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Granny flats, dual living and stamp duty savings: what buyers are really searching for this spring
Australia’s spring property season is off to an unusual start, with new search data from Domain revealing buyers are rethinking what matters most in a home. Flexibility and affordability are climbing the priority list, with granny flats, dual living and stamp duty concessions topping searches, while lifestyle staples like pools and period charm continue to hold strong appeal.
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Katie Cotton acquires Recruit RE and sets sights on smarter hiring for real estate
Real estate leader Katie Cotton acquires Recruit RE platform, aiming to transform how agencies find and retain talent through modernised recruitment strategies. "This is bigger than filling jobs, it's about building teams that can scale, perform, and thrive in an evolving market," she says.
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Harcourts skydiving for kids in need
Harcourts South Australia are thrilled to be participating in Jump for Puddle Jumpers.
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Property sellers record $36.6b in gains as profits hit new high
Australian homeowners booked record profits in the June quarter, with Cotality’s latest Pain & Gain report showing $36.6 billion in resale gains despite a small rise in loss-making sales.
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Comedian Mike King sells NZ family home for NZD$1.5m at auction
A packed auction room, 12 registered bidders and strong developer interest saw Mike King’s Papatoetoe family home sell for $1.5 million NZD ($1.37 million AUD).
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The Agency Group takes top honours at the 2025 REIWA Awards
The Agency Group Australia has been recognised as Western Australia's leading real estate office, taking home awards for Top Large Office by Listings Sold and Top Large Office by Value Sold in front of more than 1,200 industry peers at the prestigious reiwa.com Awards Ball at Crown Perth.
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Canadian interest in US properties plummets amid tariff tensions
Canadian homebuyers are increasingly turning away from US real estate as trade tensions between the two countries intensify.
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More Offers, Better Outcomes: Openn’s Digital Platform Facilitates $16 Billion in Property Sales
Digital offer management platform Openn has surpassed $16 billion in property transactions, evolving from an auction tool to a comprehensive service where 90% of campaigns are now private treaty sales. The agent-centric platform saves time through automation while delivering better client outcomes with an average of 11.5 offers per property.
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Jellis Craig strengthens Inner North presence with four strategic hires
Jellis Craig has announced a significant expansion of its Inner North team, covering Fitzroy, Northcote, and Reservoir offices in welcoming four highly respected industry professionals to its ranks.
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Spring selling heats up with busiest auction week since June
Australia’s spring auction season is gathering pace, with volumes climbing to their highest level in four months while clearance rates show early signs of easing.
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Ray White Western Australia celebrates a year of excellence
The Ray White Western Australia network came together for a glittering evening of celebration at its annual awards night, honouring the outstanding achievements of its top-performing offices and individuals across the state.
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Scottish house prices rise despite flat demand
House prices in Scotland continued to edge upward in August despite a flattening in buyer demand.
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Sydney premium suburbs return to top growth rankings as Perth maintains dominance
Sydney's premium suburbs have returned to Australia's top property growth rankings for the first time since 2023, while Perth's Cottesloe-Claremont maintains its position as the nation's strongest growth suburb.
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The future of property management has a new mantra: impact is non-negotiable
When Annabelle Chauncy took the stage at PM/One, she didn’t talk about profits or property, she talked about purpose. At just 23, she co-founded a charity from scratch that now educates thousands of children in Uganda. Her story isn’t just inspiring, it’s a masterclass in grit, leadership, and building something that matters. For property managers, her journey offers powerful lessons…
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AI in real estate: a co-pilot, not a replacement
Artificial intelligence is already changing how the real estate industry works — the question now, says Samantha McLean, is whether professionals will adapt. Speaking at the PM/One conference, she argued that AI isn’t here to replace people, but to help them focus on what matters most.
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What happens when you put people first? Tegan Ashman’s approach to leading property management at scale
For Tegan Ashman, mistakes aren’t something to fear, they’re how you learn. And if no one’s making any, she says, “you’re probably not trying hard enough.” In her six years leading the property management team at Real Estate Hunter Valley, Central Coast & Newcastle, Tegan has grown the business to more than 2,200 managements, expanded to seven offices, overseen four…
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Why PM’s need to think like pirates (and leaders need to be the lighthouse)
At PM/One, REAL+ coach Samantha Macri urged the industry to face disruption, conflict and change head-on, with strategy, empathy and a sense of humour.
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Full circle moment on the Central Coast
Kurt Bratby and Sean Pratt have opened their second Ray White office on the Central Coast.
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REMAX Success appoints leader to drive knowledge hub
REMAX Success appoints Proptech leader Amy Stevens to a new strategic role, where she'll develop a company-wide Knowledge Hub and streamline operations. With experience leading real estate teams at 20 and a decade at OurProperty, Stevens brings technical expertise to enhance customer service amid rapid industry changes.
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Former Domino’s CEO selling luxury Brisbane penthouse
Former Domino's Pizza boss Don Meij is selling his Brisbane penthouse after just two years of ownership as he prepares to relocate to Dallas for a new food industry venture.
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‘It’s not rocket science’: How Tamara Weight’s PM team grew to 3,000 properties and zero turnover
Tamara Weight doesn’t do things halfway. From her Harcourts Kingsberry office in Townsville, she leads one of the largest and most efficient property management teams in the Harcourts network, managing nearly 3,000 residential properties with a 34-person team, all under one roof.
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Stop waiting: Casey Beros on health, clarity and what PM professionals really need
In an industry where burnout is often worn as a badge of honour and self-care is something scheduled between back-to-back appointments, Casey Beros delivered a keynote that cut through the noise. Speaking to a room full of property managers at PM/One, the health educator and author didn’t offer hacks, shortcuts or wellness trends - instead, she offered clarity.
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Londoners buying fewer homes outside the capital
Londoners are purchasing the lowest share of properties outside the capital in more than a decade, as stalling house prices and a return to office work limit their ability to relocate.
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Queensland property prices continue to soar
Queensland's residential property market continues to strengthen with impressive growth across the state, pushing up entry-level prices and making life challenging for first-home buyers.
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The 90-Day Comeback: How a BDM turns “no” into new managements
Hudson McHugh associate director and head of business development Rocco Colosi told PM/ONE delegates that lost property management leads aren’t dead – they’re simply waiting for a call in three months. That’s the counterintuitive play Colosi shared on stage at PM/ONE 2025 in Sydney. Working across the ultra-competitive Inner West, he said he has built a repeatable process for turning…
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The Property Manager Who Fires Bad Clients and Helps Tenants Buy Homes
At the PM/ONE Conference, Real+ CEO Fiona Blayney sat down with Hayley Stevenson of Housemart Queenstown for a conversation about innovation, regulation, and what it means to build a property management business that’s truly ahead of the curve. Fiona Blayney: Hayley, you’re joining us from New Zealand – three hours ahead of us here in Sydney. Let’s start with what’s…
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How Jas Stephens Rewired PM Roles to Build Trust and Beat Burnout
Property managers who rotate roles within their teams may be better at handling client complaints than those stuck in silos. That’s the belief of Sally Monro, Rental Operations Manager at Jas Stephens, who shared her agency’s evolving pod-based structure during her PM/ONE keynote. The agency manages a portfolio of about 2,600 properties (including 130 commercial sites) in Melbourne’s inner west,…
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From Zero to 12,000: The Agency’s Blueprint for Scaling Property Management
When The Agency launched its property management arm in 2016, the ambition was national scale. Today, it manages more than 12,000 properties across four states — and is eyeing 20,000. At the PM One Conference, Real+ founder Fiona Blayney sat down with The Agency’s National Director of Property Management, Maria Carlino, to unpack the growth, the culture behind it, and…
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Conversation beats confrontation: Chris Hanley’s call to property managers
Property managers spending entire days writing emails are missing 70 per cent of their message – and losing deals because of it. That was the warning from respected real estate leader Chris Hanley at PM/ONE 2025, where he urged property managers to stop hiding behind screens and return to what he says is their most powerful tool: conversation. “I was…
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Lisa Hyland: Why Talking Beats Tech in Property Management
Fifteen phone calls a day could transform your property management business, and Ray White Canberra has the numbers to prove it. That’s the deceptively simple formula Lisa Hyland shared at PM/ONE 2025. The CEO of Property Management oversees 3,500 properties and credits daily client contact as the engine behind winning Ray White’s International Property Management Business of the Year. “Fifteen…
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The Future of Property Management: Scale, Specialise, Succeed
Australia’s property management sector is poised to add five million new households over the next 40 years, creating unprecedented growth opportunities for agencies that prepare now. That was the message from REAL+ CEO Fiona Blayney at PM/ONE Sydney, where she addressed 500 property management professionals. Rather than fearing AI and automation, Fiona urged the industry to see the future as…
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From quick fix to high quality – the shift in real estate marketing media
As the real estate market evolves, so too does the way properties are marketed. Agents are shifting away from print and quick-turnaround packages in favour of high-impact digital content, reflecting a broader industry move toward quality, strategy, and stronger buyer engagement.
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Ray White New Zealand celebrates its 2025 award winners
More than 1,300 people gathered for Ray White New Zealand’s annual awards at Spark Arena last night to celebrate and recognise the top offices and individual achievers from throughout the leading network.
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Besser + Co secures six REIV award nominations
Melbourne-based real estate agency Besser + Co has been recognised with six finalist nominations in this year's Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) Awards for Excellence.
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Expanded Home Guarantee Scheme to open doors for more first home buyers
Australia’s first home buyers will soon have access to a much wider range of suburbs, with the federal government’s Home Guarantee Scheme set for major expansion from 1 October, lifting price caps and scrapping eligibility limits to open the door for more buyers.
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