Queensland

foreign investment

Property Council warns against further tinkering with offshore investment rules

Last year, the government doubled the withholding tax rate on distributions to offshore investors from 7.5% to 15%.
The property market is on a consistent upward path

residential

The property market is on a consistent upward path

Few of the indicators suggest we’re charging into a boom.

residential

What $100k or less got you around the nation last month

Property Observer looks at what $100,000 or less got you last month around the nation, with all states except the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia offering a bargain during April.

mortgages

Aussie reduces two and three-year fixed rates below 5% with new variable offering in the mix

The John Symond-fronted brand has dropped its two-year fixed-rate by 0.40% to 4.89% p.a and its three-year fixed-rate by 0.30% to 4.99% p.a.

residential

Mortgage lending surges up 5.2% in March led by NSW and Victoria: ABS

In total there were 48,071 home loan commitments to owner occupiers in March compared with 46,225 in February.

mortgages

Aussie Home Loans appoints Bankwest executive Ian Corfield as new CEO

Ian Corfield was chief executive for Bankwest's retail banking division between 2007 and 2010.

china watch

LJ Hooker looks to sell more property to Chinese buyers with three-year marketing deal with international property listings portal Juwai.com

Juwai co-CEOs will attend LJ Hooker’s annual conference in Queensland this week to explain how LJ Hooker franchisees can attract as many Chinese buyers as possible to their listings.
Rate cuts bode well on the surface but long term downward tr...

residential

Rate cuts bode well on the surface but long term downward trend is a concern: Catherine Cashmore

Whilst a drop in rates may on the surface bode well for mortgage holders wanting to pay down debt, the bleak reality remains that for savers, many of whom are would-be first-home buyers, the news is not good at all.

weekend auction wrap

APM's Brisbane auction results for May 11 weekend

Australian Property Monitors (APM) has released a list of auction results in Brisbane for the weekend of May 11.

residential

Residential recovery underway but more pain for Stockland as $49 million write-down revealed

Stockland CEO Mark Steinert says the residential land market recovery is lagging the established housing market recovery by around six months.

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