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Real Estate News
News Corp Australia and CampaignAgent announce alliance
News Corp Australia has announced an alliance with real estate finance technology provider CampaignAgent.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Louise Barton: Rising to the challenge
After reaching the top of her game as an agent in her home country of Scotland, Louise Barton and her partner packed their bags and relocated to Australia four years ago. As the now Sydney-based Richardson & Wrench agent tells Kylie Dulhunty, change is good for the soul.
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Real Estate News
Clearance rate inches higher after busy auction week
Auction volumes were down slightly on last week, but the preliminary clearance rate inched higher to 79 per cent, after 2892 properties taken to auction across the combined capitals. In comparison, the previous week saw 3016 homes taken to auction, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 78.6 per cent, which revised down to 77.2 per cent at final figures.…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
How to improve your listing conversion rate: John Hellaby
John Hellaby of MarketBuy shares his expert insight into social media content that makes you the first agent people think of and overcomes two of the biggest listing presentation hurdles before you even walk through the door.
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Real Estate News
Ray White Marsden principal Avi Khan opens new office at Daisy Hill
The team at Ray White Marsden, south of Brisbane, have just officially opened the doors of their new office after branching out into the nearby suburb of Daisy Hill.
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Real Estate News
Australia’s hot housing market showing slight signs of cooling
Australia’s housing market may be showing signs of slowing down, with an increase in supply and a slight downturn in search activity, according to the latest REA Insights report.
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Real Estate News
Key industry groups respond to big-spending Federal Budget
As the dust settles on the 2021-22 Federal Budget, some of Australia's key industry groups have weighed in with their responses.
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Real Estate News
A Budget right for its time
There’s plenty for the property industry to like in the 2021 Federal Budget, not because of any specific measure but in the myriad provisions to keep cash and confidence flowing in our pandemic-constrained economy.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Federal Budget 2021-22 – Relevant points for real estate
The government has revealed a far more optimistic picture of Australia’s future in a Federal Budget that tackled everything from infrastructure to home ownership, and aged care.
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Real Estate News
The Agency breaks six suburb records on Central Coast in two months
NSW’s Central Coast property market has been booming since COVID history last year and The Agency’s local team have been making hay while the sun shines, breaking a series of suburb sales records in 2021.
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Real Estate News
Property positivity hits one-year low despite rising house values
House values are continuing to climb throughout the country but fewer than half of Australians believe now is a good time to buy property.
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Real Estate News
Family Home Guarantee revealed as focus shifts to Federal Budget
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced additional measures to support Australians seeking to secure their own home.
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Real Estate News
A budget wish list for the real estate sector
As the countdown to the release of the Federal Budget begins, LJ Hooker Head of Research, Mathew Tiller, has put forward his wish list for the real estate industry. Mr Tiller said he hoped to see regional investment, an extension to HomeBuilder, and the opening of international borders among the measures announced on budget night in a bid to support…
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Elite Agent
Manos Findikakis: Does your vision of the future excite you?
I must admit, I entered the real estate industry in 2003 with lots and lots of apprehension. I, like many who first start, had one foot in the door and the other out.
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Real Estate News
Perth prestige property prices power ahead
Knight Frank has released its Prime Global Cities Index for the first quarter of 2021, which shows prime residential property prices are rising across the globe - and Australia is no exception.
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Real Estate News
RBA leaves official cash rate at historic low at April meeting
The Reserve Bank has once again opted to leave interest rates at the historic low of 10 basis points at its monthly meeting on Tuesday.
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Elite Agent
How to avoid little white lies
A new report shows the perception of real estate agents as unethical is slowly, and rightly, changing. With that in mind, we thought we'd put some of the most common 'little white lies' real estate agents tell to top coach Claudio Encina, to see what agents can say or do differently to achieve the best results for themselves and their…
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Real Estate News
Australian housing values continued to grow in April
Housing values rose by 1.8 per cent in Australia in April, with monthly capital gains easing from a 32-year high in March, according to CoreLogic’s national home value index.
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Real Estate News
Preliminary results show over 80 per cent of auctions successful
The preliminary clearance rate has again exceeded 80 per cent this week on the back of higher volumes.
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Elite Agent
Shane Kempton: Positive mental attitude (in three simple steps!)
Chris is an agent who has missed out on his past two listing presentations. He is now starting to think he has lost his edge and he’s not as good as his competitors. He goes to his third listing presentation with this negative thinking and, sure enough, he misses this one too. When he gets home, he starts saying to…
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Real Estate News
House prices record steepest quarterly rise in 18 years
Australian house prices recorded their strongest quarterly increase in almost two decades in the three months to March, according to the latest Domain House Price Report.
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Real Estate News
The Agency releases Autumn Property Report, issues interest rate warning
The Agency has just released its Autumn 2021 Property Report, with CEO Matt Lahood pointing out the combined capital city dwelling values rose by 2.8 per cent in March, the fastest rate in 32 years.
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OPINION
How to create next level digital proposals
It can be hard to know where to start when selecting digital proposal software. Bill Shields explains the must-have features you should look out for and how they can help you win your next listing. The newest wave of digital proposal software gives you an unprecedented opportunity to create and deliver polished, personalised introductions that remind potential clients why you…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Slight drop in auction volume and clearance rate
This week CoreLogic reported there were 2041 capital city homes taken to auction resulting in a preliminary clearance rate of 78.5 per cent.
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Elite Agent
Paying it forward: 30 minutes with Stu Benson
There's nothing Stu Benson loves more than a live auction. An industry expert synonymous with the sales technique in Sydney's north-west, Stu has weathered the COVID-19 storm to have his best quarter yet at the end of 2020.
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Real Estate News
Preliminary clearance rate tops 80 per cent on the back of higher volume
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate has risen to 80.5 per cent this week after volume bounced back from the Easter slowdown. CoreLogic reported 2448 homes were taken to auction this week. Over the week prior, a lower 2199 auctions were held with preliminary figures showing 79.4 per cent of homes sold. That success rate later revised down to…
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Real Estate News
Metro Melbourne median house price passes the $1 million mark
The median house price in Victoria has recorded one of its largest quarterly increases, with the value of Melbourne metropolitan houses passing $1 million.
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Elite Agent
Andrew Cocks: First-home buyers seize the moment
In the past few months, calls for the Reserve Bank to 'do something' about runaway house prices have become louder, ignoring Governor Philip Lowe’s repeated response that it is not the job of the central bank to meddle with house prices.
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Real Estate News
First-home buyers turning attention to homes requiring renovations
First-home buyers are increasingly looking for fixer-uppers to get a foothold in the property market, with four in five Australians planning to renovate their ‘new’ homes after purchasing.
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Real Estate News
New home building hits highest level in more than 20 years
New home building surged to its highest level in more than 20 years in the December quarter, with the Housing Industry Association attributing the rise to the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder program.
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Real Estate News
REIWA predicts state’s property values to climb higher than first thought
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australian has revised its growth predictions for the state’s property market, with its new forecast tipping values will rise by 15 per cent this year.
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Elite Agent
The value equation: Trish Varker-Miles
Trish Varker-Miles says creating valuable, effective content that educates and builds brand awareness will gather more traction with potential clients.
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Real Estate News
New research reveals first home buyers need six-figure deposit to enter market
According to new research, prospective homeowners in Australia now need a six-figure deposit to purchase a property.
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Real Estate News
Two-thirds of US homebuyers purchasing properties sight unseen, according to survey
More Australian homebuyers have been purchasing properties without making physical inspections over the past year and buying sight unseen is something that has become even more prevalent in the US since the onset of COVID-19.
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Real Estate News
Would scrapping negative gearing lead to more affordable house prices?
House prices are back in the news, and out of control. In the past three months the median house price in Sydney has risen by more than A$100,000 to A$1.12 million.
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