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Ed Sheeran song recreation and retargeting campaign secure coastal sale
A creative marketing campaign featuring an Ed Sheeran song recreation generated international reach and brought a local buyer back to a Moonee Beach property she'd first seen at the opening inspection.
Local family’s 18-month search ends with lifestyle property in Myall Park
Pre-market inspections helped Jordan Bavaresco establish pricing for a Myall Park acreage property with few comparable sales, before…
Ray White recruits James Leith and Tamara Lawless for new team
The pair will lead a brand-new team anchoring Ray White Upper North Shore & Northern Beaches' 11th office,…
Singapore property sales on track for record S$50 billion year
Residential transactions led the September quarter, with Knight Frank Singapore noting investor demand held firm across residential, commercial…
Quarter of Australian households delay bills to cover housing costs
Almost one in four Australians are sacrificing other household payments to keep up with housing costs, highlighting financial…
Brisbane leads Australia’s renovation boom
New analysis of building approvals reveals a widening divide in renovation activity across Australia's major property markets, while…
Martin Hesse appointed national director at Better Homes and Gardens
The 30-year property industry figure will work directly with Franchise Owners as the brand looks to grow its…
Alex Tincknell launches McGrath’s new Redlands office
The husband-and-wife team, both lifelong Redlands locals, previously ran a family business with 25 staff before moving into…
Alan King named Century 21 state director for Victoria
The former agency owner and Victoria Police detective will lead support for principals and sales leaders across the…
Century 21 podcast returns with real client stories
Home of the Century season two launches on 13 October, tracking how agents help Australians and Kiwis navigate…
Erin Nielsen guides family to certainty over price in Kingscliff expressions campaign
A no-price expressions of interest campaign delivered five offers for a Kingscliff deceased estate, with agent Erin Nielsen…
Father brought to tears as son secures first home in five-acre Yackandandah auction
A young first-home buyer's decisive knockout bid secured just over five acres of lifestyle land close to Yackandandah's…
Seven days, multiple buyers, and a fireplace that sealed the deal in Mount Eliza
A compressed seven-day campaign with multiple competing buyers and a pre-launch advocate strategy delivered $1.65 million for a…
East Cannington duplex sells in 26 days after three-month stalemate
A deceased estate that failed to sell in three months became a 26-day turnaround when Damian Miller stripped…
Targeted social media strategy delivers $1.95 million sale in under four weeks
Steve Cole of The Avenue used a targeted social media campaign generating 50,000 views in three weeks to…
Patient strategy delivers premium result for Point Cook family home
Pardeep Chahal's education-first approach and patient negotiation delivered a premium Point Cook result after a longer-than-typical campaign found…
What 8,000 valuations taught Jamie Mugavin about buying well
After more than 8,000 property valuations, Jamie Mugavin had seen what poor buying decisions could cost years down…
Income needed to buy a home keeps rising despite price falls
New Canstar research shows Brisbane buyers now need $25,000 more income than a year ago to afford a…
23 regulatory changes in six months: what property managers need on their radar
A wave of tenancy, privacy and anti-money laundering reforms is landing at once, and agency leaders are being…
Adele Naylor joins The Limitless Group at REMAX Results
The new agent brings personal experience buying, selling and renovating property, plus a decade-long connection to Cannon Hill,…
Why falling prices won’t make rentals easier to find
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says weaker investor demand since the May Budget is shrinking rental supply…
eXp founder Glenn Sanford hands global leadership to Leo Pareja
The leadership shake-up sees eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja take charge of parent company AGNT, while founder Glenn…
Why fresh $20 million sales are resetting Sydney’s top end
Completed transactions above $20 million are giving buyers and sellers clearer evidence of current prestige pricing, after months…
Emma Orchard turns tenant challenge into strategic advantage in Hamilton Hill
A tenanted character home in Hamilton Hill attracted six offers in its first weekend after Emma Orchard negotiated…
Troy McGuinness joins Colliers to lead ACT office leasing
Troy McGuinness brings more than two decades in Canberra's commercial office market to head Colliers' ACT leasing team.
REIWA Council elects Rob Mandanici as Institute’s new president
Rob Mandanici takes over as REIWA president with experience across residential sales and both residential and retail property…
Knight Frank appoints Ben Turner and Georgia McDonald to NSW team
The pair join Knight Frank's office leasing business from JLL and Cushman & Wakefield as the firm continues…
REA Group’s Excellence Awards mark a decade with 11 categories
Submissions open today for principals and agency leaders, with categories spanning agency performance, leadership and community impact judged…
LJ Hooker partners with OHOME on backyard housing supply
The exclusive distribution deal gives LJ Hooker agents and property managers a new way to talk to landlords…
Victoria fast-tracks thousands of homes, but completions rise by just seven
New ABS data shows Victoria added just seven more completed homes over the past year, even as the…
PRD Queanbeyan adds Adam Heading to its sales team
The hire comes as new PRD research shows Queanbeyan median house prices climbed 3.0 per cent to $850,000…
First home buyers close the gap but loans jump $50,000
New data shows first home buyer lending has outpaced the rest of the market for the first time…
Why landlords can’t fully cash in on record low vacancies
Domain's chief economist warns investor activity is slowing just as tenant affordability limits rent growth, leaving the rental…
Geelong family finds their tree-change dream after social media campaign reaches the right buyer
A Geelong family's dream of a tree-change lifestyle came true after Aisha Coe's social media strategy turned around…
Chris Perrone joins Knight Frank’s industrial tenant team
The Melbourne appointment builds out the specialist offering Richard Trumbull began growing as partner last year.