Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Office demand improving for high migration states
Locations with strong population growth have also started to see improvement in office demand.
Should NZ first-home buyers purchase now or wait?
There might be merit in first home buyers waiting a little longer before trying to get into the…
More Perth suburbs join the million-dollar club
Strong price growth across the upper end of the Perth market has seen eleven new suburbs join the…
Johnny Galecki selling his Hollywood Hills home
Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki is selling his Los Angeles home that has been previously owned by…
Sydney properties top the international waterfront index
Luxury waterfront properties in Sydney command the highest premiums in the world, with the Harbour City taking out…
Listings surge sees REA Group post strong earnings
REA Group has released its full-year financial results with the post-lockdown surge in listings on realestate.com.au leading to…
Richard Gere buys Paul Simon’s Connecticut home
Pretty Woman star Richard Gere has quietly purchased the long-time Connecticut home of married musicians Paul Simon and…
Three-quarters of Aussie borrowers have had their interest rates increased
Australian borrowers have felt the pinch of rising interest rates with 77.1 per cent of mortgage holders already…
Australia’s very own Schitt’s Creek hits the market
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own town, just like the Rose family's infamous purchase in the…
New tenancy laws could prove problematic for Queensland landlords
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has pushed back against State Government changes to rental laws, which…
Australian property market turns “multi-speed”
The Australian property market has turned “multi-speed”, with different markets growing at different rates according to a new…
Getty Oil heiress buys Disney heir’s Spanish Colonial Revival estate
The granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty has purchased a historic Los Feliz home to add to…
Snapchat CEO finally closes on $120 million Los Angeles estate
Snapchat billionaire Evan Spiegel has finally closed the deal for his new Los Angeles home after a long…
New building and construction solutions needed to address rental crisis
Better design, improved construction practices and new rental models could alleviate the risk of rental stress according to…
National vacancy rate drops to a record low
The national vacancy rate has tumbled to a record low, dipping under 1 per cent and heaping more…
Demand for CBD office space slowly returns
Demand for office space remains solid as tenants slowly return to CBDs across the country.
Falling investor lending to put pressure on renters
The rate of growth of new home loans to investors is slowing which could make it harder for…
Sub-$2 million commercial market to remain strong
Commercial property valued under $2 million is likely to remain in demand, despite rising interest rates reducing the…
Perth defies national trend as house prices continue to rise
Perth property prices have been able to buck the national trend and record a rise in values last…
New home loan values fall as interest rates rise
Rising interest rates are seeing homebuyers less willing to borrow, while at the same time house hunters are…
Paris Jackson buys rustic Hollywood Hills retreat
Michael Jackson’s only daughter, Paris Jackson has sold the first house she ever owned and is relocating to…
New Zealand property prices fall at fastest pace since the GFC
Property prices across New Zealand have continued to fall, with the rate of decline now at the same…
Lenders pricing for risk with rate discounts
Lenders are rewarding borrowers with lower Loan to Value Ratios (LVRs) by offering reduced interest rates.
South Australian property continues to buck the trend
The South Australian property market continues to show “resilience”, extending its record-breaking run of quarterly price increases.
Adaptive reuse of old buildings on the rise across Australia
The redevelopment of old buildings across Victoria is starting to gather steam as developers look to find creative…
Brad Pitt buys a historic $40 million Carmel estate
Brad Pitt has set an area record with his US$40 million purchase of a century-old estate in California’s…
Renters being forced to give up pets to find a home
Renters are being forced to choose between keeping their pets and being able to find a place to…
ANZ cuts new customer variable rates by up to 0.50 per cent
Despite the Reserve Bank of Australia hiking the official cash rate and fixed rate loans rising, ANZ has…
WA investors to sell up if tenancy laws change
More than half of WA property investors would consider selling their rental properties should significant changes be made…
Jeff Bezos’ parents buy $74 million Florida compound
Miguel and Jacklyn Bezos the stepfather and mother of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos are believed to have purchased…
Units outperform houses as buyers hunt for value
Buyers are on the lookout for more affordable housing options as rising interest rates make units more appealing.
RBA a “near certainty” to raise rates next week
Australia’s hottest rate of inflation in 21 years means the Reserve Bank of Australia is a “near certainty”…
Justin Bieber’s Hawaii vacation home hits the market
The infamous Hawaii vacation home Justin Bieber leased for his entourage in 2016 is on the market for…
Conan O’Brien lists his luxury beach house
Funnyman Conan O’Brien is selling his Santa Barbara beach house for a tidy profit, asking US$16.5 million.
Home prices to fall 5 per cent by end of the year
Rising interest rates could see property prices drop by up to 5 per cent between now and the…