27 November, 2025 Leeson Valuer’s Jock Wigan and John Leeson attended the AVAA Symposium for 2025.  Well done to the AVAA CEO Troy Williams and the board for organizing this, with valuers and auctioneers from each of the states involved. With a focus on future planning, and emerging issues in the sector, the day was well attended with insightful presentations - including on art, new and creative arts including Pokémon collections, electric vehicles, and the risks and oppor...

Source: REIQ The Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) latest median sales data for the September 2025 quarter (July – September 2025), lays bare that insufficient housing supply continues to cost Queensland home buyers, putting sustained upward pressure on property prices across the state. Queensland’s housing market continues to surge with no dips recorded at either the quarterly or annual level – the statewide median house price rose 4.83% over the quarter ...

Source: Cotality Cotality’s November Regional Market Update shows regional dwelling values rose 2.4% over the three months to the end of October, their highest rate of growth in more than three years. Cotality Australia Economist Kaytlin Ezzy said although capital city values lifted 2.9% over the same period, the continued uplift in the regions quarterly growth trend confirms the return to an upswing phase. “Demand is being shaped less by lifestyle changes and mo...

Source: IRWA A proximity study of rural residential properties along busy highways in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, was performed in February 2020∗ to assist in the valuation of the potential for severance damages to the home improvement value as a result of fee acquisitions for a road project which resulted in numerous parcels having a decreased distance to the right of way line (ROW). The Wisconsin Department of Transportation project was located along a busy state highway. Per...

Source: myagentaus South East Queensland’s warehouse and industrial sector has maintained remarkable strength through the second half of 2025. Gross take up of industrial space reached approximately 315,000 m² in Q3, exceeding the total leasing activity recorded during the same period last year. Vacancy remains exceptionally low at around 3.7%, highlighting sustained occupier demand across key industrial precincts such as the Trade Coast, Logan, and the M1 Corridor. This strong le...

A client came to us anxious about a potential $100,000 ATO Capital Gains Tax bill on the sale of a 4ha rural residential property, as Capital Gains Tax applies to properties larger than 2 ha even when owner occupied.     With knowledge of the Curtilage principle and detailed market analysis we saved that client approx. $100,000 in Capital Gains Tax.  Not all property and financial advisers know about this CGT exemption that can be claimed for the dwelling on up to 2...

Source: Livewire Australian property has long been seen as a reliable wealth generator, but few have ever quantified its total performance, capturing both price growth and income. Residential investment property ranks as Australia’s third best-performing asset class over the past 20 years (see the Livewire Long Term Investing Report 2025 for full rankings), with an annualised return of nearly 10%. Yet, just as equities within an index can diverge dra...

Source: Domain Brisbane has outmuscled Melbourne for the first time to become Australia’s second-most expensive capital to buy a house, after prices jumped to a record $1.1 million. The Queensland capital’s median house price rose $38,852 or 3.7 per cent over the September quarter, Domain’s latest House Price Report, released on Thursday, showed. Brisbane’s typical house increased $100,238 or 10 per cent over the year – marking the city’s longest growt...

Source: Cotality Australia's rental market is seeing renewed strength as national vacancy rates reach a new record-low, according to Cotality's latest Quarterly Rental Review. Cotality’s seasonally adjusted Rental Value Index saw national dwelling rents post a 1.4% rise in Q3, its largest three-month increase since June 2024, and a significant uptick from the 1.1% lift recorded in Q2. This reacceleration was also apparent in the annual trend, with the 4.3% increase in rents s...

Source: Landers & Rogers Land Valuation - The High Court sets down its interpretation of "improvements" when assessing site value In Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 23, the High Court of Australia clarifies what constitutes an "improvement" when assessing site value under the Valuation of Land Act 1960 (VLA). The case concerned the valuation of a heritage listed property at 490 St Kilda Road and whether the ex...