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REIWA Council elects Rob Mandanici as Institute’s new president
Rob Mandanici takes over as REIWA president with experience across residential sales and both residential and retail property management, succeeding Suzanne Brown.
Knight Frank appoints Ben Turner and Georgia McDonald to NSW team
The pair join Knight Frank's office leasing business from JLL and Cushman & Wakefield as the firm continues…
REA Group’s Excellence Awards mark a decade with 11 categories
Submissions open today for principals and agency leaders, with categories spanning agency performance, leadership and community impact judged…
LJ Hooker partners with OHOME on backyard housing supply
The exclusive distribution deal gives LJ Hooker agents and property managers a new way to talk to landlords…
PRD Queanbeyan adds Adam Heading to its sales team
The hire comes as new PRD research shows Queanbeyan median house prices climbed 3.0 per cent to $850,000…
Geelong family finds their tree-change dream after social media campaign reaches the right buyer
A Geelong family's dream of a tree-change lifestyle came true after Aisha Coe's social media strategy turned around…
Chris Perrone joins Knight Frank’s industrial tenant team
The Melbourne appointment builds out the specialist offering Richard Trumbull began growing as partner last year.
Jellis Craig targets $100,000 in first Foundation Month
The inaugural fundraising drive kicked off with a 300-strong fun run around Albert Park Lake and will carry…
Accor makes first rental housing move as Freecity builds 6000-home Sydney pipeline
The partnership with Sydney developer Freecity spans build-to-rent, co-living and student accommodation, adding hospitality-style management to a growing…
International capital returns to Germany’s residential property market
Overseas investors more than doubled their share of German residential deals in the September quarter, with large portfolio…
PropertyMe connects Claude and ChatGPT to the market-leading platform 6,500 real estate agencies run their business on
Customers can now ask their AI tool of choice about their live operational property data, a first at…
Dan White tells members Ray White has “more of the best”
With eight awards nights behind it, the Ray White Managing Director says the group's lead comes from the…
Off-market acreage sale delivers result vendors couldn’t achieve two years earlier
Priscilla Asi matched a local family with their dream acreage property after they'd missed out on a similar…
More owner-occupiers go interest-only to ease cash flow
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says owner-occupied interest-only lending has jumped 13 per cent in a year,…
Monty Tandon matches database buyer with Fitzgibbon property before public launch
After a three-month listing with another agent failed to produce a result, Monty Tandon bypassed the open market…
Marcus Washington: Building freedom and flexibility in Pakenham
Marcus Washington has spent sixteen years in real estate, but the last five years running his own business…
Daily updates seal Balgowlah pre-auction sale in nine days
Daily updates and rapid-fire inspections helped Shabina Kamal convert a family's years-long search into a nine-day pre-auction sale,…
Land tax data shows outer suburbs carry the biggest load
New Victorian Government figures show most people paying land tax on properties worth $50,000 to $300,000 own just…
Richard Clucas, Michael Hallam join hohm Property Group as partners
The Perth agency's ownership group expands as it builds on a run of growth that includes last year's…
Mark Murray joins LJ Hooker ahead of Margaret River expansion
The rural property specialist will work remotely until LJ Hooker Property South West opens new premises in the…
Alessandra Knez joins Harcourts as property operations manager
The property management specialist and certified coach will support Harcourts offices across Victoria and South Australia in a…
Raj Bhandari brings established Kellyville agency to First National
The Hills District business, trading under its new banner as First National Kellyville, will keep serving the same…
Allie Coutts turns crashed contract into local family succession sale in Stafford Heights
Allie Coutts kept her sellers supported through a fallen contract and shifting market conditions, ultimately finding local buyers…
Bradley Philbrick matches interstate investor to Newstead house in one day
A chance conversation at an open home led Bradley Philbrick to an off-market opportunity that sold in 24…
€1bn bet on Europe’s housing shortage as global investors target rental market
Partners Group and Empira Group are launching a €1 billion ($1.8 billion AUD) European residential investment strategy, betting…
Georgie Haug takes reins at Belle Property Samford
The agent, recognised as Belle Property's top sales performer nationally for three consecutive years, is bringing a fresh…
From flip-flops to $30m: Havaianas queen lists Double Bay home
Brazilian entrepreneur Amelia Aspden built her Double Bay residence around a brief for a 'totally white art gallery',…
Ray White team passes $265,000 raised for Giant Steps
The Lower North Shore Group's annual step challenge has now raised more than $265,000 for autism support services…
Harcourts Ulverstone and Penguin rebrands as Coastline
The locally owned business has opened a new Ulverstone office and expanded into Devonport, with a rebrand to…
Bronte through and through – David Tyrrell of Ray White Phillips & Co
Ray White Phillips & Co's David Tyrrell has taken a landmark Bronte property to market, with buyer's agents…
Privacy and serenity trump parking for Como waterfront buyers
A local family saw exceptional value in a tidal waterfront house with no vehicle parking, trusting Rhiff Larkings…
Family ties secure $1.24m off-market sale in Tarneit’s growth corridor
When Kunal Singh identified a database buyer whose family lived streets away, he knew the emotional connection would…
Cara Schwartz returns to Harcourts, joins Pinnacle team
The REIQ's 2023 Queensland Rising Star of the Year has rejoined the Harcourts network at Harcourts Pinnacle.
Pre-market strategy delivers seven-day sale and two more Newstead listings for Bradley Philbrick
A pre-market targeting strategy and deliberate decision to test the market delivered five offers and a confident vendor…
Gary Gaurav launches C21 Aspire Group in Brisbane’s north
The new Century 21 franchise brings sales, property management and support staff together across four North Brisbane offices,…