Brisbane Apartment

Demand for rental properties continues to strengthen with vacancy rates tightening across the State, according to the Real Estate Institute ...

"So how have things actually faired in the last four months? agents report patchy progress, but on balance they have been more encourag...

I like this quote from the Chief Economist from Morgan Stanley: "Traditionally what has hurt people has not been rising (interest) ra...

" Within a 10-kilometre radius of each city centre the opportunities to purchase units below $500,000 are much more abundant than they ...

Photo today of the 111+222 hole (still with water) and the demolition site for 103 Mary Street .  You can see 212 Margaret Street in the...

“We are very bullish in a market people are saying is the worst they have seen in 20 years," Devine says. “Brisbane is in the doldr...

The 111+222 development appears to be moving forward, with the smaller tower (commercial office space at 111 Mary Street) being built first ...

"Based on the material presented, I am not satisfied the committee’s decision to deny the applicant’s pet request was reasonable in the...

A proposed new development in Newstead, called Kurv.  It is located at  31 Longland Street, Newstead. Ground floor restaurant and off...

I bet well-known Brisbane solicitor and Labor Party identity Con Sciacca  is not happy.  He purchased an apartment off-the-plan in 2008 in M...

"Much of the animosity between the applicant and the body corporate committee has arisen following his submission to the committee of a...

Many buyers in Niecon's The Oracle development at Broadbeach purchased off the plan and failed to settle.   A recent court decision sho...

For Apartments : The Brisbane apartment market fared worse than the house market in the last six months of 2011 and faces an oversupply ...

In a bad sign for property owners, ANZ has announced it will lift rates by 0.06%.  Effective 20 April 2012, ANZ’s new standard variable mort...

See Courier Mail story.  Property developer are pushing sales in Asia.

"The outlook for the new Brisbane apartments market remains healthy with supply and demand evenly matched, but the Gold Coast market co...

When looking for a property to buy or rent, it is worth looking at both Domain and REA .  Note that for REA, advertisements can only be pla...

Here are some recent sales of apartments in the Roma St Parklands complex in Brisbane, which was developed by Pradella in around 2002 t...

From an RP Data press release:     Australia's housing market is showing signs of stabilising after home values rose 0.2 per cent in Ma...

When buying or selling an apartment, it often gets down to a negotiation on price, with the agent repeatedly ringing buyer and seller, tryin...

When buying or renting an apartment in Queensland, it is a good idea to understand which way the apartment faces, and to view the apartment ...

I visited Surfers Paradise this weekend to look at the Hilton and Soul apartment buildings.  The local area was no paradise.  The beach wa...

Comment from a reader on a prior post and newspaper story from this week: Referring to the extract from the AFR:  Qld Property Due for...

Body Corporate for River City Apartments CTS 31622 v McGarvey [2012] QCATA 47 (12 March 2012) "The relevant context, in my opinion, ...

Extract from Story in the AFR : For years now, much of Queensland has been a home-grown testament to how property booms can go dreadfully ...

I have written in the past about Evolution, and how Citimark sold these apartments off-the-plan at high prices.  It is not the greatest qual...

I went to the Ray White auction yesterday.  Some results concerning apartments: Apt 2804 Charlotte Towers, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold p...

Here are my thoughts based on my non-scientific observations: Most of the apartments sold in inner-Brisbane in the past year have been on...

RP Data's recent Capital Market Report 2012 had the following information regarding Brisbane: Brisbane's capital gains have been...

Walker Corporation announced it had bought land in Brisbane's inner west to embark on a new a $100 million-plus development with shops a...

Financial comparison website RateCity CEO Damian Smith said borrowers who have taken on a home loan with a small deposit are most at risk fr...

An Apple Store was tipped for Macarthur Chambers on Queen Street, but it has not arrived.  A story in Brisbane Times suggests it has been ...

The share of homes with mortgages worth more than the property's value increased at the end of last year as the housing market stalled a...

" Developers FKP and Mirvac are major players in the quest to turn 17ha of prime riverfront land into a vibrant new community.   Loc...

"F irst-time property investors buying off the plan should consider low-rise apartments over high-rise units, according to developers a...

Here is an interesting blog designed for real estate agents, to help them obtain listings and sell property.  If you are selling or buying,...

In Brisbane, in 2003, over 73,000 dwellings were sold.  In 2007, over 69,000 dwellings were sold in Brisbane.  However, in 2011, only 34,300...

Vine on Russell was recently released by Aria Property Group .  It is located in South Brisbane, opposite Musgrave Park.  Construction to s...

From the hsbrisbaneproperty.com.au newsletter from an agent that specialises in mid-priced inner city Brisbane apartments: Usually buyers...

From an REIQ Press Release issued today: The Queensland unit and townhouse market is showing healthy signs of recovery with many areas acr...

" Up to 90 per cent of photomontages produced for development applications could be misleading, architects and planners say.   An archi...

Another apartment building from Aria in South Brisbane:   Vine on Russell , which is on the corner of Russell Street and Cordelia Street (a ...

Campbell Newman, when at Brisbane City Council, introduced the " parity factor ", in relation to rates paid to the Council by Bris...

This photo shows how crowded this area of Hamilton will soon become with apartment developments. Site A has development approval for 87 se...

RP Data and Rismark have launched a daily house price index for Australian residential property. "The RP Data-Rismark Daily Home Valu...