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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 half a million more expensive than homes that border the zone.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Corelogic launches new generation Hedonic Index
Updated features include improved sampling, plus better off the plan handling techniques
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Change of Guard at Stockdale & Leggo Manningham
Industry stalwart James Aldinger is now leading the Stockdale & Leggo charge in the Doncaster area.
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Stockdale & Leggo Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2017 International Business Awards
Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Event on 21 October in Barcelona, Spain
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…
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…
Karen Terry joins McGrath Estate Agents
McGrath Estate Agents announced Karen Terry has joined its company owned sales team, specialising in her core suburbs…
Top NSW agent Catherine Murphy joins The Agency
Murphy makes the move after 20 years with First National Real Estate in Epping
Novice auctioneers raise $50,000 for charity: REINSW
The 2017 REINSW Novice Auctioneers Competition, which raised around $50,000 for charity, has been taken out by Michael…
Auction volumes highest they’ve been for 6 weeks with a low 70’s clearance rate.
Across the combined capital cities this week, the number of homes taken to auction rose to 2,011, compared…
Demand for Australian property hits a new peak, REA Demand Index
No signs of slowdown as index hits a new peak in July
Harcourts Group Australia Continues Market Share Growth
Group takes further market share moving to third position across Australia for the number of sales and value…
First Home Buyers Returning to Housing Market
The latest housing finance figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that first home…
Michael Davoren to represent RE/MAX Australia at Global Franchise Forum
The Global Franchise Forum (GFF) will meet at the RE/MAX Asia Pacific Convention on the Gold Coast at…