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Opinion

Sydney penthouse trends that hold their value

Nothing beats the view from on high! Despite a slowing market, it’s still been a landmark year for…

News

Top tips to clean up a flood damaged home

Television lifestyle presenter and Rochester resident Walt Collins has offered some critical tips on where to start a…

News

Capital city auction volumes fall 4 per cent

Capital city auction volumes fell 4 per cent this week, with 1742 homes going under the hammer to…

News

Slower start to spring for new listings but what’s to blame?

The extra public holidays in late September have contributed to a slow start to spring for sellers, with…

News

Housing market passes ‘peak fear’ phase

Australian property markets have passed their “peak fear” phase and are expected to bottom out in the new…

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New program to unblock local housing backlog

The NSW Government has announced an $11.5 million Unblocking Homes Program that will help fast-track the delivery of…

Opinion

Imogen Callister: marketing that works in a slowdown

Generating listings and making sales is simple in a booming market. But how do you generate the same…

Leadership

Manos Findikakis: How small actions can lead to big wins

Have you ever stood at the bottom of a lengthy staircase and been overwhelmed by the long journey…

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Industry News

House price falls to continue into 2023: NAB

There’s likely more property price declines ahead with values to continue decreasing in 2023, according to the National…

News

Rundown Sydney home in need of $500,000 in repairs hits the market

A rundown Sydney home that needs upward of $500,000 in repairs is attracting plenty of interest from potential…

News

Rising interest rates lead to a surge in refinancing

Homeowners are refinancing their mortgages at record levels as the impact of rising interest rates start to take…

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News

Preliminary clearance hits its highest peak since late May

The preliminary clearance rate has reached its highest point since May after auction volumes increased this week.

Opinion

How much does renovating add to the value of your home?

The level of renovation activity has slowed a little bit since the start of the year, driven by…

News

Auction volumes down but clearance rate holding steady

Consecutive long weekends have continued to impact auction volumes, with 1613 properties taken to auction across the combined…

Industry News

REIA welcomes regional First Home Buyer Guarantee as prices in regions surge

President Hayden Groves said scarcity of supply in regional towns has become a driving factor in housing affordability…

News

Low-deposit finance across New Zealand becoming harder to get

Low-deposit finance is becoming increasingly hard to secure in New Zealand as banks continue to tighten lending standards.

News

Queensland rental supply falls 30 per cent as investors exit market

Surging house prices across Queensland have caused a wave of investor selling, the the number of available rental…

News

Adelaide land prices climb north of $200,000 for the first time

Adelaide real estate continues to be among the strongest in the country, with the value of land now…

News

First-home buyers quietly returning to the market

Despite rising interest rates, first home buyers appear to have passed “peak pessimism” and are slowing returning to…

Opinion

More jobs than people? Where we are set to see the worst housing shortages

For the first time ever, there are now almost as many advertised vacant jobs as there are unemployed…

News

Rising rates to continue to weigh on property markets: RBA

Rising borrowing costs will likely see property prices fall, however, the magnitude and timing is unclear according to…

News

Agent hits ground running with morning workout

Real estate sales professional Angela Stergou prepares for the day ahead with a 30-minute workout every morning.

News

Clearance rate rises as auctions enjoy their busiest week since June

Spring selling season is under way in earnest with this week proving the busiest auction week since June…

News

Nathan Gallagher takes the helm as REA Group’s national sales director

REA Group continues its focus on customers with new roles announced for Ben Auchettl and Nathan Gallagher. 

News

Busiest winter for new listings in five years

Listings are beginning to pick up across the country, ahead of the typically busy spring season.

Industry News

REIA: housing affordability drops further

Housing affordability has continued to drop with the proportion of income needed to meet mortgage and rent payments…

News

Brisbane’s rental crisis putting vulnerable renters at risk

The rental crisis in Brisbane is leaving many vulnerable and low-income earners at risk of homelessness according to…

News

Trading up is getting easier in New Zealand

Upgrading your home is gradually getting easier across New Zealand, with new data showing the premium to trade-up…

News

MyHomeVault app puts property information in the palm of your hand

An Australian real estate app that stores property information in one secure place is now available on the…

Features

A place for everyone: Green St Property

In the heart of the Newcastle CBD, just one street back from the Hunter River, a small real…