Australia
Australia: the market, agents and agencies from Sydney to Perth, state by state.
Queensland has its own magazine: Queensland Estate.
South Australia's short-stay register: consultation closes 30 October
South Australia is asking owners, councils and booking platforms how a register of short-stay homes should work. Submissions close at 5pm on Friday 30 October 2026.
South Australia and Western Australia: the 7% foreign buyer duties
Both states add 7% to a foreign buyer's duty bill on a home, but they test companies, trusts, land and later changes of status differently. The rules, side by side.
Who may call an auction in Tasmania, and the bidding rules that apply
Tasmania splits auctions in two: land is for real estate agents, everything else for general auctioneers. The licence, the 2026-27 fees, vendor bids, penalties and discipline.
Tasmania's Residential Parks Act 2026 is in force: the notice periods
Tasmania's Residential Parks Act 2026 is now in force. Site agreements must be in writing, rent rises need 60 days' notice and deposits are capped at four weeks' rent.
Conveyancers in Victoria: licence fees, insurance, audits and penalties
What a Victorian conveyancer's licence involves in 2026-27: the fees, the annual statement, A$2 million of insurance, conduct rules, trust audits, penalties and the 2027 training rule.
Victoria's estate agency trust accounts: deadlines, audit and the Fund
How a Victorian estate agency must bank, receipt, record and audit client money, what a deficiency triggers, and how the Victorian Property Fund pays when money goes missing.
Working in Victorian real estate: licence, representative, new CPD
Who needs an estate agent's licence in Victoria and who works as an agent's representative, what each costs in 2026-27, and what changes on 25 November 2026 and 1 April 2027.
Victoria's estate agent conduct rules: duties, conflicts and complaints
What Victoria's professional conduct rules ask of estate agents: honesty, best interests, offers, confidentiality, the limits on buying a listed property and how a complaint is handled.
Victoria fast-tracks 15,000 homes while completions rise by seven
Victoria says its fast-track planning programme has approved more than 15,000 homes. On the same day, ABS figures showed the state finished just seven more homes than a year earlier.
Victorian Labor pledges to restore the A$300,000 land tax threshold
Victorian Labor says it will lift the land tax threshold from A$50,000 back to A$300,000 by 2033/34 if re-elected. The schedule, the cost and the other parties' plans.
Victoria private sale: what a buyer checks before signing the contract
The due diligence checklist, the Property Price Statement, building and pest reports, the finance condition and the three days that follow a signature in Victoria.
Victoria bans rental application fees from Tuesday 13 October
Five rental rules start in Victoria on 13 October 2026: no application fees, two-yearly gas and electrical checks for every agreement, standards records and evidence for bond claims.
How Victoria regulates renting: 90 days' notice, bonds and valid reasons
Victoria's renting rules as Consumer Affairs Victoria states them in October 2026: rent increases and how to challenge one, bonds, pets, minimum standards and notices to vacate.
Selling a home in Victoria: the owner's steps from agent to settlement
How an owner sells a home in Victoria as the state regulator sets it out: the agent, the price, the method of sale, the section 32 statement, offers, the deposit and settlement.
Western Australia's auctioneer licence: magistrates, classes and bids
In Western Australia a magistrate, not a regulator, licenses auctioneers. The five licence kinds, the 35-day timetable, vendor bids, record duties and the current penalties.
Western Australia: what a buyer's agent must hold, sign and charge
Who may act for a buyer in Western Australia, what the written appointment to act has to contain, how the fee must be set out and which conduct rules bind the agent.
Bidding on a home in Western Australia: no conditions, no cooling-off
What Western Australia's Consumer Protection tells auction bidders: unconditional bids, a hidden reserve, declared vendor bids, a deposit at the close and no cooling-off period.
Western Australia's first home help: A$10,000 grant, duty rate, Keystart
Western Australia runs a A$10,000 grant for new homes, a first home owner rate of duty reset on 7 May 2026, a A$2,000 costs grant and Keystart loans. The rules, with examples.
Western Australia's official property tools: titles, alerts, values
Landgate runs Western Australia's map viewer, title searches, interest report, title alerts and valuation extracts. What each one shows, what it costs and where it stops.
Western Australia: from offer and acceptance to settlement day
How a home sale runs in Western Australia once an offer is signed: the O & A and its general conditions, the deposit, finance, the settlement agent, transfer duty and settlement day.