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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
McGrath announces new social advertising strategy focusing on Facebook and Instagram
McGrath Estate Agents has announced a new social advertising strategy as part of the company’s focus on digital innovation. McGrath Head of Marketing Olivia Wokes said the company aims to be at the forefront of technology in the real estate industry.
New e-conveyancing platform Titlexchange tackling inefficiency
Melbourne based e-conveyancing platform Titlexchange wants to automate the tiresome parts of conveyancing to create greater efficiency for…
RE/MAX reveals refreshed branding with digital in mind
RE/MAX has revealed new branding for Australia and New Zealand to be used across social, digital, mobile and…
First National Real Estate wins Canstar Blue’s customer satisfaction award for second year in a row
First National Real Estate has won Canstar Blue’s ‘Most Satisfied Customers – Real Estate 2017’ award for the…
Century 21 expands corporate team with new appointments and focus on digital
Century 21 has recently made a number strategic appointments to expand its Australasian corporate office team and strengthen…
Spring Selling auction volumes continue to rise across the combined capital cities
Auction volumes increase across all but one of the capital cities this week, returning a preliminary clearance rate…
Uber: Over it?
In the first of a series of roadshows entitled ‘The Gift of Time’, InfoTrack CEO John Ahern announced…
Probuild revealed as the nation’s most active construction company during 2016/17
Probuild has been revealed as the nation’s most active construction company during 2016/17.
Metricon Homes revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder
For the second year in a row, Metricon Homes was revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder.
Melbourne may be the new hotspot for Chinese Investment: Juwai.com
Investorist and Juwai.com say demand for Australian Property is set to continue.
Sydney and Melbourne drive property price rise of 1.9 per cent
Residential property prices rose 1.9 per cent in the June quarter 2017, according to figures released today by…
LJ Hooker surpasses $7 million fundraising milestone
Lenders slash home loan rates as competition for customers heats up ahead of spring selling season: Mozo
Competition between lenders for ‘desirable’ mortgage customers is driving home loan rates down this spring property season, according…
Ray White international awards celebrates high achievers
Ray White Remuera has again been named as the top international office in the Ray White Group.
Airtasker founder launches ‘LinkedIn for real estate’ platform Soho
Airtasker co-founder Jonathan Lui wants to shake up the property industry with his newest venture Soho, which helps…
Dulux predicts colour and design trends for 2018
Dulux UK has released their 2018 colour of the year, giving an insight into what we will be…
Auction volumes increase with clearance rates remaining representative of the state of the market.
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…
NSW Fair trading update on deadlines, by-laws, fire-safety, fraud prevention and holiday lettings
The Office of Fair Trading this week issued the following reminders/information for property agents located in NSW.
Purplebricks launches in USA
The lucrative LA market marks the entry point for the company before extending across the state of California…
Strict New Fair Work Laws for Franchisors
Federal parliament has passed new workplace laws seeking to protect franchisees from franchisors and employees of holding companies.
Growth in owner occupier and investor finance continues price increase: REIA
The median house price across Australian capital cities has continued to rise with the weighted average median prices…
CoreLogic Property Pulse: Affordability deteriorating at affordable end of housing market
Research by CoreLogic using the stratified hedonic index shows that the most affordable 25% of properties, the middle…
Family and Community the winning combination for Kris Cunningham
NZ Winner Announced for Josh Phegan's Changed Agent Award in NZ
Are You Ready for Paper to Turn Off?
Do you know what you need to do to make the most of digital property transactions? Once you…
RE/MAX Auctioneer showdown on convention stage
When three RE/MAX agents battled for the title of 2017 Auctioneer of the Year at the RE/MAX Asia…
RE/MAX annual convention celebrates top achievers
Hundreds of RE/MAX agents from across the Asia Pacific gathered in the Gold Coast last month for the…
Matt Gay appointed as Chief Technology Officer for the Ray White Group
Ray White Group Director Dan White said this new role recognised Mr Gay's great contribution to the group…
South Australian start-up Augment Space allows anyone to create virtual tours
South Australian start-up Augment Space has developed a unique internet platform which allows anyone from a home owner…
Investors finally get the APRA message; RateCity
June ABS figures show a sharp drop in investor housing commitments.
Government Policy Drives First Home Buyers
July sees increase in new entrants to the market in NSW in Vic, thanks to incentives, say HIA.
realcommercial.com.au launches a new investment search experience
Investors looking for commercial property in Australia will be able to use ‘Invest’ to gain more in depth…