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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
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 cooling while first home buyers are coming back onto the market.
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.
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…
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.