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Elite Agent
Courage over fear: The essential lessons from Explore Property’s 10-year journey
As Explore Property celebrates its 10th anniversary, Elite Agent sat down with Network Founder, Andrew Acton, to discover the genesis behind the brand’s formation and where it’s headed next.
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Real Estate News
Domain reports solid jump in revenue and profit
Domain has reported a “strong” set of financial results for the 2024 financial year, with revenue increasing 13.1 per cent to $391.1 million, while net profit increased 27.9 per cent to $49.4 million.
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Harcourts bids big for mental health with Blue Friday auctions
Harcourts Australia is getting ready to paint the country blue, with its nationwide auction event to raise money for mental health and wellbeing charity Beyond Blue.
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Laing+Simmons trains property managers with crime-solving skills workshop
Laing+Simmons has collaborated with team building and communication experts, Crime Story, in a unique training session to equip their property managers with crime-solving skills that transfer to their daily real estate roles.
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Steve Mutton returns to Ray White
Steve Mutton has returned to Ray White to join forces with Scott and Grant Burgess on the Gold Coast.
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Buyers’ optimism grows, but affordability challenges slow property searches
Prospective buyers feel positive about entering the property market, but once the house hunt starts, affordability challenges mean it takes longer to find a home than first desired.
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Buyers find more options as property supply rises
Properties will need to be priced right coming into the spring selling season, with the latest data from Domain showing momentum is swinging towards buyers.
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Angela Limanis on breaking barriers: How women can succeed in auctioneering
Not letting your fears outweigh your passion for real estate is the key to more female agents taking up auctioneering, according to Angela Limanis.
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Kolmeo’s new platform to deliver smart, on-demand services for tenants and landlords
Property management software provider Kolmeo has launched an innovative new platform for its subscribers aimed at helping them meet their tenant and landlord needs and create an extraordinary customer experience.
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Real Estate News
Step inside Polly Pocket’s life-sized dream compact adventure
Would you like to stay in a home that's pink, plastic, and doesn't have a working shower?
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REA Group reports revenue and net profit surge
REA Group has reported strong financial results for the year ended June 30, 2024, with revenue up 23 per cent and net profit climbing 24 per cent year-on-year.
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Laing+Simmons Young Property: where art, charity, and community meet
Laing+Simmons Young Property isn’t just a real estate agency, it’s a community hub, a centre for people to come together, a champion of local artists and a philanthropic venture that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to charity.
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Real Estate News
Monthly rental growth hits lowest rate in four years
The Australian rental market has experienced its slowest growth in four years, with new data showing a modest 0.1 per cent increase in national rents during July.
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Mount Vernon Cemetery hits the market: 33,000 quiet tenants included
Looking for a property where you can rest easy?
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New Zealand property profits plunge to lowest since 2015
The proportion of properties selling for a profit in New Zealand has hit its lowest level since 2015.
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RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent at its August 2024 meeting, but stressed that monetary policy will need to be “sufficiently restrictive” until it is confident inflation is moving sustainably towards the target 2-3 per cent range.
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Real Estate News
Most buyers and sellers rate their experience with agents positively
Three-quarters of buyers and sellers involved in a property transaction in the past year have rated their experience directly with real estate agents as either “excellent” or “above average” according to a new national survey.
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Australian owner-occupier mortgage surges $154 a day
The average new owner-occupier mortgage in Australia has reached a record high of $636,597, marking an increase of $154 per day over the past year.
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Anna Neelagama resigns from REIA
Anna Neelagama has resigned as chief executive officer of the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA), but will continue her push to help solve Australia’s housing crisis with Master Builders ACT.
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Million-dollar milestones: Australia’s next wave of suburbs on the rise
More than 160 suburbs could join the million-dollar club in the next 12 months, according to research from PropTrack.
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Gold Coast’s ‘view tax’ sparks outcry
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has hit out at the City of Gold Coast for slugging unit owners living on higher floors of apartment buildings with huge rate hikes.
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Townhouses surge: Transforming NZ’s housing landscape
Townhouses have become a significant growth component for the New Zealand housing market, making up almost half of new dwelling consents across the country.
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Demand for high-quality offices drives down vacancy rates in capital city CBDs
Office vacancy rates have fallen in half of Australia’s CBDs, with demand for space, particularly high quality offices, on the rise.
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One-minute data: Home price growth continues
National home prices have increased 0.08 per cent in July and are now 6.3 per cent higher than a year ago.
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View Media Group buys The Property Agency
View Media Group has acquired property communications agency, The Property Agency, as part of a wider growth plan focused on moving beyond the traditional listings model.
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Inflation is up but what does that mean for interest rates?
Inflation climbed 1 per cent in the June quarter and 3.8 per cent annually, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, with experts conflicted on whether this will mean an interest rate rise.
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Sporting sanctuaries: Homes with gold medal features
As the Paris 2024 Olympics captivate the world, luxury real estate across the country is reaching for gold with properties brimming with 'champion' features.
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Peter Brewer joins forces with Tenancy Skills Institute
Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Chair, Peter Brewer, has been appointed as a Strategic Partnerships Ambassador for the Tenancy Skills Institute, with the goal of fostering stronger relationships with the real estate industry and other organisations.
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NSW no-grounds evictions to hurt, not help, tenants
Proposed tenancy reforms, including ending no-grounds evictions, will harm not help NSW renters, according to the Real Estate Institute of NSW.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Appraisal playbook: 10 lessons in securing leads, making connections and building your pipeline
Appraisals are the lifeblood of every real estate agent. And no one knows that more than Ray White Deception Bay’s Lydia Robins, Ray White Manukau’s Charlie Brothers and Ray White AKG’s Avi Khan and Rumaanah Razak.
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Federal Government needs “bulldog” to tackle housing crisis head-on
The Federal Government needs to appoint a “bulldog” to champion solving the housing crisis and bring together all three levels of government, according to a prominent real estate industry figure.
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REIQ wants 70 per cent home ownership by 2032
Three months out from the Queensland State Election, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland has called on the government to make the homeownership dream a reality for more Queenslanders.
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Douglas ‘Fast Hands’ France fights for rare cancers at Corporate Clash Macarthur
Douglas France might be used to fighting for listings in Sydney's tough Western Suburbs markets, but when he steps into the boxing ring on August 3, he will be in a fight of a different kind.
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Data insight: Regional properties outperform cities in rental yields
Regional property markets are obtaining higher rental yields for investors compared to their city counterparts, according to new analysis.
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Elite Agent
What agents can learn from Aussie Olympian’s village insights
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi! The Olympic Games in Paris are about to kick off and no doubt there will be plenty of late nights as much of the country cheers the Aussies towards gold.
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