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NEWS
Flood toolkit to help NSW real estate industry
The Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has updated its Disaster and Flood Relief Toolkit to help agencies and property managers better support their landlords and tenants, as well as take care of themselves.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Flood-affected property markets to recover within 12 months
Flood-affected property markets are likely to bounce back within 12 months according to an expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
House buyback scheme announced for Northern Rivers flood victims
Two thousand homeowners affected by this year's severe flooding across Northern NSW will be able to access a land buyback scheme and additional support to raise or flood-proof their homes under a new government scheme.
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NEWS
How the floods impact insurance: FAQs answered!
Floods – sadly, many Australians and their properties are bearing the brunt of Mother Nature. This means an influx of inquiries are hitting agents.
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NEWS
Top tips to clean up a flood damaged home
Television lifestyle presenter and Rochester resident Walt Collins has offered some critical tips on where to start a home cleanup after a flood.
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NEWS
Agents rally in Victorian floods to help clients
Real estate agents across Victoria are counting the cost of the devastating floods that have gripped the state, with some still unclear on the exact amount of damage.
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NEWS
Useful real estate links and articles for flood-affected regions
Articles and links, which are designed to assist real estate professionals before, during and after a natural disaster event.
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NEWS
Financial relief for flood-affected communities
In the wake of this weekend’s widespread flooding across south eastern Australia, the Federal Government and Victorian State Government have announced financial relief is available for flood-affected communities.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
QLD sellers may have to disclose a home’s flood damage history
The flood history of a property in Queensland may need to be disclosed to potential buyers under a proposed plan from the State Government.
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NEWS
Sharon Fox-Slater: What to do before and after a flood
Severe flooding has devastated parts of south east Queensland and northern New South Wales. So how can PMs prepare properties and landlords?
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INDUSTRY NEWS
QLD industrial market to remain strong despite flooding
Despite floods impacting a huge portion of south east Queensland, the roaring industrial property market is likely to remain strong according to a leading expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
How agencies are coping with losing management fees from flood-affected homes
Real estate agencies in flood-ravaged Northern NSW have urged others to set aside some profits every month, with their ‘rainy day’ disaster funds now coming in handy.
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FLOOD RESOURCES
East Coast floods to affect vacancy rates
The floods in Northern NSW could impinge on the state’s already tight vacancy rates according to industry experts.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
State of the market: Nerida Conisbee on floods, interest rates, federal elections, and what real estate will do next
Floods, interest rates, pandemics and federal elections – they all have an impact on the property market, and each of these issues is squarely in the spotlight as we conclude the first quarter of 2022.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Nerida Conisbee: Challenges ahead but market will recover from floods
The threat of natural disasters is unlikely to change the locations where Australians want to live, with Ray White’s chief economist highlighting the bush and the coast would remain desirable.
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OPINION
Tim McKibbin: floods could impact the property market for years
Disturbing global events were cited in the Reserve Bank’s decision to keep rates on hold and the floods add further uncertainty to the outlook.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Call for property owners to release rental properties to help flood victims
REIQ and Q Shelter are urgently calling on Queensland property owners to turn their holiday rentals and vacant properties into long term rentals to help homeless flood victims.
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NEWS
How floods impacted this week’s auctions
Just days after floods impacted both south east Queensland and New South Wales, the first set of property market data is in, with auction clearance rates and withdrawals offering an insight into the impact of the recent severe weather.
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FLOOD RESOURCES
Flood-affected housing markets could take years to recover
Property prices in flood ravaged East Coast markets could take years to recover according to new analysis.
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FLOOD RESOURCES
A four-point response plan to flooding crisis: McGrath Paddington
When it became evident clients of the McGrath Paddington, Wilston and New Farm offices would be among those directly impacted by rising flood waters, the real estate team quickly sprang into action.
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NEWS
Real estate industry comes together to aid flood victims
There are many great things about Australia but perhaps one of the best is how, when the chips are down, people come together.
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FLOOD RESOURCES
REIQ and REINSW outline resources for agents and PMs in flood-affected areas
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland is calling on agents and property managers to familiarise themselves with the resources available as the flood clean-up in Queensland continues.
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FLOOD RESOURCES
Harcourts Ascot face floods along with clients
It took less than an hour for Harcourts Ascot to go from being one of the most stylish office’s in the group to being a meter under water.
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Elite Agent
New Zealand sees flood of first home buyers over September quarter
First Home Buyers made up a quarter of the total property purchases in New Zealand during the September quarter, according to figures from CoreLogic.
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NEWS
Ray White QLD CEO recognises offices for Townsville flood response
Ray White Queensland CEO Tony Warland has congratulated multiple Ray White agencies around the North Queensland region for their work in the wake of the recent Townsville floods. Mr Warland said he was incredibly proud of the work put in by business owners, agents and property managers alike, and praised the resilience of the Townsville people. “People in and around…
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NEWS
Community forum tackles post-flood real estate market
More than 50 Townsville residents attended a community forum on the Townsville property market post-2019 floods, hosted by local sales specialist Michele Hyde, from RE/MAX Excellence and Brisbane real estate business owner and agent Martin Hood. The free information event was organised to help residents deal with what has been happening in real estate since the February floods, which left well…
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NEWS
Housing loan affordability improves, first homebuyers flood market: REIA
The September quarter edition of the Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report shows that the proportion of median family income required to meet average loan repayments decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 30.3 per cent. REIA President Malcolm Gunning said first home buyers now make up 24.5 per cent of the total owner-occupied housing market (excluding refinancing). “This is the highest…
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Celebrity Homes
Robert De Niro’s apartment from Heat hits the market
A stunning Malibu oceanfront property has hit the market for US$21 million after claiming fame in the 1995 crime thriller, Heat.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia has taken a ‘light touch’ with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?
The current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb.
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Celebrity Homes
REA Group’s Owen Wilson selling in Toorak
Owen Wilson, CEO of REA Group, has put up his Toorak mansion for sale with an asking price of $16 million to $17 million.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland introduces Property Law Bill to parliament
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has slammed the Queensland government's decision to introduce a bill implementing a formal seller disclosure regime before resolving what it claims are outstanding questions.
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Celebrity Homes
Ben Affleck and JLo buy their dream home
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have finally found their dream home in the posh Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brisbane tenant suing former landlord for $1.2 million
A Brisbane man who claims he sustained serious life-changing injuries when he slipped on a flooded floor is suing his former landlord seeking $1.2 million in what's set to be a test of the landlord-tenant duty of care relationship.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
RBA lifts cash rate to 3.35pc at February board meeting
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points following its first meeting of 2023, taking rates to their highest level since 2012 and flagging that further rises are likely in the months ahead.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Zealand unlikely to ease borrowing restrictions in 2023
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is unlikely to ease current loan-to-value ratio restrictions that require investors to cough up a minimum deposit of 40 per cent, CoreLogic New Zealand's Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson says.
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