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Highland rebrands with a digital-first push for prestige listings
Franchise News

Highland unveils a new era of brand identity to reflect its expanding prestige property portfolio

The company-owned network is rolling out a new visual identity and AI tools over the next 12 months,…

Heritage Botany house on 1,064sqm breaks suburb record at $3.8 million
Agent Stories

Heritage Botany house on 1,064sqm breaks suburb record at $3.8 million

A heritage house on more than 1,000 square metres in Botany has shattered the suburb's price record, with…

Mascot agent turns down pre-auction offer to protect buyer competition
Agent Stories

Mascot agent turns down pre-auction offer to protect buyer competition

Anthony Kassis turned down a pre-auction offer to protect auction integrity — and delivered four bidders and an…

Matt Micallef is leaning into a tougher market with a focus on relationships. Image: Supplied
Features

Why this principal now turns away vendors he can’t connect with

Matt Micallef says he walked away from a listing the morning of this interview, part of a client-selection…

Brand-new Box Hill home on 375sqm sells for $1.9 million in just 14 days
Agent Stories

Brand-new Box Hill home on 375sqm sells for $1.9 million in just 14 days

A local family searching for eight months knew within minutes they'd found their home — and 24 other…

Elwood vendor runs own inspections, saves thousands and sells for $1.55 million
Agent Stories

Elwood vendor runs own inspections, saves thousands and sells for $1.55 million

Ben Williams proved Unreserved's hybrid Plus campaign model works with a $1.55 million Elwood auction result built on…

Dubai property prices fall for first time in five years as market shifts gears
International

Dubai property prices fall for first time in five years as market shifts gears

Dubai’s extraordinary property run has hit a turning point, with residential prices recording their first annual fall in…

Nerida Conisbee says the housing downturn is starting to shift. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Premium markets turning as investors retreat from affordable suburbs

Ray White's chief economist says buyer attendance is rebounding in Sydney and Melbourne's priciest pockets, even as investor-heavy,…

Wednesday lunchtime inspection helps turn 90-day Newstead listing into $915k sale
Agent Stories

Wednesday lunchtime inspection helps turn 90-day Newstead listing into $915k sale

A presentation reset, flexible inspection times and stronger buyer terms helped Dimitri Cassidy secure a $915,000 unconditional contract…

Greece Property Tax Hike: What it Means for Aussie Buyers
International

Greece plans to lift property tax fivefold for overseas buyers

Real estate commentator and auctioneer Tom Panos says the proposed property tax changes in Greece could significantly alter…

Truganina house sells in one day for $1.85 million after previous 120-day campaign stalled
Agent Stories

Truganina house sells in one day for $1.85 million after previous 120-day campaign stalled

Kartavya Thakkar and Mukesh Kumar's honest pricing conversation and 24-hour blitz of eight open homes delivered what 120…

Zoran Solano: Long-Term Vision in Buyer Advocacy
Franchise News

For Zoran Solano, property has always been about the long game

Some of Zoran Solano's earliest memories of property have nothing to do with auctions or negotiations. They involve…

Kalley Singh's buyer intel turns three-bedroom house around in 24 hours
Agent Stories

Kalley Singh’s buyer intel turns three-bedroom house around in 24 hours

A father-and-son duo from Mill Park found exactly what they needed in just one inspection — and Kalley…

A monumental apartment tower rendered as a finished, solid structure at ground level but dissolving upward into faint architectural blueprint linework against a red-toned sky, the completed lower floors casting a single confident key-shaped shadow of light across the foreground — the promise now built before it is sold.
International

China unveils reforms to end housing presale model

Beijing has told local governments to prioritise completed-home sales and extended mortgage terms to 40 years, in a…

Australian Housing Affordability Hits Record Low
Industry News

Housing affordability hits record low as rate rises squeeze buyers

Higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices have pushed affordability to its worst level on record, leaving a…

The Edit Track 03 – Alexandra Warren, Country Manager Australia at Diakrit, with Samantha McLean
Partner Content

What buyers and vendors actually want from property marketing

Three agents, three marketing schedules, and the only real difference between them was the number at the bottom.…

Rohin Arora - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Rohin Arora – from early setbacks to $1 million GCI at 30

At just 30 years old, Rohin Arora has achieved what many agents spend decades working towards – writing…

NZ Property Market Data: Asking vs Actual Sales Prices Debate
International

Listing portal data clashes with sales reality as NZ property market shifts

Realestate.co.nz claims flat prices and growing choice, but top Wellington agent William Yip argues actual sale values have…

Regional Australia expands its affordability frontier
Industry News

Regional Australia expands its affordability frontier

As premium coastal markets reach price limits, affordable interior and resource-rich regional towns are now taking the lead…

How Zillow is turning tenants Into first-home buyers. Image: Lois
International

Zillow just revealed how 78,000 renters a month are skiping the rental trap – and what Aussie principals must do now

Zillow's rent-to-credit program offers a US benchmark for how agency leaders can turn property management into a long-term…

Alistair Macmillan: Image: Supplied
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The average Australian borrower now dedicates 38 per cent of their take-home pay to home loans. Image: Lois
Industry News

Nearly a third of borrowers hand over half their pay

Finder's 2026 Home Loan Report finds 29 per cent of mortgage holders now spend more than half their…

The wisdom of Claudio Encina – 30 lessons from the coach who still has a coach
Features

The wisdom of Claudio Encina – 30 lessons from the coach who still has a coach

He started at LJ Hooker Bondi Junction in 1995, learned soft skills at a Hollywood acting school on…

Barfoot & Thompson Managing Director Peter Thompson speaking at a lectern branded Summit 26 in Auckland
Industry News

Winning is just the beginning for Barfoot & Thompson

Seven months after a history-making trifecta at the International Property Awards, New Zealand's largest family-owned real estate company…

Claudia Macdonald has joined Cunninghams.
People Moves

Cunninghams welcomes Claudia Macdonald to strengthen Forest area presence

Cunninghams has welcomed experienced sales agent and Northern Beaches local Claudia Macdonald to its growing sales team, strengthening…

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Celebrity Homes

Kim Kardashian’s favourite architect’s London villa sells for £15m

The Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead mansion, once a hideaway for visiting Hollywood stars, has sold to a European family…

Japan: Selling real estate for 1 Yen. Image - Deposit Phtotos
International

Japanese agency sells homes for 1 Yen, banks trust instead

One Tokyo agency has built a business model around giving away unwanted regional properties for less than the…