Urbnest Property

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Brisbane’s mild winter still does damage if you’re not paying attention.Three things every landlord should check before ...
31/05/2026

Brisbane’s mild winter still does damage if you’re not paying attention.

Three things every landlord should check before the cold properly sets in:

→ Gutters. Leaf-fall in May-June clogs gutters faster than any other time of year. Blocked gutters cause water damage that surfaces in spring as a $2,000+ ceiling repair. Get them cleared while it’s still dry.

→ Heating. Even in Brisbane, June nights drop low enough that tenants will run heaters. If yours haven’t been serviced in two years, do it now — before the first cold-snap call.

→ Hot water. Element failures spike in winter. A working unit in November is not a working unit in July. Five-minute check by a trade can save you a same-day emergency callout.

Tenants who feel cared-for through winter renew their lease in spring. Tenants who don’t, don’t.

If you’re not sure where your property’s at, this is exactly the kind of thing your PM should already be tracking.

Big Block. Move-In Ready. Endless Potential. ✨Welcome to 14 Orana Street, Redbank Plains - a beautifully renovated famil...
28/05/2026

Big Block. Move-In Ready. Endless Potential. ✨

Welcome to 14 Orana Street, Redbank Plains - a beautifully renovated family home set on a generous 764sqm block with parkland at the front and acreage at the rear.

Featuring 4 bedrooms, 2 designer bathrooms with floor-to-ceiling tiles, a stunning contemporary kitchen with premium Bosch appliances, side access, double carport, and potential for a granny flat* - this is the kind of property that rarely comes to market.

Move straight in and enjoy the lifestyle, space, and flexibility this home has to offer.

📍 14 Orana Street, Redbank Plains
📞 Nav Aulakh - 04813 263 374
🌐 urbnest.au

DM for more information or to arrange an inspection.

*Subject to Council Approval

Here’s something nobody in property management wants to admit: the cheapest fee is almost always the most expensive choi...
25/05/2026

Here’s something nobody in property management wants to admit: the cheapest fee is almost always the most expensive choice.

Why? Because what you save in monthly fees, you lose in: 

Vacancy: every extra day a property sits empty costs more than three months of management fees 

Bad tenant placement: eviction, damage, lost rent. One bad tenant = $10k+ minimum 

Deferred maintenance: small issues become big invoices when nobody’s checking 

Below-market rent: a PM who doesn’t review properly costs you 5-10% per year in lost rent

Our fees aren’t the cheapest in Brisbane. They’re not the most expensive either. They’re priced so we can afford to do the job properly - which is the whole point.

Math: a $40 difference in weekly fees ≈ $2,080/year. One extra week of vacancy ≈ $640. One bad tenant ≈ $5-15k.

A note from Cheryl, one of our tenants in Coorparoo:“I’ve rented through five different agencies in Brisbane. Urbnest is...
22/05/2026

A note from Cheryl, one of our tenants in Coorparoo:

“I’ve rented through five different agencies in Brisbane. Urbnest is the first one that actually answers their phone. When the hot water went out, Sommer had a plumber there the same day. That doesn’t happen anywhere else.”

Most agencies treat tenants as the inconvenient half of the equation. We don’t. Good tenants are how landlords keep good rent and the way you treat someone is how they treat the property.

Sommer’s whole team works on this principle. The numbers speak: tenant retention sits above 80% across our books, well over the southside average.

A second dispatch from our patch.Carina Heights 4152 - leafier than Greenslopes, denser than Camp Hill, and one of the s...
20/05/2026

A second dispatch from our patch.

Carina Heights 4152 - leafier than Greenslopes, denser than Camp Hill, and one of the southside’s most defensible long-term holds.

The numbers right now (12 months to April 2026): → $750/wk median house rent (up 7.1% year-on-year) → 19 days median time on market → 89 houses leased over the past 12 months, with only 13 available in the past month → 463 renters currently watching the suburb

What the numbers mean: Carina Heights moves more deliberately than its neighbours. Higher rents, smaller rental pool (about 40% of dwellings are tenanted), longer average tenancies. Landlords here don’t churn - they hold. Demand is deep (35 interested renters for every house leased), supply is thin, and rents have climbed steadily for five years without a single meaningful pullback.

41 Macalister Street, the home Lish leased in 4 days last month at $640/wk, sat below the median for a reason: smaller, older, and priced to move. The right strategy and a well-presented home gets you a tenant fast - even in a steady suburb.

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Even on a grey Brisbane day, this is the kind of feedback that reminds us why consistency matters.Dean runs a property p...
17/05/2026

Even on a grey Brisbane day, this is the kind of feedback that reminds us why consistency matters.

Dean runs a property portfolio - not one rental, a portfolio. The reason he stays with us is the same reason we get most of our referrals:

We don’t disappear after lease signing.

Fast and efficient. Tenants happy. Landlord happy. That’s the whole job.

Thanks Dean - it means everything to have the trust of clients like you.

If any of these feel too familiar - you’re not imagining it. You’re being under-served.Good property management isn’t dr...
15/05/2026

If any of these feel too familiar - you’re not imagining it. You’re being under-served.

Good property management isn’t dramatic. It’s just showing up, communicating, and doing what you said you’d do.

You shouldn’t have to chase your own agent.
If you’re ready to switch, we’re offering the first 4 weeks on us. No lock-in, no setup fee.

DM “switch” or call 07 3179 7070.

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65 Old Cleveland Road
Greenslopes, QLD
4120

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+61731797070

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