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Celebrity Homes
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrity mansion price slashed again
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's Beverly Hills megamansion has returned to the market with another significant price reduction, now asking $52 million (AUD $78.5 million).
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Direct Connect & Snug Launch Exclusive Partner Advantage to Boost Leasing Efficiency and Utility Revenue
Direct Connect and Snug have launched a strategic partnership offering real estate agencies significant savings on leasing automation while boosting utility connection revenue. The integration eliminates manual processes for property managers, creating a seamless tenant experience from application to move-in that delivers consistently higher conversion rates.
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Celebrity Homes
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s penthouse hits market for $40 million
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's former New York City penthouse has returned to the market with a hefty price increase, now listed for US$39.995 million (AUD$60 million) after the celebrity couple sold it for US$29 million in 2021.
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Elite Agent
The danger of thinking seasonally
Real estate success isn't seasonal but emotional, says Angela Avgerinos, who urges agents to focus on meaningful customer connections year-round rather than spring marketing alone.
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INTERNATIONAL
US housing market in transition as buyers gain ground
The housing market is showing signs of shifting toward buyers, though experts hesitate to call it a full buyer's market yet.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Launches Auction Academy for Women
Ray White has taken a groundbreaking step toward gender equality in real estate by launching its inaugural Auction Academy for Women, designed to empower female professionals to enter the traditionally male-dominated field of auctioneering.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Baby Boomers lock out buyers in Australia’s “forever suburbs”
Aspiring homeowners are facing significant barriers in hundreds of Australian suburbs where current residents are holding onto their properties for decades, creating tightly held markets that rarely offer buying opportunities.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Migration spike puts housing in the spotlight
Fresh ABS figures show Australia welcomed more than 110,000 new arrivals in the March quarter of 2025, double the pre-COVID average. With migration driving 76 per cent of population growth, pressure on housing supply and affordability is again in the spotlight.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
The Art of the Merge: What Happens When Two Real Estate Powerhouses Get It Right
There’s a moment in every business owner’s life when they stare at their ceiling at 3am and wonder: Should I keep building alone, or is it time to find a dance partner? For Randall Kemp, who’d spent 20 years building The Woollahra Group into an eastern suburbs powerhouse, that moment came with a realisation that growth could be accelerated through…
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Movers and Shakers
Knight Frank appoints joint heads of office leasing in Victoria
Simon Hale and Chas Keogh have been appointed as joint heads of office leasing in Victoria at Knight Frank, as the firm strengthens its Melbourne office.
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Movers and Shakers
Mark Campbell expands LJ Hooker presence in Lake Macquarie
LJ Hooker Lake Macquarie has acquired LJ Hooker Belmont, expanding to its fourth high-performing office in the Lower Hunter region.
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Movers and Shakers
Kelwyn Teo to head Knight Frank’s new Advisory service line
Knight Frank Australia has appointed Kelwyn Teo as Partner, Head of Advisory to lead its newly established Knight Frank Advisory service line.
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Movers and Shakers
Award-winning auctioneer joins Menck White team
Scott Menck, the 2025 REINSW Novice Auctioneer of the Year, has officially joined Menck White Auctioneers, strengthening the leading Sydney auctioneering brand with fresh talent.
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Movers and Shakers
Rising auctioneer Simon Nehme joins Cooley Auctions
Simon Nehme has joined forces with industry leader Cooley Auctions as a full-time auctioneer after transitioning from his three-year career as a real estate agent.
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SUPPLIER NEWS
BizCover named winner of the 2025 Insurance Business 5-Star Insurance Innovators award
BizCover, Australia's number one online business insurance service, has once again been named a winner of the 2025 Insurance Business 5-Star Insurance Innovators award for the third time.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
REMAX adds powerhouse team to high-performing office
Respected Brisbane real estate team, the Susan Mills Team, has joined leading Morningside real estate office, REMAX Results.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Justin Long on the evolving craft of auctioneering
Veteran auctioneer Justin Long has spent more than three decades shaping Melbourne’s prestige property market. He explains why auctions remain the most transparent and effective way to sell, and why agents must back themselves as negotiators.
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Celebrity Homes
Historic Queensland mansion with ballroom hits the market
A significant piece of Brisbane's history has hit the market, offering buyers the chance to own a 1950s mansion complete with its own ballroom and art gallery.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Harcourts shines at the 2025 reiwa.com awards
Harcourts has delivered outstanding results at the 2025 Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) Annual Awards, with multiple offices recognised among the state's top performers.
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INTERNATIONAL
Sellers retreat as US housing market shifts
The housing market is experiencing a significant shift as sellers pull back from listing their homes in response to cautious buyer behaviour, creating a new dynamic in the real estate landscape.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Young women lead renewed optimism in homeownership
New research reveals that despite affordability pressures, younger women are showing increased confidence about entering the housing market.
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OPINION
Why happiness should come before success in real estate
In real estate, success is often measured in listings, sales, and market share, but chasing those milestones without looking after your own wellbeing can leave you burnt out. Harvard professor and author Arthur C. Brooks argues in The Happiness Files that the real formula works the other way around: focus on your happiness first, and greater, more sustainable success will…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Climate risk not impacting property values despite government warnings
High-risk suburbs continue to perform well in the property market despite the Australian Government's first National Climate Risk Assessment warning of potential property value losses of up to $611 billion by 2050.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New tool to speed up farm DAs and cut costs
A new online tool promises to cut DA times from months to minutes, helping farmers – and the wider property industry – move faster on rural development projects.
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Celebrity Homes
Actor Jason Schwartzman lists California cottage at slight loss
Hollywood actor Jason Schwartzman has placed his Tudor-style cottage in Toluca Lake on the market for $1.749 million, slightly less than what he paid for the property less than a year ago.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Harcourts RPG Launches in Melbourne’s Inner North
Romano Property Group (RPG) has officially partnered with Harcourts Australia to launch Harcourts RPG, reflecting a bold step forward in long-term growth and market leadership for Melbourne's inner north.
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INTERNATIONAL
Canadian investor eyes $15.4bn deal for major US affordable housing landlord
A Canadian investment giant is in advanced talks to buy one of the largest owners of manufactured homes in the United States, in a deal worth more than $15.4bn. The proposed takeover would mark one of the biggest real estate acquisitions in recent years and highlights growing investor interest in affordable housing.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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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SUPPLIER NEWS
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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FRANCHISE NEWS
Harcourts skydiving for kids in need
Harcourts South Australia are thrilled to be participating in Jump for Puddle Jumpers.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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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Elite Agent
Why competitive tension is the secret to winning talent
Ray White NSW & ACT CEO Tim Snell says the key to winning talent isn’t perks or commission splits, but creating healthy competitive tension that drives ambition, loyalty and performance.
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Celebrity Homes
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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FRANCHISE NEWS
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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INDUSTRY NEWS
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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