Brisbane Property Intelligence

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.