The SEQ Development Brief

w/c 6 July 2026

QLD approvals fall 8.8%. National values turn down.

Queensland approvals fell 8.8% in May, ending its run above the national trend. National home values fell 0.4% in June; Brisbane held at +0.3%.

w/c 29 June 2026

Core inflation ticks up. Auctions at a 2020 low.

Trimmed mean inflation rose to 3.6% in May as headline eased to 4.0%, keeping August live. Auction clearance fell below 50%, a first since 2020.

w/c 22 June 2026

RBA pauses at 4.35%. Brisbane fast-tracks 5,000 homes.

First rate hold of the year, but a hike stays on the table. A new EDQ priority area fast-tracks 5,000 homes across Brisbane and Logan.

w/c 22 June 2026

The cost shock that missed. RBA holds at 4.35%.

RLB says the Middle East cost shock added just 1.5 to 3.5%, and now sees construction shrinking in 2026. Plus Stockwell's 12-tower Kurilpa plan.

w/c 8 June 2026

National market flatlines; Brisbane holds at +0.9%

Sydney and Melbourne fell in May, SEQ held firm. April approvals down 3.4% as Queensland edged up. RBA decides 16 June. North Quay: 1,100 dwellings.

w/c 1 June 2026

Canberra's $47B housing reset tilts to new builds

Negative gearing limited to new builds from July 2027; CGT discount swapped for indexation; foreign-buyer ban extended. The cost stack widens again.

w/c 25 May 2026

Brisbane height uplifts go to council. $2.4B housing deal.

Carindale 30, Indooroopilly 25, Nundah 15 — consultation closed Monday. Commonwealth + QLD: $2.4B unlocks Waraba, Southern Thornlands.