Source: REIQ Queensland’s rental market remains tight overall, but over the last quarter more than half of the state's regions recorded an increase in vacancies, including some bigger spikes in parts of regional Queensland and some areas reaching their highest rates since COVID. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) latest Residential Vacancy Rate Report for the June 2026 Quarter found 27 of the 50 regions tracked across the state recorded a rise in vacancies this...

Source: Linkedin Australia’s housing downturn is now underway. Higher interest rates have reduced borrowing capacity, lifted mortgage repayments and weakened buyer confidence. The federal Budget has added further uncertainty, particularly among investors, while homes are taking longer to sell and vendors are increasingly having to adjust their expectations. The pace of decline accelerated in July. Cotality’s Home Value Index shows national dwelling values fell by 0.7 per cent ov...

Source: Linkedin The housing measures announced in the federal Budget on 12 May were intended to reduce the number of investors buying established properties. In the weeks immediately following the Budget, the early evidence suggested this was occurring. Investor buying fell and investors accounted for their lowest share of auction buyers recorded this year. More recent data, however, suggests that initial response may be fading. Ray White conducts around one in four auctions held across Au...

Source: AVAA Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing valuation professional practice. From analysing market data and summarising documents to assisting with report drafting, AI offers valuers genuine opportunities to improve efficiency. For those acting as expert witnesses, however, recent guidance from the Federal Court of Australia makes one point abundantly clear: while AI may assist the process, it cannot replace the expert. The new Federal Court’s Generative Artific...

Source: REIQ While the State of Origin shield may be heading south, Queensland continues to dominate the interstate migration ladder, attracting more Australians from other states than any other jurisdiction. Further, Queensland still wins the State of “Relocation” – with New South Wales experiencing large losses of residents and many heading straight to the Sunshine State. According to recent interstate migration data analysed by the REIQ, New South Wales is still the la...

Source: Cotality Cotality's Rental Review Q2 2026 shows rents moderating from the 2.1% increase recorded in March.  lifted by 1.6% over the June quarter, However, the annual rate of growth accelerated to 5.9% in Q2, up from 5.7% in Q1. This annual measure has steadily trended higher since hitting a cyclical low of 3.4% in mid 2025, bringing the median national dwelling rent to $705 per week.   The cumulative effect of sustained increases means national rents have surged 40.6%...

Source: Realestate.com.au More than three-quarters (78 per cent) of experts now expect property values to fall off the Federal Government’s tax reforms. Fewer than one in ten believe it will improve housing supply, research involving more than 500 legal, financial, banking and property professionals found. Australia’s leading independent property valuation and advisory firm, Herron Todd White found widespread concern among industry professionals regarding the Federal Government...

Source: AFR More than 2 million investors in property and private businesses have been warned they will be slugged thousands of dollars to have their assets valued and risk disputes with the Australian Taxation Office, as they transition to the Albanese government’s new capital gains tax regime. The anticipated rush to have assets valued when the CGT changes take effect in 12 months will increase demands on a short-staffed valuation industry and cause a blowout in costs well above the...

Source: AVAA AVAA Perspective Series Professional valuers are increasingly being asked to assist courts, tribunals, insurers and legal practitioners by providing independent expert evidence. This webinar explores the practical realities of acting as an expert witness and the professional responsibilities accompanying these important appointments. A key component of the AVAA Perspectives webinar series, this event provides practical insight into the expert witness process from experien...

Source: AVAA If the proposed capital gains tax reforms announced in the 2026 Australian Government Budget proceed, millions of Australians could find that the amount of tax they ultimately pay depends not simply on legislation, but on the quality of the valuation evidence supporting their assets. For taxpayers, advisers and businesses alike, accurate and defensible valuations are essential to certainty, lower compliance costs and avoiding expensive disputes for years and potentially decades ...