Queensland residential property
Plan for suburb’s first 25-storey high-rise set to test council upzoning push
The development application for the tower with 253 homes – including apartments with five-bedrooms – will test Brisbane council’s appetite for dramatically taller buildings in the suburbs.
- William Davis and Marissa Calligeros
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Legal threats, backend hacks: How real estate agents can block honest reviews
Real estate agents who give the least accurate price guides also have near-perfect star ratings and scant negative reviews, sparking concerns buyers are being duped.
- Elias Visontay
Five luxury homes we love – with designer curves
Looking for your next home? From arched windows to elegant skylights and dramatic kitchen benches, here are our top picks.
- Shona Hendley
Brookfield homeowner ordered to remove patio, pool terrace, cubby house in spat with neighbour
The neighbours’ dispute over property boundaries in a leafy enclave of Brisbane turned ugly, the presiding judge said, with police called on two occasions.
- Marissa Calligeros
Brisbane house prices jump $200,000 in a year to hit record high
Brisbane prices have overtaken Melbourne’s and are second only to Sydney’s, but there are signs of a shift.
- Sarah Webb
New ‘mid-market’ inner-city apartment tower plans revealed
The empty block was previously a small white-brick apartment complex in one of Brisbane’s highest-density suburbs.
- William Davis
‘Like the Hunger Games’: Brisbane suburbs where rents soared
Brisbane asking rents are at record highs and the $400-a-week suburb is now extinct, putting pressure on tenants’ budgets.
- Sarah Webb
Peter Dutton offloads ‘resort-style’ farm north of Brisbane
The Duttons initially tried to sell the 168-acre Dayboro property via auction in December, but eventually sold it on the open market.
- Julius Dennis
Property bloom: Construction set to begin on West End tower at site of former florist
The pocket of West End is booming, with new development seemingly on every other corner.
- William Davis
Natalie had grand plans for her home. Then the flood maps changed
The updated maps, already reviewed twice, are being looked at again by an independent adviser as the council deals with the fallout of the widespread changes.
- Julius Dennis