First Home Buyer's Queensland Conveyancing Road Map
Buying your first home is equal parts excitement and paperwork. Queensland’s process is actually well-signposted - if you know the route. This road map walks every stage, flags the traps, and collects the concessions that can save a first home buyer serious money.
Stage 0: Before You Shop (finance and team) Pre-approval - know your borrowing power before inspecting; unconditional offers without finance clauses are how buyers lose deposits. Assemble your team early: a conveyancer/solicitor (we review the contract before you sign - the single cheapest insurance in the process), your broker, and a building inspector on speed dial. Budget beyond the deposit: stamp duty, transfer fees, searches, inspection costs, loan costs, insurance from contract date (yes - the property is your risk from 5pm the day you sign, even before settlement). Stage 1: The Contract Queensland uses standard REIQ (or ADL) contracts. The critical pieces: