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Elite Agent Insiders can now have their own Front Page at yourname.eliteagent.au

All Elite Agent Insiders can now have their own Front Page, a website in their own name with their reviews, sales, listings and stories in one place, set up so Google and AI assistants can find it.

Coming soon campaign connects Mount Eliza property with the right buyer in a week
Agent Stories

Coming soon campaign connects Mount Eliza property with the right buyer in a week

Vicki Sayers used a database-first coming soon campaign to connect a dated but spacious Mount Eliza house in…

Trust built as buyer returns as seller, setting Woongarrah street record with Daniel Grech
Agent Stories

Trust built as buyer returns as seller, setting Woongarrah street record with Daniel Grech

Daniel Grech's multi-channel marketing strategy attracted 12 buyers and six offers for a Woongarrah family home, with competitive…

Joshua Howison takes Coomera acreages off the portals securing a developer buyer
Agent Stories

Joshua Howison takes Coomera acreages off the portals securing a developer buyer

Joshua Howison of Coastal° moved a 7.3-hectare Coomera acreage campaign from the portals to a private buyer shortlist,…

Pre-sale refresh draws multiple offers for Indooroopilly apartment
Agent Stories

Pre-sale refresh draws multiple offers for Indooroopilly apartment

Jack Dixon recommended modest upgrades before listing a Station Road apartment, and the move-in ready result drew multiple…

NSW Fair Trading reveals real estate enforcement priorities
Industry News

Underquoting, rentals and strata in NSW Fair Trading’s enforcement spotlight

NSW real estate agents, property managers and strata professionals face continued regulatory scrutiny, with Fair Trading identifying misleading…

Sharehouse tenancy rules are overdue for an update, researcher says
Industry News

Sharehouse tenancy rules are overdue for an update, researcher says

A Swinburne study of sharehouse renters argues current regulations don't fit shared living, with the ACT's reforms offered…

Victorian property tax reform urged by Property Council
Industry News

Property taxes under scrutiny as Victoria’s housing market struggles

Roy Morgan polling commissioned by the Property Council found 80.7 per cent of respondents linked 32 new or…

Tracey Fellows to leave REA Group board after 12 years
Franchise News

Tracey Fellows to leave REA Group board after 12 years

Former REA Group chief executive Tracey Fellows will step down from the company's board in November, ending a…

Rod McDougall launches Ray White office in Swan Valley
Franchise News

Rod McDougall launches Ray White office in Swan Valley

The longest-serving local agent in the region is teaming up with third-generation agent Demi Street to open Ray…

Dave McMahon joins BresicWhitney as head of sales and auctions
Franchise News

Dave McMahon joins BresicWhitney as head of sales and auctions

Bianca Todarello also moves into a new head of people and performance – sales role, in what BresicWhitney…

Tim Graham. Image: Supplied
People Moves

Tim Graham named new PICA chair

Ben Kingsley steps back from the chair role after seven years but stays on the board, as PICA…

Alex Lyons. Image: Supplied
People Moves

Alex Lyons joins Christie’s International Real Estate NSW

The Eastern Suburbs prestige specialist brings a decade of multi-billion-dollar sales and a buyer base built on expats…

Franchise News

Stacey Woodfield – building a real estate career on authenticity and balance

Stacey Woodfield never imagined that starting as a receptionist at a small family-run agency would lead to her…

Seniors housing shake-up could unlock thousands of family homes across NSW
Industry News

Seniors housing shake-up could unlock thousands of family homes across NSW

Planning reforms aimed at encouraging more seniors housing could help release thousands of established family homes onto the…

Foreign buyers commit billions to Australian housing as Chinese investors lead the way
Industry News

Foreign buyers commit billions to Australian housing as Chinese investors lead the way

Foreign investment approvals for Australian residential property reached $4.7 billion in 2025–26, with China remaining the largest source…

Spanish house prices rise three times faster than wages
International

Spanish house prices rise three times faster than wages

Spain's housing crisis deepens as property prices outpace wages threefold. House prices in Spain have risen more than…

Building trust is more important than ever
Supplier News

Building trust is more important than ever

Home prices are falling across the country and conditions have shifted to a buyer's market. In conditions like…

Domain's exclusive audience grows 11.5% as property market cools
Partner Content

Domain’s exclusive audience grows 11.5%

Audience numbers for Domain and Allhomes climbed to 7.6 million Australians in September even as capital city house…

OpenAgent 27OCT26
Supplier News

What OpenAgent’s data reveals about seller behaviour in a slower market

Homeowners are more hesitant about selling than they were a year ago. But data from OpenAgent shows the…

Franchise News

Jeremy Wilkinson hits Titanium status in six months

The Harcourts Launceston agent is the first in Tasmania to reach the milestone this financial year, and has…

John McGrath. Image: Supplied
Industry News

Property prices down up to 20%, but McGrath tips a market turnaround

John McGrath says Australia's housing correction is moving faster than official figures suggest, with some metropolitan markets experiencing…

NSW price disclosure reforms: Leanne Pilkington flags gaps
Industry News

Leanne Pilkington flags gaps in NSW price disclosure reforms

The Laing+Simmons CEO says the coming rules could stop sellers from legitimately lowering their price and wants NSW…

Local upsizers secure lake-view Eleebana home after garage conversion creates family showpiece
Agent Stories

Local upsizers secure lake-view Eleebana home after garage conversion creates family showpiece

Daniel Mark's strategic pre-market renovation advice transformed a vacant Eleebana property into a family-ready home, attracting 52 buyers…

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…

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
People Moves

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…