Catherine Nikas-Boulos
Catherine Nikas-Boulos is the Digital Editor at Elite Agent and has spent the last 20 years covering (and coveting) real estate around the country.
Branded residences tipped to reshape Australia’s luxury development market
Australia remains underrepresented in the global branded residences sector, but Knight Frank says a combination of rising private wealth, changing buyer expectations and South East Queensland’s emergence as a luxury market is creating a significant opportunity for developers.
Coastal flooding risk could reshape where new housing gets built
Report authors say avoiding development in the highest-risk coastal areas is the least costly option, a finding with…
Dubai developer’s $11.2bn Sharjah project dwarfs Australian projects
A Dubai-based developer is making its first move into Sharjah with an A$11.2 billion master-planned community set to…
Why this principal now turns away vendors he can’t connect with
Matt Micallef says he walked away from a listing the morning of this interview, part of a client-selection…
Real estate needs to look beyond the agent brand: BresicWhitney
The industry’s focus on individual agent profiles risks overshadowing what customers increasingly value, with BresicWhitney arguing property representation,…
Why upsizers could have the upper hand in this market
Shore Financial's Theo Chambers says buyers moving up the property ladder may gain more from negotiating a discount…
The $1 billion machine – inside Alexander Phillips’ high-stakes bet on Sydney real estate
After 11 straight years as Australia's top-ranked agent, Alexander Phillips explains why he brought his entire Eastern Suburbs…
Dubai property prices fall for first time in five years as market shifts gears
Dubai’s extraordinary property run has hit a turning point, with residential prices recording their first annual fall in…
Greece plans to lift property tax fivefold for overseas buyers
Real estate commentator and auctioneer Tom Panos says the proposed property tax changes in Greece could significantly alter…
Why growth doesn’t have to wait for a stronger property market
Tina Ashton says productivity, costs, technology and rent roll acquisitions can lift a business's performance even when transaction…
Apartment building drives Queensland home construction to record $20.3bn
Apartment construction is driving Queensland’s record run, with the state accounting for almost half of Australia’s quarterly growth…
Housing affordability hits record low as rate rises squeeze buyers
Higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices have pushed affordability to its worst level on record, leaving a…
Why Tasmania’s rental squeeze has investors circling
Property managers in Hobart and regional Tasmania face a market describes as having near-zero vacancy and rents up…
The leverage problem making Sydney vendors harder to price
With Sydney's price-to-income ratio at 12.9 times earnings, agents are being urged to manage vendor expectations against gains…
Regional commercial property hits $6.2 billion as investors rethink the market
Knight Frank's 2026 regional view shows population growth, infrastructure spending and industry diversification are reshaping which regional centres…
Victoria’s underquoting crackdown raises questions on shifting reserve prices
New laws requiring reserve prices to be published seven days out leave open how agents should handle a…
Spring stock is rising fast – so is the risk of properties passing in
Cotality forecasts auction volumes climbing to about 1,700 a week by 20 September, even as this week's combined…
A rival’s ‘dirty trick’ fired up this top agent’s record year
When rivals claimed pregnancy would end her career, Symone Gatt used the rumours as fuel - hiring an…
What 2,930 removalist jobs say about where NSW is losing residents
A1 Removalists Sydney's data shows 301 of 556 interstate moves left NSW for Queensland and Victoria, a pattern…
Listing portal data clashes with sales reality as NZ property market shifts
Realestate.co.nz claims flat prices and growing choice, but top Wellington agent William Yip argues actual sale values have…
The next housing headache may be supply, not demand
New home approvals have fallen sharply in July as investor activity weakens and policy changes threaten to disrupt…
Buyers are asking AI before they ask you
New research shows most Gen Z and Millennial buyers now research finances and property with AI first, but…
Zillow just revealed how 78,000 renters a month are skiping the rental trap – and what Aussie principals must do now
Zillow's rent-to-credit program offers a US benchmark for how agency leaders can turn property management into a long-term…
Green is the new gold: leafy canopy adds $237,000 to Melbourne homes
REIV's canopy study shows neighbouring suburbs like Frankston South and Frankston North diverge sharply in price, offering principals…
Why clickbait headlines and unskilled agents are spooking buyers
A Brisbane sales specialist argues skill shortages, not falling demand, are behind stalled campaigns, and explains why owner-occupiers…
HIA tips home prices to turn positive again from early 2027
Population growth and household formation are outpacing new supply, and HIA's chief economist expects that shortage, not a…
The 20% myth: how to steady skittish buyers and safeguard your vendor
Finance and agency leaders say hold-tenure data and High Court precedent both argue against timing the market, offering…
Vacancies climb to four-year high as renter instability persists
Rental stock improved in July for the first time in years, but new research shows tenant families –…
Housing Australia fast-tracks 1,000 shovel-ready affordable homes
A new funding stream opens in September for well-located, low-density projects that can move from planning to construction…
The 25x mindset: How Alex Jordan turned a career-ending diagnosis into a 5-year reign as McGrath’s top agent
From a shock diagnosis and financial rock bottom in 2011 to becoming McGrath’s five-time Agent of the Year,…
Why cheap and investable are not the same suburb
Hotspotting's managing director explains the fundamentals separating genuine growth prospects from suburbs that are simply low priced, across…
How a homegrown AI platform won the crowd by taking the friction out of property management
A Brisbane principal built his own leasing chatbot after his software bill hit $900 a month, and it…
The untapped engine of real estate – why property management is no longer the second cousin to sales
How Highland Property is reshaping its rent roll with scale, technology and a standalone approach to property management.
The suburbs where $1 million still buys a house
New realestate.com.au data shows a median price is just the midpoint of a suburb's market, and buyers chasing…
Nearly a third of borrowers hand over half their pay
Finder's 2026 Home Loan Report finds 29 per cent of mortgage holders now spend more than half their…