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Celebrity Homes
Leonardo DiCaprio lists posh Beverly Hills mansion for rent
Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio has put one of his LA mansions on the rental market with an eye-watering price tag of US$32,500 per month.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Office occupancy levels hold steady in June
Workers returning to CBD offices has slowed down last month, as the impacts of floods, the flu season and interruptions to rail networks forced people to stay home.
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OPINION
Manos Findikakis: why motivation is for amateurs
Ah motivation. It's like a secret driver that allows you to get the job done, effortlessly move around any obstacles in your way, and make real progress, no matter the task at hand.
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Elite Agent
Jason Scott: what makes quality real estate content
Agents need to turn themselves into trusted experts on the economics of the property market to garner more media coverage to help build their brand, a leading News Corp Australia executive says.
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SELLING + MARKETING PROPERTY
Samantha McLean: 33 ideas for real estate agents to grow your database and win more listings
Ask most real estate agents what their most common goal is, and they’ll likely give you the same answer: Lead generation and building a database that will generate listings and sales long into the future.
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National
Sixth week of auction clearance rate below 60 per cent
Auction activity remains 20 per cent lower than this time last year, with 1667 properties taken to auction this week, resulting in a preliminary clearance rate of 56.4 per cent.
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Celebrity Homes
Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge pay $27 million for elegant Brentwood Park Estate
Sofia Richie and her fiancée Elliot Grainge have picked up a traditional-style LA mansion for US$26.9 million.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Toorak mansion set to become state’s most expensive home
A stunning Melbourne home designed in 1936 is set to smash Victoria’s property price record if it sells for its $65 -$70 million price tag.
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ELEVATE
Spotlight on commercial: The Australian’s Ben Wilmot on the real estate world of pubs, retail and corporates; the big trends emerging; and surprising investor shifts
Residential property might appear to steal the media limelight, but the commercial arena abounds with interesting tales.
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LEADERSHIP
Pancho Mehrotra: leadership lessons from Ted Lasso
“There are no bad teams. Only bad leaders,” - Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Knight Frank and Fred Schebesta examine how crypto, NFTs and the metaverse might shape Australian real estate
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has turned its attention to the rise of cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the metaverse, with the group joining forces with Finder founder and crypto investor Fred Schebesta to decode some of the Australian trends emerging and how they impact real estate.
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Celebrity Homes
Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne list $18 million Hancock Park mansion
Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon are moving back to their native UK and have listed their main LA residence for US$18 million.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Property market records busiest start to winter in a decade
The Australian property market has started winter strongly, with new listing volumes reaching the highest June level in more than a decade.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rents surge by a record 12 per cent across the capitals
Australia's rental crisis has deepened with tight vacancy rates contributing to a record 12 per cent jump in house rents over the past year.
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PROSPECTING + LISTING
Samantha McLean: how to create a lead magnet that brings in new clients (for real estate agents)
One popular way to get people into your marketing funnel (read: database) is to create a lead magnet and promote it on paid platforms (like Facebook).
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Celebrity Homes
Bruce Willis’ former tropical getaway on the market
The former tropical estate of retired movie star Bruce Willis is back on the market for US$37.5 million.
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COMMERCIAL
Retail customers ‘flock back’ to in-person shopping
After a surge in online retail sales, customers have begun to “flock back” to in-person shopping, with experts suggesting bricks and mortar stores are far from dead.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Haesley Cush and Matt Lancashire: how to create a successful partnership
For years, real estate was largely considered an industry where, if you wanted to succeed, you flew solo. But in more recent times, some of the top-performing businesses have turned that model on its head and have not just succeeded, but soared, with a partnership model.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSW Government to appoint independent statutory property services commissioner
The NSW Government has announced it will appoint an independent statutory Property Services Commissioner from August 1 to drive reform, boost industry standards and support consumers.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Perth sales activity jumps 20 per cent
Real estate sales activity in Perth surged 19.8 per cent during the 2021-22 financial year, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA).
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COMMERCIAL
Australian cities top the list for green commercial real estate
Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne have been named in the top five green-rated cities for commercial real estate.
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INTERNATIONAL
Inside Christian Slater’s Mediterranean-style Miami villa
Actor Christian Slater is preparing to part with his home of almost a decade, with the Mediterranean-style Miami villa now on the market for a modest US$3.95 million.
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INTERNATIONAL
Gothic-style ‘Inventing Anna’ property is on the market
The stunning New York building made famous in the Netflix series Inventing Anna, is currently up for sale with an eye-watering price tag of US$135 million.
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Real Estate News
Clearance rate inches higher despite subdued auction market
Auction markets remained subdued this week with just 1610 properties going under the hammer across the combined capitals, resulting in a preliminary clearance rate of 58.6 per cent.
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Celebrity Homes
Christine Quinn lists $33.9 million Miami penthouse you can buy with crypto
Hot on the heels of leaving The Oppenheim Group and starting her own crypto-based brokerage RealOpen, Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn has listed a US$33.9 million penthouse.
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Real Estate News
‘Little respite’ for falling New Zealand property market
New Zealand could be on the cusp of a Global Financial Crisis-like property market downturn with “little respite” for falling house prices in the coming months, according to an industry expert.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NAB, CBA and ANZ all lift variable home loan and savings rates
The NAB, CBA and ANZ have all passed on the full interest rate hike to variable rate mortgage customers following the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting the cash rate 50 basis points last week.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Simplified offers: Daniel Bignold on creating transaction transparency, delivering better service, and how agents can streamline the purchasing process
Imagine purchasing a property was as simple as engaging with an agent, then ticking a box or pressing a button.
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BEST PRACTICE
Adapt or accept the consequences: Why we need to ask better questions and work together for a better industry
At the same time as a large chunk of the Australian real estate industry has re-established its usual 'migration' patters (read: European summer holiday), there are about 40,000 humpback whales also on their annual swim along our eastern coastline.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The Perth suburbs where houses sell in just 7 days
Perth’s property market is still experiencing a “high level of buyer demand” with a number of suburbs selling in record time.
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Celebrity Homes
Emma Stone sells her stylish Malibu abode
La La Land and Cruella star Emma Stone has sold her all-white mid-century ranch-style home for US$4.4 million to a well-known West Hollywood identity.
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National
Vacancy rates at lowest level on record
National vacancy rates have plummeted to a record low of 1.2 per cent, while rental values have soared 2.9 per cent in the three months to June.
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Celebrity Homes
Janet Jackson selling her Central Park apartment
After a quarter of a century of ownership, singer Janet Jackson is selling her Central Park apartment for US$8.995 million.
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Celebrity Homes
Amy Schumer buys historic Brooklyn townhouse
After recently listing her Manhattan penthouse for US$15 million, comedian Amy Schumer is eyeing a move to Brooklyn, reportedly purchasing a 200-Year-Old Townhouse for US$11 million.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Method in the madness: how and when to use a quirky marketing campaign
More than ever, agents are turning to quirky marketing videos in a bid to catch buyers attention and generate top dollar for their vendors. Kylie Dulhunty spoke with three agents about why jumping in pools and wakeboarding on rivers works.
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