Property Research & Decisions

A body corporate and flood checklist for buyers eyeing an older apartment along the Gold Coast Highway in Miami, Palm Beach or Mermaid Waters.

What Gold Coast high-rise unit buyers should check about body corporate levies, sinking funds, by-laws and short-term letting before purchasing.

A practical guide to performing property due diligence in Calamvale using Brisbane City Council and Queensland Government planning tools.

Key questions to ask before signing a Queensland property contract, covering finance, inspections, body corporate, settlement and cooling off.

What happens if finance falls through after signing a Queensland property contract, how the standard finance clause and notice deadline work, and why acting early matters.

Joint tenants versus tenants in common in Queensland, and the ownership, estate and relationship-breakdown questions buyers should think through before buying property with someone else.

How council rates, water charges and body corporate levies are adjusted at settlement in Queensland, and why the figures on your settlement statement may differ from listing assumptions.

What Queensland buyers should budget for beyond the deposit, including finance clause timing, lender valuation risk, and the search, legal, duty and settlement costs that add up before settlement.

What buyers should check before purchasing acreage or semi-rural property in Queensland, including access, water supply, septic systems, bushfire and flood risk, and boundary checks.

What Queensland buyers should check before signing an off-the-plan contract, including sunset clause protections, settlement timing, developer risk, and body corporate considerations.