Search Results for: flood resources
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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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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
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
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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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
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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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
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
Together we grow: the First National formula for success
When a First National Real Estate office in Brisbane was inundated with water during the 2010 floods, you’d be forgiven for thinking they closed the doors and headed home.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REIQ helps arm agencies against cyber attacks
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is stepping up the battle against cyber criminals with the launch of its cyber resilience toolkit.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Sharon Fox Slater: Australia’s costliest disaster – one year on
It’s been just over a year since floods ravaged Queensland and New South Wales. The price in terms of human lives lost was incalculable. EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater reflects on the losses to homes and property, the impact on insurance and some lessons learned.
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National
Nerida Conisbee: Where you should have bought a decade ago
Over the past decade, the median in Sydney has increased the most. There are a lot of factors that have driven this.
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NEWS
Real estate agents turn ethics index on its head
The 2022 Governance Institute of Australia Ethics Index has been released and, once again, real estate has ranked pretty low on the list of ethical occupations.
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Weather woes – how environmental issues impact insurance
Floods, storms, bushfires, cyclones – there’s no doubt that Australians and their properties can bear the brunt of Mother Nature. And whether your landlord clients are caught up in a disaster or not, environmental issues can impact their insurance.
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NEWS
New program to unblock local housing backlog
The NSW Government has announced an $11.5 million Unblocking Homes Program that will help fast-track the delivery of tens of thousands of homes tied up in local council red tape.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
When life happens: Sharon Fox-Slater on why landlord insurance is a must, the strangest claims made, and what to tell a client who says they don’t need insurance
As the head of EBM RentCover, Sharon Fox-Slater has seen it all when it comes to weird, wonderful and common landlord insurance claims.
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NEWS
Another cash rate hike with more to come
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned homeowners more interest rate rises will follow as they raised the official cash rate 50 basis points, to 1.35 per cent, at its monthly meeting today.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland property market defying the downturn
he Queensland property market is still experiencing 'healthy growth' and is continuing to defy the downturn seen elsewhere, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
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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
REIQ calls for help for property managers
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is calling for better support for property managers who are struggling to deal with the ongoing pressure caused by the tight rental market and recent flood events.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Transparent transactions: Peter Matthews talks about creating clarity, meeting new customer expectations, and the role technology needs to play
If there is one key area of opportunity for the real estate industry moving forward, it’s transparency, according to REINSW President and PropTech founder Peter Matthews.
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NEWS
Auction volumes down by almost a third
Auction volumes have dropped by almost a third this week, but it is not recent flooding in Queensland and New South Wales that is the culprit but rather long weekends in four capitals.
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CONTRIBUTORS
30 things to look for in landlord insurance
It was back in 1991 when a gap in the market was recognised for specialist landlord insurance.
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Elite Agent
Chris Wilson: From crazy to controlled
Real estate and stress go together like peas and carrots. But when agents' stress levels become too high it's easy to feel overwhelmed and burn out.
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NEWS
LJ Hooker opens nine new offices, with four more on the way
With COVID-19 putting the brakes on the Australian economy for much of the year, LJ Hooker has forged ahead to prepare for the inevitable recovery by opening nine new offices around the country, with another four applications pending in regional areas.
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NEWS
2020 budget breakdown
It’s been touted as the most important Federal Budget since the end of WWII, and its aim is to mitigate the disastrous economic impact of Covid-19 while spurring on the Australian economy. Here’s what was delivered as part of the belated Federal Budget for 2020, and how it’s set to impact real estate… Tested like never before “In 2020 Australians…
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Elite Agent
Australia is under sustained cyber attack, warns the government. What’s going on, and what should businesses do?
By Mahmoud Elkhodr Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison had some alarming news for Australians this morning: we are under cyber attack. He informed the nation the attacks “hadn’t just started”, and that Australian businesses and governments are being widely targeted. It is unclear why the government chose today to make the announcement, or…
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NEWS
Delaying Victorian RTA changes labelled a great outcome
REIV President Leah Calnan has welcomed the Victorian Government’s decision to hold off on introducing changes to rental laws until next year, allowing the state to deal with Coronavirus. Earlier this month the REIV wrote to the Victorian Government, calling for a delay to changes to the Residential Tenancy Act due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Rental reforms were due…
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EPM
In too deep: How to manage property through natural disaster
Cassandra Charlesworth spoke to principals in Townsville and the Whitsundays to find out what that experience is like, and to understand the most effective strategies they implemented when dealing with these defining moments. Townsville Flooding: Ben Kingsberry, Harcourts As the rain continued to fall in Townsville on 31 January, Harcourts Kingsberry Principal Ben Kingsberry knew this would be a weather…
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NEWS
Ray White wraps up biannual training event, Ignite 19
Ray White have kicked off the first quarter of 2019 with a bang, holding its biannual training event, Ignite19, in each capital city earlier this month. The exciting program features inspirational keynote speakers as well as special sessions to help agents excel. The focal messages of this year’s Ignite were to live a life beyond fear and how to adapt…
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EPM
Right From the Start
Natalie Hastings looks at ways to improve your team’s performance in 2015 through better recruitment and training. A FRESH NEW year lies before you, offering the chance to make 2015 your best real estate adventure yet. Before the year begins in earnest, take time to think about your business and the people who power it. To make 2015 the outstanding…
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