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Adelaide takes investor attention off Melbourne and Sydney

A Sydney-based property investment specialist says all eyes should move from the eastern states to Adelaide, with current infrastructure initiatives and subsequent employment growth more than compensating for manufacturing losses in recent years.

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Semaphore agent maintains standing as one of South Australia’s best real estate agents

Leading agent Kate Smith, Principal of Raine & Horne Semaphore/Port Adelaide was named among South Australia’s best sales…

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Preliminary auction clearance rate remains below 70 while activity holds firm

The combined capital cities returned a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.4 per cent this week, marking the…

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Higher interest rates for investors eases housing affordability for owner-occupiers: HIA

Despite the poor levels of housing affordability there are signs of improvement for home-buyers, says the HIA.

Industry News

South Australia celebrates high achievers at REISA Awards

South Australia’s real estate industry celebrated its high achievers at the Real Estate Institute of South Australia Awards…

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Realestate.com.au top brand improver among Australian millennials

Realestate.com.au has been ranked as the top brand improver among millennials in Australia, according to the YouGov BrandIndex…

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Is this Australia’s most expensive house?

A Sydney waterfront mansion owned by Singaporean businessman Mr C K Ow has just been listed by Ray…

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Preliminary auction clearance rate above 70 percent on higher volumes

Auction clearance rates holding firm, buoyed by stronger results across the Melbourne and Canberra housing markets

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Storage start-up Spacer raises $2.7 million and acquires Parkhound

Storage solution start-up Spacer has acquired $2.7 million in Series A funding, alongside acquiring parking marketplace Parkhound.

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REAPIT looking to global expansion following US lead acquisition

Reapit Ltd, owners of Reapit PTY, has announced that its management team has partnered with Accel-KKR, a leading…

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RE/Max expands in Sydney’s West

David Kim returns to Eastwood

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Auction volumes return to normal after long weekend

Volumes bounce higher but clearance rates remain below 70 percent across every capital city apart from Melbourne

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Auction activity makes way for the footy and long weekend

The combined capital cities saw significantly fewer auctions this week, with a total of 953 auctions held; the…

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Di Jones adopts Pound Paws

The pitter-patter of little feet was heard around the offices of Di Jones on Friday with a visit…

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Spring Selling auction volumes continue to rise across the combined capital cities

Auction volumes increase across all but one of the capital cities this week, returning a preliminary clearance rate…

Franchise News

Driven to Success: Michael Willems

'True Gentleman' from Ray White reaches $1B in settled sales with a productivity tip from the future.

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Maatouks Realty rebrands to Raine & Horne Narellan

Firm to offer a full suite of services including mortgage broking and conveyancing.

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Auction volumes increase with clearance rates remaining representative of the state of the market.

The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…

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NSW Fair trading update on deadlines, by-laws, fire-safety, fraud prevention and holiday lettings

The Office of Fair Trading this week issued the following reminders/information for property agents located in NSW.

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Harcourts announces property styling program ‘Harcourts at Home with Sean & Ella’

New Program features Tasmania’s popular House Rules contestants Sean MacKay and Ella Cuthbert.

Opinion

Short-term letting only suitable for some

The rise of short-term letting and accommodation services like Airbnb and Stayz sees many property owners looking at…

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Ray White NSW Celebrates its Best

Double Bay, Gavin Rubinstein, top the list.

Franchise News

One agent, $50 million in sales, 19 days

Ray White Double Bay agent Gavin Rubinstein is defying the market. After 10 years in the real estate industry,…

Franchise News

RE/MAX Auctioneer showdown on convention stage

When three RE/MAX agents battled for the title of 2017 Auctioneer of the Year at the RE/MAX Asia…

Industry News

Investors finally get the APRA message; RateCity

June ABS figures show a sharp drop in investor housing commitments.

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Government Policy Drives First Home Buyers

July sees increase in new entrants to the market in NSW in Vic, thanks to incentives, say HIA.

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realcommercial.com.au launches a new investment search experience

Investors looking for commercial property in Australia will be able to use ‘Invest’ to gain more in depth…

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Preliminary clearance rate holds above 70 percent however final results tell a different story

The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…

Industry News

Master Builders Association calls for better regulation of the building industry’s use of cladding

“Master Builders and its 33,000 members want the community to have faith in the safety of our built…