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EPM: Feature Interview
Jacqui Mulligan: Creating clients for life
For Jacqui Mulligan, a new rental property isn't just another door on the books but an opportunity to get to know the owners, the tenants and the history of the house. …
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Elite Agent
How we sold it: Yeerongpilly Green
Selling a new housing development in a suburb few have heard of was always going to be out of the ordinary for the Consolidated Properties team. …
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Elite Agent
The most common grammar errors and how to fix them
The year was 2002, and I’d been working as a cadet journalist for all of three weeks when a burly sub-editor slammed his fist on my desk and admonished me for spelling ‘lightning’ incorrectly for a second time that week. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Where are they now? Part 2: Joel Davoren and Lauren Kirk
In this second article in a two-part feature that looks at where the stars of the first ever Elite Agent Magazine are now, we speak with Joel Davoren and Lauren Kirk …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Where are they now? Part 1: David Highland and Paul Signorelli
To celebrate the 40th edition of Elite Agent magazine last year, we thought we'd catch up with a few of the stars of the first issue including David Highland and Paul Signorelli. …
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NEWS
More than 1000 suburbs top $1 million mark
The median house value has hit $1 million or more in 1120 Australian suburbs, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The data released today shows that more than 400 suburbs in Sydney have a median house value equal to or greater than $1 million, while there are 221 suburbs in Melbourne. CoreLogic Research Director Tim Lawless said a $1 million price tag was becoming “more normal”. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
A culture playbook can help you hire the perfect team member
Creating and using a culture playbook when hiring new team members is essential to ensure you select someone that aligns with your businesses values, according to a leading real estate legal practitioner. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
A key to the door: Tracey Dixon reflects on more than 20 years in the industry
When you celebrate your 21st birthday you’re officially given “the key to do the door”, so it’s no surprise that after 21 years in real estate Tracey Dixon has held the keys to many doors. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Omicron hits the real estate sector
With more than 600,000 active cases of Covid in Australia, and the Omicron variant surging across the country, the impact on the real estate sector is now becoming more evident. From staff shortages to legal implications and a slowdown in the rental market, this is what the nation’s real estate institutes are hearing from their members… Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) Chief Executive Officer, …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rental market to stay tight as prices surge
Weekly rental prices have surged almost 5 per cent across the country to finish 2021 at a national median of $450 per week, new data shows. …
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Celebrity Homes
Hugh Jackman’s lifestyle retreat hits the market
An award-winning lifestyle retreat on the Gold Coast that is part owned by Hollywood superstar and Aussie nice guy Hugh Jackman has hit the market. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Ryan Serhant: The evolution of cryptocurrency, blockchain and the Metaverse in real estate
In the not too distant future half of all real estate transactions will be completed with cryptocurrency, according to the agent behind the most followed brand in real estate. …
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NEWS
Two-speed market as capital city price growth diverges
It’s been a tale of two halves when it comes to capital city property price growth, with the latest data showing Brisbane and Adelaide continuing to rise while Melbourne housing values have started falling. The CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value Index showed Australian housing values rose one per cent in December, slowing from a 1.3 per cent climb in November. The softening trend in the monthly growth rate, …
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NEWS
Block less than five metres wide expected to fetch more than $400,000
A narrow strip of land containing little more than a footpath has hit the market with an asking price of $400,000-plus. Located at 27 Leslie Crescent, Caloundra West, the block is just 4.6m wide and comprises 129sq m of land, according to its realestate.com.au listing. The listing also reveals the reason for the footpath running through the centre of the unique parcel of land – …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s record-breaking year in real estate
Following an extraordinary 2020, this year has seen Australia’s residential housing market experience unprecedented growth, thanks to continued momentum. Last year’s momentum, combined with monetary and fiscal stimulus measures, has propelled the market, pushing its value to record highs, according to CoreLogic’s annual Best of the Best Report. CoreLogic’s Head of Research Eliza Owen said the estimated value of Australia’s residential real estate had gone from $7.2 trillion at the end of November 2020, …
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Elite Agent
30 minutes with Domain’s John Foong: real estate the Australian way
The Australian real estate market is perfectly poised to take the best trends and features of big corporate in the US and amplify them to help agents build their brand and success. That’s the view of Domain’s new chief revenue officer John Foong, who joined the platform in Australia after almost 15 years with Google and Uber. Speaking exclusively to Elite Agent, …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
From dirt to keys: 30 minutes with Brad Caldwell-Eyles
If you hear about a high-end project in Sydney's eastern suburbs, the agent's name following it is usually Brad Caldwell-Eyles. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Zealand property market trends to watch in 2022
For the New Zealand real estate market, 2021 has been the year the government stepped in and regulatory pressures increased in an effort to curtail rapidly rising property prices. Across the country the 12-month change in median values recorded jumps of between 6.7 per cent in Sunshine Bay, and a whopping 47.7 per cent in Woodville. The figures, released in CoreLogic’s 2021 Best of the Best Report, …
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NEWS
Alison Hatch takes out Transform XII title
The leader of Best Nest Property Management, Alison Hatch, has been named the winner of Transform XII after devising a 2022 marketing plan that focuses on rebuilding market presence lost during Sydney’s lengthy COVID-19 lockdown. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Canstar report reveals some Aussies expect property prices to ‘skyrocket’
Despite property prices soaring more than 20 per cent this year, 18 per cent of Australians expect prices to “skyrocket” further at some point in the next two years, according to new research. Canstar’s fifth annual Consumer Pulse Report also showed 44 per cent of Aussies expect house prices to continue to grow at a steady pace, while 12 per cent believe they will remain at current levels. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
A record-breaking year and trends to watch in 2022
Australia has smashed property records in 2021, racking up the highest number of sales and fastest rate of annual house price growth on record, according to new research. Domain’s End of Year Wrap shows that 446,800 houses and 144,500 units sold this year, with the combined capital city house price quickly closing in on the magic $1 million mark. It’s the fastest annual rate of house price growth on record at 21.9 per cent. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
A career that kicks goals: Michael Dowling
Michael Dowling shares his most memorable sale and the one thing he'd like to see changed in the industry. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australian families spend 36 per cent of their income on their mortgage
Housing affordability continued its decline in the September quarter with hard-hit first-home buyers pulling out of the market, the latest Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) analysis shows. The REIA’s Housing Affordability Report found 36.2 per cent of owner-occupiers’ income went to paying their mortgage, which is a 3.9 percentage point rise over the past year. The national median weekly family income increased 1.2 per cent in the three months to September to $2023, …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
RBA keeps cash rate on hold with Omicron a new source of uncertainty
At its final meeting for 2021, the Reserve Bank of Australia has opted to keep the official cash rate at its historic low of 0.1 per cent, with a new Covid variant causing some market uncertainty. In his monthly statement today, RBA Governor Dr Philip Lowe said the Australian economy was recovering well from the setback the Delta outbreak caused, and while the emergence of the Omicron variant was unsettling, …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Hot property market cools as gap between buyers and sellers narrows
Price growth in Australia’s scorching property market has peaked and the first signs of a shift from an extreme sellers’ market to one that is more balanced have appeared, new data shows. The latest PropTrack Housing Market Indicators Report shows that while there are still a throng of active buyers in the market, for the first time since the pandemic began, …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The most rundown homes to sell for millions in 2021
You know the property market is hot when uninhabitable homes are selling for multi-million-dollar price tags. Peeling paint, mouldy walls and water damaged ceilings have been just some of the features found in rundown homes that have sent buyers into a frenzy across the country this year. Popular with developers as well as renovators, buyers have snapped up dilapidated homes at a great rate in 2021, …
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Elite Agent
How we sold it: 38A The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Building relationships is real estate 101, but it’s not just connections with buyers and sellers that can help you sell properties. RT Edgar Bellarine Director Brock Grainger says forging strong partnerships with local media organisations has helped him tell the story behind his properties and this works to complement his digital and print marketing campaigns. The result is more eyes on his listings and strong sales results he can then promote through savvy ‘just sold’ advertising. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Pearl Beach property bought for 78 pounds sells for $2.5 million
An unassuming home bought for just 78 pounds almost 100 years ago has just sold for $2.5 million at Pearl Beach on the NSW Central Coast. It’s the first time the four-bedroom home had been offered to the market since the original owner, Evelyn Smith, bought the land in 1928. Then part of the new Staples Estate, the 675sq m block is just 150m from the sand dunes at Pearl Beach. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New program teaches young people the ABC of property investing
A real estate workshop that aims to remove the fear and uncertainty associated with stepping onto the property ladder has launched in Burpengary, Queensland. RE/MAX Living Principal Kathy Sweeney and team members Chanae Roma, Melanie Wilks and William Sweeney have started Asset Building Club (ABC), a workshop where young people, aged 18 to 30, can gain valuable insight into what they need to do to purchase their first investment property. …
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Celebrity Homes
Camila Cabello selling Hollywood Hills mansion
Has Camila Cabello’s split from Shawn Mendes resulted in the Havana singer selling her Hollywood Hills mansion? That’s the question on everyone’s lips after the cuban-born singer/songwriter listed her four-bedroom, four-bathroom, Mediterranean-style abode for US$3.95 million. Cabello and the Canadian singer were together for two years, and lived at the stunning home, which comes complete with a recording studio, before announcing their split last month. …
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s cheapest street to buy a home is in Western Australia
A tiny town in outback Western Australia with less than 500 people is also home to Australia’s cheapest street in which to buy property. Main Rd in Mullewa has a median house price of just $28,500, according to Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee. Mullewa, which is 99km east of Geraldton and 450km north of Perth, is known for its abundance of wildflowers in spring, …
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Elite Agent
How to market a tiny apartment with a toilet in the shower
At just 17sq m and with a toilet located inside the shower it’s safe to say 43/20-22 Springfield Ave, Potts Point, is not your standard apartment. It forms part of the tiny home movement and while the selling agent, Belle Property Potts Point’s Silvia Vitale, has seen features like this before, there’s no doubt a specialised marketing plan, targeting a specific buyer is in need for a property such as this. …
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NEWS
Take a peek inside South Australia’s most luxurious sales
If you’ve got a bit of spare time this weekend and want to see how the other half live then check out this list of 10 luxury South Australian homes that sold over the past 12 months. Not surprisingly there are quite a few beachfront, esplanade homes that make the list, as well as a truly stunning country home in Stirling where it’s easy to picture yourself playing a round of croquet before enjoying cucumber sandwiches and a spot of tea. …
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
The Gold Coast agents rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars
Clark Kent’s alter ego is Superman, Bruce Waynes’ is Batman, and now a Gold Coast real estate agent moonlights as a Hollywood actor and a stuntman. Alex Fleri and his wife Victoria, who also acts in movies, are part of the Amir Prestige Property Agents team, and when they’re not starring on the silver screen, they’re selling multi-million homes on the glitter strip. …
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Elite Agent
Three ways to give back to your clients this festive season
It doesn’t matter what industry you work in or what suburb you live in, everyone likes to receive a ‘thank you’. The trouble is, in today’s fast-paced society, saying ‘thank you’ can be easily forgotten. But US psychologist Sara Algoe, from the University of North Carolina, says those two little words can have a big impact. Rather than just being good manners, …
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