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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Richardson & Wrench Stars Shine Bright at the 2017 Annual Awards
Bondi Junction Principal Andre Frack claims three of the most coveted trophies
Auction volumes fall with the clearance rate clinging to 70 percent
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.0 percent this week, up from 68.3 percent last…
Core Logic Home Value Index August 2017
National housing conditions steady, led by a slowdown across the Sydney market
Where are the most popular places to retire in Australia: CoreLogic
CoreLogic has reviewed ABS retiree population data to find the 50 most popular retirement regions in Australia.
Vacant land lot prices increasing and creating housing affordability issues: HIA
Expensive vacant land blocks is one of the biggest factors behind housing unaffordability, says the Housing Industry Association.
The Threat of Fraud Is The Real Fraud
In a world of smartphone apps offering radical transparency on everything from parcel post to pizza deliveries, professional…
New Home Sales Continue to Ease from Record Highs
“A drop in new apartment sales have contributed to the continuing decline in new home sales nationally since…
Coast swells with RE/MAX agents
Hundreds of delegates for the RE/MAX Asia Pacific Convention have arrived on the Gold Coast, with the official…
Banks shut the door on new interest-only borrowing
More home buyers are being forced to pay down their debt according to the latest APRA figures, which…
Corelogic launches new generation Hedonic Index
Updated features include improved sampling, plus better off the plan handling techniques
View.com.au partners with Independent Media Publishers
Online property portal View.com.au has established a new marketing and sales partnership with a group of Independent regional…
Auction volumes at their highest levels in 12 weeks
Auction activity increased across the combined capital cities this week, with 2,239 homes taken to auction; the largest…
How to respond to queries from clients faster and more cost effectively
The pressure to compete with low-cost, online agencies has never been greater for Australia’s residential Agency sector and…
Bouris invests in virtual estate agent Property Now
Prominent Entrepreneur Mark Bouris has taken a stake in DIY property sale firm PropertyNow, which is in an…
InspectSafe: Streamlining the inspection process
realestate.com.au study reveals Australians not so neighbourly
More than one-third of Australians have no interest in getting to know their neighbours, according to a recent…
REA Group appoints Val Brown as Executive General Manager – Consumer Experience
Reporting to CEO Tracey Fellows, she will be part of the company's executive leadership team.
Bankwest housing density report shows NSW only state to see growth in medium density housing approvals
Report shows a general downturn over the 12 months to March 2017 with pockets of notable growth
Ex-CEO of LJ Hooker Joins LocalAgentFinder
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LJ Hooker, Grant Harrod has joined the Board of LocalAgentFinder (localagentfinder.com.au)…
Whitsunday’s Island for sale
Victor Island in the Whitsundays has been placed on the market for $3.5 million.
Preliminary clearance rate increases to 71.7 percent, while auction volumes remain steady
This week across the combined capital cities, the preliminary auction clearance rate rose to 71.7 percent, up from…
Elders digital strategy drives consumer holiday competiton
The 178 year old brand is refreshing technology and using a holiday incentive to drive leads for the…
realestate.com.au unlocks homes of the future
Challenging traditional concepts of home living in Australia, realestate.com.au has released an insightful video series revealing cutting-edge Australian…
Raine & Horne takes community approach with Local Hero campaign
Raine & Horne is launching into the spring selling season with $40,000 worth of grants for grassroots sporting…
Real Estate Bookings Launches REBconnect
REBconnect is a targeted social media service that allows real estate agents to promote their listings to in-the-market…
CoreLogic Property Pulse: housing stock under $400k declines
A budget of $400,000 used provide a decent range of housing options for a buyer looking for property,…
Stockdale & Leggo Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2017 International Business Awards
Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Event on 21 October in Barcelona, Spain
Belle Property Celebrates the Best of 2016-2017 at Annual Awards
Last week the group celebrated the high achievers across their 80-office network, with Dee Why office sweeping the…