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Fewer units approved in May as Queensland houses keep their pace
May building approvals show Queensland's monthly total falling while the house trend edged higher. The drop sits in apartments and townhouses, the lumpiest part of the count.
REBAA puts the usual engagement fee at $1,000 to $5,000
The buyer's agents' association says most of a fee should fall due only when a purchase succeeds. Two days later, the failed agency Dashdot's technology and lending arm were sold.
Retirement villages and manufactured homes: not an ordinary conveyance
A retirement village unit and a manufactured home in a Queensland park are bought under their own Acts. What is acquired, the disclosure, the cooling-off and the way out.
Seller disclosure wrong or missing: a Queensland buyer's right to terminate
Since August 2025 a Queensland buyer can end a contract before settlement if the seller's disclosure was not given or was materially wrong. How the two grounds work, and their limits.
From 1 July the ATO applies its holiday home test to rental claims
The Tax Office's new approach to holiday homes that are also let to guests covers expenses from 1 July 2026. How the green, amber and red zones work for Queensland owners.
Automated valuation models: what is behind an online price estimate
How an automated valuation model turns sale records into a price estimate, how providers express its accuracy, how lenders are expected to use it, and where it struggles.
Brisbane growth slows to 0.3% in June as Cotality revises May down
Cotality's June Home Value Index, out on 1 July, shows the national index falling 0.4%, Brisbane still rising but far more slowly, and an earlier Brisbane figure revised lower.
New capital gains rules are now law, and the family home stays exempt
The ATO confirmed on 29 June that the capital gains tax changes are law from 1 July 2027. The main residence exemption is untouched, but partly taxable homes will be counted differently.
From today, Queensland home buyers are asked to prove who they are
Anti-money-laundering law reaches real estate agents and conveyancers on 1 July 2026. Here is what a Queensland buyer is asked for, by whom, and when in the sale.
Queensland agent licence fees from 1 July: $1,709 for the first year
The Office of Fair Trading's fee list, updated on 1 July 2026, puts a first-year agent licence at $1,709 and a salesperson registration at $401.10. Here is the full schedule.
June minutes: mortgage payments are up, but lighter than last time
The Reserve Bank's June minutes say scheduled repayments have risen yet take a slightly smaller share of income than when rates were last this high. Home lending is set to slow.
From today, Queensland sellers must prove who they are to their agent
Federal anti-money laundering law reaches real estate on 1 July 2026. What a Queensland seller will be asked for, when, and how it sits beside the State's own rule.
Brisbane ends June with the lowest auction clearance of any capital
Brisbane's early clearance rate rose to 39.3 per cent in the last full week of June, Cotality reports, and it was still the lowest of any capital city. A look back at the month.
Commission-only pay threshold rises to $72,938 as award lifts 4.75%
From 1 July 2026 Real Estate Industry Award rates rise 4.75 per cent and the income test for commission-only employment moves to $72,938, the employers' federation says.
Investors now account for more than 40% of Brisbane home lending
Domain puts investors above 40 per cent of Brisbane lending, against a ten-year average of 32, as APRA's March quarter figures show investor loans growing as a share of bank books.
The pre-settlement inspection in Queensland: what a buyer may check
What the standard Queensland contract lets a buyer inspect before settlement, what the seller has promised about the property's state, and the options if something is wrong.
The Queensland First Home Owner Grant: who qualifies and how to claim
A plain guide to Queensland's $30,000 First Home Owner Grant: which homes count, the $750,000 limit, who can apply, how to claim it and the rules after payment.
Privacy law and real estate: what an agency may collect, and keep
Buyers, tenants and open-home visitors hand agencies a great deal of personal information. How the Privacy Act, its small business exemption and Queensland tenancy law limit it.
State Budget leaves land tax alone and eases foreign surcharge relief
Queensland's 2026-27 Budget changes no land tax rate or threshold. For investors, the moves are a lower bar for developer relief from foreign surcharges and a duty change for visa holders.
Budget sees transfer duty dip to $8.3 billion while land tax climbs
Queensland's 2026-27 Budget forecasts $8.346 billion in transfer duty, down on this year, and land tax rising by half by 2029-30. What the revenue lines say about property.