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Perth Sydney Melbourne
Industry News

Perth’s most affordable house prices compared to Melbourne and Sydney

Perth is known to be one of the most affordable cities in Australia to buy a house, but nothing makes this more evident than looking at the equivalent suburbs in…

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How low can we go? Records slashed again as lowest home loan rate drops to 1.59 per cent

How low can we go? Home loan rates have dropped to a record low of 1.59 per cent,…

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Industry News

How millennials’ digital habits and home ownership trends have impacted the Australian property market

Millennials are a digitally savvy generation, going online to shop, socialise and work. So it is little surprise…

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Singapore and Hong Kong buyers set to underpin Sydney’s prestige market

Buyers from Hong Kong and Singapore will help propel Sydney's residential and commercial markets into 2022, according to…

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People Moves

Knight Frank NSW appoints new Head of Assessment Management Services

Knight Frank has announced the appointment of their new Head of Assessment Management Services (AMS) in NSW, Jeremy…

Industry News

New home sales remain strong in August

The HIA New Home Sales report shows a strength in new home sales during August, however sales remain…

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LJ Hooker celebrates its 93rd anniversary by partnering with Lifeline

LJ Hooker has announced an official partnership with Lifeline, which is aimed at helping the charity’s crisis support…

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Gateway approval for new Chatswood development

Heworth Holdings Group has received approval for a 25-storey residential and commercial development in Chatswood, Sydney.

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Real Estate Agent Events

Ewan Morton shares five key rent roll growth tips, including how to scale with technology

In RiTA by AiRE's recent webinar, Morton's Joint Managing Director, Ewan Morton, shared his five key rent roll…

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More retirees have large mortgages but fewer are downsizing

Fewer retirees are looking to downsize this spring selling season, according to the REIA, with listings down 20-40…

Ray White Queensland
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Ray White Queensland has celebrated its 2021 top performers

More than 1200 Ray White Queensland members celebrated the achievements of the top offices and individuals over 2020-21

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Industry News

Australia’s population growth rate is the slowest in more than 100 years

Australia's population only marginally grew in 2020, primarily due to the impact of international border closures on overseas…

Tori DeMamiel First National Real Estate Warwick
Franchise News

Rising star takes the reins at First National Real Estate Warwick

She is only 26 years old, but Tori DeMamiel has already advanced from real estate trainee to business…

Sydney suburb house price
Industry News

House prices have soared by almost 20 per cent

House prices have inflated by a whopping 18.4 per cent over the year to June, according to the…

Kul Singh REA Group customer focus
Supplier News

Kul Singh takes on a new role as the REA Group shifts to a customer-focused model

REA Group has announced the creation of a new business unit known as the 'Customer Group', led by…

Buxton Inner West team
Industry News

Buxton Real Estate Group expands into Melbourne’s Inner West

Buxton has welcomed its 23rd residential office in Victoria, focused on servicing the Inner West Melbourne market

Sydney new listing
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Sydney sees newfound confidence as new listing rates improve

The NSW Government's pathway out of lockdown has instilled newfound confidence in Sydney residents, according to REA Group's…

Industry News

Domain set to acquire Insight Data Solutions

Domain has announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Insight Data Solutions (IDS) by October…

Industry News

Australia’s third largest bank NAB increases fixed rate

NAB has increased its fixed rate by up to 0.3 per cent, with a new lowest rate of…

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Sustainable homes celebrated at HIA’s GreenSmart Awards

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has acknowledged the sustainability and environmental efforts of construction and building specialists in…

@realty Melbourne lockdowns Lux Real Estate's Mahesh Ranawaka OASIS
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Melbourne lockdown no match for Mahesh and the OASIS platform

Lux Real Estate’s Mahesh Ranawaka says @realty's OASIS helped him not just survive but thrive in the difficult…

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Industry News

Australia’s residential price growth rate is the seventh highest in the world

Australia and New Zealand were both in the top 10 countries to see the highest rate of annual…

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International

What $1 million will buy you around the world in 2021

While Australia's house prices continue to rise, Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee has considered whether you could…

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Celebrity Homes

Take a look inside crime boss Al Capone’s Miami estate before it is demolished

In 1928, Miami Beach’s polite society was rocked with the news that the infamous gangster, Chicago crime boss…

Industry News

New industrial precinct at Burleigh Heads has seen early buyer interest

Despite being due for completion in 2022, 55 per cent of units have already sold in a new…

Industry News

Culture starts at head office

Former recruiter and Raine & Horne Group's NSW Network Manager, Travis Wentriro, has shared his support for the…

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Brothers Harry and Julian Gale launch their independent agency

Harry and Julian Gale have a brotherly bond of support and healthy competition that’s seen them establish careers…

Sydney vacancy rates residential REINSW
Industry News

Sydney vacancy rates plummet to the lowest level in more than three years

Vacancy rates in Sydney have dropped down to 2.6 per cent, hitting the lowest level since 2018.

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Industry News

Ray White celebrates women in real estate

Ray White has launched their first 'Journeys' webinar, sharing the motivational stories of the group's top women.

Look West REIWA
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Western Australians are encouraged to ‘look West’ in new REIWA media campaign

A new advertising campaign encourages Western Australians to 'look West' on reiwa.com.au for their property needs.

CoreLogic New Zealand Housing Affordability
Industry News

Housing affordability continues to rapidly decline in New Zealand

Record house price growth across NZ has led to rapidly declining affordability with little sign of easing, despite…

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Industry News

Keeping the promise to reopen Australia is the key to boosting vaccination rates

Builders and other trade professionals don't believe the Government will uphold their promise to reopen once an 80…