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Elite Agent
Century 21 North Western Goes Pink for a Cause
The most famous real estate jackets in the world turned pink in October for an Australian-led initiative aimed at raising awareness and funds for the Cancer Council’s ‘Pink Ribbon’ campaign. For Ruma Mundi, Principal and Director of CENTURY 21 North Western, the most eye-opening part of the process has been the amazing response from staff and clients. “Staff have completely…
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Agents Need to Educate Investors, as 1 in 2 Australian Homes Have no Working Smoke Alarms
Smoke alarms are mandatory in Australian residential homes but many property owners are paying no heed to the law when it comes to meeting their responsibilities in this area, or are simply ignorant of the legislation. That is according to new data, which reveals a huge number of homes do not have working smoke alarms. Research on the ground by…
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ALPPPS Takes PMs to the Top
Prominent industry trainer, Jo-Anne Oliveri, Founder and Managing Director of property management business solutions company ireviloution, has launched a new property management event – the Annual Leadership of Principals and Property Professionals Summit (ALPPPS™). Taking place 19-20 March 2015 on the Gold Coast, ALPPPS™ is a new property management business, technology and leadership summit designed exclusively for principals and property…
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Real Estate Sales Hit Decade High, Values Soar
Residential real estate sales in Brisbane have hit their highest level this decade amid rising median house values in many parts of Queensland, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said sales volumes in some of the state’s key regional markets had also hit a post-2010 peak, with accompanying rises in median house values.…
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Know Your Numbers
RP Data’s head of Products Greg Dickason reveals the numbers you need to know to plan the year ahead. So know your numbers. I’m a real estate agent how do I know what my local area’s going to do in the next six months? How do I plan so that I get the buyers and I get the vendors and I…
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Corelogic Announces New Identity for RP Data in Australia
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today announced that RP Data, Australia’s premier business information and analytics solutions provider has rebranded its business to CoreLogic. RP Data has been a CoreLogic business since 2011. Announcing the rebrand, Anand Nallathambi CEO and president of CoreLogic said our CoreLogic business in Australia is the cornerstone…
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The Blue Lunch Raising Funds for Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
On Friday the 17th October, Highland Property Agents hosted our event of the year, The Blue Lunch at Sealevel Restaurant, Cronulla which was held in support of The Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. Raising over $16,000 for Breast Cancer at our annual event last year, we set the bar even higher this year, with a clear aim of raising over $100,000…
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Raine & Horne Grows Presence in Kallangur
Raine & Horne is continuing to grow its presence in Queensland with the launch of a new office that will service the first home buyer strongholds of Kallangur and Petrie, in the Moreton Bay region, north of Brisbane. Raine & Horne Kallangur/Petrie, which is located at 1387 Anzac Avenue, Kallangur, will be led by experienced real estate agent, Rebecca McKay,…
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New professional website option for small agents from Console
Console, an Onthehouse Group company and one of Australia’s leading suppliers of software to the real estate industry, today launched a new product for small and start up property agents: WebChoice Express. Specially developed to give small offices the opportunity to have access to a modular, subscription-based content management system at an affordable price, WebChoice Express is the new, slimline…
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Five New Offices for Century 21
Century 21, the one of the largest real estate sales network in the Asia-Pacific region, announced the expansion of its network with the opening of five new offices. The openings, which span across New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory and New Zealand’s North Island, will increase Century 21’s coverage in the Australasian region. “These openings will expand the…
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Entries Now Open for Queensland’s Best Real Estate Report
The Real Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is seeking entries for Best Real Estate Report as part of its 2015 Awards for Excellence. REIQ Acting CEO Antonia Mercorella is urging journalists to get involved in the competition which will see the winner announced at a gala Brisbane event in February. ‘‘These awards are the most prestigious real estate event in Queensland,…
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Real Estate News
Homegrown Property Intelligence
nearmap Property brings an alternative to the established players in the property market with a powerful interactive suite of visual and analytical property intelligence tools. nearmap Property features two products, an Agent Reporting Tool called ART and a property add-on for nearmap’s MapBrowser. ART is a nation-wide CMA Report generation tool, enabling real estate agents to produce instant customised reports,…
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Commercial Real Estate
Brisbane and Perth Offices Dominate Commercial Property Awards
Raine & Horne Commercial Brisbane North was a big winner at this week’s Raine & Horne National Awards, held at Sydney’s iconic Opera House, while a purple patch for commercial markets in Perth also helped land Raine & Horne WA a number of coveted gongs. Raine & Horne Commercial Brisbane North was named Top Commercial Office (Dollar Value) for a…
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Australian Entrepreneurs Revolutionise PNG Real Estate
Papua New Guinea’s real estate search has moved online thanks to some local and Australian entrepreneurs. In March 2014 the real estate portal www.hausples.com.pg (pidgin English for ‘house place’) was launched and it has already gathered a lot of momentum with over 9,000 Facebook followers and major site sponsorship from the Bank of South Pacific. Hausples.com.pg CEO Brian Byer explains…
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RE/MAX launches video contest for a $25k Holiday Grand Prize
The RE/MAX real estate network launches an Australia-wide competition today (16 June) seeking a winning video that showcases a home; and, in store for its creator is a holiday worth $25,000. “I’ve had many years in real estate,” said RE/MAX Australia Managing Director Michael Davoren, “but I don’t believe I’ve seen a competition as creative, exciting and quirky as this.”…
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REINSW Applauds ACT Budget, Stamp Duty Cuts, Over 60s Incentives
The New South Wales Government should follow the lead of the Australian Capital Territory which has reduced its tax rates for transfer duty and brought in incentives for over 60s, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. On Tuesday 3 June 2014, ACT Treasurer Andrew Barr announced as part of the 2014-15 Budget, reduction in transfer duty…
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Australia’s Best Beach House Hits the Market
The owners of a Whitsundays mansion, recently dubbed the best beach house in Australia, have put their 75 acre beachfront property on the market. The property has around 400m of absolute beachfront and hits the market through Mark Beale of Ray White Whitsunday, with price expectations of $10m. Owners of the property, Ian and Sissy Bishop have lived in the…
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Onthehouse Group Consolidates Brands and Bundles Offerings
The Onthehouse Group today announced at Ideas Exchange 14 a consolidation of its range of real estate software products under its Console brand, and unveiled a host of complementary upgrades and product bundles for property agents. The move will bring together Console’s existing product suite, and group GatewayLive, LiveAgent, and OnlineAgent with software solutions such as WebChoice, MobileAgent and ClientManager…
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Construction set to begin on Brisbane’s Proximity Hamilton
With 57 apartments worth $26.4 million now sold, construction is set to begin on Brisbane’s latest luxury apartment development, Proximity Hamilton. The developers, Oakstead Investments, today announced that earthworks would start in June 2014 with the 24-month build scheduled for completion in mid 2016. Designed by celebrated Brisbane architects Cottee Parker, Proximity Hamilton is a stunning 14-storey, 127-apartment tower in…
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realestate.com.au launches neighbourhoods
realestate.com.au has unveiled rich, in-depth content and imagery on Australian suburbs at realestate.com.au/neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods now helps consumers understand the lifestyle, people, typical streets and day-to-day activities and amenities an area has to offer, to enable them to find out if a suburb meets their lifestyle needs. For example, Prahran in Melbourne is described as “a blend of glamorous South Yarra…
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Real Estate News
Property Industry Charity Launches Young Leadership Program
A PROPERTY and construction industry charity aimed at helping to combat youth homelessness will launch its young community leadership program for its Queensland branch in Brisbane on April 3. With a swag of Queensland industry heavyweights already behind it, the Property Industry Foundation wants construction and property players big and small to lend a hand. Established in NSW almost 20…
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Real Estate News
High-speed rail could help Sydney’s housing affordability issues
Leading real estate group Raine & Horne says an east coast high-speed rail (HSR) network between Brisbane and Melbourne will not only underpin long term property prices in regional centres in NSW, Victoria and South East Queensland, but also help relieve some of Sydney’s affordability pressures. According to one recent media report, the high-speed rail linki is back on the…
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First National supports Vic Regional Living Expo
First National Real Estate will continue its support of the Victorian State Government’s Regional Victoria Living Expo, which is expected to draw even larger crowds than it did in 2013. The network will showcase properties at the Expo but will also have representative members on hand to answer questions about lifestyle and real estate throughout regional Victoria. “Last year, the…
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When Aron hiked into a remote area of Utah’s canyon country, he was an experienced outdoorsman out for a walk in the park. Seven miles into the canyon that day, Aron accidentally dislodged a boulder that crushed and pinned his right hand. After six days of entrapment alone, he freed himself with a cheap multi-tool knife and hiked to a…
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Nextplace Launches Real Estate Matching Website
A fast growing tech start-up has today launched Australia’s newest online matching service for property owners and real estate agents. Nextagent.com.au allows residential and commercial property owners to list their home or business for free. Real estate agents pitch to sell or lease the home or business on the owner’s behalf. Property owners then choose the most suitable agent based…
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Sydneysiders Want Progress on Housing Affordability
Sydneysiders are desperate for improvements on cost of living, housing affordability and the city’s mobility, according to a new survey of its own residents. The Property Council of Australia today released the latest results from My City: The People’s Verdict – a national poll that tests views on the liveability of our cities. The survey, now in its fourth year,…
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Sydney rental accommodation eases in January
Sydney residential vacancy rates continue to be tight despite a slight rise in availability, according to data released by the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. The January 2014 REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey saw the number of properties for rent rise 0.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent. “The middle* suburbs led the rise with an increase of 0.4…
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Commercial Real Estate
Residential Bulls pushing commercial bears out of North Sydney, says Raine & Horne
After a decade of near zero residential development, the North Sydney CBD is once again alive with towering cranes and men in high-visibility work wear, according to a leading local real estate expert. Duncan Grady, Principal of Raine & Horne North Sydney, says there are almost 1,000 residential apartments either under construction, or in the pipeline, within 300 metres of…
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Proximity Hamilton leads the way in Brisbane property upsurge
Proximity Hamilton, Brisbane’s latest luxury apartment development, has kicked off 2014 with a bang, recording more than $4.6 million in apartment sales in just 30 days. Peter Malady, managing director of marketing agents 360 Project Marketing, said his sales team had closed an impressive 10 sales in January, traditionally a quiet period for the Brisbane property market. “Analysts are tipping…
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NSW on top of home loan rate war says finder.com.au
New South Wales home buyers will benefit most from the war between lenders, despite the Reserve Bank expected to keep the cash rate on hold at its first board meeting of the year on Tuesday, according to one of Australia’s biggest comparison websites finder.com.au (www.finder.com.au/home-loans). Borrowers in NSW have the biggest loan size on average compared to other states, and…
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RE/MAX Puts Down Roots in Established Rural Scene
RE/MAX AIRR, an alliance between RE/MAX Australia and Australia’s fastest growing rural network, Australian Independent Rural Retailers Pty Ltd (AIRR), has merged with Damian White & Son Real Estate to open the first dedicated RE/MAX AIRR office for Australia at Shepparton. Damian White & Son Real Estate began this year with a change of logo and livery as the team…
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REIV releases new median prices by number of bedrooms
New data released by the REIV has found substantial variations across Melbourne in capital growth during the September quarter, depending on the area and the type of dwelling. REIV CEO Mr Enzo Raimondo said that median house prices can be skewed by a few particularly low or high prices in an area. “But looking at prices for houses and units,…
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Office Fitouts are Key to Employee Satisfaction According to Study
Commercial Real Estate: Office fitouts play an important role in influencing staff morale and retention according to a survey results released today by Amicus Interiors. On average, over 88 percent of respondents believe their fitouts affect how their staff perform. The survey also revealed how important areas for play, entertainment and relaxation are to employees, yet found only half of…
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PRD Nationwide strengthens Sydney Presence
PRDnationwide has strengthened its presence in south-western Sydney with the opening of a new office in Kingsgrove. The Kingsgrove operation consists of some new and existing employees of PRDnationwide and provide residential and commercial sales, leasing, property and asset management services, whilst having access to top level market knowledge through PRDnationwide’s esteemed Research Department. PRDnationwide Kingsgrove is the third franchise…
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Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela
“In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us.” Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and their interrelatedness, or “ubuntu” – defined as, “I am, because of you.” And he dedicates the talk to South African leader Nelson Mandela, the human embodiment of that same great-hearted,…
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