Southeast Queensland Property Market leading the way with positive growth & outlook

Southeast Queensland Property Market leading the way with positive growth & outlook

Even with reports indicating Australia’s housing market is on the verge of a downturn, the Southeast Queensland Property Market is strong with Brisbane leading the way which is a positive sign for growth and the forecast in the Southeast Region.

Brisbane has delivered extraordinary growth since the 2021 Olympic announcement - house prices are already 37% above the national average, exceeding Sydney's spread before the 2000 Games.

ANZ Research forecasts Brisbane to grow 9.7% in 2026, one of the strongest performances of any capital city - but growth is expected to moderate significantly to 1.4% in 2027 as affordability constraints bite.

That slowdown in 2027 is not a crisis - it's a normal phase of the cycle after five years of exceptional gains. The structural case for Brisbane over the next decade remains very strong.

Across every Olympic host city since 1996, residential prices grew faster in the four years after the Games (averaging 42.5%) than in the four years leading up to them (23.3%) - and Brisbane's fundamentals today mirror Sydney's before 2000.

The $7.1 billion infrastructure program and construction pipeline will constrain new residential supply right through to 2031, keeping vacancy rates near 1.0% and underpinning long-term rental and capital growth.

Inner and middle-ring suburbs with genuine owner-occupier appeal, proximity to Olympic precincts, and access to Cross River Rail remain the strongest long-term positions for strategic investors.

Regions such as the Gold Coast in particular are very attractive to families who are migrating and expanding the corridor to Brisvegas.