Cassandra Charlesworth
Cassandra Charlesworth is a features writer for Elite Agent Magazine with over 15 years’ journalism experience in metropolitan and regional newsrooms. She has a specialist interest in real estate, tech disruption and a good old-fashioned “yarn”.
Cash rate rises for the fifth month in a row
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate 50 basis points today and at the same time forewarned homeowners further increases were coming.
Slight drop in auction volumes sees clearance rate rise
After rising over recent weeks, auction volumes dipped almost 10 per cent this week, with 1814 homes going…
Preliminary clearance rate holds above 60 per cent
The preliminary clearance rate has held above 60 per cent for the second consecutive week, despite an uptick…
TRG names new Commercial Director as the group embraces expansion
Within two months of announcing its plans for expansion, The Rubinstein Group has named Jake Fahd as the…
Clearance rate above 60 per cent for the first time since June
The preliminary clearance rate has topped the 60 per cent mark for the first time in 10 weeks…
Content that is king: News Corp Australia’s Claire Bradley on creating engaging content, using it to best effect, and 15 great ideas you can implement now
There’s no denying the power of great content when it comes to marketing your real estate business and…
New agents are in for a market shock
The throng of new real estate agents who joined the industry during the recent market boom could be…
How the Ray White business continues to innovate and evolve
The fourth-generation custodians of the Ray White group of businesses have offered an insight into how they approach…
Top takeaways from Ray White Connect 2022
More than 2800 agents have come together on the Gold Coast as the Ray White Group celebrates its…
Moving with the times in the tourism mecca of Noosa
Long before Noosa became a playground for the rich and famous, Dowling Neylan was catering to the locals’…
Quiet auction week sees clearance rate increase
It was the quietest auction week since mid-June, with 1471 homes auctioned across the combined capitals this week…
Relevance through reinvention: Lyndall Allan on how to refresh your approach, re-establish your relevance, and what it takes to go out on your own
Whether you’re re-entering real estate or looking to refresh your image, how can you reinvent yourself to stand…
Third week of increasing auction volumes
Auction activity has risen for the third consecutive week, with 1909 properties taken to auction across the major…
Auction activity increases for second consecutive week
Auction activity has risen for the second consecutive week, with 1818 homes going under the hammer across the…
Sixth week of auction clearance rate below 60 per cent
Auction activity remains 20 per cent lower than this time last year, with 1667 properties taken to auction…
Spotlight on commercial: The Australian’s Ben Wilmot on the real estate world of pubs, retail and corporates; the big trends emerging; and surprising investor shifts
Just like residential real estate, the commercial arena offers a wealth of great stories about people, property and…
Knight Frank and Fred Schebesta examine how crypto, NFTs and the metaverse might shape Australian real estate
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has turned its attention to the rise of cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the metaverse,…
Inside Christian Slater’s Mediterranean-style Miami villa
Actor Christian Slater is preparing to part with his home of almost a decade, with the Mediterranean-style Miami…
Gothic-style ‘Inventing Anna’ property is on the market
The stunning New York building made famous in the Netflix series Inventing Anna, is currently up for sale…
Clearance rate inches higher despite subdued auction market
Auction markets remained subdued this week with just 1610 properties going under the hammer across the combined capitals,…
Interest rate hikes quell commercial property FOMO
The sense of urgency appears to be leaving the commercial property market as first-time buyers exit in the…
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…
Lowest preliminary clearance rate in two years
The preliminary clearance rate has dropped to its lowest level in more than two years after auction volumes…
Michael Pallier selected to sell Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights home
Michael Pallier, of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty has been appointed to sell conwoman Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights property.
How blockchain will revolutionise real estate
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has released a groundbreaking report, outlining the many use cases for blockchain…
Drop in auction volumes sees clearance rate rise
Auction volumes fell across the combined capitals this week, largely driven by a drop in properties going under…
The continual push for productivity and efficiency – is there a downside?
In the push to be more productive and more efficient could your business be rapidly hurtling towards irrelevance?
Market boom prompts agent increase
Whether it was the popularity of Luxe Listings or the fact the property market enjoyed an upswing, real…
Auction volumes up, clearance rate still slipping
Auction volumes increased this week, but still the preliminary clearance is lingering at its lowest point in almost…
The jungle or the zoo – What’s your vision of real estate’s future?
Looking to the next 10 years of the real estate industry, social scientist Nigel Dalton offers up an…
Households well-placed to absorb interest rate rises
Despite doom and gloom headlines about rising interest rates and the increased cost of living, data from the…
Clearance rate and auction volumes drop over Queen’s Birthday long weekend
A long weekend in most states saw auction volumes drop this week, with 1393 auctions taking place across…
RBA goes ‘hard’ with interest rate jump
Higher than expected inflation has seen the Reserve Bank of Australia lift the cash rate for the second…
