Real Estate

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.

How to research whether a Queensland block can be subdivided, covering reconfiguring a lot rules, covenants, sewer access and zoning overlays.

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.

What Logan Hospital's $540 million Stage 2 expansion means for buyers researching the wider Logan corridor near Meadowbrook's health precinct.

Considering Morayfield? Research its Principal Regional Activity Centre status, the active neighbourhood plan consultation and rail access.

Considering Bulimba, Brisbane? Research its ferry-first transport, Oxford Street precinct, schools and riverside flood checks before you buy.

Considering central Ipswich? Research the Nicholas Street CBD revamp, transport links and the Bremer River's documented flood history before buying.

Considering Fortitude Valley? Research the new vertical high school, the 2032-linked precinct plan, transport and body corporate checks first.