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COMMERCIAL
Set and forget commercial assets in high demand
The appeal of "set and forget" commercial assets remains incredibly high with a leading expert suggesting investors should consider specific assets such as data centres, childcare centres and fast food retailers in the current market. …
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OPINION
Andrew Cocks: Investors hold the key to rental relief
There’s been no let-up in the recent tales of distress resulting from the dramatic worsening of rental affordability and vacancy afflicting our capital cities and regional centres. And we’re only at the start of what is shaping up as an extended period of strong rental demand. …
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OPINION
Brock Fisher: The rental crisis – what are governments doing about supply?
Trying to find a rental property is probably as tough as I have ever seen it in 25 years. …
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Area Specialist model expands to Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula agent Lloyd Hillard is looking to give other agents the chance to be their own boss while earning much more than in a traditional real estate office. …
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COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS
Courageous Conversations: How Laura Valenti stepped up to tackle domestic violence in the face of a changing property management sector
When it comes to domestic violence, there are few people with as much access to what happens behind closed doors as a property manager. …
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EPM: Best Practice & Legislation
Sharon Fox-Slater: 12 landlord insurance misconceptions
As a property professional you know the value in your landlords having the right insurance cover to protect their investment. But, no doubt, you’ve come up against quite a few misconceptions about the cover and its value. …
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SUPPLIER NEWS
REA Group delivers a strong Q3 performance
REA Group has posted a strong third-quarter earnings result, buoyed by a booming property market as listings continued their post-COVID-19 recovery. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Why Simon Beshara says cloud-based agencies are the way of the future
Leading Adelaide real estate agent Simon Beshara firmly believes he has seen the future in property sales. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Robust Queensland market to shake off rate rise
The Queensland property market is well positioned to handle this week's cash rate increase from the RBA according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NZ property market prices softened in April
The New Zealand property market has recorded a modest fall in April, the first decline since the initial COVID-enforced lockdown in August 2020. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Cash rate rises for first time in over a decade
After 17 months of record low interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia has today lifted the cash rate 25 basis points to 0.35 per cent while clearly indicating more rate rises are to come. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Vacancy rates remain at record low levels
The national vacancy rate remains at a record low 1 per cent with all capital cities continuing to operate in a “landlords’ market” according to a new report. …
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EPM: BD & Growth
Why 2022 could be your time to seize the day (and sell your rent roll)
Did you know that right now could be the ideal time to sell your rent roll or agency business? The Rent Roll Broker's Chris Goodway explains why. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Slowdown arrives for New Zealand’s hot property market
New Zealand’s overheated property market looks to be slowing down thanks to rising interest rates and lower demand according to a new report. …
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BEST PRACTICE
Jet Xavier: The innovator mindset
Technology can be polarising and people's mindset towards it is usually either as an early adopter and innovator or as a laggard. Here, Jet Xavier examines what holds you back when it comes to new technology and how embracing it can help generate your more leads and more business. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Geelong leads pandemic population surge
Geelong saw the largest population increase during the pandemic as homebuyers sought out more space and an escape from the city. …
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BEST PRACTICE
Anton Babkov: A wellness strategy that works
With the complex nature of society today, all businesses should have a mental health and overall wellness strategy, Rex Chief Executive Officer Anton Babkov says. But, as he explains, it's not enough just to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk too. …
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NEWS
East coast kicks off 2022 with $150B worth of property sales
Despite talk of a softening market, Australia’s love affair with real estate continues, with the latest data from PEXA revealing more the $150 billion worth of property on the east coast settled during the first quarter of 2022. …
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TECH + SOCIAL
John Knight: New ways of working
There's no doubt the advent of the global pandemic forced businesses to adopt new ways of working. Here, John Knight examines five ways moving to the cloud saves you both money and time. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Confidence in property dips in March
Confidence in Australia's property sector fell slightly in March but remains at historically elevated levels, according to the latest ANZ/Property Council's industry survey. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Alison Hatch: Power to the people
When Alison Hatch started Best Nest Property Management in 2018, she knew she had to do things differently. A cookie-cutter agency wasn’t going to cut it in a market that was becoming increasingly disgruntled with the property management industry. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s top 10 most affordable regional areas
The great Australian dream of owning a home is still alive, with a new report identifying the Top 10 affordable regional areas in the eastern states. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Four ways rural agents are leveraging technology
The perks of technology in rural Australia go beyond just posting your property to a major real estate portal. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Housing values fall in Sydney and Melbourne
Property values in Sydney and Melbourne have started to slide, falling as much as 7.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year, new analysis shows. …
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OPINION
Kul Singh: Partnering to create positive change
The world and real estate has changed a lot in the past two years, but as REA Group Chief Customer Officer Kul Singh explains, there's a lot to look forward to. Here, Kul outlines the group's increased customer focus and some exciting new projects and programs that are on the way. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Market Buy the next step in McGill’s successful career
It’s been a rapid rise to success for former architect Mark McGill who stumbled into real estate after losing his job due to the global financial crisis. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Renters lose out in governments’ ‘patchy’ response to the pandemic
Renters were the big losers with the state and territory government's hasty response to the pandemic labelled “patchy” by a new report. …
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OPINION
David Holmes: Long weekends don’t have to dampen auction opportunity
Three consecutive long weekends basking in Queensland’s invigorating autumn sun – that should be a highlight on anyone’s annual calendar! …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Hobart named fourth-strongest property market in the world
Hobart has been named the fourth-strongest property market in the world, according to the latest Frank Knight Global Residential Cities Index. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Sydney office market returning to normal
The Sydney office market is slowly returning to normal post Covid, with tenants increasingly searching for larger spaces to rent. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Zealand house prices continue to soften
New Zealand property prices are growing at a slower rate, with the latest CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI) showing a 0.7 per cent rise last month. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Local property markets to benefit from green energy push
With the Federal Government pushing the country to be carbon-neutral by 2050, the increase in demand for different minerals could benefit a number of local economies and their property markets according to a leading economist. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Property prices tipped to fall next financial year
Researchers have predicted a 5.2 per cent fall in property prices in 2022-23, with low net migration and greater housing supply tipped to stifle price rises. …
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NEWS
What’s good and what’s not in the 2022 Federal Budget
Tuesday's Federal Budget had an overarching theme of reducing the cost of living and come Wednesday morning the real estate sector weighed in what it liked and didn't like about Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's balance sheet. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
What’s in the budget for real estate
In a federal budget that was as much about a pending election as it was an economic update, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has pledged to deliver a stronger economy and future for Australia. …
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