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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 the track. Now, as a buyer's agent, he's using that experience to help clients assess risk, understand value and make better-informed decisions, while shaping the kind of adviser he always wanted buyers to have.
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
A wave of tenancy, privacy and anti-money laundering reforms is landing at once, and agency leaders are being…
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
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says weaker investor demand since the May Budget is shrinking rental supply…
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…
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
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
Troy McGuinness brings more than two decades in Canberra's commercial office market to head Colliers' ACT leasing team.
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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
A Geelong family's dream of a tree-change lifestyle came true after Aisha Coe's social media strategy turned around…
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
The inaugural fundraising drive kicked off with a 300-strong fun run around Albert Park Lake and will carry…
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…
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 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…
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 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
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
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says owner-occupied interest-only lending has jumped 13 per cent in a year,…
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…
Monty Tandon matches database buyer with Fitzgibbon property before public launch
After a three-month listing with another agent failed to produce a result, Monty Tandon bypassed the open market…
Marcus Washington: Building freedom and flexibility in Pakenham
Marcus Washington has spent sixteen years in real estate, but the last five years running his own business…
Daily updates seal Balgowlah pre-auction sale in nine days
Daily updates and rapid-fire inspections helped Shabina Kamal convert a family's years-long search into a nine-day pre-auction sale,…
Land tax data shows outer suburbs carry the biggest load
New Victorian Government figures show most people paying land tax on properties worth $50,000 to $300,000 own just…
Richard Clucas, Michael Hallam join hohm Property Group as partners
The Perth agency's ownership group expands as it builds on a run of growth that includes last year's…
Mark Murray joins LJ Hooker ahead of Margaret River expansion
The rural property specialist will work remotely until LJ Hooker Property South West opens new premises in the…
Alessandra Knez joins Harcourts as property operations manager
The property management specialist and certified coach will support Harcourts offices across Victoria and South Australia in a…