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Sotheby's International Realty, Inc. has acquired Majestic Realty Holdings LLC, expanding Sotheby's owned brokerage operations deeper into Western U.S. markets. Image: Getty
International

Sotheby’s International Realty acquires Majestic Realty Holdings in massive 1,100-agent expansion

The acquisition of Majestic Realty Collective adds eight affiliate brands and more than 1,100 agents as global consolidation…

Industry News

Census 2026: 52% of Aussies expecting to report financial decline, housing named biggest culprit

New data reveals 52% of households expect upcoming national snapshot to show financial decline, with 59% blaming skyrocketing…

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Industry News

Property professionals expect investors to exit over tax reforms

Herron Todd White polling of property, legal, banking and finance professionals finds most expect investors to sell or…

Partner Content

Inside the proptech push to kill the fragmented real estate tech stack

As AI reshapes agency operations, Aro says the biggest opportunity isn't more software, it's bringing every system together.

Aaron McDaniel is an expert in global business, an entrepreneur, teacher, author, corporate manager and speaker. Image: Supplied
Features

The leadership playbook that keeps top agents from walking out the door

Global innovation strategist Aaron McDaniel reveals why bureaucracy, poor management and a fear of change are driving top…

Volkan Akintetik & Reece Caira launch LJ Hooker Berkeley Vale
Franchise News

Volkan Akintetik and Reece Caira join LJ Hooker network

The two top-selling Central Coast agents have opened their own LJ Hooker business in Berkeley Vale, filling what…

Franchise News

Belinda McLachlan joins Harcourts Pinnacle in Brisbane

The Lawnton specialist brings more than a decade of experience to the growing agency as it strengthens its…

Opinion

Which Real Estate Jobs Deserve Claude Fable 5’s $1,000-an-Hour Brain

Anthropic's Fable 5 is the smartest model you can open in a browser, and from July 12 you'll…

Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven
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Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven

A professionally staged Clayfield character home attracted 80 enquiries in under two weeks, with Elisa McMahon securing a…

First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal
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First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal

A two-bedroom unit in one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs attracted four offers after first-home buyers returned for…

Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction
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Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction

Andrew Anastassiou turned a two-bedroom coastal unit into a competitive battleground within days, securing a result that exceeded…

Industry News

Trust tax reform could create a stamp duty postcode lottery

CPA Australia says many small businesses – including real estate agencies operating through family trusts – could face…

A suburban Australian house shown in cutaway cross-section, with a long precise measuring tape stretched taut from its cracked wall back across ten evenly spaced ghosted outlines of the same house receding into the distance, suggesting responsibility traced back through time.
Industry News

Victorian watchdog gets power to order decade-long defect fixes

The Building and Plumbing Commission can now compel builders to fix safety defects up to 10 years after…

A pristine suburban house key hanging from a fishing hook on a taut line against a deep, dark digital-blue field, the hook's shadow revealing the lure beneath the promise.
Industry News

House buying named a high-risk moment for scams

New research shows property transactions sit among the life moments when Australians are most likely to be scammed,…

BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office
People Moves

BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office

The agency has moved to 1010 Doncaster Road as it continues to service clients across the Manningham area.

Partner Content

Winter isn’t dead time, it’s decision time

As the first half of 2026 draws to a close and winter listings slow across Australia and New…

Industry News

Landlords are already changing strategy as tax changes remain a year away

Australia's rental market may already be reacting to housing policy that hasn't even taken effect, with investors changing…

How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity
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How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity

Byron Ager's strategic off-market preparation delivered multiple offers and a $550,000 result for a Golden Square development site…

One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result
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One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result

Nik Seirlis has now transacted the same Riparian Plaza apartment three times across two decades — the latest…

Supplier News

Why the right AML workflow changes everything

Selecting an AML provider is only half the equation. It's a seamless workflow that keeps agencies compliant without…

Features

Death by a thousand cuts: the real cost of anti-investor policy

A Queensland principal argues that a decade of incremental tax and lending changes has eroded investor confidence, with…

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Back to Basics

Government bans new SMSF borrowing for residential property

Existing loans and cash purchases through self-managed super are untouched, but the change could reshape demand for some…

Industry News

NSW government unveils 150,000-home planning pipeline via fast-track authority

As the Housing Delivery Authority becomes a permanent fixture of the state's planning system, strict new build-or-lose timelines…

Industry News

37 days or four hours? Inside the whiplash dynamics of Sydney’s ‘tri-speed’ property market

BresicWhitney's Q2 2026 data exposes a sharp fracture in the market as buyers bypass a cooling auction scene…

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Partner Content

REA Group opens Hackdays to customer ideas for 2026

Agents and agencies can now pitch their own business challenges for the chance to spend four days working…

BresicWhitney appoints Tony Youssef and Michael Lahood to its commercial property division.
Franchise News

BresicWhitney bolsters commercial team with two appointments

The Sydney group has appointed Tony Youssef as Commercial Manager and Michael Lahood as Commercial Associate as it…

Million Dollar Listing star Josh Flagg lists his Miami Beach villa for A$14 million.
Celebrity Homes

Million Dollar Listing, ten million dollar asking: Josh Flagg flips his own Miami masterpiece

The overhaul of Josh Flagg's Mediterranean villa leaned on custom steel windows, travertine bathrooms and a detached pool…

Industry News

Desperate renters snapping up capital city apartments in single-digit days

Rent.com.au's June snapshot shows medians rising again and units leasing faster, even as the pace of listing declines…

Features

Australia’s housing shortage collides with data centre boom as AI demand accelerates

Inside the exclusive world of data centre real estate, from metropolitan hotspots to the site identification opportunities left…

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Industry News

Homeowners crush investors: the hidden suburb metric adding $148K to unit values

New Cotality data shows units in owner-occupier-dominated suburbs have grown almost 100% since 2010, with the gap tipped…

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Supplier News

Forms Live goes independent for Queensland agents

After a decade licensing its technology through the REIQ, Dynamic Methods has launched Forms Live directly to Queensland…

Features

The MacGyver factor – why you should hire people who “handle it”

The most important quality in your next hire isn't a skill. It's a disposition – and it turns…

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Franchise News

Urban Real Estate offices become OzHarvest food drop-off points

As cost-of-living pressures push more households toward food insecurity, Urban Real Estate is turning its office network into…

Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura
Franchise News

Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura

The Melbourne-trained agent has reunited with the McGrath network to open its first Mildura office, in a regional…

Josh Duhamel lists his Encino home for A$4.19 million as he shifts focus to his Minnesota retreat.
Celebrity Homes

From Hollywood luxury to doomsday prepping: why Josh Duhamel is fleeing LA for good

The reality star and cosmetics entrepreneur is offloading two Los Angeles properties as her sprawling Hidden Hills estate…