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.
Darwin and Geelong take top spots for 5% deposit first-home buyers
Led by Zuccoli, Top End suburbs outperform major capitals on affordability, capital growth, and rapid sales turnover.
Renting for life is now the plan, not the fallback, for many tenants
Modelling cited in the report suggests almost half of younger Australian households will still be renting privately past…
The 70-30 split that defines a co-operative real estate network
As compliance costs rise and cross-brand talent wars rage, First National CEO David Edwards argues the future belongs…
Mid-sized capitals hold deep buffer against price falls
New Cotality modelling shows Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide could absorb a 20% fall in values without erasing five…
Beyond the listings: Mark Anderson’s no-nonsense guide to real estate and real life
After walking away from real estate entirely and spending a year surfing, Mark Anderson returned with a hard…
Councils to lock in 30-year housing blueprint pipeline under Sydney masterplan
The finalised Sydney Plan maps housing growth to the city's east and jobs growth to the west, giving…
What a €1 million budget buys in Italy versus Sydney
Knight Frank research shows prestige buyers are getting far more space and favourable tax settings in Venice, Lucca…
Where rate pressure is sending buyer demand right now
New REA Group figures reveal enquiry growth of up to 245 per cent in regional and fringe suburbs,…
Major banks reveal incoming price drop timelines
The market has reacted faster than expected to negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, but a recovery…
Sunbury emerges as one of Melbourne’s stand-out growth suburbs amid auction rebound
While Melbourne dwelling values fell 2.8 per cent over the year, Sunbury grew 4.3 per cent as buyers…
Hollywood heavyweight Bruce Beresford lists charming Blue Mountains retreat
Bruce Beresford and wife Virginia Duigan are selling their Wentworth Falls home of 19 years as agents report…
Why Storyhouse treats social media as a sales engine, not a branding exercise
Mark Josem is rewriting the agency playbook, combining digital storytelling, buyer psychology and bilingual auctions to challenge the…
RBA pauses cash rate: Industry leaders weigh in on housing outlook and buyer confidence
Interest rate expectations: Experts view the hold as a sign the aggressive hiking phase is easing, with market…
The leaders’ ledger: Real estate CEOs reveal the challenges, opportunities and decisions shaping the future
A comprehensive directory of Australia’s top real estate leaders, featuring exclusive insights from select agency CEOs on AI…
SMSF investors pivot to commercial real estate and personal portfolios as residential borrowing ban kicks off
As new residential borrowing restrictions take effect, SMSF trustees shift focus to commercial assets and external portfolios to…
What the census really tells us about Australia’s housing market
Behind shifts in homeownership, mortgages, and multi-generational living, the upcoming count reveals the personal human decisions driving the…
Expert Q&A night exposes depth of buyer confusion
A First National agency's finance, legal, tax and construction panel ran an hour over schedule as attendees queued…
Why AI will expose average agents faster than any market downturn
As market shifts meet an AI revolution, industry veteran Wes McGregor reveals why 95% of agency tasks are…
How Katie Cotton is reshaping the way we hire and get hired in real estate
Katie Cotton is replacing outdated hiring methods with industry-focused proptech innovation.
Melbourne’s ‘rare buying window’ opens as Jellis Craig tips next growth cycle
Melbourne’s residential property market is positioning itself for a new growth cycle, driven by favorable relative affordability, tightening…
Why single bidders and softening rates don’t mean the end of auctions
While Tom Panos warns auction activity has hit 1991 recession lows, Ray White’s David McMahon argues that data-driven…
Labor moves to fix ‘widow tax’ on investment properties
Australians who inherit an investment property from their spouse will not lose any existing negative gearing access under…
The great resale divide: Melbourne unit losses hit 27% as national profit boom tops out
National resale profits reach record highs of $458k for houses despite softening conditions, but a widening multi-speed divide…
Governments worldwide are using tax to reshape rental supply
As South Korea targets multiple homeowners and Australia adjusts negative gearing, property managers may see shifts in investor…
What US HOA foreclosures mean for your strata levy conversations
Overseas data shows unpaid fees are rising alongside insurance and repair costs, a reminder for sales agents to…
The Elite Athlete Playbook Powering Ray White’s Rising Star
Ex-pro footballer Robert Stambolziev reveals how the brutal lessons of international sports built an immune-to-rejection mindset for real…
The strategic shape-shifter: why Laura Langford embraces the ‘curly’ deals
From high-stakes capital to bespoke residential sales, Laura Langford unpacks why navigating the complex and unpredictable is the…
Tax changes and industrial demand drive mixed quarter for commercial property
Commercial property yields delivered a mixed performance over the June 2026 quarter, with market movements varying significantly across…
Over 52,000 extra Aussie homes plunge into mortgage stress as financial squeeze hits blue-chip suburbs
Nationwide housing crunch escalates as cash flow deficits spread far beyond outer growth corridors
The new era of PMs: Why the future belongs to strategic advisors, not task managers
Ahead of National Property Managers Day, industry leaders explain why relationships, judgement and calm communication now matter more…
Market resilience: 85% of suburbs post price gains despite 2026 headwinds
New realestate.com.au data shows house prices have grown in 85 per cent of Australian suburbs over the past…
Tax reforms now outweigh interest rates in price outlook
Property valuers say negative gearing and capital gains tax changes are now more widely cited than interest rates…
Ballroom that hosted Chaplin and Chanel lists as $47.5M luxury villa
Villa Zelda, a five-bedroom residence built inside the former Hôtel Provençal ballroom on Cap d'Antibes, is priced at…
Australia’s three-year housing boom comes to an end
Domain's June quarter report shows capital city house and unit prices falling for the first time since 2022,…
Investor auction buying edges back after post-Budget slide
Ray White data shows investor participation clawing back toward pre-Budget levels, though the recovery is patchy and first…