Brisbane Apartment

Brisbane Letting Agent RBCX has issued the following rental report for Brisbane City and inner Brisbane: "The CBD market seems to be...

" The survey was conducted across 1,030 respondents who were located across the capital city and ‘rest of state’ regions around the cou...

The U.S. is in a more positive mood.  See NY Times : " Americans are in a buying mood, thanks largely to the housing recovery.   The ...

PointCorp is developing an apartment complex at 101 Riverside Drive , West End.  This is next door to Pradella's Left Bank development,...

Sunland has obtained development approval for its apartment tower at 140 Alice Street, on the corner of Albert Street.  Recently, barricades...

" With lower interest rates and home value growth remaining moderate we would expect that the basis point spread between official inter...

Many apartments that are sold off-the-plan in Brisbane are marketed to buyers outside of Australia.  Examples include Meriton and Metro Prop...

I heard another story about real estate agents ripping off a client.  It is worth considering this story, especially if you are thinking of ...

Nice story in the Sunday Mail regarding Infinity Tower, being built by Meriton.  I will not be buying in Infinity, but there are cool photos...

The Courier Mail recently had a story regarding a real estate rort that is said to be ruining the lives of thousands.  An extract: ...

Recent charts from RP Data show that Brisbane is under performing compared to the other Australian capital cities.  Does this mean that a bo...

From the NZ Herald News . "However, following the significant leveraging of Australian and New Zealand households over the last 30 ye...

Capital city home values fell by 0.5% in April however, they have increased by 2.3% so far in 2013 Capital city dwelling values increase...

A recent article about bylaws regarding keeping pets: Common Ground - Pets

New developments: 38 High Street , Toowong Arena South Brisbane Riverpoint , West End Urban Edge , Kelvin Grove Park at Newstead Pi...

Ciana Indooroopilly (all sales from original developer) Apt 29, 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 cars, top floor, sold on 21 February 2013 for $555,000 A...

This is a note that I received from a regular reader of this blog: I’m currently visiting USA again for another 3 months.  (You’ll recall ...

Brisbane still has a very high "time on market" for apartments.  On average, 80 days to sell from first listing.  This is about do...

"Overall, the data highlights that although the housing market has started the year strongly in terms of capital growth nobody should e...

Charlotte Towers, Apt 1504, 1 bed, 1 car, sold on 9 April 2013 for $410,000 Felix, Apt 116, 2 bedrooms, sold on 30 March 2013 for $515,000...

"If it's profitable and seems riskless, it's a business you don't understand."

" AMP Capital’s head of investment strategy, Shane Oliver, also predicts “a year or two” of house price gains but “not a lot”.   “It’s ...

Information from RP Data

A real estate agent is promoting a recent sale in Charlotte Towers: "RECORD SALE OF THE YEAR!  Being the only two bed, two bath apart...

Queensland units and townhouses have followed the positive lead of the house market, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of Qu...

"Australia’s housing recovery, which is seven months young, is solidifying. The question is how hard and long it will run. In January l...

Employment is a key factor impacting apartment prices. " So what could trigger an overdue shift in rhetoric? Watch the jobless rat...

Evolution Apartments, 18 Tank Street, Apt 225, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sold for $500,000 (previous owner had paid $762,000 off-the-plan fr...

"One important difference in 2001 was that Australia’s household debt-to-disposable income ratio was a substantially lower 95 per cent....

RP Data reports that Brisbane property prices have increased at a rate of 2.3% over the past year.  This is not keeping up with inflation. ...

"In conclusion, the data presented should provide more than enough evidence to suggest that Australia’s residential property market (sp...

Echo Entertainment is looking for a massive casino, hotel and ballroom site in Brisbane.  See Seven News .  It will be interesting to see if...

Arena at South Brisbane is currently being marketed off-the-plan.  It is located at 9 Edmondstone Street.  The two tower building has an in...

Mirvac's Park building at Newstead is complete, and there are a number of new unsold apartments being marketed by Mirvac.  These include...

A riverfront apartment building at Portside Hamilton is coming soon it seems.  It is called Pinnacle Portside .

I have read a number of property books and property blogs recently relating to investing in apartments, and this is a summary of what I have...

From an REIQ press release issued today regarding Queensland houses (not apartments): The Queensland real estate market maintained its ...

One trouble with off-the-plan marketing is that the apartments are often oversold.  The Oracle at Broadbeach was marketed as a beach apartme...

RealEstate.com.au has a section that lists new apartments being sold off the plan.  Here it is for The Valley in Brisbane.  Useful if you w...

BIS predicts an oversupply of apartments in Brisbane beyond 2014.   See article .  There was a similar story in the AFR on Monday, 11 Februa...

As reported by RP Data, on an average annual basis over the past 5 years, Brisbane has not had capital growth in property values.   Takin...

The Brisbane real estate market is still about 10% below its peak.  And sales volumes are still down.  I guess that means that there is room...

Pradella is selling Canvas in South Brisbane.  It is about to commence construction.  Some advertised pricing: Apt 1505 , 2 bed 2 bath, 7...

The Midtown, on 127 Charlotte Street, has opened, as a short stay " hotel ".  See its " apartment hotel " website.  Acco...