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Off market sales may be the new way to purchase your next home. Savvy buyers are making connections with their local agent to help them find a property more easily before it comes to the market. There has been an increase in the number of appraisals into the office recently, where owners are selling if […]

This Property has recently been sold in Rocklea only 10 klms from Brisbane CBD by Kenneth Mow from Jensen Property a great opportunity for the new buyer to develop or hold and built 2 homes to replace the existing home.

Multiplex Destination Brisbane Consortium has awarded preferred contractor status to Multiplex for the major construction works at the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Integrated Resort Development. The appointment follows a comprehensive tender process and represents a significant milestone in the delivery of the overall project where $3.6 billion will be invested into the CBD site. The works […]

By the year 2000, once we had all survived “Y2K” and the introduction of the GST, the Brisbane property landscape was readying to undergo a significant change. The 2000 Brisbane City Plan, which coincidentally was more than 2000 pages in length, was a 10-year vision to create a “liveable city”, which included protecting character homes […]

The South Bank arbour and beach will be protected under a new vision for the 42-hectare precinct, which attracted about 14 million visitors last year. The Queensland government and South Bank Corporation have announced a new master plan for South Bank – a decision that coincides with the 30th anniversary of Brisbane hosting World Expo ’88. […]

After five years of booming apartment construction, Real Estate Institute of Queensland chief executive Antonia Mercorella says Brisbane is now entering a new era of game-changing mixed-use development that has the potential to propel the city into a sophisticated lifestyle destination. Brisbane’s real estate market is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, and combined […]

Already Australia’s busiest theatre complex, QPAC is set to become the nation’s largest with the Queensland Government announcing a new $150 million state of the art 1500-1700 seat theatre for Brisbane. The Premier announced an investment of $125 million towards its construction on the Playhouse Green site at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) with the bulk […]

  A few weeks ago, Jensen Property sales agent Danson Kwok was thrown into the spotlight and interviewed by DTK’s development manager, David Kelly. Danson and David both took some time out of their busy schedules to have a one-on-one chat about the development project, Luxe Annerley. Danson is currently selling 4 of the contemporary […]

Land banking is a strategy used by many professional property developers and investors to secure sites at the current price for future development.  A GREAT STRATEGY FOR SMALLER PROPERTY DEVELOPERS Keeping holding costs to a minimum so they don’t break the bank is key. Also buying old houses close to their ‘use by date’ on […]

Consider the depreciation deductions you can claim Investors who are looking to purchase a new property often look at buying off-the plan. Buying off-the-plan essentially means you are entering into a contract to purchase a property prior to, or during the construction phase of a property or a development. By selecting to purchase an off-the-plan […]

  Last week Brisbane was being touted as less than excellent economically based on the Wednesday release of the Commonwealth Bank Commsec survey. Other media is far more positive with Brisbane being tipped by the National Australia Bank as the top contender for most likely to be the winning state in terms of property price […]

From what we are seeing here on the ground, there is a wide demand for small 6 – 10 Unit Boutique unit blocks in the City’s inner-south. The demand is strongest for self-managed super funds and the small to medium investor sector because of the solid, and historically reliable return expectations of gross 5%. We […]