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Zilzie, on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast.

Coastal towns where a beach house can be had for under $650,000

The sun has not set on the Aussie dream of owning a place on the coast and some areas are even cheaper than 12 months ago.

  • Emily Power

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The Queensland Public Trustee sold 46 Morley Street in Toowong for $1.3 million.

Why uninspected, unloved and often uninhabitable homes are hot property

“Queenslanders, worker’s cottages, character homes that are close to the city centre tend to get the most interest,” says the Queensland Public Trustee’s top auctioneer.

  • Sarah Webb
Brisbane’s median house price fell slightly.

Brisbane’s median house just got cheaper, but still costs more than $1m

One of the longest streaks of rising prices in the city’s history has ended, but experts warn any reprieve for budget buyers may not last.

  • Sarah Webb
Some property investors own for only a short time.

Why so many landlords are forced to sell their properties

Experts are calling for more education and even a UK-style business registration scheme for property investors renting homes out.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
A luxury three-bedroom unit at 40/37 Duncan Street, West End that sold for $3.25 million at auction on April 12, 2025.

Sprawling apartment in Brisbane’s bohemian suburb sells for millions

The 12-year-old apartment boasts panoramic views to Mount Coot-tha, a 292-square-metre floor plan, three bathrooms, a media room and a rare four-car garage.

  • Sarah Webb
Consumers are not quite as gloomy about the property market.

‘Not a lot of political will’: The unpopular fix for our housing woes

New figures lay bare how far the cost of home ownership has soared out of reach, but a key solution seems elusive.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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43 Amulree Street, Tarragindi, which sold at charity auction for $2.45 million, April 5, 2025.

Upsizing locals snap up Tarragindi home for $2.45m at charity auction

This auction of this glamorous southside home had no reserve, no safety net, and no shortage of bidders.

  • Sarah Webb
Brisbane rents have soared.

Unexpected Brisbane suburb where renting a room now costs $550 a week

Brisbane rents have soared to fresh record highs, making the city the outright second-most expensive in the country to rent a unit.

  • Sarah Webb
46 Angliss Street in Wilston, Brisbane.

Their first Brisbane house flip nets Melbourne couple $3.55 million

The couple doubled their money at the property auctions over the weekend, the five-bedroom home in Wilston last selling for $1.885 million in 2022.

  • Sarah Webb
23 Janda Street, Robertson.

Feng shui and fortune: Robertson home soars to $2.51 million at auction

Despite the peeling wallpaper and ’70s carpet, the home soared $100,000 past its reserve and hundreds of thousands beyond the vendor’s expectations.

  • Sarah Webb

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