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.
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 – especially children – still face high turnover and financial strain in the private market.
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…
What a tax shake-up means for luxury rental demand
As stamp duty and council tax changes reshape London's top end, buyer interest has dropped sharply while rental…
The mental conditioning a former bull rider brings to his agency
How a former bull rider turned five near-quit moments into a thriving real estate business.
$146m to fast-track 18,900 Gold Coast homesites
Queensland's Residential Activation Fund will pay for roads, power, water and a sewage plant upgrade across Coomera, Pimpama,…
What the new foreign buyer rules mean for your market
Extended purchase bans, tripled FIRB fees and a 30% capital gains tax rate are reshaping offshore demand, with…
Inside Damien Hirst and Charles Dickens’ iconic London enclave up for grabs for $29 million
A restored Nash masterpiece on Regent’s Park pairs Regency drama with supercar-ready luxury.
How much rents would need to rise to save investment property returns
Ray White modelling suggests a 30 per cent rent increase could remove the need for any price correction…
Political theatre: why the housing accord target is a ‘fairy tale’
The finance commentator Alan Kohler says Australia is building 100,000-plus homes short of its national target each year,…
Regional Victorian house values soar as inner-Melbourne drops and REIV demands auction rule pause
Towns like Bright, Mildura and Bendigo posted growth of 90 to 146 per cent over ten years, far…
Teneriffe becomes Queensland’s first $5 million suburb
The Brisbane enclave's median house price soared 48.6 per cent in a year, joining an exclusive club previously…
The 18-month lifespan: How to beat PM burnout
Amid rising legislative complexity and tribunal workloads, one principal explains the daily practices that keep her property management…
Affordable regional hubs cushion Australian property downturn as capital city exodus hits record high
Net migration from capital cities to the regions hit an all-time high in the March quarter, with Sydney…
Investor retreat wipes $5.4 billion off new lending as borrowing capacity squeezes capital cities
ABS figures show new mortgage lending fell for a second straight quarter, with investors leading the pullback after…
Regional first-home buyers under 5% deposit scheme post double-digit equity gains
Fewer than 0.2% of the 48,000 households using the expanded scheme sit in negative equity, with outback Queensland…
Geraldton’s $380,000 real estate boom powered by population and economic revival
Once facing severe demographic decline, the Mid West hub leads regional Western Australia with historic house price growth…
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…