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Brisbane owners hold back new listings as spring approaches
Cotality counts almost 5 per cent fewer new Brisbane listings than usual in the four weeks to 23 August, while the stock already for sale sits 16 per cent above average.
Solicitors' trust accounts and the fidelity fund in a property sale
How money is held by a Queensland law practice during a sale or purchase: trust money, the yearly external examination, Law Society investigations and the fidelity fund.
Brisbane auction clearance sits 30 points under last year's level
Final Cotality figures for the week ending 23 August show 32.7 per cent of Brisbane's 151 auctions sold, against 62.5 per cent a year earlier, the widest annual gap of the larger capitals.
Commission-only agents: how the award's pay rules work in real estate
Who may be employed on commission alone under the Real Estate Industry Award, the $72,938 income test, the 31.5 per cent minimum share, and when commission must be paid.
Complaints about a Queensland agent: who handles them, what can happen
The agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the tenancy authority and the tribunal each deal with a different kind of complaint about an agent. Here is how each works.
CPI rents hold at 3.6 per cent as housing leads Brisbane inflation
The ABS's July CPI shows rents up 3.6 per cent in a year, far less than advertised rents. In Brisbane, housing was the largest contributor to a 3.7 per cent rise.
Four in ten home buyers now feel able to spot a settlement scam
A national survey of recent and intending buyers finds confidence in spotting a false payment request has dropped to 41 per cent, as a bank stops a $1.2 million transfer.
Licensed in another state: can an agent work on a Queensland sale?
Queensland sits outside automatic mutual recognition, so an interstate or New Zealand agent needs a Queensland licence. How the transfer works and what a seller should check.
Queensland without paper title deeds: what proves ownership now
Paper certificates of title lost their legal effect in Queensland on 1 October 2019. What the electronic register is, what an old deed is worth, and how an owner checks a title.
REMAX has a new owner: what the Real merger means for local offices
The US$880 million merger of Real and REMAX closed on 24 August. REMAX Australia says its Queensland franchise offices keep their name, their owners and their model.
Signing a Queensland property contract electronically: what the law accepts
A Queensland sale contract can be signed on a phone. Which Acts make that valid, what counts as a signature, how consent and timing work, and where paper rules remain.
The ATO clearance certificate every Queensland seller now needs
Without a clearance certificate, a buyer must withhold 15 per cent of the price for the ATO, even from an Australian seller. Who applies, when, and what goes wrong.
Generative AI on a conveyancing file: what Queensland's rules say
Queensland's courts and its Law Society have both published rules on generative AI. What they say on confidentiality, checking, supervision and costs, and what a client can ask.
August minutes: a fourth rate rise was weighed as loan demand dropped
The minutes of the August meeting, published on 25 August, show a Board that weighed a fourth rate rise, saw home loan demand drop sharply and expects repayments to take more of income.
Reading a Queensland title search: owners, mortgages, easements, covenants
A current title search from Titles Queensland costs under $30 and shows who owns a property and what is registered against it. Here is how to read one, and what it leaves out.
Buyer's agents' national association elects a Brisbane-based president
REBAA has a new president after three years, announced on 24 August. What the association is, what it requires of members, and the questions on fees and licensing now in front of it.
Digital Assets Framework Act: what it changes for a Queensland lot
The federal Act licenses two kinds of token platform from 9 April 2027. What it creates, its timetable, the size exemption, and what stays under Queensland land, duty and scheme law.
Buying a first home with a family guarantee: how it works, what it risks
A family guarantee lets a parent's home stand in for the deposit a first buyer has not saved. How the security works, what the guarantor is promising and how it fits Queensland's schemes.
Paying out the seller's mortgage at settlement: how the funds line up
On settlement day the buyer's money arrives from several places and leaves for several more, with the seller's lender paid first. This guide traces every dollar of that exchange.
Priority Development Areas approved 14,687 homes in 2025-26
Economic Development Queensland's results for the last financial year show approvals in State-run development areas up 45 per cent, with $568 million spent on infrastructure.