Every home is a gift.
We create the space for more of them.
$8.03M Gross Realised Value Delivered
~$9.5M Active Pipeline
Brisbane & Surround LGAs
$8.03M Gross Realised Value Delivered ~$9.5M Active Pipeline Brisbane & Surround LGAs
LATEST PROJECTS
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Rogers Street | 1-into-5 subdivision
Status: Acquisition Stage (ETA Q3 2028).
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Parkroyal Crescent II | 1-into-2 subdivision
Status: DA Stage (ETA Q2 2027)
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Mackellar Drive | 1-into-2 subdivision
Status: DA Stage (ETA Q2 2027)
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Parkroyal Crescent I | 1-into-2 subdivision
Status: Plan Sealing Stage (ETA Q3 2026).
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Underwood Road | Acreage Resale
Status: Completed Q1 2026
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Beenleigh Road | 1-into-2 subdivision
Status: Completed Q4 2024
OUR PROCESS
A system, not a hunch.
Every project follows the same disciplined process. No shortcuts, no exceptions.
Step 1: Find
Source lucrative redevelopment opportunities via data-driven research and targeted direct mail.
Step 2: Fund
Secure the financial resources to acquire the site and pay for all development costs.
Step 3: Finish
Manage project delivery from approvals, to construction, to plan sealing.
Step 4: Sell
Sell through top local talent and split profit with our project partners.
OUR STORY
At Mateo, we believe every home is a gift.
When my wife Mae and I founded this company, we named it Mateo, an anagram of our names meaning "Gift of God." In 2021, we took the leap into property development, driven by a clear vision: to deliver the housing supply our market desperately needs.
But property development isn’t a highlight reel. We’ve fought through complex construction logistics, endless council red tape, rapid interest rate hikes, and much more. We’ve paid the "ignorance tax”. I know the reality of sleepless nights, and days staring at screens to complete a project proposal.
The friction could have broken us; instead, it became our catalyst. Those struggles forced us to engineer operational systems to manage volume and strip out risk. Today, we lean into the hard stuff. We gladly tackle the complexity of civil construction and planning compliance, transforming raw dirt into new communities.
Our mission is absolute: to responsibly steward the capital entrusted to us, execute with faithful integrity, and build a resilient legacy we can proudly show our future children.
Tom Qiao-Yang
Managing Director & Co-Founder
FREE RESOURCESEverything we know, for free.
We did not work this out alone, so we do not gate-keep it. The systems we use to find, assess and manage our own projects are yours to take, no strings attached. Our custom Notion CRM, our feasibility templates, the lessons we have learnt the hard way. If you want to develop yourself, we want to give you a head start.
Looking to learn the ropes instead? Access our free operator systems in The Vault.
CAPITAL STEWARDSHIP MODELIf you have read this far, you are doing your due diligence properly. The next step is the detail. Our Capital Stewardship Model walks through exactly how we structure a project, protect capital, and split returns, and includes redacted documents from past projects. It is the same material we would put in front of you before any serious conversation about working together. Have a read, in your own time, before we ever speak.
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