Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Rising costs forcing renters back into share accommodation
Rising living costs are forcing more people back into share accommodation, as renters continue to get squeezed.
Angela Duncan: The art of letting go
Angela Duncan knows first-hand that If you want to grow any type of business, you need to be…
Queenslanders cop the biggest rent rise in nearly 20 years
Rents have risen sharply across the country over the past 12 months, with Queenslanders being hit with the…
Tough conditions for mortgaged New Zealand investors
Homeowners across New Zealand who own multiple mortgaged properties face tough buying conditions as regulations and higher interest…
Commercial property in regional Australia to outperform
Commercial property in regional Australia is set to benefit from the changing demographics experienced during Covid with Queensland…
Adelaide and Brisbane to be the strongest performers in 2023
The smaller capital city markets of Adelaide and Brisbane are set to be the top-performing property markets of…
Auction clearance rates hit a seventh-month high
Auction clearance rates have bounced back to a seventh-month high as vendors are now more prepared to meet…
First-home buyers choosing pets over family
First-home buyers would rather have more space for a pet than be close to their family according to…
New home lending falls to lowest level in three years
New home lending has fallen to the lowest level in three years as industry experts believe it's time…
Auction volumes drop across Sydney in November but sentiment starting to change
Sydney auction volumes have halved compared to this time last year as uncertain vendors have moved across to…
Cash rate expected to rise again on Tuesday
The odds of another cash rate rise at this month’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting remain high,…
Vacancy rates hold steady in November
Vacancy rates across the country remain at record low levels, holding steady at 0.8 per cent according to…
First metaverse residential skyscraper takes shape
The first metaverse residential skyscraper is officially under construction as virtual real estate continues to grow in popularity.
Record low rental affordability puts low-income earners under severe rental stress
Surging rents and low vacancy rates are putting an increasing number of households under rental stress, with low-income…
Home prices fell in November as rates pressure buyers
Interest rate pressure is contributing to the “downward trend” in home prices, with new data showing values declined…
Long-term commercial investments still performing well
Despite rising interest rates and slowing growth in 2022, commercial property has continued to perform strongly over a…
Otago named Australia’s most family-friendly suburb
It’s getting easier for homebuyers to get into family-friendly suburbs as more stock comes onto the market according…
Prime residential price growth to slow in 2023
Prime residential property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are expected to remain flat next year, after performing well…
Unit growth falls into negative territory
Annual growth for units across the country has slipped into negative territory, with values down 1.4 per cent…
A technicolour butterfly house on the market in California
A psychedelic home that was designed for a woman who was losing her eyesight is officially on the…
Tenancy law reforms haven’t stopped investors
Tenancy law reforms in NSW and Victoria have only had a small impact on landlords’ decisions to purchase…
Renters now need to work six hours more to pay rent than before the pandemic
Rising rents are forcing US tenants to work more than six extra hours per week, just to afford…
The Hollywood starlet home where Marilyn Monroe once lived is on the market
The Hollywood home that once housed young starlets including Greta Garbo, Marlene Deitrich and Marilyn Monroe is up…
Properties selling faster than prior to the pandemic
Despite overall demand slowing down since the peak of the boom, properties across the country are still selling…
Vendors slash asking prices as selling conditions get tougher
Some vendors across Sydney are cutting their asking prices by as much as $800,000 as the market continues…
Rental growth to continue to underpin commercial property
Strong rental growth will help mitigate the impact of rising interest rates on commercial property according to a…
More land is required to build one million new homes
The government will need to release more land if they’re to meet their goal of building one million…
Property values have soared in the past 20 years while rents lag
House prices across Australia have more than doubled in the past 20 years, however, rents have not been…
AFL star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin lists luxury Rose Bay home
Sydney Swans forward Lance Franklin and his wife Jesinta are selling their luxury Rose Bay home with a…
Fixed-rate mortgages could hit 7 per cent in New Zealand
One-year fixed-rate mortgages could surge as high as 7 per cent in the coming months putting even more…
Property managers upskill with new investment portfolio manager course
Laing+Simmons is officially celebrating the first batch of graduates to complete its Investment Portfolio Manager course aimed at…
Does selling off-market come at a cost?
Choosing to sell your property off-market could be costing you as much as $60,000 according to a new…
Busselton and Bunbury lead regional growth in WA
The south west of Western Australia has continued its strong recent performance, with Busselton and Bunbury the top…
The ‘creepy’ home from Stranger Things is up for sale
Fans of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things have the chance to experience life in the fictional town…