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INDUSTRY NEWS
App gets more offers on off-market properties
Launched in Sydney this month, Profound is a marketplace for off-market properties where agents can get access to more offers.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Converting leads to listings: Marnie Beauchamp on lead generation, the power of video, and how to reinvent your listing presentation for greater success
After 30 years in the industry, Marnie Beauchamp knows what it takes to be a consistent high-performer. And she’s achieved it more than once, rebuilding her business and reinventing herself along the way.
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Celebrity Homes
Kristen Stewart sells Malibu getaway for $8.3 million
Twilight star Kristen Stewart is looking to downsize her hefty property portfolio starting with the sale of her Malibu getaway for US$8.3 million.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New listings rebound after a quiet April
The number of new listings across the country continues to rise, jumping 12 per cent across the capital cities compared to last month according to PropTrack.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Shaun Stoker: Do auctions work in a cooling market?
While most agents understand the value of auctions when markets are hot, the auction process can also be a powerful sales method when markets begin to cool down.
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PROSPECTING + LISTING
How to build better rapport using ‘social styles’ (and ultimately win more clients in real estate)
Every salesperson has experienced the feeling: you feel like you’re a certainty of winning the listing - or the business.
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Real Estate News
CBD office occupancy rates rise as workers return
Office workers are flocking back to CBDs across the nation despite Covid and a rising number of flu cases.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Homeowners and renters facing record levels of financial stress
Financial stress has reached record levels across Australia as homeowners and renters struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of housing as interest rate rises start to bite.
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COMMERCIAL
Commercial service station sector still growing despite EV push
Growth in investment in commercial service stations was elevated in 2021, despite Government attempts to encourage electronic vehicles (EV).
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Celebrity Homes
Neil Patrick Harris sells Harlem home for record $7.1 million
Neil Patrick Harris, best known for his roles as Doogie Howser MD and more recently Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother has sold his Harlem home for a record US$7.1 million.
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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
Top 10 classic Hollywood real estate agents
With the rise of TV shows like Million Dollar Listing, real estate agents are now being thrust into the limelight in leading roles.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia is the 13th strongest property market in the world
A number of Australia’s major cities have featured in the global list of best-performing housing markets over the past 12 months.
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TECH + SOCIAL
Gadgets, gizmos and game-changing tech at CES
Flying taxis, colour-changing BMWs and sensational technology that immerses you in the metaverse… It was all on show at CES 2022, and as Cass Charlesworth writes, some of it has applications for real estate. If there’s one annual event that offers a window into the future, it’s the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Packed full of innovative gadgets, game-changing…
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Celebrity Homes
Ryan Serhant is expanding to South Florida with a $100 million listing
New York’s powerhouse real estate agent Ryan Serhant is expanding into South Florida with his first listing, priced at US$100 million.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Rents and mortgage repayments to keep rising
Rents and mortgage repayments are expected to continue to rise over the next 12 months, putting more pressure on households already struggling with the high cost of living.
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Celebrity Homes
Pink and Carey Hart look to sell their Malibu home
Mega-selling pop-rock veteran Pink is looking to offload her Malibu home having owned it for less than a year.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Lenders have been quick to pass on interest rate hikes
Following the first cash rate hike in over a decade, lenders have been quick to pass on the rate rise to borrowers, with 95 per cent of lenders raising interest rates 0.25 per cent according to Canstar.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland property market defying the downturn
he Queensland property market is still experiencing 'healthy growth' and is continuing to defy the downturn seen elsewhere, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
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Elite Agent
Annual auction volumes declined in May
After a record volume of auctions were held in the first four months of the year, last month saw an annual decline in listings for the first time since February 2021.
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Real Estate News
Auction clearance rate drops to its lowest point in almost a year
Auction volumes were slightly lower this week, with 2635 properties going under the hammer across the combined capitals to return a preliminary clearance rate of 62.3 per cent.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Barellan Point is Australia’s top family housing market
Barellan Point in regional Queensland has been named the top housing market for families according to new research.
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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
Surry Hills is the world’s 11th most Instagrammable neighbourhood
The inner-city Sydney hotspot of Surry Hills has been named Australia's most Instagramable location, highlighting just how popular the trendy urban playground really is.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Dubbo Council looking to undertake 3D house printing trial
The Dubbo Regional Council is moving forward with a proposed trial of 3D printed houses to potentially help ease the lack of supply of homes in the region.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Cash poor Australian households look to downsize
After two years where Australians were scrambling for larger homes, a new survey has found one in eight are now looking to downsize as higher living costs start to bite.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
How Ben Codling found the best of both worlds
In Victoria, sales agent and principal Ben Codling believes he's genuinely struck it lucky.
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THE TRUSTED AGENT
The Trusted Agent Podcast: Tom Hector on always being honest, the value of systems, and the importance of protecting your personal brand
Across Adelaide, Tom Hector is well-known for his ability to always do the right thing for his clients, with a reputation built on integrity, commitment and trust.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Widespread fall in New Zealand property prices continues
The downwards momentum in New Zealand residential real estate values continued throughout May with prices falling 0.8 per cent.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Home prices fell in May as interest rates rose
Home prices across the country fell for the first time since the start of the pandemic just as homeowners saw the first RBA rate rise in over a decade.
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Celebrity Homes
Top Gun: Maverick star Jay Ellis picks up new million dollar home
Top Gun is back in cinemas and smashing box office records while one of the movie’s stars has already started making the most of his success buying a new US$4.5 million LA home.
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Real Estate News
Prices fall in inner-city and expensive suburb micro markets
Micro markets in major capital cities have started to weaken, with prices falling as much as 8.5 per cent in the past three months. The latest CoreLogic Property Pulse showed inner-city and upper-quartile suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have led the price falls with suburbs such as Sydney’s Beaconsfield dropping 8.5 per cent in the past three months. In…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 2
Just as Day 1 delivered something for everyone, Day 2 at AREC 2022 saw plenty of laughter, a few tears and a host of inspiring takeaways. We were there for all of the action once again and have narrowed down our Day 2 highlights… Mel Robbins The 5 Second Rule In one of the most highly anticipated sessions of the…
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Real Estate News
RBA examines the post-pandemic housing market
Property prices have increased, the construction industry is at capacity, and the average Australian household size has fallen throughout the course of the COVID pandemic. But will these trends continue into the foreseeable future?
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Celebrity Homes
Sharon Stone’s former mansion hits the market for $39 million
The Sea Cliff Italianate-Victorian mansion previously owned by movie star Sharon Stone is back on the market with an asking price of US$39 million.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Harcourts paints the Gold Coast blue
Harcourts agents, business owners, administrators, property managers and support teams have descended upon the Gold Coast for the annual HX Conference, the first in-person to be held since COVID-19.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 1
More than 4000 real estate professionals packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday for Day 1 of AREC 2022.
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