QLD Real Estate News
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Belinda Beekman: Building a community-focused real estate business
Belinda Beekman always felt that when you live and work in a community as a real estate agent, you need to have its best interest at heart.
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Queensland introduces minimum housing standards for rental properties
Queensland will now enforce minimum housing standards across all residential tenancies, providing clearer guidelines on the condition and inclusions of rental properties. While rental properties have always needed to be kept in good repair, the new standards delve into specific requirements that must be met to ensure the safety, security, and functionality of rental properties.With the introduction of these standards,…
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AI Powered Agents Course Goes National with Real Estate Institute Partnerships
In partnership with the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT), Real Estate Institute of the Australian Capital Territory (REIACT), Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) and Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) the course will be offered across Australia from August 29 to equip real estate professionals with essential AI skills.
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The Gold Coast is set to outshine Sydney as Australia’s luxury property hotspot
The Gold Coast property market is experiencing an unprecedented boom, overtaking other major Australian cities and attracting significant interest from investors and luxury buyers. With a median house price of $1.17 million, the region now boasts the second-highest median property price in Australia, trailing only Sydney’s $1.7 million, according to Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee.
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Steve Mutton returns to Ray White
Steve Mutton has returned to Ray White to join forces with Scott and Grant Burgess on the Gold Coast.
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Gold Coast’s ‘view tax’ sparks outcry
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has hit out at the City of Gold Coast for slugging unit owners living on higher floors of apartment buildings with huge rate hikes.
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Peter Brewer joins forces with Tenancy Skills Institute
Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Chair, Peter Brewer, has been appointed as a Strategic Partnerships Ambassador for the Tenancy Skills Institute, with the goal of fostering stronger relationships with the real estate industry and other organisations.
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REIQ wants 70 per cent home ownership by 2032
Three months out from the Queensland State Election, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland has called on the government to make the homeownership dream a reality for more Queenslanders.
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Palm Beach gets a ‘glow up’ with new apartment developments
The Gold Coast’s Palm Beach is in the midst of regentrification, with numerous new luxury apartment developments popping up along the shoreline of the once sleepy seaside village.
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Olympic boom: Brisbane prices could rise 50 per cent
Brisbane could be on the verge of an extended boom in property prices, with value potentially rising 50 per cent thanks to the upcoming Olympics and huge interest from foreigners.
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Sarah Hackett brings international award-winning Brisbane home to market
The agent named most influential woman in the Australian property market has been called on to sell a Brisbane home that scooped an international award for its design.
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Brett Reddell: The power of self-belief
Brett Reddell was only able to take his business to the next level when he finally started believing in his own abilities.
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Brisbane penthouse fetches $4.1 million at luxury apartment complex
One of two penthouses at one of southwest Brisbane’s most anticipated developments has been snapped up just weeks after launching.
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Queensland property continues its impressive run
Property prices across Queensland continue to go from strength to strength and it’s forcing home buyers to think laterally to get into the market.
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Property manager saves elderly tenant from eviction and despair
When an elderly tenant called to say he couldn’t afford rent or food, Ray White Maroochydore Property Manager, Kayla Johnson, knew she had to do something.
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Gold Coast’s Landmark project to boost A-grade office space
A Gold Cost mixed-use development is set to provide the city with a year’s supply of office space.
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Ray White Queensland partners with the Brisbane Lions
Ray White Queensland has kicked off a three-year partnership with the Brisbane Lions, becoming their official real estate partner.
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Brisbane’s industrial market sees rising vacancy as supply comes online
Supply is rising in Brisbane’s industrial market leading to an increase in vacancy rates according to new research.
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New RE/MAX franchise manager plans to nurture winning businesses
Daniel Roberts has teamed up with RE/MAX Australia as Franchise Manager in Queensland and Northern NSW.
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Property managers urged to put their wellbeing first
Property managers need to prioritise their well-being amidst the tough conditions the industry is facing.
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REIQ: Why the State Budget is a ‘mixed bag’
This week’s Queensland Budget delivers a “mixed bag” for housing and small business, despite the largely positive increase to the stamp duty threshold for first-home buyers, according to the state’s peak real estate body.
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REIQ calls on QLD Government to do more in State Budget
Ahead of the State Budget, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is calling for more action to address the housing crisis that only continues to get worse.
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Record-setting rebrand to Harcourts
In one of the biggest rebrand moves in recent history, an esteemed Queensland-based real estate group of multiple franchises has rebranded into blue as Harcourts Property Hub.
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REIQ: Queensland Government needs to wean off stamp duty
The Queensland government coffers are swelling from excessive property taxes and it’s time they started to wean off them, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
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Successful real estate business rebrands to RE/MAX Aspire
Successful businessmen and brothers, Jarryd and Ryan Fisher, have built their real estate business on a solid basis of trust, respect and commitment, and recently partnered their successful dual-office business E-Fishient Property Solutions with RE/MAX, rebranding to RE/MAX Aspire.
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Only one area in QLD with a ‘healthy’ supply of rentals
The availability of rentals is at critically low levels across Queensland, with only one area in the whole state considered to have a “healthy” vacancy rate.
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Pedal power: Kelly Podlich saddles up to help young people
As Harcourts International’s Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Podlich is used to chalking up some pretty big numbers.
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Richardson & Wrench Caboolture says cheers to 30 years
It was a simple house-and-land newspaper ad that brought Robyn and Peter Lachmund to Caboolture from Penrith.
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REIQ launches new video series to empower consumers
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has launched a new video series that aims to help consumers make educated and informed decisions about buying, selling, or renting property in Queensland.
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Back in blue: Andrea Brown rejoins Harcourts
Brisbane real estate agent Andrea Brown has joined Harcourts Local, the award-winning team lead by Jacqui Bartholomeusz.
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REIQ: Queensland rental reforms are “unworkable”
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has warned new rental reforms currently before parliament are extreme, unnecessary and unworkable.
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Christian Chaplin joins The Agency in Queensland
The Agency has appointed Christian Chaplin as its new General Manager of Sales - Queensland.
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Queensland house prices jumped 3.88 per cent last quarter
The Queensland property market continues to go from strength to strength with new data showing house prices rose 3.88 per cent last quarter.
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Buying Boost turns homeowners dreams into reality
Would-be homeowners currently locked out of the real estate market, due to not being able to save all of the deposit, now have a way of buying a home.
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Real estate trio join Richardson & Wrench at new Bribie Island office
Leading real estate franchise group Richardson & Wrench has snapped up some of Bongaree’s biggest hitters as it expands to Bribie Island.
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