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The wisdom of Fiona Blayney – 30 lessons from the woman who banned the word busy
She started on a Woolworths checkout, changing out of her school uniform on the bus, and has been…
McGrath partners with Hodges to expand Melbourne footprint
The new Hodges McGrath brand will operate across Bayside Melbourne and Rye on the Mornington Peninsula, bringing Victoria's…
Investor retreat wipes $5.4 billion off new lending as borrowing capacity squeezes capital cities
ABS figures show new mortgage lending fell for a second straight quarter, with investors leading the pullback after…
Correct pricing on day one is beating three months of discounting
New Alto data shows Glasgow homes agree a sale in just 11 days, with the company's CEO pointing…
Real estate agent turns loss into hope for Queensland families
Ray White's Sonya Treloar is running her second annual fundraiser for Hummingbird House, Queensland's only dedicated children's hospice,…
Back garden seals the deal as Antony Doolin navigates shifting Perth market
Antony Doolin's dual-targeting strategy delivered three offers for a Melville family home, with a lifestyle-focused family ultimately securing…
Ten agencies get behind REA’s red doors for Hackdays
For the first time, REA Group customers including Ray White Mildura and LJ Hooker United Group will spend…
Patrick Bird named Elders NSW rural real estate manager
The appointment comes alongside a broader reshuffle of Elders' NSW leadership, with former state manager Richard Gemmell stepping…
Highland Group honours staff at Crown Sydney awards night
More than 220 guests gathered to recognise long-serving team members and rising talent across the Highland Group.
Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory celebrate 2026 award winners
A record 820 guests attended the annual Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory annual awards at the…
Freedom is the hardest thing young agents have to manage
Urban Real Estate's Trent Brewer says flexibility without daily discipline is what actually derails new agents, not lack…
Regional first-home buyers under 5% deposit scheme post double-digit equity gains
Fewer than 0.2% of the 48,000 households using the expanded scheme sit in negative equity, with outback Queensland…
Geraldton’s $380,000 real estate boom powered by population and economic revival
Once facing severe demographic decline, the Mid West hub leads regional Western Australia with historic house price growth…
Dr Fred Grosse in his own words
In 2014 I called a rabbi to help promote an event. He spent 30 minutes working on me…
Darwin and Geelong take top spots for 5% deposit first-home buyers
Led by Zuccoli, Top End suburbs outperform major capitals on affordability, capital growth, and rapid sales turnover.
NZ sellers now wait 10.4 years to bank a profit
Cotality's latest Pain and Gain report shows profitable resales at a near 14-year low, with Auckland and Wellington…
Renting for life is now the plan, not the fallback, for many tenants
Modelling cited in the report suggests almost half of younger Australian households will still be renting privately past…
The 70-30 split that defines a co-operative real estate network
As compliance costs rise and cross-brand talent wars rage, First National CEO David Edwards argues the future belongs…
Mid-sized capitals hold deep buffer against price falls
New Cotality modelling shows Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide could absorb a 20% fall in values without erasing five…
Singer Lynsey de Paul’s former London home hits the market
The South Hampstead villa where the singer-songwriter entertained a string of celebrity friends is for sale for the…
What really separates top agents in today’s market
Strip away the noise: why mastering communication, marketing, and negotiation beats every market shortcut
Alistair Boyle – finding freedom and family time in Casey-Cardinia
Alistair Boyle has discovered that running your own business doesn't mean sacrificing time with the people who matter…
Beyond the listings: Mark Anderson’s no-nonsense guide to real estate and real life
After walking away from real estate entirely and spending a year surfing, Mark Anderson returned with a hard…
Councils to lock in 30-year housing blueprint pipeline under Sydney masterplan
The finalised Sydney Plan maps housing growth to the city's east and jobs growth to the west, giving…
What a €1 million budget buys in Italy versus Sydney
Knight Frank research shows prestige buyers are getting far more space and favourable tax settings in Venice, Lucca…
Happy people do more, and they love doing it
Walk into a property management business that's firing and you can feel it before anyone speaks. The energy…
Matilda Downard’s staging strategy delivers five offers in 18 days for Usher property
Matilda Downard's hands-on preparation and strategic staging approach delivered five offers in 18 days for a Bunbury-area property,…
Where rate pressure is sending buyer demand right now
New REA Group figures reveal enquiry growth of up to 245 per cent in regional and fringe suburbs,…
Major banks reveal incoming price drop timelines
The market has reacted faster than expected to negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, but a recovery…
Sunbury emerges as one of Melbourne’s stand-out growth suburbs amid auction rebound
While Melbourne dwelling values fell 2.8 per cent over the year, Sunbury grew 4.3 per cent as buyers…
The behaviour you walk past is the behaviour you accept
Hannah Gill argues real estate culture is shaped less by strategy statements and more by the small moments…
Andrew and Tracey Macmillan join FOUNDIT buyer’s agency
The husband-and-wife team bring complementary expertise to FOUNDIT, combining Andrew's 40+ years in Melbourne's prestige property market with…
Hollywood heavyweight Bruce Beresford lists charming Blue Mountains retreat
Bruce Beresford and wife Virginia Duigan are selling their Wentworth Falls home of 19 years as agents report…
Why Storyhouse treats social media as a sales engine, not a branding exercise
Mark Josem is rewriting the agency playbook, combining digital storytelling, buyer psychology and bilingual auctions to challenge the…
Matt Johnson opens McGrath office in Traralgon
The new office pushes McGrath's network into Gippsland, a region McGrath Research ranks second on the east coast…