Brisbane Apartment

Apartment owners in Queensland are often taxed by local councils at higher rates than those of land owners or house owners.  People are star...

Interesting report on Sunrise , that touches on real estate agents not reporting bad auction results.  See here .  Also discusses current un...

According to Residex, the median sales price of Brisbane apartments dropped 3.48% in the year ending October 2011 and dropped 1.74% in the l...

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Here is a comment sent to me by a reader: Recently, I arranged an inspection of apartments for sale in Hamilton One.  I am in the market s...

Here are some interesting slides from an RP Data presentation.  Double click in the slides to make them larger. Brisbane at the bottom?  V...

A number of people have asked me whether now is a good time to buy an apartment on the Gold Coast, particularly at Juniper's Soul build...

The $5 billion Northshore Hamilton urban redevelopment is underway, with thousands of apartments expected to be built in the next 10 years...

Sad news.  There was a fatal fire in an apartment at Inn on the Park at Toowong this week. A lady died in her apartment.   Story and photos ...

Meriton's Soleil is partly completed, with settlements reportedly having occurred on the lower floors.  The top part of the building is ...

From a recent article by Matusik: A Tale of Two Queensland Buildings "Firstly, an investment dwelling’s worth should be determine...

Rivé Apartments near the Breakfast Creek Hotel are nearing completion. One bedroom (77 sqm total) from $409,000.  Two bedrooms (106 sqm a...

It is useful to look at recent sales of apartments, and compare the price at which the apartment sold with the price that the vendor origina...

Hamilton Harbour is a three building apartment complex (plus one additional building of commercial space) currently being developed by Devi...

Before buying or investing in an apartment in Queensland, you should consider these books: Buying An Apartment Off The Plan in Queensland ...

The Brisbane City Council has approved the massive 111-222 apartment and hotel tower for Brisbane.  (See prior post here .) There will be ...

Echo Entertainment, who operate the Treasury Casino and nearby Treasury Hotel, are planning a new 5 star hotel at 159 William Street.  The p...

The AFR had a story on Thursday about Brisbane apartments, " Buyer Confidence Improves " (p. 55).  Highlights from the article ( c...

Old time property developers, David Devine and Ken Woodley, now of Metro Property Developments, specialised in low end high rise apartments....

From a Ray White email: "Brisbane's CBD Prestige Market Is Running Hot!! This morning over 100 people attended the auction fo...

Rental vacancy rates across many areas of Queensland have tightened over recent months, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of Que...

Here are two conflicting articles, published on the same day in Property Observer. 1.   Next year could be the best year in a decade to bu...

Here is a note from a reader, and it is a good reminder to do as many searches as possible and ask questions of as many people as possible b...

Herron Todd White says that the Gold Coast apartment market is still in decline. It will be interesting to see how many of the Soul apart...

"As units go, there are a few very nice projects mostly on the river, with views and close to the city that have experienced good money...

A recent Queensland Supreme Court decision worth noting:   Nifsan Developments v. Buskey.   Mr Buskey purchased a penthouse apartment off-th...

OnTheHouse is launching a "Guesstimates" service, to provide an educated guess of property values.  See OnTheHouse .  It will be i...

Consistent with RP Data and Rismark's forecasts, Australia's housing correction appears to be slowing. In September, capital city ho...

Here are the number of properties sold in the 4000 post code area each year.  This volume includes apartments and houses in the downtown Bri...

There have been 5 reported sales of apartments in Charlotte Towers in the July 2011 to October 2011 period.  Charlotte Towers was develo...

From Ray White:  "The Urban Living Group auctions were held last Saturday at The Emporium Hotel where 52 properties went up for sale u...

Pradella is planning a new off the plan apartment building in South Brisbane.  It is somewhat near the Art Gallery, and according to Pradell...

"It is true that real estate agents have a vested interest in not wanting to see the market portrayed as total doom and gloom. Such pre...

"In early October, a potential bidder for a two-bedroom unit at Cathedral Place in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley requested to use S...

The AFR on Wednesday had a story quoting Simon Cooper from Marriott Hotels, saying that the Gold Coast needed more pure hotels and less st...

The headline of a story in the AFR on Thursday:  "Lend Lease Puts On Its Big Show", a story about the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds dev...

What a surprise.  A real estate agent in Melbourne has been found to have been engaged in illegal misleading practices involving negotiation...

Demolition work has started on the 103 Mary St apartment hotel development.  It is located next door to the  111 Mary St "hole" t...

A recent report from the  Grattan Institute  indicates a growing preference toward apartment-style accommodation in Australia. The stu...

"There is solid price growth of 16% tipped for Brisbane" for housing by 2014, according to QBE .

"Brisbane listings require the highest level of reduction, with a typical 9.6% discount needed against the original asking price, accor...

If you are buying an apartment off the plan in Queensland, whether in Brisbane or on the coast, you want to make sure that you buy the right...

Yesterday, FKP released the first stage of the  Albion Mill  development for sale, off the plan.  Apartments are for sale in the building ca...

Metro Property , owned by Pearls from India, David Devine and Ken Woodley (who lives in a Mirvac apartment), will soon launch The Plaza at ...

Shares or property? The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was off more than 14 percent for the quarter — and more than 10 percent for ...