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Why Brisbane Rents Keep Climbing While Prices Cool
Brisbane house rents are up 6.7% and unit rents up 6.2% this year, even as dwelling values fall. Here's what SQM Research and Cotality data shows about why the rental market hasn't followed prices down.
22 Aug 2026
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Brisbane's Two-Month Cooldown: What the August Chart Pack Actually Shows
Brisbane dwelling values are down for a second straight month after two years of growth. Here's what Cotality's August 2026 Housing Chart Pack shows about values, listings, sales and yields.
22 Aug 2026
Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy
SMSF Property Investment in Brisbane: Does It Actually Stack Up After the LRBA Rule Change?
SMSF property investment in Brisbane is changing after the 2026 LRBA rule update. Here's what investors need to know about borrowing rules, costs, compliance, yields and whether residential property inside super still stacks up.
4 July 2026
Market UpdatesMarket Updates
Brisbane Auction Clearance Rates Are Falling. Here's What That Actually Means for Investors.
Brisbane's auction clearance rate hit 35% for the week of 21-27 June 2026, down from 51% the same week last year. 64 properties were passed in. For investors who know how to read this signal, that's not a crisis, it's information.
4 July 2026
Buying GuidesBuying Guides
Brisbane Investor Loan Pre-Approval Guide 2026: Deposits, LMI and What Lenders Actually Check
The 5% deposit scheme doesn't apply to you. Here's what Brisbane investors actually need: deposit requirements, real LMI costs, Queensland stamp duty figures, and what lenders check before pre-approving an investment loan in 2026.
27 June 2026
Buying GuidesBuying Guides
From Offer to Keys: What Actually Happens When You Buy a Brisbane Investment Property
Cooling-off, building and pest, finance clauses, settlement day. Here's exactly what happens, in order, between signing a Queensland REIQ contract and getting the keys, with the real deadlines and the clauses that actually let you walk away.
27 June 2026
Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy
The 2026-27 Queensland Budget Isn't an Investor Windfall. It's a Supply-and-Corridor Budget.
The Queensland Budget handed down 23 June 2026 doesn't hand investors a direct win. It hands them a map: $119.2 billion in capital spending over four years, a doubled first-home-buyer scheme, and real money moving into SEQ transport corridors and Olympics precincts. Here's what actually matters and what's just noise.
24 June 2026
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Suburb Reports
201 Buyers Are Watching Herston's 2-Bedroom Units. Here's Why That's the Number That Matters.
Herston has a hospital precinct, a university research hub, and now early Olympics works underway. But the investment case isn't 'buy anything here'. Herston 2-bedroom units sold 13 times in 12 months at $757,900 with 201 buyers watching. Here's why that segment matters more than the suburb headline.
22 June 2026

Market Updates
Brisbane hits a record high. The income needed to buy one just jumped $17,000 in four months.
Brisbane dwelling values hit a record high in May 2026, up 19.1% annually. But the income needed to buy a median house jumped from $121,955 to $139,077 in four months, and momentum signals are softening. The honest read on where Brisbane sits right now.
20 June 2026

Finance and Strategy
How to use home equity to buy a Brisbane investment property in 2026
Brisbane homeowners who bought in 2020 have around $570,000 in usable equity today. Bought in 2023? Around $171,000 — enough for a Moorooka unit deposit without touching savings. How equity release works, what it costs, and the ATO rules explained.
16 June 2026

Suburb Reports
Ipswich property investment guide 2026: Springfield Lakes, Ripley, Redbank Plains and Goodna
Ipswich established houses cost $274 to $334 per week to hold today but up to $542 per week from July 2027. New build units cost $196 to $272 per week and stay stable. Four suburbs, four scenarios, all figures verified from realestate.com.au.
10 June 2026

Finance and Strategy
Division 40 and Division 43 depreciation explained for Brisbane property investors in 2026
Division 43 covers your building at 2.5% per year for 40 years. Division 40 covers carpet, aircon and blinds. Together they can produce $7,000 to $11,000 in first-year deductions on a Brisbane new build unit. The complete guide for investors.
9 June 2026

Suburb Reports
Brisbane northside property investment guide 2026: Chermside, Nundah, Albion, Kedron and Northgate
Northside units at $780,000 to $822,500 with yields of 3.82% to 4.43% and true weekly costs of $201 to $257. Verified data for five Brisbane northside suburbs including Nundah's extraordinary 34.6% annual house growth.
8 June 2026
Brisbane Market Data
Median Price$1,101,151
Annual Growth+19.0%
Gross Yield3.7%
Vacancy Rate1.2%
Days on Market21 days
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