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OPINION
What is the biggest opportunity in property right now?
There is an old piece of investment advice that specifies that you should buy when the market is down and sell when it is up.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
What Dale Atkin wants you to know about surviving the Bali bombings
October is a month that’s filled with both positive and negative memories for Dale Atkin.
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Real Estate News
House price falls to continue into 2023: NAB
There’s likely more property price declines ahead with values to continue decreasing in 2023, according to the National Australia Bank.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rundown Sydney home in need of $500,000 in repairs hits the market
A rundown Sydney home that needs upward of $500,000 in repairs is attracting plenty of interest from potential buyers.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Different to offer property management as-a-service
Australian proptech :Different, has announced the launch of an all-in-one property management solution, :Different for Agencies.
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Real Estate News
NSW Government announces offer for first home buyers to swap stamp duty for ongoing land tax
From January 2023, eligible first home-buyers in NSW will be able to choose between annual land tax and the upfront stamp duty. The scheme, called First Home Buyer Choice, includes an online calculator that will help buyers compare their options. For properties with a purchase price of between $650,000 and $1.5 million, buyers will have the choice of a smaller…
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Real Estate News
Rental stock levels well below five-year average
Rental stock levels are more than 35 per cent below the five-year average and growth in annual rents has broken into double digits for the first time on record, new figures show.
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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
The latest tech gadgets real estate could use
If there’s one thing real estate agents don’t have a lot of, it’s time. Productivity is key to a successful career, and there’s a few new tech gadgets that might help in that department. Take a look.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rising interest rates lead to a surge in refinancing
Homeowners are refinancing their mortgages at record levels as the impact of rising interest rates start to take hold.
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Real Estate News
Elvis Presley’s honeymoon house hits the market
At the height of his fame in the 1960s, singer Elvis Presley chose to stay at futuristic Palm Springs property, dubbed, “the house of tomorrow” for his wedding and honeymoon.
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Real Estate News
Preliminary clearance hits its highest peak since late May
The preliminary clearance rate has reached its highest point since May after auction volumes increased this week.
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Real Estate News
Sydney vacancy rates hit the lowest on record
Sydney's vacancy rate has dropped to a record low of 1.1 per cent, with the number of available rental properties more than halving in the past year.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Back to basics: Claudio Encina on the changing market, the skills agents need right now, and how to be a hero in a time of uncertainty
Between interest rate rises and media speculation on property prices, there’s a lot of noise in the real estate market at the moment, and that’s impacting buyers, sellers and agents in equal measure. But according to coach Claudio Encina, now is not the time for agents to be sidelined by news headlines. Instead, it’s the opportunity to get back to…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Affordability continues to cause problems for first home buyers
The surge in home prices over the past few years continues to make it more difficult for first home buyers to get into the market. Finder’s First Home Buyers Report 2022 has shown that those people currently looking to buy rated affordability as their top factor in selecting a home, followed by access to public transport, proximity to shops, and…
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Celebrity Homes
Elton John purchases luxury Toronto penthouse
Rocket Man Elton John has added to his already impressive property portfolio, picking up the penthouse in the King Toronto development in downtown Toronto.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Sydney’s ‘Rainbow House’ to go under the hammer
One of Sydney’s most recognisable houses, a two-storey Enmore terrace painted in rainbow stripes in support of the 2017 same-sex yes vote, will go to auction on Saturday, October 8.
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Celebrity Homes
Tommy Lee relists his Los Angeles home
Rock-n-roll icon Tommy Lee is once again attempting to offload his Los Angels home and looking at taking a substantial loss in the process.
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Real Estate News
Rents rise at fastest quarterly pace on record
Rents have risen at the fastest quarterly pace on record, soaring 4.3 per cent nationally in the three months to September.
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Real Estate News
Falling property prices contribute to drop in household wealth
Household wealth has fallen for the first time in more than two years, with $484 billion being wiped off in the June quarter.
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Real Estate News
New Zealand estate from Lord of the Rings for sale
A stunning country estate towards the bottom of New Zealand’s north island, where scenes from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed, is on the market for US$5.2 million.
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OPINION
How much does renovating add to the value of your home?
The level of renovation activity has slowed a little bit since the start of the year, driven by rising interest rates and difficulties in finding builders.
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Real Estate News
Loss-making resales have started to rise as property downturn continues
The Australian property market has peaked and turned downwards, with the number of loss-making transactions starting to rise.
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Celebrity Homes
Larry David wins bidding war for a Montecito estate
Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David has acquired a Montecito home in a bidding war, paying US$7.6 million, which was US$600,000 over the asking price.
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Real Estate News
CoreLogic’s September figures show a slower start to the traditional ‘spring selling season’
Across the combined capital cities, CoreLogic’s national home value index (HVI) recorded a 1.4 per cent decline in September, easing from a 1.6 per cent fall in August. The result shows the declines in property values are losing some steam, but according to Core Logic Research Director Tim Lawless, it might be too early to predict that we’ve moved through…
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Real Estate News
Auction volumes down but clearance rate holding steady
Consecutive long weekends have continued to impact auction volumes, with 1613 properties taken to auction across the combined capitals this week to return a preliminary clearance rate of 62.3 per cent.
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National
Property price falls moderate as spring activity increases
Property prices across the country were widespread in September, but the pace of falls moderated significantly, with the national median value of a home in Australia now at $752,000.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
People first: AREA winner Gail Richards on wellbeing strategies that work, where to get started, and how to build them into your business
At Key 2 Sale in Mount Gambier, wellbeing is built into the business. It’s systemised, an ongoing conversation and part of the team’s goals and KPIs. And it’s been that way ever since the agency opened its doors six years ago.
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Celebrity Homes
Imagine Dragons’ frontman buys mid-century home in Los Feliz
Lead singer of Grammy-winning rock band Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds has quietly picked up an extensively renovated 1950s home in Los Feliz for US$5.8 million.
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Celebrity Homes
Lil Wayne selling his Miami Beach mansion for $29 million
Rapper Lil Wayne is looking to offload his luxurious Miami Beach mansion for a tidy profit after holding on to it for only four years.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Adelaide property prices starting to cool after a record run
The daily number of sales in metropolitan Adelaide has fallen dramatically this year, reverting back to pre-pandemic levels, according to new data.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Neighbours property on the market as council rejects heritage listing
A slice of Australian television history is on the market, with one of the Melbourne homes featured in Neighbours for sale with a price guide of $1.2 million to $1.3 million.
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Celebrity Homes
Inside Cher’s Malibu Renaissance-style home
Academy Award winning singer and actor is known for her extravagant collection of luxury properties, however, her Italian Renaissance-style bluff-top mansion has always been the one property she prized the most.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brisbane gets its first $3 million suburb
The inner-city suburb of Teneriffe in Brisbane has officially become the first suburb in the city to top the $3 million median price mark.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Adelaide and Brisbane among the world’s best performed property markets
Adelaide and Brisbane have bucked the national trend and recorded strong house price growth as worldwide prices continue to climb.
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Celebrity Homes
Mindy Kaling’s renovated New York apartment hits the market
Actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling has listed her apartment in Manhattan and stands to take a loss on the sale.
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