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NEWS
Kiwis eye-off Australian real estate in greater numbers
New Zealand property seekers have their eyes firmly on the Australian real estate market, outranking the US and China as the overseas cohort with the largest increase in property searches Down Under.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
What makes an ideal commercial property for an investor?
The commercial property sector in Australia has shown signs of getting hot after more than a year beset by the COVID pandemic.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New PropTech business leveraging off-market selling surge
With international students set to return to Australian shores next month, new Melbourne based prop-tech business, OpenOpen, is predicting a sharp increase in interest and demand from international purchasers.
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Elite Agent
30 minutes with Domain’s John Foong: real estate the Australian way
The Australian real estate market is perfectly poised to take the best trends and features of big corporate in the US and amplify them to help agents build their brand and success. That’s the view of Domain’s new chief revenue officer John Foong, who joined the platform in Australia after almost 15 years with Google and Uber. Speaking exclusively to…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Melbourne climbs its way to the top as one of the world’s ‘hub cities’
Melbourne has achieved the world’s largest gain in rank in the Heitman Real Estate Securities Group’s annual real estate rankings, while Sydney ranked in the top 10. This year’s Global Prime Real Estate Securities rankings were topped by London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo, with the top four cities retaining their spots from the 2020 ranking. Melbourne, which benefitted from…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
From dirt to keys: 30 minutes with Brad Caldwell-Eyles
If you hear about a high-end project in Sydney's eastern suburbs, the agent's name following it is usually Brad Caldwell-Eyles.
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OPINION
Matt Lahood: Three trends to watch in 2022
It’s safe to say that 2021 has been a big year in real estate. We’ve seen record demand for properties, soaring prices and those almighty market falls that some predicted what seems like a lifetime ago at the start of the pandemic in March and April 2020, just haven’t eventuated.
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New South Wales
Childcare centres the latest hot property for investors
Demand for childcare centres is swiftly increasing with investors attracted to high leasing rates, long-term tenancy options and reassurance that the industry is an essential service. Colliers Associate Director, Melbourne Metro Sales, Ben Baines said childcare assets were one of the most highly sought in 2021. “Nationally this year, in excess of $200 million worth of childcare assets have transacted,…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Sydney property prices not in bubble territory
Record-low interest rates have fuelled rapid house price growth around Australia, however, Sydney is not in a housing bubble just yet.
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NEWS
Knight Frank buyer survey shows cities could be all the rage again
Knight Frank’s Global Buyer Survey has analysed the impact that Covid-19 has had on residential buyers’ attitudes to purchasing homes around the world.
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BTW
Knight Frank appoints new Senior Sales Executive to their Prestige Residential team
Real Estate agency Knight Frank have appointed Duncan Schieb to the role of senior sales executive in their prestige residential team.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Feng Shui design trends attract Chinese investors in Australian real estate
The ancient practice of Feng Shui could assist in attracting more investors to Australian properties, according to new HSBC research
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Elite Agent
The perfect recipe for property management: Suzana Wade
After opening Locate Property earlier this year, Suzana Wade already has 60 doors under management and plans to double that by the end of the year with a recipe of passion, honesty and excellent communication. It might seem like a strange analogy, but to Suzana Wade, property management is just like baking a cake. You’ve got to have the right…
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Insights
Knight Frank research reveals promising luxury real estate trends
Australia’s major cities saw their highest quarter of prime residential sales volume on record. At the same time, the number of days a prime property was on the market compressed by almost a week, indicating there’s still more steam in the prestige market ahead, according to Knight Frank research.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Micro-nation Hutt River hits the market for the first time in 50 years
If you’re looking to find a safe haven from lockdowns, you might be in the market for an entire micro-nation. The historic Hutt River Province in Western Australia (WA), which once operated as a sovereign micro-nation complete with its own stamps and currency, has hit the market. Located 40km north of Northampton in WA’s North, the property comprises more than…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Expats and international investors stoking the local market
International investors and expats looking to return home to Australia are continuing to show strong interest in many markets across the country and are contributing to upward pressure on house prices.
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LEADERSHIP
Two Australian cities listed in the top five for entrepreneurial success
Sydney and Melbourne have been highlighted as two of the best cities in the world for aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own business.
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NEWS
REA Group does a deal for share in PropertyGuru
REA Group has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to combine REA’s Malaysia and Thailand businesses with Proptech company PropertyGuru.
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NEWS
Perth prestige property prices power ahead
Knight Frank has released its Prime Global Cities Index for the first quarter of 2021, which shows prime residential property prices are rising across the globe - and Australia is no exception.
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NEWS
Expats are coming home to boost Australia’s already-soaring property market
Well-heeled expatriates returning to Australia are helping drive the nation’s booming property market to new highs, according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia.
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Elite Agent
Alex Jordan – Playing the long game pays dividends
Only 12 months ago, Alex Jordan was poised for what looked like being the most challenging year of his two-decade career in real estate.
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Elite Agent
The Agency launches China Desk service to capitalise on imminent demand
COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we conduct our lives and the public health response by our state and federal governments and key agencies, which has allowed Australians to begin living with a degree of normality, has not gone unnoticed internationally.
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Elite Agent
Positive conditions forecast to continue according to REA Insights Property Outlook Report
REA Group's newly released Insights Property Outlook Report is tipping positive conditions to remain throughout 2021, with a few notable exceptions.
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Elite Agent
Think outside the box to capitalise on Year of the Ox
Few people will be sorry to see the tail end of the Year of the Rat but as we enter the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac, what can we expect?
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Elite Agent
Forbes launches prestige property portal
They are famous for publishing lists of the world’s richest people, now Forbes have launched their own prestige property portal.
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Elite Agent
Michael Coombs: Selling real estate by numbers
Flashing in bright red text on a charcoal background is the figure $1,600,000,000. No, it’s not the prize the latest lotto winner has scooped, but the total value of properties Michael Coombs has sold. It’s an enviable figure by anyone’s standards and one that sits proudly on the LJ Hooker Avnu founding partner’s website biography. When it comes to prestige…
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Elite Agent
How to build an online brand: Drew Davies
Over the past six years, the Place Estate Agents Ascot Director has built a solid online presence as Australia’s most-followed agent on Instagram.
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Elite Agent
Property developers and investors make AFR Rich List
Three moguls who have made their fortune in the property game appear in the top ten of the annual AFR Rich List, which was published in full today.
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Elite Agent
REA Group celebrates ‘excellent results’ in annual report
REA Group have delivered an annual shareholders report that celebrates a number of wins in what Chairman Hamish McLennan calls "unprecedented market conditions."
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NEWS
Surge in premium sales across the Sydney’s Lower North Shore
There is little doubt we are in unchartered waters when it comes to the current property market performance and the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the Lower North Shore of Sydney is experiencing a surge in premium sales; it is not only strong, but firing. The Agency’s local team has achieved over $42 million worth of sales, across seven transactions in just…
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Elite Agent
The harder the lockdown the faster the property market recovery?
The harder the lockdown, the greater potential for swift property market recovery. That’s the major takeaway of a Domain webinar that was recently delivered by Senior Research Analyst, Dr Nicola Powell, and Domain National Managing Editor, Alice Stolz, who took a deep dive into what’s happening in Victoria. Covering topics like consumer sentiment, online search behaviour and global trends, Dr…
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Elite Agent
Harvard economist: Australia has most overvalued property prices in world
Leading Harvard economist Harry Dent has warned he believes Australian property prices are set for a huge fall. Dent is a Harvard MBA graduate, a Fortune 100 consultant, a New York Times bestseller, and claims to have correctly predicted “nearly every major economic event in the past three decades including the 90s recession, the decade-long bull market which followed it,…
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Elite Agent
Commercial real estate investment down 32% in Asia Pacific
JLL have delivered some not-so-surprising news: Commercial real estate investment across Asia Pacific fell by 32 per cent in the first half of 2020. Investments were down 26 per cent during the first quarter, rising to 39 per cent in the second quarter, as travel bans, economic hardship, and lockdowns impacted the real estate market. Singapore was the hardest hit…
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NEWS
Seller confidence on the up as clearance rate holds steady
Seller confidence continues to improve with the capitals reporting the highest number of auctions in nine weeks on Saturday, along with volume and clearance that exceeded this time a year ago. CoreLogic reported 1424 homes went to auction at the weekend, returning a preliminary clearance rate of 64.5 per cent. “This was the highest number…
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