Nicholas Finch

2 weeks ago | realestate.com.au | Nicholas Finch |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandBrisbaneWith Queensland’s property growth shooting past the national average, Emilie Mahony and Jordan Routledge decided to avoid the auction craze and build a place themselves. After buying a three-bedroom townhouse before the huge price hikes post-Covid, Ms Mahony wanted to upgrade to a larger home for when they have kids. But when she saw the “extortionately priced” homes on the market, she felt the better option was to find a patch of land and build something to suit her needs.

2 weeks ago | realestate.com.au | Nicholas Finch |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandBrisbaneMartha Thon is a single mother of six children, and she was lucky to find a home in Brisbane just months before she was priced out. 3 years and 10 months ago, Ms Thon found a home in Park Ridge she was able to buy for just under $500,000 – even though she thought she’d never be able to afford a house. “One Saturday, I went to an inspection,” she said. “When I first saw Park Ridge, I said, ‘That was it’.

2 weeks ago | realestate.com.au | Nicholas Finch |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandBrisbaneA ready-made home has sold for millions at a no-reserve charity auction on Saturday, with the proceeds going towards helping struggling kids. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom property at 43 Amulree St, Tarragindi, was built by Plantation Homes for the 2025 House for Life Auction. The auction was designed to raise funds for Mater Little Miracles, which gives aid to ill and premature babies at the Mater Mothers’ Neonatal Critical Care Unit.

2 weeks ago | realestate.com.au | Nicholas Finch |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandBrisbaneA home that survived a fire just three months ago has sold for $45,000 shy of $1m in Brisbane’s competitive market. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 25 Othello St, Sunnybank Hills, was being used as a rental property for more than a decade, until one of the property’s owners passed away. His 80 year-old wife became the sole owner of the home, and came to find a house that had been turned into a wreck.

2 weeks ago | realestate.com.au | Nicholas Finch |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandBrisbaneTwo luxury penthouse apartments atop a student accommodation building have been brought to market, advertised as being the most affordable penthouses in Kangaroo Point. Units 121 and 1202 at 188 Shafston Ave are two two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouses that can be combined to create a larger four-bedroom property. The penthouses were owned by the late Keith Lloyd, millionaire and founder of Shafston International College.