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AUSTRAC spells out how identity checks work when a home sells at auction
Guidance updated by AUSTRAC on 10 July says agents may delay customer checks on an auction buyer who is only known once the hammer falls. What that means on a Queensland auction day.
The 5% Deposit Scheme in Queensland: price caps, rules and how to apply
How the Australian Government's 5% Deposit Scheme works for Queensland first buyers: the $1 million and $700,000 price caps, who is eligible and what it costs.
Fixed rates fall in July as Suncorp cuts by up to 80 basis points
Suncorp, People First and Heritage are among lenders lowering fixed home loan rates while the cash rate stands still. What the cuts signal, and what fixing involves.
Queensland adds rental application forms for disability accommodation
A regulation change on 10 July brought two rental application forms for NDIS specialist disability accommodation and widened two definitions of lessor, the RTA says.
When is commission earned? Effective cause of sale in Queensland
An agent's right to commission depends on the appointment, the part the agent played and the event the form names for payment. How Queensland courts and tribunals have read each one.
When settlement is delayed in Queensland: what waiting costs, who pays
Why Queensland settlements run late, the difference between an extension, an agreed delay and a default, how default interest is counted and which costs nobody refunds.
Athlete villages for Brisbane 2032: where they go, what they become
Four athlete villages are planned for 2032, in Bowen Hills, the Gold Coast, Maroochydore and Rockhampton. A guide to each site, who delivers it and the housing promised afterwards.
From 23.8 to 43 per cent: Brisbane's auction rate rebounds in a week
Cotality's preliminary results for the week ending 12 July show Brisbane clearing 43.0 per cent of 128 auctions, a 19-point jump that still leaves it last among the larger capitals.
Palm Island rent-to-buy scheme opens to its first ten households
Applications opened on 13 July for a Queensland rent-to-buy scheme on Palm Island, where 1.4 per cent of residents own their home. Rent-level payments lead to a 99-year lease.
Virtual staging and AI-edited photos: what the law allows
Digital furniture, new skies, erased power lines and AI 'renovations': how edited listing photos are made, what the law says in Queensland, and what a buyer can check on site.
Gold Coast rents hit $950 a week for houses, above every capital
Domain figures reported by the ABC put Gold Coast median rents at $950 a week for houses and $850 for units in the June quarter, both higher than Sydney's medians.
Becoming a real estate agent in Queensland: registration or licence
Most Queensland careers in real estate start with a salesperson registration and move to a full licence. What each one requires, costs and allows, from 12 units to 19.
Bundaberg, Childers, Mackay: agency networks move into the regions
Belle Property has opened in Bundaberg, Coronis has added Childers and REMAX has named a general manager in Mackay, three regional Queensland moves reported in eleven days.
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.
Gross and net rental yield: how Queensland investors measure a return
Yield is the first number quoted for any investment property and the easiest to misread. How gross and net yield are worked out, what the published figures mean, and what they leave out.
30, 60 or 90 days: how a settlement period is chosen in Queensland
No law fixes the time between contract and settlement in Queensland. What a short, standard or long period has to fit in, and the calendar dates that change the sums.
Anti-money-laundering rules: what an agency's program must contain
Since 1 July 2026 a Queensland agency that sells property needs a written AML/CTF program. A guide to the risk assessment, the policies, the officer and the reports.
The building and pest clause in a Queensland contract, step by step
One date in the schedule makes a Queensland contract subject to building and pest reports. How the clause runs from entry to notice, and what acting reasonably asks of a buyer.
Cotality review puts Brisbane's median rent at $734, third among capitals
Cotality's June quarter rental review has Brisbane's median dwelling rent at $734 a week, behind Sydney and Perth, with national rents up 5.9 per cent in a year.
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast out-clear Brisbane in a 23.5 per cent week
Final Cotality figures for the week ending 5 July show both coasts clearing about 35 per cent of auctions while Brisbane finalised at 23.5 per cent with 77 homes passed in.