Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Perth buyers forced to turn to units as market remains tight
Tight stock and strong competition are forcing Perth buyers to turn to units according to The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA).
First National sets ‘sale’ with a new Cannington office
First National Real Estate has launched its newest Peth agency, with experienced duo Louise and William Trainer set…
Home price growth reaccelerated in February
Home prices across the country have hit a fresh new high, with growth reaccelerating despite affordability worries.
REIA to represent Australia at climate forum in Paris
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is sending a representative to the upcoming Buildings and Climate Global…
Queensland house prices jumped 3.88 per cent last quarter
The Queensland property market continues to go from strength to strength with new data showing house prices rose…
First National names its top performers in WA
First National Real Estate has named its top performers from across WA, with FN Genesis named the best…
LJ Hooker expands into the NSW/ACT border townships
LJ Hooker Gungahlin is expanding into the growing regional market opening up a new business servicing townships on…
Perth, Gold Coast the strongest luxury markets in 2023
Despite higher interest rates weighing on some property markets, luxury residential property in Australia has remained resilient, especially…
Luxury retail returns to the Sydney CBD
Despite challenging conditions, luxury retailers are increasing their presence in the Sydney CBD and pushing vacancy rates down.
Property values to increase but rate of growth likely to slow: HTW
Property price growth rates are set to slow down over the remainder of 2024, according to the latest…
RE/MAX celebrates their top performers of 2023
RE/MAX has celebrated its top performers from the past 12 months, with Hayley Van de Ven from RE/MAX…
Auctioneer of the year chasing a record with the Good Friday Appeal home
Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) 2023 Senior Auctioneer of the Year, Greg Brydon, from Ray White Cheltenham,…
Regional areas outpace capital cities for growth
Despite affordability constraints and rising interest rates regional property prices have outpaced the capital cities over the past…
Bianca Todarello and Evie Hancox step up at BresicWhitney
BresicWhitney has strengthened their contingent of female leaders with Bianca Todarello promoted to the role of General Manager…
Barry Plant transforms its digital presence with website redesign
The Barry Plant Group has launched a new-look website and intranet network as the group transforms its business…
Marshall White rebrands as it looks to the future
Melbourne real estate group Marshall White has updated their brand while still highlighting the classic castle logo that…
PEXA revenue jumps 16 per cent in first half of financial year
Online conveyancer PEXA has seen its revenues jump 16 per cent over the first half of the 2024…
Luxury development skips the showroom in favour of Virtual Reality
A new Queensland development is changing the way off-the-plan properties are sold, with the sales team embracing Augmented…
Ray White encourages their agents to ‘get uncomfortable’ to grow
Get prepared to be uncomfortable if you want to grow was the message coming out of Ray White’s…
You can now rent out your pool for extra income
Pool owners are now able to make extra income by renting out their pools on the side with…
First National announces their top performers in SA and NT
First National Real Estate has highlighted its top agents from the Northern Territory and South Australia at the…
Demand for share accommodation surges over summer
The housing crisis continues to force renters into share accommodation with demand for rooms soaring in January.
The Sydney suburbs where house prices are set to grow
A host of Sydney suburbs are set to see house prices grow by more than five per cent…
New Zealand sales volumes near 40-year lows
High interest rates continue to weigh on New Zealand's housing market, with monthly sales volumes seeing the second-slowest…
Adman John Singleton lists The Bonython for $28 million
Famous Australian Adman, John ‘Singo’ Singleton is putting his Paddington office complex, up for sale with a price…
The value of property purchases falls as buyers tighten their belts
Rising interest rates led Australian borrowers to tighten their purse strings last year, with the total value of…
Commercial auction events to see 40 properties go under the hammer
Two major commercial auction events are set to see 40 commercial properties go under the hammer across the…
Retail asset transactions gain best market share in 20 years
For the first time in nearly 20 years, retail assets have made up the largest portion of commercial…
New Zealand homeowners struggle to pay mortgage
New Zealanders are struggling afford a home, with higher interest rates and elevated property prices squeezing borrowers.
New listings surge in Sydney and Melbourne
A surge of sellers have listed their homes, with Sydney and Melbourne reporting the biggest jump in new…
Busselton leads the way for regional price growth in WA
The coastal community of Busselton in Western Australia’s South West was the top-performing regional centre for the December…
Hotel room rates surge as Taylor Swift fever takes hold
Tourism assets are seeing a resurgence with a string of big-name artists including Taylor Swift and high-profile sporting…
Ray White agents focus on process in 2024
The opportunity to have your best year ever will be dictated by your process was the message coming…
NSW vacancy rates ease as the rental crisis continues
In a small win for New South Wales renters, residential vacancy rates have eased in some areas, however,…
Regional areas emerge as sanctuaries from the rental crisis
The rental crisis continues to put renters under extreme pressure, however, new research has found a number of…