Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Low-deposit finance across New Zealand becoming harder to get
Low-deposit finance is becoming increasingly hard to secure in New Zealand as banks continue to tighten lending standards.
Rising costs to see students look to student accommodation
Higher rents and rising living costs could see students turn back to specialist student accommodation according to an…
Adelaide property prices starting to cool after a record run
The daily number of sales in metropolitan Adelaide has fallen dramatically this year, reverting back to pre-pandemic levels,…
Demand increasing for energy efficient homes
Demand for energy efficient homes is on the rise as cost of living pressures are forcing Australians to…
Inside Cher’s Malibu Renaissance-style home
Academy Award winning singer and actor is known for her extravagant collection of luxury properties, however, her Italian…
Australia’s most ‘royal’ suburbs revealed
The town of Warragul in eastern Victoria is officially Australia’s “most royal” location, boasting more royal street names…
Brisbane gets its first $3 million suburb
The inner-city suburb of Teneriffe in Brisbane has officially become the first suburb in the city to top…
858,000 households have an adult child living at home
The cost of living is surging across Australia and the higher expenses are forcing more people to move…
Adelaide and Brisbane among the world’s best performed property markets
Adelaide and Brisbane have bucked the national trend and recorded strong house price growth as worldwide prices continue…
Queensland rental supply falls 30 per cent as investors exit market
Surging house prices across Queensland have caused a wave of investor selling, the the number of available rental…
Australian home buyers prepared to wait for lower prices
Nearly eight in 10 Australians are prepared to wait for house prices to fall further before jumping back…
The worst is yet to come on interest rates and the economy: Treasurer
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned homeowners there will likely be more pain ahead as interest rate rises…
Luxury retailers expand their Australian presence
Luxury retailers are expanding their bricks and mortar footprint in Australia, with demand for luxury goods well ahead…
Adelaide land prices climb north of $200,000 for the first time
Adelaide real estate continues to be among the strongest in the country, with the value of land now…
Ryan Serhant lists world’s tallest penthouse for $250 million
Ryan Serhant is no stranger to selling high-end luxury property, but his latest listing is looking to set…
First-home buyers quietly returning to the market
Despite rising interest rates, first home buyers appear to have passed “peak pessimism” and are slowing returning to…
Jane Huxley: The top traits of successful people
Getting the right people on the bus is key if a business is to reach its desired destination…
Perth industrial and logistics demand on the rise
Demand for industrial and logistics commercial property is rising as Western Australia's economy bounces back from the Covid…
US home mortgage rates top 6 per cent for the first time since 2008
Mortgage rates in the US have hit their highest level since 2008, as the popular 30-year fixed rate…
Big banks tip cash rate to hit 3 per cent
On the back of the latest Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate hike, Australia’s major banks are…
Mick Doohan’s luxury Gold Coast estate gaining worldwide attention
Motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan is officially selling his famous Gold Coast estate, which has housed celebrity guests…
A scroll through Melbourne’s most popular streets
Outer suburb Melbourne McMansions have dominated Victoria’s buyer interest over the last three years according to realestate.com.au.
International buyers return to luxury property markets
With travel restrictions continuing to ease by the day, international buyers have returned to hunting for luxury property…
Rising rates to continue to weigh on property markets: RBA
Rising borrowing costs will likely see property prices fall, however, the magnitude and timing is unclear according to…
Building high-quality housing doesn’t make older properties more affordable
Filtering, the process of building new high-quality homes for higher income earners, doesn’t necessarily make older homes more…
Property values fall in 80 per cent of New Zealand suburbs
Property prices across New Zealand continue to soften with values down in more than 80 per cent of…
Gavin Staindl: How to succeed in real estate by being yourself
Gavin Staindl is well known in real estate circles, not just for selling over 160 homes last year,…
Busiest winter for new listings in five years
Listings are beginning to pick up across the country, ahead of the typically busy spring season.
Sydney’s Annandale Abbey back on the market for $15 million
One of Australia’s finest heritage homes, Annandale Abbey, is back on the market for $15 million.
Andreessen Horowitz officially invests in real estate startup Flow
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has officially taken a stake in Flow, the real estate startup founded by…
Sydney’s top-performing suburbs over the past year
Despite property prices trending lower across Sydney, there are still a number of suburbs that continue to perform…
“Tax grab” could see investors leave the Queensland market
The Queensland government’s “tax grab” could see residential property investors exit the market and put pressure on small…
Melissa McCarthy buys Little Italy penthouse
Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy has purchased a Manhattan penthouse that was last listed for US$7.35 million.
Brisbane’s rental crisis putting vulnerable renters at risk
The rental crisis in Brisbane is leaving many vulnerable and low-income earners at risk of homelessness according to…
Big banks increase mortgage rates again
All four major banks have passed on the full 50 basis point interest rate increase, while once again…