller collects, where each comes from, and why accuracy at handover matters.
Brisbane vacancy holds at 0.9 per cent as the national rate rises
SQM Research counts 3,065 vacant rentals in Brisbane in June, a rate of 0.9 per cent for a second month, while the national rate moved up to 1.3 per cent.
When a buyer or seller defaults on a Queensland contract: the remedies
What counts as default under the standard Queensland contract, the choice to affirm or terminate, and what each side can then claim: deposit, resale loss, interest and costs.
Capital gains tax when you sell: the main residence exemption's limits
Selling the home you live in is usually free of capital gains tax. This guide covers the conditions, the six-year absence rule, rented rooms, inherited homes and the 2027 changes.
Conveyancing fees in Queensland: fees, outlays and your rights
How a Queensland conveyancing bill is built: professional fees, outlays, the $1,500 and $3,000 disclosure thresholds, itemised bills and costs assessment.
Queensland buyers are gloomier than those in states where prices fall
July's Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey puts Queensland's time-to-buy reading at 82, below New South Wales and Victoria, as fewer than half of Australians expect prices to rise.
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.