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How honesty in advertising is paying off for one Melbourne real estate agency
Forget “This house has good bones”, the signboard out the front of a MATTHEWS. listing is much more…
Rental rates soar to new heights
Weekly rent for a three-bedroom house in Brisbane has experienced the highest annual increase this century, with little…
Real estate agency ordered to pay after advertising mislead buyer on air-conditioning
A Melbourne real estate agency has discovered the hard way that it pays to get your listing copy…
Buxton adds another Melbourne office
Strategic growth sees Buxton expand into Melbourne’s affluent Camberwell.
Property values higher than before the pandemic
National housing values are still 14.8 per cent higher than they were at the start of the Covid…
PropTech is not something for agents to fear
Technology is continuing to change the way real estate agents operate, but the huge increase in new PropTech…
City vacancy rate drops below regional areas
The national vacancy rate has fallen to just 1.47 per cent, less than half the level seen before…
Investors seek hotels after near record year of transactions
The $575 million sale of Australia’s first Waldorf Astoria Hotel is evidence investors are continuing to turn to…
Foreign investment is down, but for how long?
Foreign investment in Australian real estate fell over the last quarter, but a recent uptick in enquiries from…
February listings rebound as Autumn selling season approaches
New property listings increased by nearly 25 per cent over the month of February, though they remain below…
House prices: why this key figure is more important than mortgage rates
Population growth has a far bigger impact on property prices than mortgage rates, according to a new report…
RBA announces tenth consecutive rate rise at its March meeting
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash rate by 25 basis points at its March meeting,…
Mortgage affordability declines, rent crisis eases slightly: REIA
Mortgage holders are facing an increased financial strain for mortgage holders but renters have been given a slight…
Kay & Burton unveils brand evolution
Leading premium real estate agency Kay & Burton has unveiled its brand evolution project which will re -establish…
Share of sub-$400 per week properties falls sharply
The number of rental listings asking for $400 per week or less on realestate.com.au has nearly halved in…
Improving auction clearance rates: what do they tell us about the rest of the market?
Australia's auction clearance rate edged past 70.3 per cent last week, following a strong month of auction activity…
Going above and beyond: housing the Brady Bunch
Property managers are at the forefront of Australia's rental crisis, often caught in between clients, trying to manage…
Rush to quality driving inner-Melbourne market resurgence
An influx of overseas students and the return of Australians from overseas is driving activity in Melbourne's luxury…
Gold Coast predicted to take an increasing slice of the population pie
The Gold Coast is set to benefit from an increasing share of overseas migration to Australia, helping prices…
Sydney beats out Geneva, Paris for super prime sales
Sydney ultra high-end market has proven relatively resilient to economic headwinds, according to new research from Knight Frank.
Domain sees spike in rental demand coming from China
New figures from Domain show Australia's vacancy rate remained stubbornly low during February, with the company reporting a…
REA Group’s Owen Wilson selling in Toorak
Owen Wilson, CEO of REA Group, has put up his Toorak mansion for sale with an asking price…
Is the downturn over? Home values bounce back in February
Australia's property values increased slightly in February, according to PropTrack, while separate figures from CoreLogic also show the…
New ABS figures reveal knockdown hotspots
The number of demolition projects in Australia is predicted to fall in the coming 12 months, but some…
Anne Flaherty: PropTrack economist’s predictions for 2023
While 2023 is likely to be a tough year for renters, signs are starting to emerge that the…
Why the regional sea and tree change trend isn’t over yet
Predictions of a mass return to the cities following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic have been overstated,…
Westpac predicts rents will keep rising for longer
Westpac is predicting that rents will jump by 11.5 per cent this year, enough to tempt investors and…
Melina Cruickshank: driving new business
As market conditions continue to change, as an agent, you want to ensure you're being seen by as…
School zones still attracting price premiums
Being in a school catchment zone could add ten per cent to a property's sale price, according to…
Population patterns, not tax breaks, responsible for housing crisis
Australia's unique population patterns and a shortage of available residential land near jobs and services has had a…
HTW property predictions: Second half of 2023 to bring stability
Rapid interest rate increases have eroded the optimism surrounding residential property, but a slowdown in rate rises in…
Nerida Conisbee: solving Australia’s rental spiral
We need more rental properties. The problem is that the group that funds most of them isn’t too…
Auction clearance rate on the rise
Auction activity lifted again this week with preliminary figures from Domain recording a 67.6 per cent clearance rate…
Listings slide drags on Domain Group profits
The biggest decline in listings in Domain Group's history has resulted in a decline in profits, though revenue…