Blackridge Insightshttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/Guides to buying new homes and investment property in Queensland.en-au How house and land packages work in Queenslandhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/house-and-land-packages-queensland/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/house-and-land-packages-queensland/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Buying newSingle or split contracts, deposits, cooling-off, progress payments and handover: how buying house and land works in Queensland, step by step. Queensland's First Home Owner Grant: how the $30,000 workshttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/first-home-owner-grant-queensland/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/first-home-owner-grant-queensland/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000First home buyersWho can get Queensland's $30,000 First Home Owner Grant, the $750,000 home value limit, the residence rules and how house and land buyers apply. No stamp duty on a new first home in Queensland: how it workshttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/first-home-stamp-duty-new-home-queensland/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/first-home-stamp-duty-new-home-queensland/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000First home buyersSince 1 May 2025, eligible first home buyers in Queensland pay no transfer duty on a new home or vacant land to build on. Who qualifies and how it works. The 5% Deposit Scheme in Queensland: price caps and ruleshttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/five-percent-deposit-scheme-queensland/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/five-percent-deposit-scheme-queensland/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000First home buyersBuy with a 5% deposit and no lenders mortgage insurance. Queensland's price caps, who's eligible and how it works with house and land packages. Dual-key homes explained: what to know before you buyhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/dual-key-homes-explained/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/dual-key-homes-explained/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000InvestingWhat a dual-key home is, how it differs from a duplex or granny flat, why investors buy them and what to check with council, your lender and insurer. Depreciation on a new investment property: why new builds claim morehttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/new-build-investment-property-depreciation/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/new-build-investment-property-depreciation/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000InvestingWhy new builds often give investors bigger tax deductions: capital works at 2.5% a year, the 2017 second-hand asset rules and getting a schedule. New home handover in Queensland: inspections, defects and your warrantyhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/new-home-handover-defects-queensland/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/new-home-handover-defects-queensland/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Buying newWhat to check at practical completion, how to report defects to your builder, and the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme time limits for claims. Rental guarantees and leasebacks: what to check before you buyhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/rental-guarantees-what-to-check/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/rental-guarantees-what-to-check/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000InvestingA rental guarantee can steady your first years of rent on a new investment home. The seven questions to ask before you rely on one. Yarrabilba: a guide to buying a new home in Logan's planned townhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/yarrabilba-new-homes-guide/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/yarrabilba-new-homes-guide/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Area guidesWhere Yarrabilba is, how big it's planned to grow, its schools, and what to know before buying a new home or investment property there. Ripley Valley: a guide to buying new near Ipswichhttps://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/ripley-valley-new-homes-guide/https://blackridgeproperty.com.au/insights/ripley-valley-new-homes-guide/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Area guidesThe Ripley Valley near Ipswich is planned for about 48,750 homes. Where it is, its schools, and what to know about buying new in Ripley and South Ripley.