Nathan Jolly
Nathan Jolly was an in-house journalist with Elite Agent. He worked with the company from July 2020 to December 2020.
PCA: Proposed fees make Australia “less attractive destination for investment”
Proposed foreign investment rules that introduce a steep new fee for investing in Australian real estate have been slammed by the Property Council of Australia's Chief Executive Ken Morrison.
REIWA declares ‘rental crisis’ as Perth vacancy rate hits 13-year low
Perth's residential vacancy rate has fallen to 0.96 per cent, the lowest it has been in 13 years.
How to use the new government incentives to train a real estate agent
Among the many incentives announced during the Federal Budget earlier this month, one that may have been easy…
Reserve Bank notes increased housing activity, despite weak investment levels
On October 6, the same day as the Federal Budget was announced, the Reserve Bank Board met and…
Victoria ‘well-placed’ to further ease restrictions
During a press conference this morning, Daniel Andrews said Victoria was "well placed" to receive some very significant…
Melbourne’s real estate industry reacts to relaxed restrictions
Spring selling season may have gotten off to a slow start in Melbourne, but the announcement over the…
WA’s social housing plan to alleviate rental crisis
A ten-year plan to create 2,600 affordable houses across Western Australia will hopefully ease the "rental crisis" that…
REA Group celebrates ‘excellent results’ in annual report
REA Group have delivered an annual shareholders report that celebrates a number of wins in what Chairman Hamish…
Perth houses selling twice as quickly as last year
As yesterday's ANZ/Property Council survey showed, Western Australia's property industry is the most positive in the country, and…
Cash rate won’t rise for three years: RBA
"We do not expect to be increasing the cash rate for at least three years."
Repayments have begun on almost half of deferred loans
Australian Banking Association has announced that repayments have resumed on 45 per cent of deferred loans for mortgages…
Property confidence rises in SA but plummets in ACT
The latest ANZ/Property Council Survey has shown that as South Australia's property industry continues to gain confidence, the…
WA property industry the most positive in Australia
The WA property industry has the most positive outlook in Australia according to the ANZ/Property Council survey for…
Both NSW and QLD need to revitalise their CBDs
The latest results from the ANZ/Property Council Survey show that, while confidence levels in the real estate industry…
Rob Lowe sells stunning Montecito mansion for $63.4m
To quote his character from Parks and Recreation, Rob Lowe is, literally, on top of the world right…
New Zealand sees flood of first home buyers over September quarter
First Home Buyers made up a quarter of the total property purchases in New Zealand during the September…
Commercial real estate sales down 58 per cent in 2020
Commercial real estate sales plummeted during the first nine months of 2020.
Zillow moves further into residential real estate with new Homes division
The world's largest real estate listings company Zillow are planning a larger move into the residential real estate…
Minister for Housing assures REIA of ‘resilient’ property market at roundtable
Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar, joined the members of the Real Estate Institute of Australia for a virtual…
John Lennon’s ‘lost weekend’ NYC penthouse for sale
The magnificent Manhattan penthouse that John Lennon lived in during his 18-month period of estrangement from Yoko Ono,…
Is housing supply driven solely by demand? New research sheds light
New Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) research reveals what many of us assumed, that housing supply…
REIV auction competitions to go ahead, despite lockdown
It takes more than a pesky pandemic and Stage 4 lockdowns to stop the REIV Auction Competitions from…
Strong industry support for Federal Opposition’s property plan
Both the Master Builders Australia and the Property Council of Australia have welcomed the Federal Opposition's plan to…
Queensland teams with Mirvac and Frasers for build-to-rent project
The Queensland Government have announced partnerships with two developers for their Build-to-Rent Pilot Project. Frasers Property and Mirvac…
RBA holds cash rate at 0.25%
Many predicted that the RBA Board would be announcing a drop in the cash rate to 0.1 per…
First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is flawed: REIA
Changes to the Australian Government's First Home Loan Deposit Scheme that allocate 10,000 new grants only to those…
Queensland’s tourism towns are mortgage holiday hotspots
With Queensland tightly locked down during the pandemic, the only holidays taking place in the Sunshine State were…
Byron Bay price record smashed again
A sprawling property on Wategos Beach was on the market for less than a week before breaking the…
Mirvac ramps up build-to-rent projects
Mirvac are betting on the build-to-rent market in a big way, with plans to develop and manage 5,000…
Melbourne and Sydney drag down an otherwise strong September
September saw an impressive turnaround for housing sentiment across six of the eight capital cities, with an increase…
JobMaker Digital Business Plan simplifies paperless transactions
The announcement this week of the Federal Government's JobMaker Digital Business Plan has been welcomed by REIA President…
ACM and realestateview.com.au launch JV
Australian Community Media has teamed up with realestateview.com.au to form a new join venture, in which they will…
Perth rental listings hit eight-year low
Rental listings in Perth continued to drop in September.