Home Buyers

Thinking of buying near a Brisbane CityCat or cross-river ferry terminal? Here is what ferry access really gives you, and the flood check to run first.

A calm, practical guide to asbestos in older Queensland homes for buyers, owners and renovators — where it typically appears, why disturbance is the real risk, and what a standard building and pest inspection does not cover.

A remote due-diligence workflow for buying a Queensland property from interstate or sight unseen, covering desk checks and what needs a site visit.

What Queensland buyers should check on a house and land package, including QBCC licensing, home warranty cover and contract risks.

Insurance is normally treated as a settlement-day formality. In a flood- or storm-exposed part of Queensland it should be tested while you still hold a finance or building and pest condition.

What buying a sloping block in Queensland means for retaining walls, drainage, soil testing and landslide overlays before you make an offer.

Learn the essential distinction between a Queensland contract deposit paid to a trust account and an equity deposit required by mortgage lenders.

Learn what transfer duty is in Queensland, how dutiable value is calculated, tiered rates, owner-occupier concessions, and first home buyer thresholds.

Queensland land tax notices for 2026 are issuing from August 2026. Individuals are assessed from $600,000 in taxable landholdings, companies and trustees from $350,000. Draft, held for review.

From 1 August 2026 the Queensland home concession requires buyers to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or specified foreign retiree. Draft, held for review before publication.