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Tenancy notices by email in Queensland: consent, forms, counting days
When a Queensland tenancy notice may be emailed, where consent is recorded in the agreement, which RTA forms are involved and how the notice period is counted from the moment of sending.
Brisbane house rents reach $700 a week while unit rents stay flat
Domain's June quarter rent report puts Brisbane's median house rent at a record $700 a week, up 2.9 per cent in three months. Unit rents did not move from $660.
Buying a unit in Queensland: read the body corporate records first
What the body corporate certificate tells a Queensland unit buyer, what it leaves out, and how to search the scheme's records for levies, repairs, insurance and disputes.
Can a Queensland land title be put on a blockchain? What the Act says
The Land Title Act 1994 makes the State's register the title itself. What that means for a token or ledger entry kept elsewhere, and which provisions Parliament would have to revisit.
World equestrian chiefs inspect Toowoomba Showgrounds for 2032
An international equestrian delegation has visited the Toowoomba Showgrounds, the venue proposed for 2032. What must be upgraded, where visitors would stay and what is undecided.
Transfer duty in Queensland: rates, the home concession, when it is paid
What Queensland transfer duty costs at each price, how the home concession takes up to $7,175 off, the conditions attached to it, and the 30-day and 14-day deadlines for paying.
Brisbane keeps adding homes for sale in June as other capitals thin out
SQM Research's June count shows Brisbane listings up 1.2 per cent while Sydney and Melbourne fell. Queensland's distressed listings rose 17 per cent in the month.
The client authorisation: the form that lets a lawyer sign for you
Buyers, sellers and some lenders sign a client authorisation so a subscriber can sign registry documents digitally. What the law says it is, its three types and how it ends.
Property spruikers in Queensland: seminars, commissions and the rules
What the Queensland Government means by a property spruiker, the warning signs it lists, who needs a licence, and which cooling-off period applies after a seminar.
Up 0.3% or down 0.2%? Two indexes split on Brisbane prices in June
PropTrack's index has Brisbane prices slipping in June while Cotality's has them rising. The gap is half a percentage point, and both agree the market has slowed.
Brisbane's early auction result drops to 23.8 per cent
Cotality's preliminary figures for the week ending 5 July put Brisbane's clearance rate at 23.8 per cent from 120 auctions, the city's lowest early reading since May 2020.
Buying an investment unit in Queensland: levies, sinking funds, by-laws
A unit comes with a body corporate, a budget and a rule book. How levies are set and shared, what a sinking fund must cover, what by-laws can and cannot do, and what to read first.
Pricing regulator proposes cutting the main settlement fee by a third
A draft IPART report of 3 July proposes lowering PEXA's fee for a property transfer from $146.30 to $92.71 from July 2027 and charging the same fees in every state.
Top fine for most Queensland agent offences is now $34,540
Fair Trading's penalty list for property agents, updated on 1 July 2026, reflects a penalty unit of $172.70. What each offence carries, and how the amounts are built.
Bank of Queensland's home loan book shrinks by almost $1bn in May
Regulator figures for May show the home loan books of Queensland's two best-known bank brands still contracting while Macquarie adds more than $3 billion in a month.
Domain and REA take their rival marketing claims to the Federal Court
Australia's two largest property portals are each asking the Federal Court to rule on the other's advertising figures, including a claim shown on a Gold Coast Airport billboard.
REIQ award entries close 12 July as the institute returns to the REIA
Nominations for the 2026 REIQ Awards for Excellence close on 12 July, days after the institute's return to the national body took effect. Dates, categories and judging.
The agency licence in Queensland: company, person in charge, office
A Queensland real estate agency is a licensed business, not just a team of licensed people. How the corporation licence works, who must be in charge and what the office must do.
Help to Buy opens 10,000 new places, with Queensland third for demand
The federal shared equity scheme reopened on 1 July with 10,000 places and higher income limits. Housing Australia says Queensland ranks third for applications.
On the rostrum: the auctioneer's legal duties on a Queensland auction day
From the name on display to the signature after the hammer, the duties Queensland law places on the auctioneer personally, the stated penalties, and where discretion begins.