Viva Hyde

Catherine and Aaron McArlein began hunting for their first home in 2022, right as Brisbane’s property market spun out of control.

They were told to act quickly as prices spiralled out of control, but this couple held their nerve and skipped the open-home frenzy.

First-home buyers have been locked out of 169 historically cheap property markets across Queensland since the Federal Government unshackled its 5 per cent deposit scheme a year ago.

First-home buyers chased 169 Queensland markets beyond their reach. Now, as prices soften, fear and rate hikes are keeping them away.

Moose Toys boss Paul Solomon’s former Gold Coast mega-site has delivered a new suburb record for a beachfront apartment that isn’t even the penthouse.

The former beachfront playground of Moose Toys titan Paul Solomon has struck gold again, with an off-the-plan apartment on the site offloaded for a cool $14.5 million.

A high-profile real estate boss has swooped on a prime site earmarked for a mindblowing ‘biohacking’ super-gym, following the abrupt exit of its disgraced former tenant.

A high-profile real estate agent has swooped on a prime Gold Coast site earmarked for a $20 million biohacking super-gym, leaving the former scandal-plagued tenant sidelined on bail fighting extortion charges.

Dust off the shoulder pads and grab a TAB cola — an untouched 1980s estate has hit the market. But is the decade of excess officially vintage?

Between its rad green stone bathrooms and a totally tubular outdoor set-up complete with a tiki bar, this 1980s gem is enough to make a property lover scream, ‘Cowabunga!’