Brisbane Apartment

The Old State library building will become a 400 room high rise hotel. This will impact the river views from some apartments in Casino Towe...

"Brisbane buyer are spoilt for choice as a record number of new apartments hit the market, with more on the way. There are more than 2...

"Heavy discounting has helped the previously stalled Gold Coast apartment market move up a gear with several projects finally selling o...

The REIQ, which is trade association for real estate agents, says that now is the time to buy because it is the bottom of the market. "...

The near-double interest rate hike in November last year has bitten, with seasonally-adjusted Australian capital city dwelling values down 1...

There are a huge number of properties listed for sale at present, well more than average or for this time of year. At the Ray White auction ...

One of my favourite apartment buildings in Brisbane is the Saville SouthBank, above the Mantra. It is rare for good apartments to be listed...

"According to Place research analyst Lachlan Walker, there were 2015 apartments available for sale off the plan at the end of the March...

One of the most popular posts in recent times has been a short note about Alex Perry Residential. The post is here . I suspect that the de...

" Over all, economists project that it would take about three years for lenders to sell their backlog of foreclosed homes. As a result,...

In February 2011, I prepared a detailed post regarding new apartment projects in Brisbane. Below is an updated list. There are more detail...

"Two extreme examples can be given to show what clearly falls outside the purpose of the by-law making power: Firstly, it could not be ...

"But the minerals boom won't last forever. The second phase of investment is now committed, ensuring strong investment over five ye...

An REIQ report says that house sales are down. This report is for houses (not apartments). See Courier Mail . From the REIQ press release...

A new development application has been lodged for the Vision site (where the Vision building was planned, with many apartments over $1M bei...

A significant height increase for Meriton's Infinity tower (which is currently under construction) has been proposed. The tower's he...

The Brisbane City Council has released new interim flood level maps. In some places, they are not completely accurate (and so list non-floo...

A legal case from last year again shows that developers and real estate agents of off-the-plan projects lie to trick people into purchasing....

Mirvac is the next developer to announce an apartment project at Hamilton, called ForeShore Hamilton . Coming soon, a release of 1 and 2 be...

The following are all reported sales from December 2010 to now in Casino Tower. (If you ignore the last two digits, the remaining digits in ...

The following are all reported sales from October 2010 to now in Felix. (If you ignore the last digit, the remaining digits in the apartment...

The following are all reported sales from December 2010 to now in Aurora. (If you ignore the last digit, the remaining digits in the apartm...

I would never buy an apartment without a car space. The value of a car space is between $60,000 and $90,000 depending on the building and l...

“Contracting sales below the $500,000 price point can be attributed to the exacerbated impact increasing interest rates and the rising cost ...

"We're on a roll here at Ray White Toowong on the back of both our biggest sales AND listing month so far this year! Local seller...

Update from Devine: " Construction at Hamilton Harbour is progressing on schedule; the rise of Brisbane’s newest lifestyle Mecca will b...

According to RP Data, Brisbane City rents have risen by 1.3% over the last 12 months. Have a look at these to charts: Weakest and Stronge...

RP Data reports: "The number of new properties advertised for sale has recorded a large fall over the week, down -9.6%. Despite the ...

Building Units News Letter .

A new development in the Valley is now in pre-sales, Alex Perry Residential . It has 131 apartments, a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. The web...

The following are all reported sales from December 2010 to now in Charlotte Towers and Festival Towers. Charlotte Towers, 128 Charlotte St, ...

An interesting blog on how to loose money out West in property.

I received a mailing from a real estate spruiker today regarding McLachlan & Ann in the Valley. 1 bedrooms were $429,000 to $465,000 2 ...

" Over the past week we have witnessed quite an extraordinary turnaround in market activity, perhaps best evidenced in the mass 28% spi...

Arden Property from Brookfield is developing Eden at Albion . Prices start at $325,000. Arden also developed Ciana Indooroopilly , which i...

I have spoken to a number of agents and bankers lately in Brisbane. It seems that the mood in changing, and properties are starting to sell...

The Oaks Group manages a number of Brisbane apartments, including Charlotte Towers, Aurora, Festival Towers and Felix. The Australian report...

One market source estimated that there was currently one buyer for every 50 properties available in Noosa, saying property values had "...

Online activist group GetUp! decided not to pursue a strike of home purchases to protest at the lack of affordability in the housing market ...

See International Business Times " Property hunters looking for real estate down under may be interested to learn that Brisbane is the ...

"The number of newly advertised properties for sale has fallen by -5.2% over the past week, with new listings falling from their hist...

A good photo of Brisbane city skyline from Kangaroo Point, taken recently. Look here .

A recently published book by a NY lawyer, which is worth reading.

From the USA: "PRICES for both homes and commercial real estate are falling again. Meaningful improvement may have to wait until there ...

Table 3: Apartment Prices While Australia’s capital city home values were flat in March (-0.2% seasonally adjusted and 0.0% raw), they softe...