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Chad Buckley's 168-day campaign secures area's first $1.5m-plus sale in nine months
Agent Stories

Chad Buckley’s 168-day campaign secures area’s first $1.5m-plus sale in nine months

Chad Buckley's adaptive approach to a challenging Bolwarra Heights campaign delivered the area's first above-$1.5m non-acreage sale in…

Eight offers in the second weekend: how Steve Goodson turned a stale Landsborough listing around in 14 days
Agent Stories

Eight offers in the second weekend: how Steve Goodson turned a stale Landsborough listing around in 14 days

After 45 days on market with no result, a Landsborough house sold in 14 days under Steve Goodson's…

Knight Frank unifies Queensland valuation team under Matthew Ryan
Franchise News

Knight Frank unifies Queensland valuation team under Matthew Ryan

The firm has brought commercial and residential valuation services under one roof in South East Queensland, taking on…

Shane Sullivan opens independent agency in Sydney's inner west
Franchise News

Shane Sullivan opens independent agency in Sydney’s inner west

After 18 years building his career in the area, the former Domain NSW Rising Star has launched SULLIVAN…

The Edit Track 04: Chris Hanley, Samantha McLean and Stavros Ambatzidis, with the words When no one's watching.
Leadership

When no one’s watching – Stavros Ambatzidis on giving back to your community

A sign on a fence can tell a community who you are. Turning up to pack backpacks for…

Franchise News

Exploration Day 2026: Celebrating the people behind the Explore Property network

There is something special about bringing the Explore Property network together, and Exploration Day 2026 was no exception.

Sydney, Melbourne sellers withdraw stock as listings tighten
Industry News

Sydney, Melbourne sellers withdraw stock as listings tighten

New analysis from Ray White shows owners in Australia's two largest cities are pulling properties from the market…

Australian property tax changes boost NZ property searches
International

Australian property hunters look across the Tasman after tax shake-up

Australian interest in New Zealand property has climbed sharply since the Federal Government unveiled its negative gearing and…

REINSW crowns Peter Matthews with its top industry honour
Franchise News

REINSW crowns Peter Matthews with its top industry honour

More than 500 real estate professionals gathered at the Hilton Sydney for the 29th REINSW Awards for Excellence,…

Harcourts Foundation grants $30,000 to PCYC North
Franchise News

Harcourts Foundation grants $30,000 to PCYC North

The funding will back an early intervention program supporting young people aged 10 to 18 across northern Tasmania,…

AI

Who does your customer want to become?

Use verified property features and real customer questions to explore aspirations and write more relevant advertising hooks.

Celebrity Homes

Monty Python star Eric Idle’s London home hits the market for $8m

A former London home of Monty Python legend Eric Idle, which later provided a base for Star Wars…

Where are Australia's highest rental yields?
Industry News

Housing pressures reshape how Australians rent and invest

People aged 40 and over have emerged as the largest cohort in new sharehouse research, as governments and…

Amie Goddard has joined Ray White The Bayside Group. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Amie Goddard joins Ray White The Bayside Group

The experienced Bayside agent says the move will combine the business she has built over 13 years with…

Mark Stewart named CEO in One Agency ownership handover
Franchise News

Mark Stewart named CEO in One Agency ownership handover

Four longstanding members take control of the 120-office network as founders Paul and Annie Davies step back, with…

Features

As Sydney luxury cools, Gavin Rubinstein changes gear

Sydney’s most expensive homes have recorded some of the largest falls of the housing downturn, but one of…

AI

Will AI finally kill cold calling?

A call between two AI assistants raises a better prospecting question: who would actually welcome the conversation?

Industry News

House buyers still hundreds of thousands short as affordability gap shifts to dwelling type

Detached houses remain the least aligned housing type across Australia's capital cities, with new Domain research showing townhouses…

St Albans house sells $72,000 above reserve as Gordon Tran's street-flooding strategy ignites five-bidder auction
Agent Stories

St Albans house sells $72,000 above reserve as Gordon Tran’s street-flooding strategy ignites five-bidder auction

Gordon Tran's hyper-local marketing blitz and high-energy auction approach delivered a result $72,000 above reserve, turning neighbourhood visibility…

LJ Hooker's marketing overhaul lifts local leads by 85%
Franchise News

LJ Hooker’s marketing overhaul lifts local leads by 85%

The network's award-winning campaign has delivered a jump in sales appraisal leads flowing directly to offices, as national…

The pipeline habit that keeps top performers ahead of the pack
Features

The pipeline habit that keeps top performers ahead of the pack

Darren Krakowiak argues the best commercial agents treat their pipeline as their most valuable asset, tracking it by…

Branded residences to reshape Australia’s luxury development
Industry News

Branded residences tipped to reshape Australia’s luxury development market

Australia remains underrepresented in the global branded residences sector, but Knight Frank says a combination of rising private…

Family ties bring interstate buyers to architectural Daylesford home with heated plunge pool
Agent Stories

Family ties bring interstate buyers to architectural Daylesford home with heated plunge pool

An interstate family's desire to be closer to loved ones drove the sale of this architecturally designed Daylesford…

Heritage home finds its Goldilocks happy ending after three campaigns
Agent Stories

Heritage home finds its Goldilocks happy ending after three campaigns

After three campaigns beginning in January 2025, a heritage-listed Glebe home sold for $995,000 to an interstate investor,…

Magazine-style photos and investor focus deliver $563k Mildura result in eight days
Agent Stories

Magazine-style photos and investor focus deliver $563k Mildura result in eight days

Lukas Pedder's strategic pricing and magazine-edit photography turned a central Mildura family home into a magnet for interstate…

How Storyhouse sold a $4.75m Kew home in 14 days after two previous campaigns
Agent Stories

How Storyhouse sold a $4.75m Kew home in 14 days after two previous campaigns

When a Kew family home failed to sell twice, the vendors faced a choice: repeat the same approach…

Gold Coast family's school connection seals $1.6M Ascot sale after 99-day pursuit
Agent Stories

Gold Coast family’s school connection seals $1.6M Ascot sale after 99-day pursuit

A Gold Coast family's connection to St Margaret's Anglican Girls School drove Oliver Jonker's 99-day pursuit of the…

Pre-auction sale in 14 days as database strategy delivers Potts Point result
Agent Stories

Pre-auction sale in 14 days as database strategy delivers Potts Point result

A pre-qualified database and a buyer's agent who already knew the building delivered a 14-day result in a…

Jason Barnett's mid-campaign pivot secures sale in Grovedale to first-home buyer
Agent Stories

Jason Barnett’s mid-campaign pivot secures sale in Grovedale to first-home buyer

Jason Barnett's mid-campaign pivot from investors to first-home buyers — and from open homes to private inspections —…

New family find their forever home in peaceful Old Byford retreat
Agent Stories

New family find their forever home in peaceful Old Byford retreat

Alyssa Hayden recognised the perfect match the moment the buyers walked through the door of this Old Byford…

Patient approach secures million-dollar result for renovated Jamisontown home
Agent Stories

Patient approach secures million-dollar result for renovated Jamisontown home

A meticulous presentation strategy and patient negotiation approach delivered a seven-figure result in a suburb where the median…

Seven investor offers drive South Grafton house $22k over asking price
Agent Stories

Seven investor offers drive South Grafton house $22k over asking price

Ron Plowman's advertised-price strategy drove seven competing offers from interstate investors for a South Grafton house that sold…

US mall values jump 13pc, outperform commercial property
International

US malls stage a comeback, outperforming every property sector

Enclosed shopping centres posted 13 per cent annual value growth in the past year, according to Green Street,…

Gemma White secures $1.6m sale after auction pass-in with five-buyer negotiation
Agent Stories

Gemma White secures $1.6m sale after auction pass-in with five-buyer negotiation

Gemma White turned an auction pass-in into a $1.6 million unconditional cash sale — $100,000 above bidding —…

Rochelle Adgo: Ray White's top agent shares success secrets
Features

From an $80,000 target to number one – Rochelle Adgo’s remarkable rise

Nine years after sitting in a shopping centre car park calculating how many homes she would need to…