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Three steps to become a source of real estate information – and win business
Right now, buyers and sellers in your local area are searching the interwebs for things like, “What to do before moving home?”, “How to negotiate in real estate?”, and ”First-time homebuyer mortgage”.
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Growth catalyst for new McGrath team
McGrath Parramatta has expanded its operation adding the previously company-owned Blacktown business to its franchise group and operating the two offices as McGrath West Group. Led by Kon Stathopoulos, the business has strategically aligned itself with key talent in Sydney’s Greater Western region with Joel Hollings and Amit Nayak joining as partners in the new business structure. The announcement follows…
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Women to the front: Real estate industry leaders share their secrets of success
At Elite Agent and the Elevate podcast, we don’t need a reason to champion the best female leaders in the real estate industry, we do it as a matter of course.
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Clearance rate rises but volume lower as most states enjoy long weekend
The preliminary clearance has risen to 84.5 per cent on the back of lower volumes this week, courtesy of a long weekend in several states including Victoria. CoreLogic reports 1587 capital city homes were taken to auction this week. Of the 1311 results collected so far, 84.5 per cent have reportedly sold. This is an improvement on last week’s preliminary…
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Michelle Stephens: Stop selling yourself short
Michelle Stephens remembers her first day in real estate, 11 years ago, like it was yesterday. She was a fresh-faced, nervous, 20-year-old who, it’s safe to say, had a handshake a little like a wet fish. “I’ll never forget it,” Michelle chuckles. “I went around and met everyone in the office and shook their hands, only to later have this…
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Perth listings at 10-year low after dipping below 8000 in February
Listings for home sales in Perth dropped to a 10-year low in February, with fewer than 8,000 properties listed for sale on reiwa.com in the West Australian capital at the end of last month.
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‘Like throwing petrol on a bonfire’: Industry Super boss slams plan to use retirement savings for home deposits
Industry Super Australia has thrown cold water on the concept of allowing prospective homebuyers to access their superannuation to enter the housing market, describing the idea as fundamentally flawed.
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Taking Control: Craig Stephenson
After almost a decade in hospitality, Ray White Bankstown sales consultant Craig Stephenson decided to combine his passion for property and customer service into a career in real estate. He reveals the secrets to his success so far.
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Bay of plenty of interest with Central Coast’s 2261 postcode booming in 2021
Killarney Vale on the NSW Central Coast is attracting hordes of Sydney buyers every weekend to open for inspections, as are nearby Blue Bay and Toowoon Bay.
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Construction of new homes to hit record high in 2021
A record number of almost 130,000 detached homes are anticipated to commence construction in 2021.
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Whitlam’s former home fetches prime price
A modest brick home in Sydney's west that was once owned by former prime minister Gough Whitlam has been sold less than 24 hours before it's scheduled auction and will now be restored to its former glory.
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Tony Blamey: Expect the unexpected
If 2021 has taught us anything so far, it’s to expect the unexpected.
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Platform helps open doors to high prices for astute agents
Australia’s property market has been heating up over the past year and savvy agents have been able to use technology to their advantage to negotiate higher prices for sellers in multiple-offer scenarios.
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RiskWise report shows Perth housing market prices are heading north
It remains the most-affordable capital-city housing market in the country and Perth’s long-awaited property recovery is starting to hit its straps.
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RE/MAX makes virtual tours a reality after signing partnership with VTA
RE/MAX has added another dimension to open houses and its agents look set to attract a greater proportion of qualified buyers and renters after the national franchise signed a partnership agreement with Australia's fastest-growing virtual tours company.
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Kev Perry strengthens Nest with new RE/MAX franchise
The massive shift towards remote working has made regional living a more viable proposition and Queensland’s Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba regions proving popular choices for those wanting a tree change.
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Think outside the box to capitalise on Year of the Ox
Few people will be sorry to see the tail end of the Year of the Rat but as we enter the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac, what can we expect?
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‘I’m a big beliver in karma’: Alexandra Stamatiou-Buda
In an industry known for agents chopping and changing which agency they work for, Alexandra Stamatiou-Buda is somewhat of an anomaly.
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Hope Island’s Gallery estate on course to sell out
The holiday season has helped push buyer activity to a new high at The Gallery, a 46-lot land estate at Hope Island on the Gold Coast, helping it secure sales of more than $4 million in a two-week period.
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How to make your automated templates personal and engaging
Have you ever taken the time to read what is being sent to your prospects and clients from your CRM? Now, consider those communications through the eyes of your recipients. Does the message stand out? Does the copy make you want to immediately reply or pick up the phone and call you? Or, does it seem like most canned communication…
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Interest in South Australian market heading north
The New Year is often a sluggish period for property sales but the Adelaide market has defied traditional expectations, attracting huge interest from potential buyers.
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Clearance rate tops 80 per cent with higher auction values
Auction markets have returned a strong result on higher volumes this week, with the combined capitals preliminary clearance rate holding above 80 per cent, and Sydney clocking up almost a 90 per cent success rate.
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Homely Instant List an instant hit at Transform
Transform 2021 participants have been given a sneak peek of homely.com.au's newest marketing product, with the real estate portal giving attendees an exclusive first look at the Instant List.
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REIA identifies Budget priorities for property sector
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has identified 12 priorities it believes the Federal Government should adopt in the 2021-22 Budget to assist the nation’s property customers in succeeding in a COVID-normal environment.
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Finalists for AREAs 2020 announced including new data-driven recognition
The finalists for the 2020 Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) have been announced, with top agents reporting record years, despite the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Agents for change hit milestone as Zango celebrates first birthday
Canberra-based property-listing portal, Zango, has just turned one, with the locally owned and operated business celebrating the anniversary of its go-live date on Wednesday.
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Survey shows Australians banking on a positive year for property market
Home lending and property values are not the only things hitting a high point in 2021, with positive sentiment almost booming for those in the market, according to ME’s latest Quarterly Property Sentiment Report.
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Perth now Australia’s fastest growing property market
Perth has become Australia’s fastest-growing major property market after the city’s home value index rose 1.6 per cent last month and 3.8 per cent compared to three months, according to CoreLogic data released yesterday.
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Low rates and high values drive home lending to all-time high
Record-low interest rates and record-high property values have helped drive home lending to an all-time high, according to newly released figures.
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Auction activity picks up right where it left off
Capital city auction activity has ramped up after the seasonal slowdown, with 891 homes taken to auction this week resulting in a preliminary clearance rate above 80 per cent.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Changing lanes: How Stefon Bertram made Mosman his market
When people told Stefon Bertram there was “no way” he’d crack the Mosman market, he didn’t listen.
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Applying high volume sales techniques in a prestige market: Tim Foote
From chaos comes opportunity. That's an adage Bell Property Mosman principal Tim Foote thoroughly believes in.
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New home sales surge
The lure of $25,000 caused a surge of new home sales in December as buyers rushed to qualify for the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder grant.
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Lifting lockdown leads to record Victorian house prices: REIV
The median house price in Victoria has recorded its largest increase since 2000, according to data from Real Estate Institute of Victoria's quarterly December report. For the first time, Metropolitan houses in Melbourne surpassed a median value of $900,000, jumping by 9.5 per cent from the September quarter to land…
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Owner occupier resurgence offers a positive outlook for 2021
The total value of new loan commitments for housing and the value of owner occupier home loan commitments both reached record highs in November 2020, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today. The total value of new loan commitments for housing rose 5.6 per cent…
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