QLD · Buyers Agent
Brisbane is doing the work right now. Olympic-driven infrastructure is being built, people keep arriving from down south, and you can still get into the right pocket for less than half the cost of Sydney. We buy inner middle-ring when the brief is owner-occupier grade, and outer growth corridors when the brief is cashflow.
Market snapshot
Brisbane at a glance
Median house
$985,000
Median unit
$640,000
Rental yield range
4.4% – 5.6%
Vacancy rate
~1.0%
12-month growth
+8.9% (12m to Apr 2026)
Sources: CoreLogic, SQM Research, ABS, indicative as at May 2026. Numbers are not guarantees of future performance.
Why we buy here
- Brisbane 2032 Olympic infrastructure, Cross River Rail, Brisbane Metro, stadium upgrades
- Net interstate migration still positive from VIC/NSW
- Tight vacancy (~1%) supports rental growth
- Median house price still well below Sydney/Melbourne for comparable yield
Suburbs we’re watching
Wynnum / Manly
Bayside lifestyle, gentrifying high-set Queenslanders
Carseldine / Bridgeman Downs
Family corridor with Westfield + rail
Logan corridor (Marsden/Crestmead)
Sub-$650k yielders, ~5.5%+ gross
Redcliffe Peninsula
Rail-connected, lifestyle premium accruing
Recent acquisitions in Brisbane
Representative deals
Spec
4/1/1 brick, 579 m², Logan
$555k → $645k
+16% in ~4 months
Spec
3/1/1 double-brick, 544 m²
$525k → $688k
+31% growth, 5.9% yield
What to watch
- Some outer Logan/Ipswich pockets are flood-affected, always check overlay maps
- Body-corp risk on older Brisbane units; we generally avoid pre-1990s towers
Brisbane FAQs
Buying in Brisbane, questions we hear most
- Do you only buy in inner Brisbane suburbs?
- No. We buy across inner middle-ring suburbs (Wynnum, Carseldine, Bridgeman Downs) and outer growth corridors (Logan, Redcliffe, Ipswich) depending on the client's goal, owner-occupier, yield-led investment or balanced growth.
- What is a typical buyers agent fee for a Brisbane purchase?
- NOVAQ Realty charges a flat, transparent fee for Brisbane acquisitions, disclosed upfront on the strategy call, never a percentage of price. We take no vendor or developer commissions.
- Are Brisbane flood overlays a problem in 2026?
- Yes, parts of Ipswich, Rocklea, Goodna and pockets of Logan sit inside the 2011/2022 overlay. We pull council flood maps on every Brisbane shortlist and only proceed where the buyer accepts (and can insure) the residual risk.
- Is the Brisbane 2032 Olympics actually moving prices?
- The infrastructure (Cross River Rail, Brisbane Metro, stadium upgrades) is moving the suburbs along the corridors more than the Games event itself. We weight transport-led catchments over event-precinct hype.
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NOVAQ Realty
44 Sky Royal TerraceBurleigh Heads QLD 4220
Australia
+61 415 083 710·admin@novaqrealty.com.au
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