Brisbane Apartment

A story in the Courier Mail yesterday:  " Bank revaluations hit apartment buyers ".  Some extracts: Buyers of off-the-plan apart...

The AFR had a story on 24 July:  "Brisbane keen for more Chinese buyers".  Some extracts: Harry Triguboff from Meriton apartment...

It is even making new in New York that Australians are getting fatter .  In New York, many people live in apartments, and do a lot of walkin...

The AFR had a story on Wednesday titled "Outlook for property on a weaker dollar." An abstract from ABIX is as follows: "...

Population growth and employment drives house price growth.  Population decreases and unemployment causes property prices to fall.  The foll...

After delays and false starts, it now appears that SouthPoint at SouthBank is ready for a sales launch.  See this site and  this site , for...

Many owners of apartments in Festival Towers in Brisbane, and the body corporate, are suing Devine Limited and Brookfield Multiplex Construc...

Evolution   Apt 171, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $310,000 Grosvenor   Apt 107 - $1.3M Skyline   Apt 61, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $715,000   ...

Over the 2012/13 financial year, Brisbane had a 0.6% increase in property values, according to RP Data.  This is less than inflation.   A...

I was recently looking a property in the LA area of California.  When a house I was looking at was listed for sale, about 20 written offers ...

Brisbane has been the worst performing city in Australia when it comes to capital gains for housing, looking over the last 5 years.  In fact...

I received an email from an agent selling apartments off-the-plan, listing four current projects.  Here are the details that were sent to m...

In Melbourne, many properties are sold by auction.  In Brisbane, less properties go to auction, and auctions are less successful.  I find it...

An interesting recent article in the NY Times about apartments in Toronto: A Dizzying Condo Market in Toronto .  How similar is this to Bris...

Brisbane apartment prices did worse that Brisbane house prices over the past financial year.  There was a fall of 1.8% in Brisbane ap...

Source:  RP Data: Brisbane City and Spring Hill Postcode 4000

Many young adults live in apartments in Brisbane.  But many want to leave.  Brisbane is expensive, and is not yet a first tier city.  I like...

An article from the AFR on Thursday, 13 June 2013 is a good reminder why investing in boom towns is more like gambling than investing: Boo...

Capital city home values are up or down, depending on which RP Data chart you look at.

I bet no real estate agent in Brisbane will be distributing this RP Data chart.  Brisbane is more than 10% below the most recent peak, an...

This apartment looks like a bargain!  Only $2 for 5 bedrooms.

There was a fire this afternoon in an apartment on the top floor of Cathedral Place.  This building is located on the edge of Brisbane City,...

Pradella is marketing SkyView apartments at Kelvin Grove.  These are part of the Urban Edge development.  The other two buildings on this s...

Pradella has completed two of the three buildings in its Urban Edge complex at Kelvin Grove.  The "Horizons" building recently co...

Some high end apartments for sale in Brisbane: The Refinery at New Farm, 4 bedrooms for $3.65M Pinnacle at Roma Street Parklands, 3 bedro...

Peninsula at Kangaroo Point is currently being marketed by TDD.  One bedroom plus study from $370,000; two bedrooms from $425,000 to $620,0...

An interesting video regarding the 38 High Street apartment development in Toowong, next door to the RE pub.   Look here .  One bedroom ap...

FKP is promoting its The Hudson at Albion Hill project.  See www.themillalbion.com.au . Quote from Courier Mail advertorial, 8 June 2013 f...

"Bank of Queensland is worried about a surge in people borrowing money to invest in small apartments, citing Brisbane and Melbourne as ...

A commentator named Terry Ryder says that the Brisbane apartment market heats up.  See story on Property Observer website.  However, take c...

RP Data reports that Brisbane property prices are increasing, but looking back five years, the annual change in capital values is still nega...

RP Data reports that the number of sales of houses and apartments in Brisbane is more than 15% below the rolling five year average.  The ...

HTW Property Valuers say in their recent monthly report that, for apartments, the Brisbane market is improving, the Gold Coast market is de...

Sales of units and townhouses across Queensland have strengthened further over the last year, according to the lat...

For the month of May, dwelling values declined by -1.2 per cent across the RP Data-Rismark combined capital city index. The May fall was the...

It is becoming common for owners to seek permission to have a pet, for the body corporate committee to refuse, and for the body corporate co...

According to Matusik in the Courier Mail today:  "The premium for a car space within a new inner Brisbane development ranges in prince ...

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 ...