Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Overseas buyers still targeting Australian property
Foreign buyers remain focused on Australian property, with new data showing search volumes to rent and buy have risen over the past 12 months.
Commercial property capital growth slides
Capital growth is in negative territory for nearly all commercial asset types and locations across the country according…
Hutly appoints Sally Hamilton as general manager of growth
Sally Hamilton is headed to Australian technology platform, Hutly as General Manager of Growth and will look to…
Separation Creek holiday home named HIA’s Home of the Year
A stunning holiday home, nestled on a sharp slope with views across Bass Straight at Separation Creek on…
Lenders must do more for borrowers in hardship
Lenders are not doing enough to help borrowers who are in financial difficulty and want to access a…
Australians put dreams on hold as cost of living rises
Australians are increasingly being forced to shelve major milestones like having children, family holidays and house upgrades because…
REIQ: Queensland Government needs to wean off stamp duty
The Queensland government coffers are swelling from excessive property taxes and it’s time they started to wean off…
Luke Banitsiotis crowned top auctioneer at the AUSTROS
Woodards Blackburn's Luke Banitsiotis, has been crowned the nation's top auctioneer for 2024, after taking out The Australasian…
Rising vacancy rates offer a little relief for renters
Australia’s renters are finally getting some respite, with the national vacancy rate rising to 1.21 per cent in…
Housing data lab gets $1 million funding to solve housing crisis
The City Futures Research Centre (CFRC) at UNSW Sydney has been awarded a $1 million grant by the…
Ratio Rajput and Shane Shaikh launch Harcourts Asset
Ratio Rajput and Shane Shaikh have opened Harcourts Asset in Queensland and are ready to take the business…
Troy Sheehan appointed GM of Ray White Sherwood
Ray White Sherwood | Graceville has appointed Troy Sheehan as its new general manager as he looks to…
Mike Melvin makes the move to Harcourts Pinnacle
Mike Melvin has joined the team at Harcourts Pinnacle and will continue his push to be number one…
Mark Donovan joins Kanebridge Finance’s executive team
Mark Donovan has moved to Kanebridge Finance as part of the executive team and will help lead a…
New listings jump in April as confidence rebounds
Vendor confidence is returning across the country with new listings surging 3.8 per cent last month according to…
Facebook is shutting down Workplace
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced it’s shutting down its enterprise communications business Workplace.
New Zealand resellers still seeing red
Prices are still favouring buyers in New Zealand, with new data showing that increasing numbers of resellers have…
Knight Frank forms new capital markets team
Chet Al, Ryan Mills and Chris Clemente have moved to Knight Frank in South Australia, strengthening the company's…
Stockdale & Leggo geared for growth
Leading Melbourne brand Stockdale & Leggo have encouraged their leaders to focus on having a committed mindset and…
Jody Fewster on how to create an environment that fosters success
Jody Fewster sold her first ever property for nearly $5 million in Perth’s exclusive Western Suburbs and from that…
Australian underinsurance hits crisis levels
Australians are putting their homes and livelihoods at risk by underinsuring their homes according to an insurance expert.
Beds and sheds are the new prime assets
Industrial property continues to be the in-demand asset class for institutional investors, however, residential is quickly picking up…
Family-friendly workplaces boost work-life balance
Employees who work in family-friendly workplaces have better work-life balance and less stress according to a new survey.
Stubborn inflation means rate cuts might not arrive in 2024
Australians hoping for an interest rate cut this year may be setting themselves up for disappointment with persistent…
The Zillow Gone Wild TV series set to premiere
A new Zillow Gone Wild TV series has premiered in the US, inspired by the popular Instagram account…
Judge approves NAR settlements after late bid fails
Despite a last-ditch bid to halt settlement proceedings in the NAR commission case, a judge has given his…
LJ Hooker calls on the government to help homeowners ‘right size’
The upcoming Federal Budget is an opportunity for the government to tackle the housing crisis by boosting construction…
Tristan Tomasino expands in Melbourne’s Inner West
Tristan Tomasino's Buxton Inner West has expanded in Melbourne and will double its numbers after acquiring neighbouring Hodges…
Tracy Kennedy to launch new Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate office
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Australia is continuing to make its presence felt, expanding across Queensland with…
MMJ Real Estate appoints Steven Messina and Nick Bourke
Experienced duo Steven Messina and Nick Bourke are headed to MMJ Real Estate as the group moves forward…
NZ FHB’s making the most of lower prices
New Zealand first-home buyers have capitalised on lower property prices and other incentives, making up more than one-quarter…
Australian housing is ‘far from equitable’ and getting worse
The Australian housing system is likely to get worse for years to come unless the government fulfils all…
Deadline approaching for NSW assistant agents to extend their certificates
Eligible assistant agents in NSW have until 22 June 2024 to apply for an extension of their certificate…
Slower growth ahead for Australian farmland
Australian farmland prices are set for further growth in the year ahead, but the pace is going to…
Brisbane’s ‘jaw’ dropping shark house
A house shaped like the jaws of a shark has been making a splash with the locals in…