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Knight Frank unifies Queensland valuation team under Matthew Ryan
The firm has brought commercial and residential valuation services under one roof in South East Queensland, taking on commercial work that had previously sat with another licensee.
Shane Sullivan opens independent agency in Sydney’s inner west
After 18 years building his career in the area, the former Domain NSW Rising Star has launched SULLIVAN…
Exploration Day 2026: Celebrating the people behind the Explore Property network
There is something special about bringing the Explore Property network together, and Exploration Day 2026 was no exception.
Sydney, Melbourne sellers withdraw stock as listings tighten
New analysis from Ray White shows owners in Australia's two largest cities are pulling properties from the market…
Australian property hunters look across the Tasman after tax shake-up
Australian interest in New Zealand property has climbed sharply since the Federal Government unveiled its negative gearing and…
REINSW crowns Peter Matthews with its top industry honour
More than 500 real estate professionals gathered at the Hilton Sydney for the 29th REINSW Awards for Excellence,…
Harcourts Foundation grants $30,000 to PCYC North
The funding will back an early intervention program supporting young people aged 10 to 18 across northern Tasmania,…
Ray White NSW & ACT names 2025/26 award winners
More than 1,100 members and guests gathered in Sydney to celebrate a year the network says tested its…
Francesca Gasteen confirmed as Allhomes general manager
Francesca Gasteen steps up from an interim role held since July 2025 to permanently lead the Canberra property…
Housing pressures reshape how Australians rent and invest
People aged 40 and over have emerged as the largest cohort in new sharehouse research, as governments and…
Melbourne and Perth commercial firms merge to form NAI Harcourts RPG
Romano Property Group founder Maurice Romano has partnered with Perth's Tony Romano to build a national commercial offering,…
Amie Goddard joins Ray White The Bayside Group
The experienced Bayside agent says the move will combine the business she has built over 13 years with…
Mark Stewart named CEO in One Agency ownership handover
Four longstanding members take control of the 120-office network as founders Paul and Annie Davies step back, with…
House buyers still hundreds of thousands short as affordability gap shifts to dwelling type
Detached houses remain the least aligned housing type across Australia's capital cities, with new Domain research showing townhouses…
St Albans house sells $72,000 above reserve as Gordon Tran’s street-flooding strategy ignites five-bidder auction
Gordon Tran's hyper-local marketing blitz and high-energy auction approach delivered a result $72,000 above reserve, turning neighbourhood visibility…
Kenji Fukushima – turning service into Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs’ most loyal clients
Kenji Fukushima traces his run from Sydney restaurants and event venues to becoming a trusted, repeat-referral agent across…
LJ Hooker’s marketing overhaul lifts local leads by 85%
The network's award-winning campaign has delivered a jump in sales appraisal leads flowing directly to offices, as national…
New sales manager role targets accountability and recruitment at Laing+Simmons
Director Paul Abassi says the appointment supports a five-year growth strategy focused on stronger systems, recruitment and closer…
BuyersagentsOS launches single-subscription operating system for buyers agents
BuyersagentsOS combines CRM, compliance, marketing and Cotality property data into a single monthly subscription, aiming to cut the…
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…
Family ties bring interstate buyers to architectural Daylesford home with heated plunge pool
An interstate family's desire to be closer to loved ones drove the sale of this architecturally designed Daylesford…
Heritage home finds its Goldilocks happy ending after three campaigns
After three campaigns beginning in January 2025, a heritage-listed Glebe home sold for $995,000 to an interstate investor,…
Magazine-style photos and investor focus deliver $563k Mildura result in eight days
Lukas Pedder's strategic pricing and magazine-edit photography turned a central Mildura family home into a magnet for interstate…
How Storyhouse sold a $4.75m Kew home in 14 days after two previous campaigns
When a Kew family home failed to sell twice, the vendors faced a choice: repeat the same approach…
Gold Coast family’s school connection seals $1.6M Ascot sale after 99-day pursuit
A Gold Coast family's connection to St Margaret's Anglican Girls School drove Oliver Jonker's 99-day pursuit of the…
Pre-auction sale in 14 days as database strategy delivers Potts Point result
A pre-qualified database and a buyer's agent who already knew the building delivered a 14-day result in a…
Jason Barnett’s mid-campaign pivot secures sale in Grovedale to first-home buyer
Jason Barnett's mid-campaign pivot from investors to first-home buyers — and from open homes to private inspections —…
New family find their forever home in peaceful Old Byford retreat
Alyssa Hayden recognised the perfect match the moment the buyers walked through the door of this Old Byford…
Patient approach secures million-dollar result for renovated Jamisontown home
A meticulous presentation strategy and patient negotiation approach delivered a seven-figure result in a suburb where the median…
Seven investor offers drive South Grafton house $22k over asking price
Ron Plowman's advertised-price strategy drove seven competing offers from interstate investors for a South Grafton house that sold…
US malls stage a comeback, outperforming every property sector
Enclosed shopping centres posted 13 per cent annual value growth in the past year, according to Green Street,…
Gemma White secures $1.6m sale after auction pass-in with five-buyer negotiation
Gemma White turned an auction pass-in into a $1.6 million unconditional cash sale — $100,000 above bidding —…
Dom Thurbon’s challenge to turn conference ideas into action
Closing PM/ONE 2026, Dom Thurbon urged delegates to turn honest conversations, a sense of progress and personal accountability…
Quinn Darragh’s three questions for moving through setbacks
At PM/ONE, the Bondi lifeguard shared a practical approach to resilience built on gratitude, optimism and small steps.
Tim Duggan’s five steps to handling conflict better
At PM/ONE, Tim Duggan shared his CLEAR framework for preparing for difficult conversations, listening with care, and finding…