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Century 21 podcast returns with real client stories
Franchise News

Century 21 podcast returns with real client stories

Home of the Century season two launches on 13 October, tracking how agents help Australians and Kiwis navigate increasingly complex property decisions.

Erin Nielsen guides family to certainty over price in Kingscliff expressions campaign
Agent Stories

Erin Nielsen guides family to certainty over price in Kingscliff expressions campaign

A no-price expressions of interest campaign delivered five offers for a Kingscliff deceased estate, with agent Erin Nielsen…

Father brought to tears as son secures first home in five-acre Yackandandah auction
Agent Stories

Father brought to tears as son secures first home in five-acre Yackandandah auction

A young first-home buyer's decisive knockout bid secured just over five acres of lifestyle land close to Yackandandah's…

Seven days, multiple buyers, and a fireplace that sealed the deal in Mount Eliza
Agent Stories

Seven days, multiple buyers, and a fireplace that sealed the deal in Mount Eliza

A compressed seven-day campaign with multiple competing buyers and a pre-launch advocate strategy delivered $1.65 million for a…

East Cannington duplex sells in 26 days after three-month stalemate
Agent Stories

East Cannington duplex sells in 26 days after three-month stalemate

A deceased estate that failed to sell in three months became a 26-day turnaround when Damian Miller stripped…

Targeted social media strategy delivers $1.95 million sale in under four weeks
Agent Stories

Targeted social media strategy delivers $1.95 million sale in under four weeks

Steve Cole of The Avenue used a targeted social media campaign generating 50,000 views in three weeks to…

Patient strategy delivers premium result for Point Cook family home
Agent Stories

Patient strategy delivers premium result for Point Cook family home

Pardeep Chahal's education-first approach and patient negotiation delivered a premium Point Cook result after a longer-than-typical campaign found…

What 8,000 valuations taught Jamie Mugavin about buying well
Franchise News

What 8,000 valuations taught Jamie Mugavin about buying well

After more than 8,000 property valuations, Jamie Mugavin had seen what poor buying decisions could cost years down…

Income to buy a home rising despite price falls
Industry News

Income needed to buy a home keeps rising despite price falls

New Canstar research shows Brisbane buyers now need $25,000 more income than a year ago to afford a…

23 regulatory changes in six months: what property managers need on their radar
Partner Content

23 regulatory changes in six months: what property managers need on their radar

A wave of tenancy, privacy and anti-money laundering reforms is landing at once, and agency leaders are being…

Adele Naylor and Hayley Van de Ven. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Adele Naylor joins The Limitless Group at REMAX Results

The new agent brings personal experience buying, selling and renovating property, plus a decade-long connection to Cannon Hill,…

Why falling prices won't make rentals easier to find
Industry News

Why falling prices won’t make rentals easier to find

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says weaker investor demand since the May Budget is shrinking rental supply…

Leo Pareja appointed CEO as Glenn Sanford steps down from eXp
Franchise News

eXp founder Glenn Sanford hands global leadership to Leo Pareja

The leadership shake-up sees eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja take charge of parent company AGNT, while founder Glenn…

Fresh $20 million sales reset Sydney prestige property
Industry News

Why fresh $20 million sales are resetting Sydney’s top end

Completed transactions above $20 million are giving buyers and sellers clearer evidence of current prestige pricing, after months…

Emma Orchard turns tenant challenge into strategic advantage in Hamilton Hill
Agent Stories

Emma Orchard turns tenant challenge into strategic advantage in Hamilton Hill

A tenanted character home in Hamilton Hill attracted six offers in its first weekend after Emma Orchard negotiated…

Troy McGuinness joins Colliers to lead ACT office leasing
People Moves

Troy McGuinness joins Colliers to lead ACT office leasing

Troy McGuinness brings more than two decades in Canberra's commercial office market to head Colliers' ACT leasing team.

Rob Mandanici. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

REIWA Council elects Rob Mandanici as Institute’s new president

Rob Mandanici takes over as REIWA president with experience across residential sales and both residential and retail property…

Franchise News

Knight Frank appoints Ben Turner and Georgia McDonald to NSW team

The pair join Knight Frank's office leasing business from JLL and Cushman & Wakefield as the firm continues…

Franchise News

REA Group’s Excellence Awards mark a decade with 11 categories

Submissions open today for principals and agency leaders, with categories spanning agency performance, leadership and community impact judged…

OHOME partnership gives LJ Hooker agents backyard housing solution
Industry News

LJ Hooker partners with OHOME on backyard housing supply

The exclusive distribution deal gives LJ Hooker agents and property managers a new way to talk to landlords…

Victoria housing completions lag approvals despite fast-track
Industry News

Victoria fast-tracks thousands of homes, but completions rise by just seven

New ABS data shows Victoria added just seven more completed homes over the past year, even as the…

Adam Heading. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

PRD Queanbeyan adds Adam Heading to its sales team

The hire comes as new PRD research shows Queanbeyan median house prices climbed 3.0 per cent to $850,000…

First home buyer loans jump $50,000 in Australia
Industry News

First home buyers close the gap but loans jump $50,000

New data shows first home buyer lending has outpaced the rest of the market for the first time…

Industry News

Why landlords can’t fully cash in on record low vacancies

Domain's chief economist warns investor activity is slowing just as tenant affordability limits rent growth, leaving the rental…

Geelong family finds their tree-change dream after social media campaign reaches the right buyer
Agent Stories

Geelong family finds their tree-change dream after social media campaign reaches the right buyer

A Geelong family's dream of a tree-change lifestyle came true after Aisha Coe's social media strategy turned around…

Chris Perrone. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Chris Perrone joins Knight Frank’s industrial tenant team

The Melbourne appointment builds out the specialist offering Richard Trumbull began growing as partner last year.

Jellis Craig targets $100,000 in first Foundation Month
Franchise News

Jellis Craig targets $100,000 in first Foundation Month

The inaugural fundraising drive kicked off with a 300-strong fun run around Albert Park Lake and will carry…

Hotel group Accor moves into Australian rental housing for the first time
Industry News

Accor makes first rental housing move as Freecity builds 6000-home Sydney pipeline

The partnership with Sydney developer Freecity spans build-to-rent, co-living and student accommodation, adding hospitality-style management to a growing…

German residential property investment: International capital returns
International

International capital returns to Germany’s residential property market

Overseas investors more than doubled their share of German residential deals in the September quarter, with large portfolio…

PropertyMe AiMe Connect links AI to live property data
Supplier News

PropertyMe connects Claude and ChatGPT to the market-leading platform 6,500 real estate agencies run their business on

Customers can now ask their AI tool of choice about their live operational property data, a first at…

Franchise News

Dan White tells members Ray White has “more of the best”

With eight awards nights behind it, the Ray White Managing Director says the group's lead comes from the…

Planning reforms shift housing investment to new builds
Industry News

Planning reforms tip housing spend from rebuilds to new builds

KPMG analysis finds investment in new homes has jumped 20 per cent in four years as knockdown rebuilds…

Off-market acreage sale delivers result vendors couldn't achieve two years earlier
Agent Stories

Off-market acreage sale delivers result vendors couldn’t achieve two years earlier

Priscilla Asi matched a local family with their dream acreage property after they'd missed out on a similar…

More owner-occupiers go interest-only to ease cash flow
Industry News

More owner-occupiers go interest-only to ease cash flow

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says owner-occupied interest-only lending has jumped 13 per cent in a year,…

Landlord insurance claims questions answered for property managers
Partner Content

The landlord claim questions your property managers field most

EBM RentCover breaks down the seven questions landlords ask most often at claim time, giving property managers a…