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Franchise News

Nima Aliasgary joins LJ Hooker as sales director

The move comes as Alliance Group rebrands its Narrabeen and Forestville offices to LJ Hooker, with Aliasgary tasked…

(L-R) Tony Huynh, David Curran Krystine Curran, and Danny Vo. Image: Supplied
People Moves

David and Krystina Curran join Noel Jones network

The couple's independent agency becomes Noel Jones Carrum Downs, taking the Melbourne network into the city's south east…

Franchise News

REA Group’s commercial chief swaps Australia for the top job at Trade Me

Kul Singh led customer, product, technology and marketing teams at REA Group for a decade before accepting the…

Same postcode, $493,000 apart – the difference is trees
Industry News

Green is the new gold: leafy canopy adds $237,000 to Melbourne homes

REIV's canopy study shows neighbouring suburbs like Frankston South and Frankston North diverge sharply in price, offering principals…

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Features

Why clickbait headlines and unskilled agents are spooking buyers

A Brisbane sales specialist argues skill shortages, not falling demand, are behind stalled campaigns, and explains why owner-occupiers…

HIA chief economist, Tim Reardon, says Australia will build more homes despite policy changes. Image: Supplied
Industry News

HIA tips home prices to turn positive again from early 2027

Population growth and household formation are outpacing new supply, and HIA's chief economist expects that shortage, not a…

L-R. OBrien Real Estate general manager Jason Mudford and Luke Shumack, Principal at Realgate Legal. Images: Suplied/Lois
Features

The 20% myth: how to steady skittish buyers and safeguard your vendor

Finance and agency leaders say hold-tenure data and High Court precedent both argue against timing the market, offering…

Ferntree Gully wins Ray White Vic/Tas top office for tenth year
Franchise News

Ferntree Gully wins Ray White Vic/Tas top office for tenth year

Ray White Victoria and Tasmania settled a record 18,490 sales in 2025-26 as it handed out its annual…

5 must-haves in AML Software
Supplier News

Top 5 things to look out for when choosing your AML compliance software

With real estate agencies now facing AML/CTF obligations, this checklist covers the five questions worth asking before you…

Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Melbourne and Perth regional markets far outpace their capitals

New Ray White research shows regional growth near capital cities still tracks the capital city cycle, leaving Sydney…

Mike Zorbas. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

‘In the middle of a housing crisis’: Property Council demands rethink on Capital Gains and Negative Gearing overhaul

Treasury's own forecasts on the CGT and negative gearing changes have principals and investors watching how the detailed…

RBA September rate hike sealed as strong spending and wage rises fuel inflation reality. Image: Lois
Industry News

What rising rates mean for real estate agents this spring

Higher mortgage repayments during peak leasing months could shift some owners' cash flow and tenant affordability conversations, according…

Leadership

The professor problem: Fiona Blayney on who is actually teaching your people

In Track 02 of The Edit, Samantha McLean, Chris Hanley and Fiona Blayney examine the gap between managing…

TRG triples property management team with Eastern Suburbs expansion. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

TRG expands PM footprint as Express Realty merger takes portfolio to over 1,000 managements in the Eastern Suburbs

The addition of Express Realty’s property management business has taken TRG’s PM team from three to twelve and…

Mark Josem sells Hawthorn East home for $150,000 above previous offer after expanding buyer competition
News

Mark Josem sells Hawthorn East home for $150,000 above previous offer after expanding buyer competition

Mark Josem sold the same Hawthorn East home that failed to sell in 2022 for $150,000 more in…

Strategy & Best Practice

The silent commission killer: why agents lose 60 days every year

Pancho Mehrotra unpacks the psychology of prospecting avoidance and how to rewire your habits for maximum output.

Rita Kennedy returns to Ray White Maroochydore full-time
Franchise News

Rita Kennedy returns to Ray White Maroochydore

The agent has rejoined the office where she built her career, with her family now settled in the…

Grace Anderson and David Sylvester open Ray White Katikati
Franchise News

Grace Anderson and David Sylvester open Ray White Katikati

The pair are combining a decade of local market experience with more than 25 years of sales leadership…

UK Launches $76B Public Housing Blitz to Tackle Rental Crisis
International

UK unleashes $76 billion public housing blitz to curb rental crisis

England's £39 billion pledge to build tens of thousands of social and affordable homes offers a case study…

McGrath Inner South West Group Principal George Kapos (L) with agent Tom Touma (R). Image: Supplied
Franchise News

McGrath extends into Campsie as growth corridor heats up

George Kapos grows his 11-year Bankstown business into Campsie, pointing to strong buyer demand and transport-driven growth across…

Shenay Miller and Jay Giblett - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Jay Giblett says tougher markets reward trusted agents

The Endeavour Hills specialist, who moved to Area Specialist around three years ago, says tightening conditions are strengthening…

Major Aussie home builder collapses into administration, blaming tax changes and soft market. Image: Lois
Industry News

Bathla Group collapses into administration owing $3 billion

The western Sydney home builder's collapse leaves roughly 15,000 properties under construction and puts agents managing off-the-plan settlements…

Industry News

Council to give agencies over a year to fix lockbox habits

Sydney's Lord Mayor says the lead time before enforcement is designed to let real estate businesses arrange different…

REIACT Honours Canberra's Real Estate Professionals
Franchise News

REIACT honours more than 30 Canberra real estate professionals

The ACT's peak industry body marked its 32nd Awards for Excellence as the sector navigates a slower market…

Ray White Core Group opens seventh Victorian office
Franchise News

Ray White Core Group opens seventh Victorian office

Ray White Beveridge has launched with a first-year target of 100 sales and 100 new rental managements, led…

Housing Australia announced new funding initiatives designed to accelerate residential construction and increase the supply of social and affordable housing across the country. Image: Lois
Industry News

Housing Australia fast-tracks 1,000 shovel-ready affordable homes

A new funding stream opens in September for well-located, low-density projects that can move from planning to construction…

Features

The 25x mindset: How Alex Jordan turned a career-ending diagnosis into a 5-year reign as McGrath’s top agent

From a shock diagnosis and financial rock bottom in 2011 to becoming McGrath’s five-time Agent of the Year,…

People Moves

Sotheby’s Bayside adds senior sales hire in May Wang

The bilingual sales agent brings a decade of high-end and off-market experience as Melbourne Sotheby's International Realty grows…

China’s Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin gets life sentence. Image: Lois
International

China: Evergrande founder jailed for life as fraud scale emerges

A Shenzhen court found Hui Ka Yan's property empire overstated revenue by around $112 billion, a collapse an…

Transparency strategy delivers five offers in six days for Urrbrae fixer-upper
Agent Stories

Transparency strategy delivers five offers in six days for Urrbrae fixer-upper

A transparent approach to a property needing some repair work and TLC delivered 40 inspection groups in two…

Nerida Conisbee on why this downturn is unlikely to become a GFC-style crash. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Why this downturn is unlikely to become another GFC

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee models what it would take to match the Global Financial Crisis and…

Hotspotting Managing Director Tim Graham warns that “cheap doesn’t mean investable”. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Why cheap and investable are not the same suburb

Hotspotting's managing director explains the fundamentals separating genuine growth prospects from suburbs that are simply low priced, across…

Ray White WA honours top performers amid market shift warning
Franchise News

Ray White WA honours top performers

CEO Mark Whiteman used the network's annual awards night to congratulate its top performers while warning that listings…

Joel Davoren, Managing Director at REMAX Australia. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Real REMAX Group marks global milestone

REMAX Holdings has completed its US$880 million merger with Real, but Australian managing director Joel Davoren says the…

L-R, Crayons CRM co-founders, Milo Holmes and Russell Peter. Image: Supplied.
Partner Content

How a homegrown AI platform won the crowd by taking the friction out of property management

A Brisbane principal built his own leasing chatbot after his software bill hit $900 a month, and it…