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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
REA Group goes live with a design uplift for new homes
With half of Australia's property seekers considering off the plan property, the land estate section of the website has undergone makeover
Fairfax confirms Domain will begin trading in Mid-November
Details released as full year results are announced
LJ Hooker and Facebook team up in game-changing digital strategy
LJ Hooker has unveiled an Australian industry first Facebook strategy they say will generate more than 70 million…
Recent Slump in Investor Mortgage Demand Slowed in June 2017
According to the latest housing finance data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, demand from the investor…
Auction volumes highest they’ve been for 6 weeks with a low 70’s clearance rate.
Across the combined capital cities this week, the number of homes taken to auction rose to 2,011, compared…
Demand for Australian property hits a new peak, REA Demand Index
No signs of slowdown as index hits a new peak in July
Harcourts Group Australia Continues Market Share Growth
Group takes further market share moving to third position across Australia for the number of sales and value…
First Home Buyers Returning to Housing Market
The latest housing finance figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that first home…
Michael Davoren to represent RE/MAX Australia at Global Franchise Forum
The Global Franchise Forum (GFF) will meet at the RE/MAX Asia Pacific Convention on the Gold Coast at…
Walk A Mile In Their Shoes 2017 set for 1 September
Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters will ‘walk a mile’ in women’s heels across 8 locations to show…
CoreLogic Property Pulse and auctions 10 August 2017 – Million Dollar Sales at Record Levels
The proportion of settled sales exceeding $1 million has reached new record highs, according to CoreLogic.
Reapit launch new digital module to enable 24/7 interaction with clients
Property software company Reapit has launched a new digital solution, RPS Digital, to add a layer of self-service tools for…
Raine & Horne launch a new office in Fiji
The Fijian-owned and operated office is located in Lautoka and will be under the helm of directors CJ…
Auction volumes were down in the first week of August however preliminary clearance rate was higher
The first week of August saw fewer auctions held across the combined capital cities, with 1,846 held this…
LJ Hooker expands national growth team
Steve Mutton and David Holmes announced as key appointments this month
Gold Coast, Australia plays host to global RE/MAX contingent
RE/MAX Managing Director Michael Davoren is counting down the days this month as real estate networks either side…
RBA leaves rates on hold in August 2017
Decision marks one year since the cash rate was last cut
CoreLogic home value index shows house prices jumped 1.5 per cent across capital cities in July
Results highlight the diversity of housing market conditions in Australia
HIA: New home sales hit lowest level since 2013, while housing affordability continues to decline
The HIA has released their reports for New Home Sales and Affordability. These reports show new homes sales…
Crowdfunding opens the door to Australia’s property market
Innovative research from the University of South Australia reveals that strength in numbers could hold the key for…
RE/MAX explodes into new financial year
One new office signed over the eight week period in June/July
Auction volumes continue to increase as preliminary clearance rate scrapes above 70%
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate was recorded at 70.7 per cent this week, up slightly from…
CSIRO Acquires The Centre for Liveability Real Estate
"We will research issues that matter to the real estate industry; the impact of the Liveability Features™ on…
CoreLogic Property Pulse and auctions 27 July 2017 – renting on the rise and homeownership declining
Renting is climbing across the country and home ownership is on the decline, with almost 31 per cent…
London house sells after having viewing staged over Facebook Live
The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three…
Ray White has biggest year yet with $44 billion in sales
Chairman Brian White says company has improved overall market share
REA community partnership with Launch Housing to combat homelessness
REA Group has renewed its commitment to helping the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in the community by extending…
Survey finds 7 out of 10 Australians believe market for Airbnb is growing
The inaugural Short Stay Confidence survey into ‘willingness to list on Airbnb’ released today yielded powerful evidence of…