Real Estate

19 October 2026

Rents rise despite falling house prices in capital cities

Australian dwelling values have declined across parts of the property market while rents continue to rise, raising concerns about housing affordability and the supply of new homes. Dwelling values across the combined capital cities fell 4.3 per cent ...

19 October 2026

Housing approvals fall 22.5 per cent

QUEENSLAND’S housing approvals fell 22.5 per cent in August, prompting renewed calls for more construction workers and apprentices to help meet the state’s growing housing and infrastructure demands. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures...

12 October 2026

Rate rise risks new home builds

HIGHER interest rates risk driving down the construction of new homes even as Australia struggles with a chronic housing shortage, the nation’s peak residential building body has warned. The Housing Industry Association said last week’s 0.25 percenta...

11 October 2026

Buyers cool to cut costs

AUSTRALIAN home buyers are cutting spending, borrowing less and considering smaller homes as worsening affordability reshapes the path to home ownership. New research from property intelligence group Cotality found 75 per cent of Australian buyers ha...

3 October 2026

See what’s waiting beyond the gates at Burpengary East

By Living Gems Moreton Bay “From the time we walked through the gates, we just felt that this place was right.” For Tina and Will Fedder, the decision to make Living Gems Moreton Bay home started with a feeling – even before there were homes, neighbo...

28 September 2026

Get your gutters summer ready

As another hot Australian summer approaches, homeowners are being encouraged to prepare their properties for the increased risk of storms and bushfires, with gutters an important place to start. Gutters are designed to channel rainwater safely away f...

21 September 2026

First keys handed to $160m community

Over-50s community Living Gems Moreton Bay has welcomed its first residents just six months after construction began, as work steams ahead on the 186-home development in Burpengary East. The first 12 of 38 homes in stage one are now complete, with mo...

14 September 2026

Waraba adds 22 new homesites

ANOTHER 22 homesites will have been released at Waraba as development of the future 70,000-resident city continues to gather pace. River Bend will introduce a distinct new neighbourhood within Lilywood Landings, with its first release comprising 22 h...

5 September 2026

Scooter park opens in North Harbour

A NEW 6,000sqm recreation park featuring a purpose-built track for scooters, bikes, skateboards and rollerblades will officially open at North Harbour in Morayfield on Saturday, September 5. The Scooter Park also includes a ninja course, climbing tow...