Brisbane Apartment

"But what if the world we’ve been living in for the past five years is the new normal? What if depression-like conditions are on trac...

Taking into account inflation, property has performed badly in recent times.  See article by RP Data .  Brisbane is down about 17%.  Taking ...

At present, it seems that off-the-plan apartment developments are overpriced, and buying off the plan carries significant risks.  A series o...

The release yesterday of the RP Data and Rismark International October housing market results confirmed a 1.3 per cent rise across the comb...

A list of some recent reported apartment sales in Brisbane CBD area, since June 2013. Admiralty One - Apt 93, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ...

" There’s only one aspect of this that’s in any way outrageous – and that is the way Australian developers and their marketers are pedd...

A new development at South Brisbane is in pre-sale, Soda Apartments .  Lifestyle video here . The building is 20 storeys, with 131 apartme...

At 65 Mary Street, Iglu Student Accommodation is planning to build a 23 storey building, with over 400 rooms (not really apartments).  It i...

Brisbane rental yields have increased dramatically over the past five years.  At least one commentator is suggesting that this means Brisba...

"Brisbane’s market continues to simmer as we look to the southern states and wonder why they are running so hot right about now. Our ...

Property Observer had a series of comments yesterday, as to whether there is a property bubble in Australia at present.  Queensland's ...

According to RP Data, rents for Brisbane apartments decreased by 1.5% over the past quarter.  From what I can tell, it is harder for landlor...

From an email from a PR consultant for a developer: I thought you might be interested in this sales update for Australand’s Watermarque p...

Sunland has cleared their site on the corner of Alice Street and Albert Street.  The old apartment building there has been demolished.  Sunl...

An article about Sydney off-the-plan apartments valuations coming in at settlement at 85% of the contract price. See Property Observer

Virtually every purchaser off-the-plan at The Oracle development (now branded Peppers) on the Gold Coast has lost money when reselling.   Se...

RP Data has published a report comparing apartment prices to house prices in certain suburbs.  In my view, it is not particularly helpful. ...

Some real estate agents are telling me that sale prices for Brisbane apartments are increasing, with apartments selling faster, particularly...

Apartment 3501 in Casino Towers is for sale.  It looks like two apartments were combined, as this apartment has two kitchens.  This apartme...

RP Data has a weekly property report, that can be interesting reading.  Note that some of the information for Brisbane includes the Gold Coa...

At least one person is saying that the change of government will trigger a housing boom .  I am not sure if I agree that Queensland will fee...

It seems to me that newer apartments are overpriced.  One example. You can buy a year old apartment in Meriton's Soleil as follows: 9...

Another new apartment development in the Kelvin Grove Urban Village area.  It is Victoria Park Residences .  Currently in pre-sales.

Try these great Kindle books (also available on iTunes store): Investing in Brisbane Apartments - A Guide for Successful Investing (2nd Ed...

Over the 2012/13 financial year, RP Data estimates that there were 328,903 houses and 122,282 units sold across the country. Based on these ...

The lobby group for Queensland Real Estate agents, the REIQ, issued the following press report and data today: The sales of units and town...

"According to RP Data, since January last year 66 apartments have sold in the Boulevard Tower, with resales making up a small proportio...

According to RP Data, Brisbane rents have remained flat for the past 12 months, and have fallen slightly in the past quarter.

Despite what the newspapers may report, and what real estate agents may tell you, overall the Brisbane property market is doing poorly.  Ha...

Brisbane median sales prices increased in August, but are still down looking back one year. From RP Data : According to Mr Lawless, the ...

There have been a number of reports that Apple will open an Apple store in MacArthur Chambers (corner of Queen St and Edward St) in Brisban...

You know when a developer is targeting foreign buyers when they produce a brochure in Chinese.  Here is a very nice brochure for Botanica , ...

The tall Infinity building has partly opened, even though it is still under construction with a crane on top.  Meriton has opened its servi...

There is a lot of talk about how well the Sydney property market is doing, and also the property market in general.  But this does not appea...

RP Data released a report today, showing the suburbs with the lowest median price for units within 10km of Brisbane's city centre.  The ...

"Apartment buyers in Victoria are routinely being led to believe by developers and agents that their purchases are more than 5 per cent...

Foreign buyers snapped up one in every eight new properties built this year - up from one in 20 properties in 2011, National Australia Bank ...

"Apartment buyers should avoid paying for lifestyle amenities already on their doorstep.  Minimising strata fees is increasingly a prio...

A number of onsite managers have reported to me that they are taking much longer than expected to fill vacancies, and that rents are going d...

A new property website:   Property Owl .   This is aimed at buyers.

If you pay too much to a developer when buying off the plan, no matter how good the location, and how good the development, you will loose m...

In Australia, rental yields for apartments are 4.9%, according to RP Data.

New harbour-side apartments in downtown Sydney, at Barangaroo , are generating great interest.  Lend Lease must be happy.

Alex Perry Residential in the Valley launched with great hype, and, according to hits on this blog, was of great interest to people looking ...