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”.
Slight drop in auction volume and clearance rate
This week CoreLogic reported there were 2041 capital city homes taken to auction resulting in a preliminary clearance rate of 78.5 per cent.
Finding new revenue models in real estate: Scott Bateman and Brock Fisher
“In a world where everything looks and feels similar, be ruthless around whether you are truly different and…
Tony Blamey of Domain: From property portal to solutions provider
Tony Blamey shares the thinking behind Domain’s new focus on facilitating the ‘complete agent journey'.
Your personal Insta strategy, sorted with Ellen Farley
“I often think to myself, it'd be so cool to be a real estate agent right now because…
Post Easter auction volumes climbing again
Auction volumes rose across the combined capital cities this week with 2170 homes taken to auction, increasing on…
How the pandemic paved the way for property boom: Simon Pressley
“Literally every location in Australia, property prices are currently growing. That has not happened in this country for…
How to secure listings in a tight market: Claudio Encina
“Everyone's competing to try and win that listing…what are you bringing to the table in this market that…
How one appraisal a day can take you to the top: Jeremy Wilkinson
“The magic trick, it's just being yourself... It's showing that you're enthusiastic and you love what you're doing…
Optimising your reputation online: Sean Smit
“…if you're looking at reviews as a new business strategy, make it part of every process, make it…
Auction volume rising, clearance rate holds firm
Busiest auction week since April last year and next week tipped to be higher
How to market yourself in a changed digital world: Valentina Borbone
“Try and focus on one thing at a time, measure it, understand its purpose. Drop the stuff that's…
Houses the standout performers as auction volumes rise
Auction volumes rose across the combined capital cities this week, with 2232 homes taken to auction, marking the…
Going viral with video: Christian Gravias
“Branding wise, it's amazing for the vendors. It works because we're getting a lot of eyeballs onto the…
Mastering the art of high-volume sales: Chari Emirzade
“I think anything is possible in life if you have the right tools and mindset and business plan.”…
The Agency announces half-year profit and record earnings
The Agency has released its half-year financial results, chalking up a maiden profit and record earnings for the…
Empowering women in real estate and the community: Laura Valenti
“I like to think that I perhaps represent female property managers and hopefully we can move towards being…
Michelle Hughes: Family is everything to me
In Portland, Victoria, Michelle Hughes is the Director of Assets Real Estate, a family agency where success is…
Suellen Hale: Getting back to basics
In the competitive real estate world that is the Gold Coast, sales agent Suellen Hale is a firm…
Clearance rate holds above 80 per cent, with volume set to skyrocket
Sydney has enjoyed its third consecutive week of an auction clearance rate above 80 per cent as national…
The real estate tech that’s here to stay: Josh Callaghan
“I think for us, we see the digitised version of that space as almost the user interface for…
Auction clearance rate hits a high despite latest lockdown
The preliminary auction clearance rate has hit 86.1 per cent across the capitals this week as auction volumes…
The science of social selling: Drew Davies
“I think far too often, far too many agents leave it to hope. They think, Oh, well, you…
Clearance rate tops 80 per cent with higher auction values
Auction markets have returned a strong result on higher volumes this week, with the combined capitals preliminary clearance…
How to find and use your personal point of difference: David Walker
“I think most of us in the industry have the skill level and have the ability to list…
Agents for change hit milestone as Zango celebrates first birthday
Canberra-based property-listing portal, Zango, has just turned one, with the locally owned and operated business celebrating the anniversary…
Lessons in leadership: Michael Sheargold
“Be okay to stretch yourself a little bit, be okay to put yourself into an environment that's going…
Auction activity picks up right where it left off
Capital city auction activity has ramped up after the seasonal slowdown, with 891 homes taken to auction this…
The road ahead for REIA: Anna Neelagama
“I'd like the industry to be singing from one song sheet in terms of what we're saying to…
Peters Investments confirms its support for The Agency
Peters Investments has thrown further weight behind The Agency, converting $3 million of convertible notes to equity and…
Record revenue for The Agency
The Agency’s half-year report to shareholders shows the company continues to grow in revenue, has positive cashflow, and…