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Is Queensland’s First Home Owner Grant all it’s cracked up to be?
The Queensland Government has doubled the state’s First Home Owner Grant but a property expert warns the offer…
Joe Jonas lists New York apartment after split with wife Sophie Turner
Several months after Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner parted ways and sold their Miami mansion, Jonas has put…
Maximising the allure: How to prepare homes for a new year sale
As you approach the end of the year, it’s time to put in some prep and get 2024…
OnTheHouse and Openn combine to bring private treaty sales online
CoreLogic’s consumer property research and listing platform, OnTheHouse.com.au, has strengthened its partnership with Openn, to bring private treaty…
Michelle May: Property trends that will dominate in 2024
As we fast approach the end of 2023, the Australian real estate landscape is showing clear indications of…
First home buyer demand across New Zealand hits a record high
Despite reduced housing affordability and higher living costs, first home buyers (FHBs) in New Zealand are buying homes…
Immigration surge putting short-term pressure on rental markets
The flood of overseas migrants is putting the rental market under extreme pressure in the short term and…
Cup Day rate rise: RBA lifts interest rates to 4.35 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted interest rates for the first time in five months, hiking the…
New Zealand property prices rise for the first time in 18 months
The first signs of a recovery in New Zealand property prices have begun with values increasing 0.4 per…
From ordinary to extraordinary: The Block leaves lasting impression on property market
The 19th season of hit renovation show, The Block, may be nearing its finale, but it will leave…
Chaotic auction sets a new record with 161 registered bidders for damaged home
When Cory Boyd and Keron Petzer listed the dilapidated home at 19 Billabong Drive, Crestmead, they had no…
Rental market is ‘extremely challenged’ as listings drop and rents soar
A chronically challenged rental market, fuelled by record low supply and soaring weekly rents, is creating a self-perpetuating…
REIA proposes plan to tackle housing crisis
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has released bold suggestions to tackle the ongoing housing crisis and…
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…