QLD Real Estate News
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REIQ appoints two new board directors
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland announced the appointment of two new directors to its board.
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Queensland rentals hit lowest vacancy rate on record
Queensland's rental market has been hit hard by COVID-19, with Brisbane's vacancy rate swinging from a high of 14 per cent to 8.8 cent in just four months.
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Eview Group continues growth across the Sunshine State
Eview Group is excited to announce further reinforcement of their Queensland network, as they unveil their fifteenth national partnership for the year. With a real estate sales career spanning 10 years, together with over a decade of experience as an award winning interior designer, and a wealth of practice as…
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Both NSW and QLD need to revitalise their CBDs
The latest results from the ANZ/Property Council Survey show that, while confidence levels in the real estate industry have risen in both Queensland and New South Wales, ghostly city centres in both states are continuing to cause concern.
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate opens on the Gold Coast
The growth momentum continues for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate with the opening of their latest office in the coastal suburb of Runaway Bay, QLD.
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Queensland teams with Mirvac and Frasers for build-to-rent project
The Queensland Government have announced partnerships with two developers for their Build-to-Rent Pilot Project. Frasers Property and Mirvac will work with the Government to deliver affordable key-worker housing options to the inner-city. Under the Pilot Project agreement, Frasers Property will develop 354 apartments on a 2,020 sqm site in Fortitude…
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Fielding a winning team
When an ex-professional rugby player starts his own agency, you can be certain teamwork will be top of the agenda. And so it is with former Queensland Reds player and renowned inner-west Brisbane agent, Ben Wakely, who has launched Wakely Properties to service Paddington and its surrounding suburbs. As you’d expect, Ben knows plenty about hard work, commitment and sacrifice.…
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Award-winning Ray White Marsden targets commercial success
Ray White Marsden is determined to lift the level of commercial real estate service in Logan, dedicating an experienced in-house team to managing the sale and leasing of commercial properties. The award-winning residential office, proudly led by principal Avi Khan, has expanded its offering to the commercial sector after recognising a high local demand. “We’ve established our success in residential…
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Queensland’s tourism towns are mortgage holiday hotspots
With Queensland tightly locked down during the pandemic, the only holidays taking place in the Sunshine State were mortgage holidays.
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Queensland’s property market defies pandemic predictions
Queensland’s real estate market has overcome predictions of property price falls as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Moreton Bay shake up as additional horsepower bolsters established agency
The Sunshine Coast's property market is set to receive a further shake up, as one of Eview Group's most recent partnerships drives area dominance, committing to a secondary office to offset growth and propel serviceability. It's been a career-long dream of Acreage and Lifestyle Property's Director, Carolyn Drane, to create…
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Real estate is an essential service: REIQ
As the Queensland State election looms, REIQ have called on political parties to "not forget the critical contributions of Queensland's real estate sector to the local economy."
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Raine & Horne open new Sunshine Coast office
Experienced agent, property valuer, and former Queensland Property Council President Wayne Rex has launched Raine & Horne Marcoola to service the northern section of the Queensland Sunshine Coast. Mr Rex is opening the new office with his wife Penny. They are folding the local branch of their property advisory, valuation, and off-the-plan sales business, Dodds & Bumbu, into Raine &…
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Queensland’s border may open to Sydneysiders in under a fortnight
More hopeful border news, following on from the pending reopening of South Australia to all NSW residents, and the softening of Queensland's restrictions to allow 41 postcodes near the border to cross freely. The Queensland…
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HIA welcomes relaxed Qld border restrictions
Thousands of builders and tradies working either side of the NSW/QLD border will breathe a sigh of relief today.
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Qld eviction freeze to be lifted in under two weeks
From September 30, the Queensland Government will lift its ban on the eviction of residential tenants unable to pay their rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New CEO for Ray White Queensland
Ray White Queensland has announced a major shakeup, with a new CEO replacing Tony Warland, who has been at the helm of the company for 12 years. Incoming CEO Jason Andrew, an award-winning auctioneer who has successfully led the NSW network for close to four years, is taking over the reins from Mr Warland. Ray White Group Managing Director Dan White…
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LJ Hooker Cleveland offers up Mitsubishi Mirage in spring campaign
This spring, LJ Hooker Cleveland is offering property owners the chance to win a brand-new Mitsubishi Mirage valued at almost $20,000. Every sales or rental listing undertaken by LJ Hooker Cleveland between 1 September and 30 November will go into the draw to win the car from Bartons Mitsubishi Capalaba. The draw will take place at Bartons Mitsubishi Capalaba in…
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Homely appoints David Holmes as Qld State Manager
Real estate portal homely.com.au has appointed well-known industry figure and auctioneer, David Holmes as their Queensland State Manager. This announcement comes off the back of Homely rolling out their Agent Participation Program in Queensland and…
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Unit oversupply in Brisbane scaring off buyers
The inner-city Brisbane unit market was suffering from oversupply before COVID-19 struck, but now researchers are warning it has become a “huge danger zone” for potential investors. According to RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg, things have become much worse over the past few months, and will continue along these lines. “RiskWise reported in July 2018 that there were 14,813…
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Queensland budget ‘a story of missed opportunities’ – Property Council
The Queensland Government released their COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review on Monday, but the Property Council of Australia says it’s a story of missed opportunities, and the state needs to take a fresh look at ways to stimulate the economy by creating jobs. “The fastest way to get activity happening is to remove the regulatory and financial barriers that are…
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Builders and tradies the biggest losers in NSW/QLD border closures
The Housing Industry Association has warned the national cabinet it is “critical to both state’s economies” that they quickly come to an agreement to relax border restrictions between NSW and QLD, in order to assist thousands of builders and tradies working either side of the border who have been unduly impacted by closures. “When border closures started at 1am on…
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Ray White Marsden Property Management Team Leader recognised at state awards
Ray White Marsden Team Leader Rachael Curtis has been named Property Manager of the Year at the highly competitive Ray White Queensland annual awards. Ray White Marsden Principal, Avi Khan said the accolade was a testament to the hard work of the past year and the service offering provided by Ms Curtis and her team. “I am honoured to receive…
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Embracing change and thriving during a crisis
Recent events regarding the COVID-19 virus have affected, and will continue to have an effect on the real estate industry moving into the future. In this environment, we are already witnessing traditional services such as in-house dining being prohibited due to social distancing policy. As many businesses fail to adapt they will unfortunately go to the wall. Those businesses that…
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Josh Mana team joins Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty
When it comes to the reason why Josh Mana entered the world of real estate, he both blames and credits his wife, Carrie. “I was a refrigeration air-conditioning technician in my early 20s and eventually got out of the trade in NSW when I moved to the Gold Coast,” Mr Mana said. “My wife, Carrie, was in property management and…
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Unsung heroes of real estate recognised at state awards
At the highly competitive Ray White Queensland annual awards, Genevieve Trew was recognised as the Administrator for the Year for her contribution to Ray White Marsden. Recognising the quality of support staff in the business, Genevieve said the accolade was a testament to the hard work of the past year, not only at an individual level but among the whole…
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RE/MAX Sydney presence grows with two new franchises
Three successful real estate identities have joined RE/MAX Australia to open two franchises in the Sydney region of Canada Bay. Garry Kelly is principal of residential agency RE/MAX KRG and RE/MAX Commercial Alliance. He established himself as a well-known and respected business figure as a director of Strathfield Car Radios. Mr Kelly retired from the board in 2001 and left…
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BREAKING: This weekend’s Gold Coast auctions to be restricted due to COVID-19
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has placed tighter restrictions on gatherings in Gold Coast homes from 8am, on Saturday, 29 August. “Coming into effect from 8:00am Saturday, we are going to extend those limits of people inside your homes to 10 people, and those gatherings outside to 10,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “I think everyone would agree, we acted very swiftly when…
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Kremer is shaking up the competition
Every capital city has them. Middle-ring suburbs where well-established agencies become firmly entrenched. Like a well-worn groove in a favourite armchair, these existing businesses reach a ‘comfortably familiar’ stage where they’re convinced there’ll be little risk from fresh new players coming in and shaking up their market. That’s what 34-year-old Steven Kremer saw in Brisbane’s Centenary Suburbs, just 12 kilometres…
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Eview Group expands their presence in the Sunshine State
The Eview Group is strengthening its offering across Queensland, as further expansion across the Sunshine Coast is unveiled. Partnering with the Eview Group and launching his self-titled brand, Dell Estate Agents, Russell Dell is thrilled to present his personalised, broad, and unique skillset to his local marketplace. With a direct focus on residential property sales, coupled with off-the-plan developments, Russell…
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Brownlow Medallist ‘Aker’ joins Ray White Ascot
Brownlow Medallist, and three-time AFL Premier Jason Akermanis has joined Ray White Ascot, in the role of sales agent and auctioneer. The former Brisbane Lions player enjoyed a stellar 248-game career, kicking 263 goals over the years. Now he is returning to the state that made him famous, but in an entirely different role. “Having a professional purpose, the ability…
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Susie O’Neill’s riverfront home on the market
Eight-time Olympic medallist turned breakfast radio host, Susie O’Neill has put her family home of two decades on the market. Christine Rudolph of Ray White New Farm is selling the Yeronga home, which overlooks the Brisbane River. O’Neill and her ophthalmologist husband Cliff Fairley bought the house 19 years ago. “We have loved this house since we bought it back…
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REIQ: Rental market facing “tightest conditions since GFC”
Seventy per cent of Queensland’s rental market currently faces tight conditions, according to the latest quarterly rental vacancy rate report. Eighteen per cent of Queensland regions are experiencing less than 1 per cent vacancy at present, with areas like Maryborough (0.4 per cent), Mount Isa (0.5 per cent), Rockhampton (0.7 per cent), and Gympie (0.9 per cent) close to impossible…
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Rachel Ellis brings RE/MAX to Maryborough
Successful real estate agent Rachel Ellis is forging a new path with global real estate network, RE/MAX, launching her own agency in Maryborough, Queensland. Ms Ellis had four years on the RE/MAX team in Hervey Bay and the accomplished agent says she is excited to bring RE/MAX to Maryborough for her business ownership venture. “Maryborough offers something special,” she explained.…
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Buy a private QLD island for less than $400K
If you’re the type to have your Desert Island Discs list ready and waiting in case the BBC call you up to appear on their show, then you’ve probably already considered the joys of living on a secluded island. For everyone else, Worthington Island is just a half hour boat trip from Gladstone Airport, just off the coast of the…
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