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”.
How to motivate your team to sustained excellence
Motivation is one of those things that can take us to great heights, but at times, as we all know, that motivation can be hard to find.
Annual auction volumes declined in May
After a record volume of auctions were held in the first four months of the year, last month…
Auction clearance rate drops to its lowest point in almost a year
Auction volumes were slightly lower this week, with 2635 properties going under the hammer across the combined capitals…
RBA examines the post-pandemic housing market
Property prices have increased, the construction industry is at capacity, and the average Australian household size has fallen…
Preliminary clearance rate rises on the back of auction surge
This week proved the busiest auction week since the pre-Easter spike, with 3229 properties going under the hammer…
AREAS 2021: How Josh Tesolin shifted the goal posts to sell 350 properties in a year
Last year, Ray White Quakers Hill Principal Josh Tesolin set a goal. His aim was to lead his…
AREAS 2021: What Kate Smith did to create an attraction business
Harcourts Smith Director Kate Smith isn’t one to take the easy option. She firmly believes in the real…
Welcome to the Metaverse: What it is and why it matters to real estate
Snoop Dogg’s buying there, Ryan Serhant’s selling there, and now the world’s biggest social media company has rebranded…
Auction clearance rate falls for fourth consecutive week
The preliminary clearance rate continues to trend lower after auction volumes rose 38 per cent this week to…
How the rate rise affected this week’s auctions
After the first rate rise in over a decade, auction volumes were down this week, with 2039 properties…
How to manage your email overload and boost productivity
As the lull of holidays subside and you trawl through the emails in your inbox, you’re probably feeling…
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…
Auction clearance rate slips further
The preliminary clearance rate has slipped further this week on the back of increased auction volumes across the…
The lowest preliminary clearance rate of the year
Despite the ANZAC Day long weekend, 1813 homes were taken to auction across the combined capital cities this…
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…
Low clearance rate due to Easter auction slowdown
The Easter long weekend resulted in the auction slowdown that had been widely predicted, with just 134 properties…
Almost 4000 properties go to auction in one of the busiest weeks on record
This week proved the busiest auction week of the year and the sixth busiest since CoreLogic records began…
Maximising potential: Haesley Cush talks partnering, succession and investing in the dreams of your team
Some principals might find an ambitious agent with business aspirations a threat. But that’s not the case for…
Interest rates on hold but experts tip a rise is coming
The Reserve Bank of Australia has again opted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.1 per cent…
Auction volumes dip as the market readies for its busiest week of the year
CoreLogic is tipping next week will prove the busiest auction week of the year so far after volumes…
How to build a successful real estate career: Dan Argent on going from rookie to top performer then into business and beyond
Building a successful real estate career takes time, effort and skills. There’s no secret sauce and no shortcut…
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,…
Preliminary clearance rate dips on the back of higher auction volumes
The preliminary clearance rate fell to its lowest rate of the year so far on the back of…
Hard work and dedication pay off for 2021 AREA winners
Happy clients, excellent results and self-betterment are high on every real estate agent’s agenda.
Auction volumes top the 3000 mark
Auction volumes have again surpassed the 3000 mark, making this weekend the second busiest of the year so…
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…
Looking after the welfare of his team: David Gray, Elders Lismore
When floodwaters swept through Lismore and much of the Northern Rivers, David Gray’s thoughts turned to his community,…
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…
What tech, when?: Sarah Bell talks agent challenges, tech solutions, and how to find the right tools and support for your business
In a world of bright, shiny tech objects, what are the right tools for the real estate industry…
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…
Volume remains high, with almost 3000 properties taken to auction
Auction volumes fell slightly this week, with 2945 properties taken to auction across the combined capitals, resulting in…
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…
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…