Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Women changing the face of PropTech in Australia
The PropTech industry in Australia is undergoing a fundamental change with the number of women launching startups on the rise.
The Sydney suburbs bucking the trend with double-digit growth
Despite property prices declining across Sydney over the past 12 months, a number of suburbs have seen double-digit…
Vanderbilt mansion spanning two towns sells for $8 million
Vanderbilt Berkshires Estate, one of the most iconic homes in the famous Berkshires in Massachusetts has been sold…
New Zealand’s high-end properties have fallen in value by up to $300,000
New Zealand’s wealthiest suburbs are being hardest hit by the current market slowdown, with values falling by up…
Real estate agency ordered to pay after advertising mislead buyer on air-conditioning
A Melbourne real estate agency has discovered the hard way that it pays to get your listing copy…
The real estate fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Silicon Valley Bank, America’s 16th largest bank and a large source of funding for some prominent PropTech companies,…
PropTech is not something for agents to fear
Technology is continuing to change the way real estate agents operate, but the huge increase in new PropTech…
LJ Hooker Property Specialists establishes new Adelaide superstore
LJ Hooker Property Specialists has established their new flagship location in North East Adelaide, under the direction of…
$100,000 St Kilda garage attracts first-home buyers
A St Kilda garage listed for $100,000, that has the potential to be converted into a small apartment…
The Boeing 737 that’s been converted into a luxury Bali home
Retired aircraft are often sold off for parts or installed in a museum, but being converted into a…
Brisbane tenant suing former landlord for $1.2 million
A Brisbane man who claims he sustained serious life-changing injuries when he slipped on a flooded floor is…
REACH Australia launches Proptech listing portal
Venture capital firm and PropTech accelerator, REACH Australia is getting ready to launch a listing portal featuring all…
Julie Gauci: the power of auctions in regional areas
Julie Gauci’s career in real estate started as a 19-year-old receptionist before evolving over 20 years into a…
Jennifer Lopez lists her Bel Air mansion for $42 Million
Popstar and actress Jennifer Lopez is officially looking to offload her sprawling Bel Air estate for a staggering…
New South Wales the “poster child for failing housing markets”
A new report has found that the country's housing markets are in crisis, with New South Wales deemed…
Jim Carrey looking to sell his $29 million LA “magical sanctuary”
Ace Ventura star and one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Jim Carrey is officially looking to part ways with…
James Corden’s $22 million LA estate hits the market
Carpool Karaoke creator and late-night talk show host James Corden has officially put his luxurious Los Angeles estate…
Renters feel the pinch as vacancy rates drop back to record lows
There’s still no relief in sight for renters with vacancy rates returning to record low levels across the…
Office vacancy figures show mixed outlook for cities
Businesses and workers continue to slowly trickle back into city CBDs, with new data showing demand for office…
Brisbane property prices fall by a record 10.9 per cent
After property prices in Brisbane boomed by more than 40 per cent during the pandemic, values are now…
Britney Spears looking to offload her Calabasas mansion after six months
After less than six months of ownership, popstar Britney Spears is quietly shopping around her massive Calabasas mansion,…
7 wild and wonderful listings on Zillow
Every year celebrity and other high-end homes seem to be getting bigger, bolder and at times a little…
One in two property markets declined in 2022: CoreLogic
Record high inflation, rising interest rates and weak consumer sentiment are leading to falling home prices, with new…
Only 7 per cent of suburbs in New Zealand not experiencing price declines
While most suburbs in New Zealand have been experiencing steep home price declines in the past three months,…
Demand for quality commercial assets to increase in 2023
Demand for value-add commercial assets and locations that will experience strong population growth will be a key focus…
Selling Sunset Star Mary Fitzgerald buys renovated Toluca Lake house
Selling Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald has quietly picked up a stylishly renovated property in the Los Angeles neighbourhood…
Home buyers search for ways to save as rates rise
Home buyers searching for information on interest rate rises exploded in 2022, with new research suggesting thousands of…
Kendrick Lamar scoops up Bel Air estate
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has officially purchased a US$15.9 million Bel Air estate to add to his growing property…
Regional home prices hold up better than the capital cities
After booming throughout the pandemic, regional property prices have continued to outperform the capital cities in 2022, driven…
Tom Petty’s oceanfront Malibu beach house hits the market
Most searched for suburbs, property features in 2022 revealed
The skyrocketing cost of borrowing is shaping up to be one of the biggest influences on the property…
Jonah Hill sells his spare Malibu house
Moneyball star Jonah Hill has officially sold his spare Malibu home after picking up another house closer to…
REIACT appoints new chief executive officer
The Real Estate Institute of the ACT (REIACT) has appointed Maria Edwards to the CEO role, taking over…
Combating Taree’s rental crisis with transitional housing
The rental crisis across Australia is reaching extreme levels, with some of the biggest shortages occurring in regional…
Eagles drummer Don Henley buys his son a million-dollar LA home
Grammy-winning Eagles founding member Don Henley has quietly purchased a Westside Los Angeles home for his son, 24-year-old…