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Who counts as a first home buyer in Queensland? Six tests compared
The grant, the duty concessions, the 5% Deposit Scheme, two shared equity schemes and the super saver scheme each define a first home buyer differently. The six ownership tests, compared.
Queenslanders' house price expectations drop 15 per cent in a month
The June Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey shows Queensland households far less sure prices will keep rising, while the 'time to buy' reading recovers from a deep low.
Rent increases in Queensland: how often, how much notice, what to do
Queensland allows one rent increase in 12 months for a property and requires two months' written notice. How the limit works, and how a tenant can challenge an increase.
Settlement adjustments: how rates, water, land tax and rent are split
Why the amount paid at a Queensland settlement differs from the contract price, and how the standard contract divides rates, water, land tax, rent and levies by the day.
APRA keeps the 3-point home loan buffer as rates and costs climb
The banking regulator has left its lending rules unchanged and told a Senate committee the system is sound. What that means for a Queensland borrower's loan size.
Land tax in Queensland: who pays it, the thresholds and the exemptions
Queensland land tax is set by what you own at midnight on 30 June. A guide to the $600,000 and $350,000 thresholds, the rates, the home exemption and how an assessment is paid.
No long weekend, yet Brisbane auction numbers fall by almost a third
Brisbane held 138 auctions in the first week of June, about 30 per cent fewer than a week earlier, and Cotality's early clearance rate of 31.9 per cent is the city's lowest since May 2020.
Queensland's mean dwelling price is now second only to NSW, ABS says
ABS figures released on 9 June put Queensland's mean dwelling price at $1,123,700 in the March quarter 2026, up $49,800 in three months and above the national mean.
The REIQ contract for houses and residential land: what each clause does
Most Queensland homes change hands on one standard contract. A clause-by-clause tour of the deposit, conditions, settlement, warranties and default terms, in plain words.
What a buyer's agent does in Queensland, and the licence it takes
A buyer's agent searches, checks, negotiates and bids for a purchaser. In Queensland the work needs the same licence or registration as selling. A guide to the role and its rules.
Who may do conveyancing in Queensland, and why it takes a law firm
Queensland has no licensed conveyancers: the work belongs to solicitors and law practices. What the Act says, where clerks fit, and how other states differ.
Buying off the plan in Queensland: deposits, disclosure and sunset clauses
A plain guide to Queensland's off-the-plan rules: how much deposit can be asked, what the seller must disclose, how long settlement can take and when a contract can end.
Who regulates property technology in Queensland: a map of the watchdogs
No single body oversees property technology in Queensland. Nine state and federal regulators each hold a piece: here is what each one covers, and where the pieces meet.
Buying at auction in Queensland: the rules every bidder should know
No cooling-off, no price guide, no conditions: how a Queensland property auction works, from registering to bid to the fall of the hammer, and where the rules are written.
CPD for Queensland property agents: who must do it and what counts
Two approved training sessions a year have been compulsory for Queensland agents, salespeople and auctioneers since 6 June 2025. How the CPD year, session types and exemptions work.
Design team named for the 1,800-apartment Brisbane athlete village
Five architecture practices will design the main 2032 athlete village at the Brisbane Showgrounds, with a sixth leading the wider precinct. Who they are and what they must deliver.
Commonwealth Bank now expects flat national home prices in 2026
The bank's 4 June housing note cuts its 2026 forecast for the second time in a month. It says Brisbane is still growing, only more slowly, as rates and tax changes bite.
The deposit in a Queensland sale contract: amount, holder, forfeiture
How much a Queensland deposit usually is, when it falls due, who holds it and on what terms, who receives it when a sale settles or ends, and when a buyer can lose it.
A 366-apartment build-to-rent tower opens in Fortitude Valley
WeAreLiving Brunswick opened in Brisbane on 3 June with 366 rental apartments, about 40 per cent of them at discounted rents backed by a Queensland Government subsidy.
How lenders work out borrowing capacity: income, expenses, buffer
A lender does not ask whether you can afford today's repayment. It asks whether you could afford one three points higher. How income, expenses and debts feed the sum.