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Capital Gains Tax Reform and Property Valuation: What Property Owners Considering a Sale in the Next Few Years Should Know Before 1 July 2027
What Property Owners Considering a Sale in the Next Few Years Should Know Before 1 July 2027 If you may sell an investment property in the next few years, this is not something to leave until a buyer is in front of you. From 1 July 2027, Australia’s capital gains tax rules are changing for affected assets held across that date. For some owners, that means the tax position attached to a future sale may depend partly on what the property was worth around the transition point.

Luke Rooney


The new risk stack for SEQ landowners ... and why holding isn’t “set and forget” anymore
SEQ landowners face a new risk stack: overlays, flood mapping, resumptions, and tax pressure. Here’s what’s changed and what to check before you sell.

Luke Rooney


Priority Growth Areas and resumptions: what landowners should assume, not hope
Resumptions in SEQ priority growth areas are real. Learn what to assume about timing, rights, compensation, and how landowner representation protects your net outcome.

Luke Rooney


Koala overlays: how trees can quietly change your property’s value and options
Koala environmental overlays can reduce usable land and change buyer appetite. Here’s what it means for SEQ landowners, plus an early-check checklist.

Luke Rooney


Flood mapping changes: the hidden value killer most owners find out too late
If you own a larger property in the SEQ growth areas, flood mapping is not “background information”. It’s a constraint that can quietly rewrite what your land is worth. When adjusted flood mapping changes, it can: reduce the usable land on paper narrow future use and development outcomes change what a buyer will pay, and what terms they’ll demand Most owners find out late. Usually when a buyer, valuer, planner, or lender pulls a map and starts asking questions. This is th

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Qld’s new satellite cities: Where housing is coming in 2025
Formerly known as Caboolture West, Waraba will eventually be home to 70,000 residents and about 30,000 homes — similar in size to Mackay....

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Section of planned 50km motorway redrawn with less impact on properties
A new alignment has been proposed for an inland motorway in a major expansion area. The state government has released a fresh route for Stage 4 of the Bruce Highway Western Alternative, connecting the D’Aguilar Highway at Moodlu to Steve Irwin Way at Beerburrum. The route – created after feedback from residents of Caboolture, Moodlu, Wamuran, Elimbah and Beerburrum – is now up for further community consultation. Member for Glass House Andrew Powell said the new proposed corri

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Work starts on 404-home Elimbah community
ADVERTORIAL Construction has started on an over-50s community in Elimbah, just two months after its developer secured approval to build...

Luke Rooney


CABOOLTURE WEST FOCUS: Caboolture West to house 70,000 people
An urban area that could be home to 70,000 people will be built on Brisbane’s doorstep in the north. With around 30,000 homes once...

Luke Rooney


Caboolture West SEQ’s first new growth area selected
A new suburb at Caboolture West has been selected by the Palaszczuk Government’s Growth Areas Delivery Team as a pilot site to accelerate...

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