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Death by a thousand cuts: the real cost of anti-investor policy

A Queensland principal argues that a decade of incremental tax and lending changes has eroded investor confidence, with…

Gerard Connell - REA Group Executive General Manager – Sales. Image supplied
Partner Content

REA Group opens Hackdays to customer ideas for 2026

Agents and agencies can now pitch their own business challenges for the chance to spend four days working…

Commercial

Australia’s housing shortage collides with data centre boom as AI demand accelerates

Inside the exclusive world of data centre real estate, from metropolitan hotspots to the site identification opportunities left…

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Industry News

Homeowners crush investors: the hidden suburb metric adding $148K to unit values

New Cotality data shows units in owner-occupier-dominated suburbs have grown almost 100% since 2010, with the gap tipped…

Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura
Franchise News

Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura

The Melbourne-trained agent has reunited with the McGrath network to open its first Mildura office, in a regional…

People Moves

Jayden Manno appointed director of Raine & Horne Essendon

The multi award-winning agent returns to lead the office where his real estate career began.

People Moves

CBRE recruits two senior leasing figures from JLL

James Palmer and Nick Drake join CBRE's Victorian office leasing team from July 1, bringing four decades of…

Real estate husband-and-wife duo Shahid Khan and Fatima Zahra with senior sales team member Shildi Mullalli and senior sales agent Sharief Lorenz Rutene. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Husband-and-wife team opens Ray White Hoppers Crossing office

Shahid Khan and Fatima Zahra have launched their own Ray White office after just 12 months of trading…

Darwin home prices reached a median value of $635,000 in June, making it the only capital to resist the national slump. Image: Getty
Industry News

Darwin defies national slump as home prices fall for the third straight month

Affordability is now driving market performance, with regional areas and units outperforming capital cities and houses as buyers…

Regional markets continue to outperform, accounting for nine of the top ten locations this quarter. Image: Getty
Industry News

Regional towns sweep top spots in McGrath’s winter market index

Tasmania claimed half the top ten positions as regional markets outperformed capital cities on sales activity, pricing, and…

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Supplier News

FOUNDIT merges with Geelong buyer’s advocacy Henning Property

Proptech buyer's agency FOUNDIT today announced it has merged with Henning Property, the Geelong-based buyer's advocacy founded by…

Mario Butera | Director & Auctioneer, Woodards Northcote, Victoria. Image: Supplied
Features

The commercial edge: why tax shifts and tenant retention are redefining the market

As residential investment rules tighten, commercial property is attracting fresh attention, but landlords who fail to retain tenants…

New data reveals Perth prices are still growing even as buyer activity falls below pandemic-era lows. Image: Getty
Industry News

Perth property paradox: house prices hit $1M barrier as sales collapse to 15 year low

The city has entered seven-figure territory despite transactions sinking to their weakest level since 2011.

REA Group Economist Luc Redman reports that middle-ring capital city suburbs are dominating long-term home ownership tenures. Image: Getty
Industry News

The ‘20-year club’: Australia’s hardest-to-buy suburbs revealed

As national holding times average a decade, a select group of middle-ring suburbs are locking down supply as…

Investors pivot to off-the-plan apartments as Federal Budget tax changes drive strong demand for new-build housing across Australia’s major cities. Image: Getty
Industry News

Budget tax reforms spark 151% spike in off-the-plan apartment demand

Victoria leads national demand as off-the-plan apartment enquiries jump sharply following Federal Budget tax changes.

Ray White members make over 126,000 calls and book 10,021 appraisals across Australasia in the network's 21st Real Estate of Origin call-a-thon. Photo: Supplied.
Franchise News

Ray White members hit the phones for fast-paced appraisal drive

Ray White members make 126,773 calls and book 10,021 appraisals across Australasia in the network's 21st Real Estate…

Domain's FY27 forecast warns multiple rate hikes have slashed borrowing power, splitting the nation's housing market into fragments. Image: Getty
Industry News

Rate hikes bite: Sydney and Melbourne house prices set to fall

Domain's FY27 forecast warns multiple rate hikes have slashed borrowing power, splitting the nation's housing market into fragments.

Noosa homeowners hit the ultimate property jackpot this quarter, leading the nation with a $729,750 median gain. Image: Getty
Industry News

The buyers paying the price for Australia’s pandemic property boom amid record $38B property windfall

While most Australians are selling for record profits, new Cotality data shows buyers who entered the market around…

The Benchmark Real Estate Cairns team. Photo: Supplied
People Moves

Benchmark real estate cairns secures larger headquarters to support continued growth

Benchmark Real Estate Cairns (BREC) has relocated to a new, larger headquarters, as the independently owned agency responds…

First National Real Estate unveils a new brand identity following research that found a disconnect between perceptions of the brand and the trust earned by its members. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

A strong reputation deserved a stronger brand

CEO David Edwards and Communications Director Mark Jansen reveal the research behind First National's new identity, designed to…

Toowoomba (QLD) was a favourite for metro movers this quarter, with a 236 per cent increase from the same time last year. Image: Getty
News

Toowoomba explodes with 236% growth as regional migration smashes all-time records

Record capital city exodus sparks a property gold rush in regional hubs as the national index hits its…

Industry News

Why Australia’s auction slowdown isn’t about a lack of buyers

A wave of nervous vendors pulling properties from the block drives the national clearance rate down to 48%,…

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Features

Multi-generational living is reshaping demand – is your listing ready for it?

Flexible floorplans, granny flats and dual-occupancy homes are becoming some of Australia's most sought-after properties as family living…

National home prices held flat in May, with both Sydney and Melbourne recording falls for the third consecutive month. Image: Getty
Industry News

Three rate hikes finally hit housing market as Sydney and Melbourne lead the slowdown

REA Group's latest Market Snapshot shows higher interest rates are reshaping market conditions, with Sydney and Melbourne cooling,…

Team Woodards raised enough this year to fully fit out two Vinnies soup vans. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Woodards marks ten years of Vinnies CEO Sleepout with tenth soup van, surpassing $1 million milestone

Real estate network's decade of CEO Sleepout fundraising tops $1 million, funding two more soup vans for Victorians…

Darwin, Perth and Brisbane have led quarterly gains. Image: Getty
Industry News

Home prices climb 12% in sharpest annual gain since 2022 as rental vacancies hit record strain

Australia's median house price has climbed to $1.15 million as rental vacancies hit crisis lows, with the REIA…

Cotality’s Head of Research, Gerard Burg. Image: LinkedIn
Industry News

Entry-level Brisbane apartments now more expensive than Sydney

Three previous RBA rate hikes erase gains from falling home prices as Brisbane units overtake Sydney's lower quartile…

Industry News

Balancing act: RBA holds cash rate amid softening economy

A definitive turning point for the property sector as economists, and real estate leaders analyse the path ahead…

Melbourne listings have been hit with wave of price cuts. Image: Getty
Industry News

Are buyers calling the shots in Melbourne’s housing market?

As more Melbourne listings undergo price reductions, realistic expectations and strong buyer relationships are becoming critical to achieving…

David Seebar and Zoe Cherrie, co-directors of Buxton Port Phillip. Image: Supplied
Features

The EOI revolution: Why one Melbourne office abandoned auctions

As auction success rates slide and buyers become increasingly cautious, Buxton's David Seeber and Zoe Cherrie say Expressions…

McGrath Estate Agents opens a new office in Wantirna as demand strengthens across Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
Franchise News

McGrath Wantirna opens as demand strengthens in Melbourne’s east

McGrath Estate Agents has announced the opening of its newest office in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Wantirna.…

Broadbeach, Queensland, saw its housing market experience a massive 249% price turnaround over the last decade. Image: Getty
Industry News

From flatline to property fortune: the unexpected suburbs locking in 10-year price turnarounds

Discover the suburbs that flipped the script from flatline growth to staggering 270%+ surges over the last decade.

A distinct split is opening up in the market as sales listings rise while rental stock remains tightly constrained.. Source: LazingBee / Getty Images
Industry News

Rising sales listings and tightening rentals are reshaping the market

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee reveals a widening gap between property sales and rental stock as federal…

Sydney's median house price has fallen by $75,000 in a single quarter. Image: Getty
Industry News

Sydney house prices post second-largest dollar drop on record

Sydney house prices have suffered their sharpest quarterly decline in seven years, with a $75,000 drop as rising…

Benjamin Dax, Woodards Sales Director & Auctioneer (Carnegie, Vic). Image: Supplied
Features

The database is the new ‘open home’

Pre-market campaigns, buyer appointments and smarter data strategies are transforming how listings are won and sold across Australia's…