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REIQs most capped Auctioneer wins again

Justin Nickerson is crowned back-to-back winner of the REIA Australasian Auctioneer of the Year championship

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Perth’s stable house and rent medians good news for the market: REIWA

Perth’s median house price and median rent have both remained stable in the three months to August 2017…

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Richardson & Wrench Stars Shine Bright at the 2017 Annual Awards

Bondi Junction Principal Andre Frack claims three of the most coveted trophies

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Auction volumes fall with the clearance rate clinging to 70 percent

The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.0 percent this week, up from 68.3 percent last…

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Core Logic Home Value Index August 2017

National housing conditions steady, led by a slowdown across the Sydney market

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Stockdale & Leggo Expands into Footscray

Stockdale & Leggo have continued their expansion with the addition of an agency in Footscray led by Anil…

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John McGrath says no chance of a 40% correction in Sydney market

John McGrath, Founder and Executive Director of McGrath, said that he was misquoted today in a report that the…

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Education hot spots driving house price growth: REIV

New REIV data shows the median house price in highly sought after public school catchments are up to…

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McGrath tips Geelong as a strong performer this Spring Office reports upturn since joining the brand

McGrath Estate Agents shows its continued confidence in the Victorian property market as it identifies Geelong as a…

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New Home Sales Continue to Ease from Record Highs

“A drop in new apartment sales have contributed to the continuing decline in new home sales nationally since…

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Perth’s 10 cheapest suburbs within 10km of the CBD revealed

Nollamara, Cloverdale and Belmont are among Perth’s 10 cheapest suburbs for median house price within 10 kilometres of…

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Coast swells with RE/MAX agents

Hundreds of delegates for the RE/MAX Asia Pacific Convention have arrived on the Gold Coast, with the official…

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Banks shut the door on new interest-only borrowing

More home buyers are being forced to pay down their debt according to the latest APRA figures, which…

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Corelogic launches new generation Hedonic Index

Updated features include improved sampling, plus better off the plan handling techniques

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Maxcon to build Adelaide’s tallest building 

Realm Adelaide developers, Parallel Property have announced Maxcon will build their $200m 40 level residential tower, with construction…

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BRICKX Arrives in Adelaide with Bricks from $74

BRICKX has arrived in Adelaide, launching its first property outside of Sydney and Melbourne, giving Australians the opportunity…

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Auction volumes at their highest levels in 12 weeks

Auction activity increased across the combined capital cities this week, with 2,239 homes taken to auction; the largest…

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Greens’ rental policy threatens rental market: REIQ

The REIQ has labelled the Greens’ “Renter’s Rights” policy as unworkable and, if implemented, would pose a threat…

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Affordable housing south of Perth is key to real estate turnaround: Raine & Horne

Wellard, Jarrahdale and Byford are hotspots to watch, with plenty of affordable housing that will be key to…

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Change of Guard at Stockdale & Leggo Manningham

Industry stalwart James Aldinger is now leading the Stockdale & Leggo charge in the Doncaster area.

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realestate.com.au study reveals Australians not so neighbourly

More than one-third of Australians have no interest in getting to know their neighbours, according to a recent…

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Ex-CEO of LJ Hooker Joins LocalAgentFinder

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LJ Hooker, Grant Harrod has joined the Board of LocalAgentFinder (localagentfinder.com.au)…

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R&W Colours Up for Starlight Foundation

Group collects more than $10,000 in 5km Colour Run

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Preliminary clearance rate increases to 71.7 percent, while auction volumes remain steady

This week across the combined capital cities, the preliminary auction clearance rate rose to 71.7 percent, up from…

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Di Jones expands into Inner West

Di Jones Real Estate has launched in the original stomping ground of its namesake in Sydney’s Inner West…

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realestate.com.au unlocks homes of the future

Challenging traditional concepts of home living in Australia, realestate.com.au has released an insightful video series revealing cutting-edge Australian…

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Raine & Horne takes community approach with Local Hero campaign

Raine & Horne is launching into the spring selling season with $40,000 worth of grants for grassroots sporting…

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Perth rental market subdued in June qtr, annual leasing figures remain strong: REIWA

Leasing activity in Perth was more subdued in the June quarter than it was in the March quarter,…

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Stockdale & Leggo Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2017 International Business Awards

Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Event on 21 October in Barcelona, Spain

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REA Group appoints Kerry Wong as CEO – Greater China

Ms Wong will be responsible for overseeing and setting the digital strategy in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China…

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LJ Hooker and Facebook team up in game-changing digital strategy

LJ Hooker has unveiled an Australian industry first Facebook strategy they say will generate more than 70 million…

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Karen Terry joins McGrath Estate Agents

McGrath Estate Agents announced Karen Terry has joined its company owned sales team, specialising in her core suburbs…