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Brisbane's for-sale stock is 70 per cent above this year's low
Two analyses a week apart show Brisbane sellers still listing while Sydney's retreat: stock nearly 70 per cent above its 2026 low and sales taking about two weeks longer.
GST and Queensland property: new homes, vacant land, margin scheme
When a Queensland property sale carries GST and when it does not: new and existing homes, vacant land, the margin scheme and the amount a buyer must withhold at settlement.
Brisbane court awards agency $30,030 commission without a trial
A Brisbane magistrate gave summary judgment for an agency's commission under an exclusive Form 6 appointment, plus interest and indemnity costs. What the September decision turned on.
One broker for every 904 adults: where the home loans they write go
The MFAA's annual report counts 24,116 brokers and $495.55 billion in home loans settled in 2025, with regional banks losing ground on broker panels and clawbacks rising with refinancing.
RTA replaces its core systems as online forms pass 80 per cent
The Residential Tenancies Authority's 2025-26 annual report dates its new core systems to 2 June 2026 and counts 988,333 requests through RTA Web Services in the year.
Co-operative, flat fee or franchise: networks court local agencies
A 30-year Townsville agency has joined First National, One Agency has new owners and YPA has hired a Queensland franchise director, all within three weeks of September.
Owning Queensland land in fractions: duty, land tax, capital gains
A share on title, units in a trust and shares in a land-owning company are taxed differently. How the Queensland Revenue Office and the ATO treat each, with one illustrative example.
Pre-approval explained: what a conditional approval is and is not
A pre-approval tells a buyer roughly what a lender may lend. It is not a loan. What sits behind the letter, how long it lasts, and how it fits a Queensland contract or auction.
Largest builders started 41 per cent of Queensland's new homes
The Housing Industry Association's Housing 100 ranking for 2025-26 shows Queensland's 20 largest builders lifting their output by 35.8 per cent and their market share to 34 per cent.
Seventeen weeks under 40 per cent for Brisbane's auction market
Brisbane held 176 auctions in the week ending 20 September and 31.4 per cent sold, Cotality's final figures show. A year earlier the city's rate was 61.9 per cent.
Deepfakes and cloned voices: how property identity checks respond
Synthetic voices, video and documents can imitate a person. What courts and regulators have published, how the conveyancing identity standard is designed, and the checks in use.
Foreign buyers of Queensland homes: approval, duty and land tax surcharge
A foreign buyer of a Queensland home faces three separate regimes: federal approval, an extra 8 per cent duty and a 3 per cent land tax surcharge. How each one works.
Housing infrastructure fund tally passes 166,000 homes of capacity
Central Queensland receives $55.5 million for four projects in the latest Residential Activation Fund announcement, lifting the State's running total by 25,000 homes in eight weeks.
Two sessions a year: how a Queensland auctioneer stays licensed
For holders of a Queensland auctioneer licence: what renewal asks, how the yearly training rule applies to them, the three-month restoration window, and the regulator's powers.
Top 50 and Top 100 agent rankings: what they count, what they miss
Queensland's 50 highest-ranked agents settled 5,185 homes worth $8.4 billion in 2025. How trade rankings are built, what the figures show and how a seller can read them.
Bidding at a Queensland auction through a buyer's agent: the rules
A buyer's agent can bid for a client at a Queensland auction. This guide covers the written authority, bidder registration, the price limit, signing on the day and what stays private.
Great Southern Bank grows home loans 7.6% with first buyers in front
The Brisbane-based customer-owned bank lifted its home loan book to $18.78 billion in 2025-26 and says it wins about 3 per cent of first home buyers, three times its share of all mortgages.
Priority notices: how a Queensland buyer's place on the title is held
Between the last title search and registration, a Queensland buyer relies on a priority notice. This guide explains what it reserves, what it lets through and how long it lasts.
Requisitions at Titles Queensland: when a lodged dealing is sent back
What a requisition notice is, how long a lodger has to answer, the $46.56 fee from 1 July 2026, and what rejection or withdrawal does to priority and to the fees already paid.
The body corporate certificate: what a Queensland unit buyer is told
Who issues the body corporate certificate, how fast, at what fee, what it must show before a Queensland unit contract is signed, and what follows if it is late or wrong.