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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Trades demand stabilises: HIA
Even though new dwelling starts have peaked, the demand for skilled residential building trades remained stable during the September 2017 quarter, says the HIA.
Construction surges, housing turnover falls and auction volumes soaring – CoreLogic Property Pulse
Despite a surging population and record high levels of new construction, a lower proportion of housing stock is…
REA Group re-launches Advantage Program
REA Group has re-launched their Advantage program to help agents get more out of their realestate.com.au partnership. The program…
Preliminary auction clearance rate remains below 70 while activity holds firm
The combined capital cities returned a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.4 per cent this week, marking the…
Higher interest rates for investors eases housing affordability for owner-occupiers: HIA
Despite the poor levels of housing affordability there are signs of improvement for home-buyers, says the HIA.
Downsizing.com.au reaches 100,000 website visits per month
The property website, which launched in January, offers an alternative listing channel for real estate agents selling real…
House building boom in 1980’s set to bolster opportunities for reno market in next decade: HIA
The boom in house building in late 1980s is set to provide big opportunities in the renovations market…
Century 21 partners with Facebook
Century 21 has become a global partner of Workplace by Facebook and has commenced the rollout of the…
Realestate.com.au top brand improver among Australian millennials
Realestate.com.au has been ranked as the top brand improver among millennials in Australia, according to the YouGov BrandIndex…
Preliminary auction clearance rate above 70 percent on higher volumes
Auction clearance rates holding firm, buoyed by stronger results across the Melbourne and Canberra housing markets
First home buyers coming back to the market while investor lending and housing starts are cooling
The ABS released Housing Finance data and Building Activity data yesterday showing investor lending and housing starts are…
Storage start-up Spacer raises $2.7 million and acquires Parkhound
Storage solution start-up Spacer has acquired $2.7 million in Series A funding, alongside acquiring parking marketplace Parkhound.
REAPIT looking to global expansion following US lead acquisition
Reapit Ltd, owners of Reapit PTY, has announced that its management team has partnered with Accel-KKR, a leading…
Century 21 franchisees still ‘sold on gold’
Eight Century 21 franchises have chosen to renew their franchise agreements in the past few months, with the…
REA Group partners with NAB to launch home loan service
A tech partnership between realestate.com.au and NAB will allow buyers to get a home loan while they search…
Auction volumes return to normal after long weekend
Volumes bounce higher but clearance rates remain below 70 percent across every capital city apart from Melbourne
Live-stream auction app Gavl secures $1.8 million in funding
Launched in December 2016, Gavl enables real-time bidding of live-streamed auctions from anywhere in the world.
RE/MAX named the leading real estate franchise by Franchise Times
RE/MAX, has been named the leading real estate franchise for the ninth consecutive year by Franchise Times in…
Charles Tarbey honoured with REINSW’s top award
The top honour presented at the 2017 Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Awards for Excellence Gala…
Rentvestment hotspots in Australia for under $600,000
Mozo has crunched the numbers on thousands of Australian suburbs to find the best investment buys across Australia…
The Harcourts Foundation reaches $5 Million milestone
The Harcourts Foundation, the charitable arm of Harcourts, has reached the milestone of $5 million raised since its…
Property investors reminded that tax deadline is looming
Property investors are reminded to lodge their tax returns for the 2016/17 financial year before the Australian Tax…
REA Group accredited as a White Ribbon Workplace
REA Group has been accredited as a White Ribbon Workplace – a company recognised for taking active steps…
Auction activity makes way for the footy and long weekend
The combined capital cities saw significantly fewer auctions this week, with a total of 953 auctions held; the…
The wealth effect of housing: Core Logic Property Pulse
CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless provides his observations on the amount of wealth created via housing by…
Are Golden Week holidays still as lucrative as they were in the past?
Juwai.com and Sam Guo say Australian property appeals to Chinese buyers year-round.
Home loans more affordable than they were a year ago: PRDnationwide
Affordability for all continues to be a hot topic and a key concern, as reflected by PRDnationwide’s key…
Australian property investors remain confident about the benefits of residential real estate: PIPA survey
Australian property investors remain confident about the long-term benefits of residential real estate, shrugging off concerns about stricter…
Microsoft Ignite 2017: Tech giant announces focusing on AI and quantum computing
The 2017 edition of Ignite, Microsoft’s conference for IT professionals and developers, kicked off this week in Orlando,…
ABS reveals more people living in apartments than 25 years ago
More Australians than ever are taking up apartment living, whether out of preference, convenience, or affordability reasons.