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Sydney auction
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CoreLogic data reveals busiest Easter auction week on record

The weekend before the four-day break helped make for the highest-volume week of auctions in three years, but that didn’t stop buyers and sellers coming out in droves over the weekend for the busiest Easter week of activity on record.

Expats Sydney luxury houses
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Expats are coming home to boost Australia’s already-soaring property market

Well-heeled expatriates returning to Australia are helping drive the nation’s booming property market to new highs, according to…

Western Sydney
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CoreLogic national home value index rises at fastest rate in more than 30 years

CoreLogic’s national home value index rose by 2.8 per cent in March, the fastest rate of appreciation in…

Robin Gibb former Long Island house
Industry News

How deep are your pockets? Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s former home is on the market

The Long Island waterfront home where Bee Gee Robin Gibb lived in the 1970s and ‘80s is back…

Perth houses
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Perth properties selling at fastest rate in 15 years

Properties in Perth are selling at a faster rate than they have for 15 years, according to Real…

David Harrison
People Moves

David Harrison elected as Property Council of Australia’s new National President

David Harrison has been appointed the new National President of the Property Council of Australia, with the Charter…

Don Ha and Corinna Mansell
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RE/MAX New Zealand recognises network’s top performers at annual awards night

RE/MAX New Zealand recently recognised the network’s top performers for 2020 at its annual awards in Auckland, with…

Rent
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REIA welcomes end of moratorium on rental evictions

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has welcomed the end of rental eviction moratoriums in many states…

Melbourne houses
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Melbourne’s property values reach new record high

Melbourne’s property values have reached a new record high, with figures showing prices have now surpassed their previous…

First National Victoria and Tasmania GEM winners
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Time to shine for First National’s top Victorian and Tasmanian performers

First National Real Estate’s Victoria and Tasmania agents have been recognised for their achievements in 2020, with the…

Christian Hamilton
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Christian Hamilton to head Harcourts Australia’s new national auction team

Harcourts Group Australia has announced the expansion of its auction training and support program.

Rex
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Rex’s visual dashboards provide valuable sales insights at a glance

Rex Software has launched a new series of live visual dashboards, designed to provide 'at-a-glance' insights into where…

16 Stringybark Place, Ocean Grove
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Ocean Grove home sells for $123k above reserve in Openn Negotiation

Online sales methods are still a relatively new concept for buyers in Victoria’s Ocean Grove market but a…

Woman with iPad
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Forms Live commits to Victorian Rental Tenancies Act updates

Forms Live - Victoria's most experienced provider of online digital forms to the real estate industry - has…

Better Homes and Gardens Beerwah
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Better Homes and Gardens grows QLD presence with Beerwah office

After launching the first Queensland-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate office in November 2019, Danelle Wiseman and…

AJ Pal
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Eview Group’s Melbourne growth continues

Eview Group's mammoth growth continues, as the network expands their reach across the North Melbourne property market with…

The winners of First National's WA GEM Awards for 2020.
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First National recognises best in the west at WA 2020 GEM Awards

First National Real Estate’s Western Australia agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its…

deal
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Homely aligns with the Professionals for 12-month sponsorship agreement

Industry-backed real estate portal Homely.com.au has announced its latest sponsorship deal after signing an agreement with the Professionals…

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REIA announces sponsorship agreement with realestate.com.au

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has announced a new sponsorship agreement with the nation’s biggest property portal,…

Don Ha
Franchise News

New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales wins global RE/MAX awards

New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales is continuing to make its mark on the global real estate stage,…

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Laing+Simmons reveals new board

Following January’s purchase of Laing+Simmons Corporation by a partnership that includes members of the head office team and…

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REA Group appoints Chris Venter as Chief Technology Officer

REA Group has announced the appointment of Chris Venter to the role of Chief Technology Officer and a…

Celebrity Homes

Tom Cruise selling Colorado mountain retreat

Tom Cruise fans in the hunt for a slice of the Mission: Impossible star’s property portfolio are in…

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How working for himself changed Clinton Eastell’s life

There's been a bit of a debate around the rise of small-business, self-branded agents who are shunning the…

Sydney property
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REINSW vacancy survey shows rental market remains unpredictable

The results of the latest REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey show that the rental market across the state remains…

LJ Hooker Fraser Coast
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Fraser Coast’s Sprake Real Estate joins LJ Hooker after 83 years as an independent

After 83 years operating as an independent real estate business, Sprake Real Estate, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, has…

NSW First National Awards
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Time to shine for Byron and Mudgee as First National NSW announces 2020 GEM winners

First National Real Estate’s New South Wales agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding…

new houses
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Market confidence ensures strong start to 2021 for new home sales

New home sales have surged in Australia over the past 12 months, with the latest Housing Industry of…

Industry News

Don’t blame zoning for Australia’s soaring house prices

Among the many explanations put forward for soaring home prices, one we hear repeatedly is zoning — the…

Zapier and Rex
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Trigger happy: Rex announces integration with automated tech tool Zapier

Rex Software has integrated a new automation tool into its CRM that has helped US agents reduce their…

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Eview Group notches up 20,000 sales and announces expansion into property management

Eview Group's national expansion is continuing apace, and following a record-breaking January and February to kick off 2021,…

Explore Property's leadership group.
Industry News

Explore Property expands presence in Queensland

Explore Property is continuing to expand its footprint in the Sunshine State, with the group now having a…

Franchise News

Professionals’ new Shell Coast office set for growth

The Professionals network is expanding into the waterside haven of Oak Flats in the NSW South Coast's southern…