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Australia’s property market buckles as immigration hits a 70-year high
The Australian housing market is being put to the test after a record 765,900 new overseas arrivals landed in the country in the 12 months to September.
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Leanne Pilkington: Interest rates, supply challenges and emerging real estate trends in 2024
In the throes of 2024, the Australian real estate market faces a critical juncture, challenged by the ebb and flow of interest rates and pressing supply issues. Here, Laing+Simmons Chief Executive Officer and Real Estate Institute of Australia President, Leanne Pilkington, reveals why this pivotal moment will demand unprecedented adaptability and strategic foresight from buyers, sellers, investors and agents alike.
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The top 50 residential real estate influencers for 2023
There is rarely a dull day in real estate. From mergers and acquisitions, record sales and the AI boom, 2023 has once again been a year for the record books.
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Western Australian regional towns record double-digit growth
Tight stock levels and heavy demand continue to put upward pressure on prices in most of Western Australia’s large regional centres, according to new data.
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The effects of the housing crisis on real estate professionals
Property management is a high pressure, high stress job that can take an emotional toll on property management staff at the best of times.
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Regional Western Australia’s top price growth locations revealed
Western Australia's Bunbury was the top performing regional centre in the state over the December 2022 quarter, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.
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Real estate agencies confident about business outlook this year
More than 80 per cent of Australian real estate agencies are confident in the business landscape going forward in 2023, according to new research.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Linton Allen shares his real estate superpower
Linton Allen has a real estate superpower - a photographic memory.
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Western Australia’s housing supply hits a new low
The number of properties for sale and rent in Western Australia hit a 12-year low in December, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.
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The top 50 residential real estate influencers and innovators for 2022
There is rarely a dull day in real estate. From mergers and acquisitions, pivoting in a changing market and continued acceleration of PropTech, 2022 has been a year for the record books.
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Commercial property in regional Australia to outperform
Commercial property in regional Australia is set to benefit from the changing demographics experienced during Covid with Queensland likely to be the big winner according to a new report.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Michael Davoren celebrates 50 years in real estate
When Michael Davoren started in real estate, there were no mobile phones, no online marketplaces, and franchising was only really just beginning to take shape.
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Affordable suburbs you can invest in now across Australia
Despite the recent boom in property prices across the country, there are still plenty of affordable options in our major capital cities according to an expert.
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Real Estate Institute of WA appoints new CEO
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has announced the appointment of Cath Hart as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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How much does the average real estate employee earn?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the average weekly income for employees in the real estate sector.
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Omicron hits the real estate sector
With more than 600,000 active cases of Covid in Australia, and the Omicron variant surging across the country, the impact on the real estate sector is now becoming more evident. From staff shortages to legal implications and a slowdown in the rental market, this is what the nation’s real estate institutes are hearing from their members… Real Estate Institute of…
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Australian families spend 36 per cent of their income on their mortgage
Housing affordability continued its decline in the September quarter with hard-hit first-home buyers pulling out of the market, the latest Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) analysis shows. The REIA’s Housing Affordability Report found 36.2 per cent of owner-occupiers’ income went to paying their mortgage, which is a 3.9 percentage point rise over the past year. The national median weekly…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Real estate and its reward for the soul: Thomas Massam
Being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia is just the latest in a long line of accolades for Harcourts Alliance associate director Thomas Massam.
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Regional property prices continue to climb in Western Australia
House prices across regional Western Australia are continuing to gain momentum after a strong period of growth.
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Western Australians are encouraged to ‘look West’ in new REIWA media campaign
A new advertising campaign encourages Western Australians to 'look West' on reiwa.com.au for their property needs.
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Rental affordability improves across Australia
Rental affordability improved marginally across Australia by 0.3 percentage points over the June quarter, according to REIA.
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WA real estate’s best celebrated at 2021 reiwa.com Awards Ball
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has celebrated the state's top agents at the 2021 reiwa.com Awards Ball.
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New accreditation program helps Western Australians find the best agents
REIWA launched its Accreditation Program to help West Australians easily identify agents who are specialists in their field.
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WA real estate agents raise $1 million to combat homelessness
WA real estate agents have partnered with the Salvation Army's Community REInvest program to assist people experiencing homelessness.
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Western Australian regional centres enjoy a spike in house prices
Eight of WA's nine regional centres have experienced growth in median house sale prices throughout the June 2021 quarter.
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Realestate 88 principal qualifies for REIWA Hall of Fame as a triple award winner
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) awarded Realestate 88 Inner City Principal Brendon Habak the Top Residential Sales Agent of the Year 2021 for the third year running. Last month’s ceremony saw Mr Habak grace the stage for the third time in a row, as he took out the major REIWA award. Mr Habak was rewarded for going…
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Female real estate agents sweep the REIA awards
The winners of the 2021 Real Estate Institute of Australia National Awards for Excellence have been announced. Female real estate agents swept the board, winning eight out of 11 of the individual agent categories. REIA President Adrian Kelly said that from the 83 finalists there was an increase in female candidates in the different categories from previous years. OBrien Real…
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Australia’s housing and rental affordability declines
Overall rental and housing affordability has fallen in Australia in the March quarter, according to new data from REIA. The latest Real Estate Institute of Australia’s Housing Affordability Report has found housing affordability has improved in NSW and South Australia, remained steady in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory but it declined in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern…
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Real estate viewed more positively after the events of 2020
Real estate agents have improved their net score when it comes to how people perceive their conduct, with the industry jumping 21 per cent in the ethics index over the past year.
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Real Estate sector honoured in Queen’s Birthday list
The Queen’s Birthday honour roll has seen some of the property sector’s most notable names honoured, along with a host of other famous Australians and New Zealanders. In total, 993 Aussie’s were congratulated by the Queen in her annual Queen’s Birthday Honours. A number of real estate agents and business were among them, acknowledged for their history of services to…
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Six changes Australia could implement to improve liveability during lockdown
There is no doubt Australians’ mental health and quality of life are suffering during the nationwide shutdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. If Australia’s existing ‘shutdown’ turned into a ‘lockdown’ in localities where a spike in the growth of COVID-19 infections occurs, our ability to cope could be seriously diminished. Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom,…
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Updated impacts on real estate businesses due to COVID-19
Recent national legislation due to COVID-19 has included halting traditional open homes and in-person auctions and a six-month moratorium on evictions for tenants in hardship due to the pandemic. Here is how that is playing out in each state. (This post will be regularly updated) Victoria A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria due to the serious risk…
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Business without borders: Inside eXp Realty
Since its inception in 2009, eXp Realty has broken new ground with its cloud-based real estate brokerage. Now that the USborn realtor has expanded to Australia, Kylie Dulhunty takes a look at what the virtual agency has to offer on our shores. The rapidly burgeoning cloud brokerage, eXp Realty, has hit Australian shores with its…
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REIWA supports Western Australians sleeping rough
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) is working with the Salvation Army in support of the charity’s 2019 Sleeping Bag Appeal. The annual initiative provides warm sleeping bags and blankets for those doing it tough on the streets of WA and REIWA has been involved with the appeal for the past five years. “Most of us take for…
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reiwa.com awards celebrate best of the best in WA real estate
Over 550 real estate professionals and guests attended the 2018 reiwa.com Awards Ball at Crown Perth on Saturday 25 August, which celebrated WA’s top performing agents in the 2017-18 financial year. REIWA CEO Neville Pozzi said the reiwa.com Awards recognise WA’s top selling agents and agencies. “Western Australia has some of the best and brightest real estate professionals in the…
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