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INDUSTRY NEWS
LJ Hooker South Coast offices ready to save a life
Ten LJ Hooker real estate offices on the NSW South Coast have been fitted with lifesaving medical equipment in a bid to reduce the number of Australians that die from the nation’s biggest killer each year - sudden cardiac arrest.
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Real Estate News
Another cash rate hike with more to come
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned homeowners more interest rate rises will follow as they raised the official cash rate 50 basis points, to 1.35 per cent, at its monthly meeting today.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Method in the madness: how and when to use a quirky marketing campaign
More than ever, agents are turning to quirky marketing videos in a bid to catch buyers attention and generate top dollar for their vendors. Kylie Dulhunty spoke with three agents about why jumping in pools and wakeboarding on rivers works.
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Real Estate News
It’s a landlord’s market: vacancy rate at record low
Australia’s rental vacancy rate is at the lowest point on record, with the market remaining firmly in landlords' favour according to the latest Domain Vacancy Rate Report.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s housing market downturn building momentum
Adelaide is the only capital city still recording monthly property price growth higher than one per cent, with market experts tipping the rate of housing value decline will gain pace and spread further in coming months.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Home Guarantee Scheme expands to 40,000 places
Property market leaders have welcomed the expansion of the Federal Government’s Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS), but cautioned rising interest rates and inflation remained key issues for first-home buyers.
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Elite Agent
How we sold it: Balfour Place
It's no mean feat to sellout a luxury apartment development in just three days. But that's exactly what happened when Balfour Place hit the market. Developer Third.i said the secret behind the success was a high impact print advertising campaign that zeroed in on its target market and use high-end marketing assets such as gloss wraps on some of Australia's…
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Real Estate News
Michael Pallier selected to sell Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights home
Michael Pallier, of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty has been appointed to sell conwoman Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights property.
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Celebrity Homes
Alyson Hannigan lists contemporary masterpiece that featured in ‘This Is Us’
How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan stands to make a whopping US$10 million profit for her modern San Fernando Valley estate after listing the five-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion just six years after buying it.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Just how at risk is Australia of falling property prices?
Australian property prices will not fall as much as they have gained in the past 12 months according to industry experts, despite a new global study saying the market is one of the most at risk in the world of dropping.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
2021 Census: Apartment living rises but fewer homes owned outright
The way Australians live is becoming increasingly diverse, with fewer households owning their home outright and more people living in apartments, according to the 2021 Census.
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Real Estate News
Sydney in top 10 for prime residential rent growth
Sydney has ranked fifth on a global list of cities with the highest annual rise in prime residential rents.
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TECH + SOCIAL
Leadership panel: The tech that agencies can’t live without
The real estate industry has a wealth of technology at its fingertips, but what works in practice and how does it serve an agency’s needs? We put that question to our leadership panel, who offered an insight into the technology they use every day, and how they assess what’s likely to work for their organisation. Michael Choi – Area Specialist…
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Real Estate News
The blueprint for becoming a million dollar agent
Are you ready to step up your real estate game, target the 2022 consumer, make more money and become a listings machine, all while building your profile and reclaiming your time?
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Elite Agent
Meet Andi: the ‘silent employee’ helping agencies serve more clients and reduce stress levels
At property management specialists Leah Jay, there’s an outstanding team member who tops the employee of the week charts time after time.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Half of New Zealand suburbs declining in value
Auckland’s Point Chevalier has a new title it probably isn’t too keen on holding as the New Zealand suburb to decrease most in value in the past three months.
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Real Estate News
REIQ: State Budget misses the mark
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has hit out at the State Government’s 2022-23 Budget, saying it is disappointed at the lack of action on housing affordability and accessibility.
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Real Estate News
NSW Budget helps certain sectors of the property market
The NSW Government’s stamp duty reform, shared equity scheme and housing infrastructure boost are all positive starts but don’t stretch far enough to make a meaningful, long-term impact on the property market, according to industry experts.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
2021 AREAS: Key 2 Sale wins Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
When Gail Richards started Key 2 Sale in the rural South Australian city of Mount Gambier, she knew what kind of agency she didn’t want to create. At the time, Gail was a real estate professional with about 14 years of experience, and she’s the first to say she felt a little disillusioned by the churn and burn nature of…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSW Government announces trial shared equity housing scheme ahead of Budget
Teachers, nurses, police, single parents and older singles will be able to tap into a $780.4 million shared equity scheme to buy a home under a new NSW Government trial.
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Elite Agent
Why reverse engineering works for Trelease Associates
Delve into the history of Trelease Associates and you’ll quickly discover a progressive buyer’s agency committed to doing things differently.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Investors divided on the benefits of buyer’s agents
Australian investors are divided about whether or not they would use a buyer’s agent, with many feeling they don’t represent good value for money, according to new research.
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Real Estate Agent Events
Sherrie Storor: Listings on autopilot
Agents tired of the churn and burn daily grind that real estate can throw at them will find plenty of innovative strategies, processes and proven tips at an upcoming “property party” designed to help them create an “attraction business”.
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Real Estate News
Renovated Love It or List It home for sale in Oyster Bay
An Oyster Bay home that starred in Season 3 of Love It or List It has hit the market for the first time since undergoing a major renovation on the show under the guidance of interior designer Neale Whitaker.
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TECH + SOCIAL
Mass personalisation: How to know what your market wants and deliver
Most agents know it can be a fine line between using technology to reach more clients and aid productivity and that which stifles personalisation and nullifies the human touch. In Transform XII, we explored the possibility of using technology to personalise communication, build strong relationships and keep it low cost. Here are some of the takeaways.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Competition watchdog to examine PEXA
The competition watchdog has confirmed it is looking into claims digital settlement company PEXA has stymied competition in the property settlements market.
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Real Estate News
RBA goes ‘hard’ with interest rate jump
Higher than expected inflation has seen the Reserve Bank of Australia lift the cash rate for the second consecutive month, with today’s 50 basis point increase taking the official interest rate to 0.85 per cent.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
ANZ revises cash rate prediction on back of strong wages
The ANZ bank has tipped the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will lift the cash rate by 40 basis points at tomorrow’s board meeting on the back of broadening inflation pressures.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 2
Just as Day 1 delivered something for everyone, Day 2 at AREC 2022 saw plenty of laughter, a few tears and a host of inspiring takeaways. We were there for all of the action once again and have narrowed down our Day 2 highlights… Mel Robbins The 5 Second Rule In one of the most highly anticipated sessions of the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 1
More than 4000 real estate professionals packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday for Day 1 of AREC 2022.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Innovation ahead: AI equips agents and clients with more time
When American author Rick Warren espoused, “Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it,” he hadn’t considered the possibility that Artificial Intelligence would, in essence, gift people more time.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Buyer’s agent says keep interest rate rise in perspective
The headlines may be screaming doom and gloom, but one buyer’s agent says rising interest rates aren’t all bad news and purchasers need to keep things in perspective.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
AREAS 2021: Abi Freeman’s simple formula for success
Abi Freeman may never have intended to become a real estate agent, but that hasn’t stopped her from claiming one of the industry’s top awards in just her seventh year in the profession.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
The future is now: What Artificial Intelligence means for your business
Do you remember sitting down to watch The Jetsons as a child and marveling at the intelligence, empathy and problem-solving skills of Rosey the robot?
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Cash rate rises for first time in over a decade
After 17 months of record low interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia has today lifted the cash rate 25 basis points to 0.35 per cent while clearly indicating more rate rises are to come.
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