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Officer house sells as agent turns hesitant buyers into believers
Agent Stories

Officer house sells as agent turns hesitant buyers into believers

A 59-day private treaty campaign in Officer delivered $650,000 for a three-bedroom house as Quazi Haider of Area Specialist Rapid guided hesitant buyers through negative headlines by focusing on infrastructure growth and lifestyle connectivity.

Mortgage repayments hit 50.9% of family income as property buyers grow more cautious
Industry News

Mortgage repayments hit 50.9% of family income as property buyers grow more cautious

New PRD research reveals the mounting pressure on Australian homebuyers, with mortgage affordability deteriorating, first-home buyers taking on…

Ipswich agency helps raise extra $20,000 for Domestic Violence Action Centre
Franchise News

Ipswich agency helps raise extra $20,000 for Domestic Violence Action Centre

Century 21 Josie Smith & Co was a major sponsor of the Domestic Violence Action Centre's 30-year anniversary…

LongView Real Estate wins REIV's top agency award
Franchise News

LongView Real Estate wins REIV’s top agency award

LongView Real Estate has been named Large Residential Agency of the Year at the REIV Awards for Excellence…

Franchise News

Harcourts unites Australia and NZ for joint auction event

The network's first coordinated trans-Tasman auction campaign will run across both countries in the lead-up to summer selling…

Industry News

Data centres leapfrog offices and warehouses as $18.3bn construction pipeline takes shape

New research shows the building category that includes data centres has overtaken traditional commercial construction categories, with NSW…

Clare O'Neil: slower house price growth is necessary
Industry News

‘We need house price growth to slow’: Housing Minister weighs in on property downturn

Federal Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's long-term house price growth is unsustainable, arguing that improving affordability must…

Greg Brydon completes rare REIV and Australasian title double
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Greg Brydon completes rare REIV and Australasian title double

The Apollo Auctions general manager's win comes as Academy participant Joe Horton took runner-up honours in the same…

Jason Kiprovski pivots before auction to secure premium result in challenging East Ryde market
Agent Stories

Jason Kiprovski pivots before auction to secure premium result in challenging East Ryde market

Jason Kiprovski read the buyer signals, pivoted before auction, and secured a result 10% above comparable sales —…

Harcourts Property Centre opens New Farm office
Franchise News

Harcourts Property Centre opens New Farm office

The inner-Brisbane office brings residential, commercial, prestige and projects teams together under one roof as the South East…

DiJones licensee says new model freed up his time to lead
Franchise News

DiJones licensee says new model freed up his time to lead

One year into running DiJones Lindfield, Daniel Blagg says shifting administrative and operational work onto the group's centralised…

Ben Pike and Simon Perri. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Pulse Property expands to Liverpool and Campbelltown, hits 110 staff

The Sutherland Shire-based agency is bringing two One Agency CPG offices into the Pulse brand, with Simon Perri…

MA Financial freezes property fund withdrawals
Industry News

MA Financial freezes property fund withdrawals as residential development pressures mount

MA Financial has suspended applications and redemptions from its real estate credit fund until at least March 2027…

Farmland sales settle near 7,000 for third straight year
Industry News

Farmland sales settle near 7,000 for third straight year

National farmland transactions eased 2.8 per cent in 2025/26, with Ray White Group's head of research, Vanessa Rader,…

Monique Cruse and Daniel Arnott launch Ray White Innisfail
Franchise News

Monique Cruse and Daniel Arnott launch Ray White Innisfail

The pair join the Murphy family and Joe Indorato, bringing Ray White's Cairns network and proptech to Far…

RBA warns inflation worsening, housing correction continues
Industry News

RBA acknowledges major housing correction but warns inflation risks are worsening

The Reserve Bank has acknowledged the scale of Australia's housing downturn, but Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says worsening…

International

NZ housing market worth NZD$1.66 trillion, but momentum stalls

First home buyers have pushed their market share to a record high as rising mortgage rates and high…

House prices fall across every capital for first time in 15 years as market records steepest quarterly drop
Industry News

House prices fall across every capital for first time in 15 years as market records steepest quarterly drop

House prices fall in every capital as Australia records steepest quarterly decline Australia's housing downturn has spread to…

Natalie Robinson secures $6.5m chicken farm sale in 24 hours after vendor waited two years
Agent Stories

Natalie Robinson secures $6.5m chicken farm sale in 24 hours after vendor waited two years

A database buyer who missed out on a previous chicken farm made a full-price unconditional offer within 24…

Facebook ads and transparent comps deliver West Ryde family 7% above pre-auction offer
Agent Stories

Facebook ads and transparent comps deliver West Ryde family 7% above pre-auction offer

Stephen Jackson's transparent approach and targeted Facebook campaign delivered a West Ryde family two serious bidders and a…

Belle Property Commercial Rochedale launches new division
Franchise News

Belle Property Rochedale launches dedicated commercial division

Mandeep Singh and Grant Turner will lead the new offering, bringing commercial sales and leasing services to Brisbane's…

Ray White NZ leaders draw on All Blacks performance culture
Franchise News

Ray White NZ leaders draw on All Blacks performance culture

More than 200 Ray White New Zealand business leaders gathered at Eden Park for a symposium pairing elite…

Zapiio Transforms Property Investment Strategy for Advisers
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New platform maps property investors’ next strategic move

Zapiio wants buyer's agents, brokers, accountants and property managers working from the same plan, rather than each pushing…

Inflation showdown puts fifth RBA rate hike firmly on the table
Industry News

Inflation showdown puts fifth RBA rate hike firmly on the table

A surprise rise in unemployment has reduced expectations of another interest rate increase, but Compare the Market’s David…

Gold Coast waterfront specialist Carita Lanham joins Coastal Property Agents
Franchise News

Gold Coast waterfront specialist Carita Lanham joins Coastal Property Agents

Waterfront specialist with more than 800 homes sold joins Coastal Property Agents as experienced agents look for stability…

Franchise News

From independent to 100 sales: PRD Liverpool Plains eyes milestone year

PRD director David Colman explains how the Liverpool Plains partnership was designed to add operational support without changing…

Australian property confidence hits six-year low, prices to fall
Industry News

Property confidence crashes to six-year low as agents tip 4.2% price fall

NAB's survey finds interest rates and credit access have overtaken property prices as the main obstacle for buyers,…

Franchise News

Investor shift to new housing masks bigger exit from established homes

New ABS lending data shows investors are pivoting towards newly built housing following May Budget changes, but Ray…

Supplier News

BizCover launches new cyber insurance campaign to tackle small business scams

BizCover, a leading online business insurance service in Australia, is raising awareness about cyber attacks and liability through…

Sherrie Storor. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Sherrie Storor returns to agency ownership with Ray White

The veteran coach and former agency owner has launched Ray White Icon in Brisbane, opening offices in Bridgeman…

Mario Tucci notches fifth consecutive Harcourts Titanium status
Franchise News

Mario Tucci notches fifth consecutive Harcourts Titanium status

The Harcourts Rata & Co partner is the first consultant in Australia to reach the benchmark five years…

PRD leadership tours Victorian offices and investor events
Franchise News

PRD leadership tours Victorian offices and investor events

The network's corporate team visited offices across Victoria and co-hosted investor events in Bendigo and Kyneton, where PRD's…

Australia regional migration trends: New hotspots emerge
Industry News

Regional migration hits pandemic-era high as new Queensland hotspots emerge

Australians are moving out of the capitals at rates not seen in a June quarter since 2021, with…

Garden appeal helps secure $1.23 million Ballina sale
Agent Stories

Garden appeal helps secure $1.23 million Ballina sale

A 12-month relationship and a garden that felt like acreage helped Angela Proudman achieve a $1.23 million result…