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Hey big spender: home prices soar in Olympics host city

The launch of an eye-watering penthouse development targeting ultra-wealthy buyers is a sign of the times in one of Australia's hottest real estate markets.

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Room with a view comes at high price on tourist strip

High-rise apartment owners at a popular Australian tourist spot have been slugged with a "view tax" sending council rates to new heights.

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'We have a plan': state reacts to housing crisis outcry

A real estate body has called on authorities to provide an accountable delivery plan, describing the Queensland's housing crisis as "woeful".

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Rental reforms go too far: real estate body

The Queensland government's sweeping rental reforms go too far and diminish a property owner's rights, a peak real estate body says.

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Seachangers help Brisbane property prices top Melbourne

A wave of interstate migrants seeking sun over lockdowns has helped average dwelling prices in Brisbane surpass Melbourne for the first time in a decade.

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Community leaders say the rental crisis is tougher on people from diverse backgrounds in Queensland

The Queensland Human Rights Commissioner says the rental crisis is impacting those from diverse backgrounds disproportionately.

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Hundreds of real estate agents abandon industry as state's booming market continues to cool

After years of booming market conditions, hundreds if not thousands of Queensland real estate agents are leaving the industry.

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Groups fear landlords may use loophole to bypass Queensland’s new once-a-year rent-rise law

QCOSS and other tenant advocacy groups support the new rental measures but urge landlords to do the right thing, saying there is still ‘more work to do’ around housing reform

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Queensland renters facing the prospect of giving up groceries to keep a roof over their heads

In a few months, the rent for Stacey Paul's Brisbane home — where she has lived for 10 years — will increase by $250 a week. And despite the financial stress, she does not dare leave.

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Queensland moves to slow pace of residential rent hikes

The Queensland government's move to reduce the frequency of rent increases has been welcomed by social service advocates but panned by the real estate sector.

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Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

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How would rent caps work in Australia and how might they affect affordability?

Advocates call for price controls to provide cost-of-living relief, while investors argue they will cause a drop in supply

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Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

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Premier's signal on rent rise caps sparks war of words

The suggestion Queensland is prepared to introduce a limit on rent increases has sparked debate on how the policy will affect landlords and tenants.

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Real estate agents are telling prospective renters they'll have a better chance if they offer more. Here's why that's legally murky

Amid an increasingly competitive market, would-be tenants say some real estate agents are encouraging desperate house hunters to offer more money to secure a rental, despite rental bidding being outlawed.

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Great Barrier Reef's Pumpkin Island, once won in a poker game and used in beer commercials, on the market

This little-known island resort "like a secret kept between the families" is just one of several Great Barrier Reef islands for sale with a colourful history.

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Renters warned of rising prices in January as more people look for homes following holidays

Landlords looking for return on investment, rising interest prices and more people looking for rentals is putting the squeeze on the already tight rental market.

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Agents and auctioneers offer inside perspective on COVID-19 property boom no-one saw coming

For much of the pandemic we have been hearing about the impact of the booming housing market, but what has it been like for those working in the real estate industry? And why are some Queensland agents thankful the market is finally cooling?

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Queensland housing minister urges compassion after ‘appalling’ call to raise rents by 20%

Leeanne Enoch says email sent to landlords by Brisbane agent comes amid ‘unprecedented pressures’ on market

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Airbnb landlords to pay tens of thousands of dollars under proposed Queensland levy

Greens bill will see investors pay 5% levy on all residential property left vacant for more than six months

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Queensland renters seek ‘landlord register’ to help keep rogue owners honest

Tenants Queensland says data could be collected about owners, their holdings and renting intentions

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Queensland is the most expensive place to build in Australia with construction costs set to continue, CoreLogic says

Queensland's construction costs had the highest quarterly rise nationwide, according to a new report by a leading property analyst group.

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Queensland urged to hold its nerve in face of ‘baseless’ campaign linking land tax hike to housing crisis

Academics, economists and tenant groups have dismissed the claims by state opposition and real estate group

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Qld property sector seeks land tax repeal

Queensland's property sector wants a restructure of new land tax rules, which will charge investors on the value of their nationwide real estate holdings.

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Mackay hospitality business buys motel to attract overseas staff during worker shortage

The Sunday brunch is back in full swing, but hospitality businesses are struggling to attract staff — so one Queensland company has figured out a way to offer housing.

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