Brisbane Apartment

A story in today's Australian Financial Review is titled "China limits cash moves offshore" and show the risks for developers ...

The Queensland Supreme Court recently decided a case involving an off the plan apartment contract in the Soul building at Surfers Paradise. ...

A reader recently posted this comment, in relation to my post below: "... you are certainly correct that there is a lot of stock unde...

According to the CoreLogic RP Data Home Value Index, dwelling values were absolutely flat across the combined capitals during December, with...

From an email from a Brisbane Ray White agent: " The concerns for property owners for the next 12-18 months is that w ith around 23,...

But not everyone is as optimistic about Queensland’s prospects. Property analyst Louis Christopher of SQM Research said the state’s compa...

CoreLogic (RP Data) has released its recent monthly housing report . "According to Mr Lawless, the strongest growth conditions outsid...

Some example recent sales in Brisbane city apartment buildings.  Some buildings are tightly held and have few sales. Quay West - 132 Alice...

You have to be careful these days when buying an apartment, because with all the development in Brisbane, your view may disappear or change....

" Brisbane's booming inner-city apartment construction market has led many to speculate a fall in rental prices could ensue in late...

From RP Data: Today's results revealed the pace of home value growth stalled in May with dwelling values down 0.9% over the month.  Af...

" The latest research shows that only 10% of sales in the Brisbane inner-city unit market are to owner-occupiers. Investors are buying ...

4BC Real Estate Guru Keven Turner has downplayed any risk of undersupply in the Brisbane apartment market despite recent reports of an upco...

" Across resales of homes throughout the December 2014 quarter, those homes that were held for only a short period of time proved to be...

"Since mid-2013, the average gross rental yield across Australia’s combined capital cities has reduced from 4.3 per cent down to 3.6 p...

Australia will run into a glut of apartments in just two years led by Melbourne and Brisbane - but other cities are also building more than...

"Brisbane's inner-city apartment market is a long way from being oversupplied, according to leading real estate adviser Urbis. ...

Travel & Leisure magazine has an interesting blog post about Brisbane.   See post here .

It is hard to find out recent sales prices for a number of South Bank apartments in Brisbane.  This is because the land is leased on a 999 y...

"Brisbane is still very much the laggard for this cycle given the sluggish domestic economy, with periodic price falls still common pa...

Queensland University of Technology property economist, Professor Chris Eves, has warned a glut in apartments in Brisbane's CBD, South ...

Forget what you know about buying fair apartments at wonderful prices; instead, buy wonderful apartments at fair prices. 

A good website to look for future developments in Brisbane is the Brisbane Development website.  It demonstrates that there are many large ...

When buying an apartment, it is important to understand whether the body corporate committee is professional and sensible, and whether the b...

Recent sales in Admiralty Towers One (35 Howard Street) Apt 145, 2 bed, 2 bath, river views from side (not direct riverfront) 105 sqm - $...

Aria developed a property at 77 Grey Street, South Brisbane, overlooking the Queensland Museum, called Austin. Apartment 1807 is currently...

From RP Data CoreLogic : "CoreLogic RP Data February Home Value Index results released today showed that Australia’s combined capita...

Recent sales for Quay West in Brisbane, at 132 Alice Street Apt 37, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - 72 sqm - $456,000 in October 2014 Apt 134, 3 ...

"Firstly, interstate migration is a long way off its heady peaks in 2003. It’s flat performance isn’t ...

The RP Data CoreLogic Home Value Index registered a 1.0% capital gain across the combined capital cities over the month of October, howeve...

On 31 October 2014, the Government released a discussion paper outlining the proposed design options for implementing the previously announ...

Most recent property investors in Brisbane are likely to have lost money. From a recent report from RP Data: "The next time you he...

" The regulators believe that lower loan underwriting standards promote homeownership and make mortgages and homes more affordable. The...

From an REIQ press release that was issued today: Rental markets remain tight in southeast Queensland and the state’s major tourism centr...

Some recent sales in Admiralty Two, a tower on the Brisbane riverfront, at 501 Queen Street.  One of the better buildings in the city, which...

My advice to those considering buying in a high-rise apartment block in Brisbane -- don't buy off the plan and don't buy for two yea...

Pre-marketing has commenced for Brisbane Skytower, said to be the tallest residential tower in Brisbane when it is completed. It is being...

RSL Art Unions are giving away, in an art union, apartment 5304 in Soleil.  This is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, no balcony, at 83 sqm, l...

From Ray White CBD: "The third quarter has seen prices remain stable after the growth of the first two quarters on 2014. Fallin...

Chart from RP Data.  Brisbane market has under performed the combined capitals average since 2008.

RP Data has recently released its quarterly rental review .  It shows that Brisbane apartment rents are flat.  My sources tell me that rents...

This report suggests that Brisbane is the best place to invest in property at present. " Overall, it’s a decent set of numbers with ...