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South Australia’s property market goes from strength to strength
South Australian property prices continue to rise, despite the headwinds of higher interest rates and economic uncertainty.
Buyers seek transparency: 72 per cent skip properties without prices listed
Property listings without prices are buyers' biggest pain point when searching for a new home on realestate.com.au, according…
Property market to recoup 2022 downturn by the end of the year
Australia’s property market has almost entirely recovered from the 2022 downturn and will do so by the end…
First-home buyers opting for “memories not mortgages”
First home buyers are increasingly First-home buyers are increasingly opting for “memories not mortgages” as the high cost…
3 things you need to know about the US buyer-agent commissions trial
Week one of the Sitzer/Burnett class action lawsuit has drawn to a close, in a case that has…
First-home buyers dominate the NZ market
The number of New Zealand property sales in September were 8 per cent higher than a year ago,…
Transparency and efficiency: Why you need to get an inspection report upfront
Transparency is the key to establishing trust in any industry, but it holds particular significance in Australian real…
Home design trends to watch in 2024
Brutalist design elements, Murano glass chandeliers and cold plunge pools are set to transform homes and dominate social…
Investors can still find affordable options
Despite near-record high property prices across the country, there are still affordable locations for investors, according to a…
Building a house ‘one room at a time’
We’ve all heard about building a house one brick at a time, but an innovative new construction approach…
Pressley’s proposal: Why stamp duty should be swapped for a Medicare-style housing levy
Leading property analyst Simon Pressley has called on stamp duty to be abolished and replaced with a three…
Has the bank of Mum and Dad shut its doors?
Despite record-high property prices and surging interest rates, just 1-in-10 first-home buyers are tapping into the bank of…
How agents can dramatically improve their auction campaigns
The number one goal for most real estate agents when it comes to marketing a property, is to…
Nick Cummins puts his Broadbeach Waters home on the market
Renowned international rugby player turned reality TV star, Nick Cummins, affectionately known as the 'Honey Badger,' has decided…
Demand for the Home Guarantee Scheme surges
The number of Australian first-home buyers taking up the Home Guarantee Scheme has surged, as younger Australians battle…
Chrissie Ren joins The Rubinstein Group
The Rubinstein Group has appointed its first female sales executive, with Chrissie Ren joining the group at its…
Going for gold: RE/MAX opens in Olympic Park
Experienced business owner and sales director, Joseph Choi, has opened RE/MAX Prestige, which is the first, and currently…
Owner-occupiers lead the uptick in new lending
New lending is back on the rise after increasing 2.2 per cent in August, however, the overall level…
Interest rates on hold for fourth month in a row
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on hold at 4.1 per cent for the fourth…
New zero per cent deposit home loan option for homebuyers
A new home loan product that allows homebuyers to purchase a property with a zero per cent deposit…
Lower prices for unrenovated homes starting to entice buyers
Rising construction costs, led by shortages of trades, are making buyers wary of unrenovated homes, however, lower prices…
Rents set to keep rising across the country
Rents are expected to keep on rising in Sydney, Melbourne and a number of the smaller capital cities…
Original winning apartment from The Block set for auction
An iconic Bondi Beach apartment, made famous by winning the inaugural season of The Block, will go up…
From jockey to Property Partner: How a brush with mortality led Damian Miller to a career in real estate
It was while recovering from a fall from a horse and surgery to remove a bone tumour, that…
View Media Group launches new real estate portal
Antony Catalano’s View Media Group (VMG) has launched property portal view.com.au, with an innovative listings model where sellers…
House prices set to surge by June 2025
House prices will rise almost 15 per cent nationally by June 2025, with limited property supply, heavier migration…
QLD and NSW aren’t releasing enough land to meet surging population
New South Wales and Queensland are not releasing enough land to keep up with surging population growth, according…
Nerida Conisbee: Will house prices drop now that supply is increasing?
House prices have been rising across Australia since the start of the year.
Short-term loss-making sales have increased
Higher interest rates could be pushing sellers to accept a loss, with new data from CoreLogic showing the…
$2.2 billion housing and infrastructure plan announced in NSW Budget
A $224 million Essential Housing Package has been announced as a major part of the NSW Budget as…
Home run for owner-occupiers as investors sit on sidelines
Current buyers looking for new homes are likely to be owner-occupiers, not investors, who want a standalone property…
PropertyMate’s platform transforms home searches, wins industry support
A property search platform that enables consumers to search for their perfect home by lifestyle options is also…
Sydney’s super-prime home sales double
The number of super prime sales above US$10 million have doubled in Sydney, according to the latest Global…
Bianca Denham: Why your metrics matter in a shifting spring landscape
As a southern-state resident I, like many of my compatriots, am incredibly excited about spring.
Housing affordability at the lowest level since 2008
Housing affordability continues to worsen across Australia with new data showing it now takes 45.9 per cent of…