Brisbane & QLD

THIS MONTH marks the reintroduction of the stamp duty concession on family homes.

CANNY investors are looking in Brisbane’s north, not just for new estates but also well-established suburbs.

LEND Lease expects to post a modest rise in operating profit for its 2011/12 financial year.

THINKING about shopping around for a new mortgage? Beware the costs lurking under the surface, experts warn.

INSURER Allianz fears it will be forced to make flood payouts even if customers consciously refuse cover for such disasters.

GOING . . . going . . . gone are peaceful Sundays for homebuyers, with more sellers auctioning their homes in on the first day of the week.

THE palatial rural hideaway of a key figure in a multimillion-dollar Sunshine Coast property swindle is listed to go under the hammer.

A SHORTAGE of rental properties in Queensland’s Far North is expected to bring investors and developers back into the market.

RENTS up 13 per cent on last year despite official cash rate barely moving. So what happens when there’s a real rise?

PROPERTY group Mirvac plans to boost its exposure in Queensland’s booming mining districts.

HOMEBUYERS are set to save up to $7000 in stamp duty from July 1 after the reinstatement of concessions.

STATE’S property market shows signs of recovery, posting positive results for the first time in 18 months.

THE rental situation has become so dire people are renting chicken pens and garages to maintain shelter, according to accommodation support groups.

PUBLIC housing tenants who trash their properties or who repeatedly fail to pay rent could have their welfare payments quarantined.

HOUSE prices are at a six-year low in capital cities despite RBA efforts to lift housing out of the doldrums with rate cuts.