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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
How to transform neglected clients into lifelong partners
Staying in touch with past clients well after a property has settled is one of the fundamental ways of ensuring you always have ongoing repeat and referral opportunities.
Overseas immigration pushes rents higher in the inner city
Overseas immigration is driving up rents and the impact is being felt most of all in inner city…
The $6000 bus transformed into a funky weekender
An old, run-down Bedford Bus has been transformed into a funky weekender that also helped the owners earn…
Aussies move in with friends and family to avoid rental crunch
Over 2.5 million renters have been forced to move in with friends and family to survive the ongoing…
Experts confident the cash rate will remain on hold
The official cash rate is likely to remain on hold in May, and the experts now think there…
Australians stash a record high $1.47 trillion in the bank
The cost of living might be rising but Australians still have a good chunk of cash stashed away…
Wingadal listed with price hopes of $200 million-plus
Australia's residential property price record could soon be smashed, with the striking Sydney mansion, Wingadal, hitting the market…
Smart glasses could enhance auction transparency
Virtual reality smart glasses have the potential to bring greater transparency to the real estate industry and help…
REIA unveils the agenda for the Centennial Congress
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has released the final program for the historic REIA Centennial Congress…
International visitors swarm Australia in a boost for hotel sector
Tourism numbers continue to bounce back from the lows of 2021, supporting a renewed interest in the hotel…
Property values continue to rise amid low supply
Australian property values have continued to rise, with low supply trumping high interest rates and inflation in the…
Domain introduces Audience Boost to reach more buyers
Residential listings with Domain will reach even more buyers from July 1, with the portal’s new Audience Boost…
Luxury property markets outpace median priced homes
Luxury property has been seeing values rise sharply and new data has found that the upper end of…
Herron Todd White: Where you can find affordable homes in Australia
Despite the cost of living rising and property prices outpacing wage growth, there are still places where homes…
Affordable rentals have vanished in the past three years
The percentage of rental properties priced under $400 per week has seen a dramatic decline in the past…
Rent.com.au posts record quarterly revenue
Rent.com.au has recorded record group revenue of $890,000 for the March quarter of the 2024 financial year.
Is the inflation spike just a ‘blip’ on the radar?
Inflation figures released today are likely to see interest rates remain high for longer, according to experts.
Low-income earners can’t afford to rent
Low-income earners are doing things really tough at the moment, with a new report finding that minimum wage…
Crane numbers at the second-highest level on record as construction booms
The number of cranes across city skylines is now at the second-highest level on record, signalling a rebound…
RE/MAX Australia honours top agents at exclusive Crystalbrook event
RE/MAX Australia invited its highest achievers to an exclusive event recently, held at the impressive Crystalbrook Vincent, a…
Property prices hit new record, with more to come
Property prices have hit yet another record, with the combined capital city house and unit prices rising by…
SA takes the economic crown but WA is closing in
South Australia has come out on top of the economic leaderboard for a second straight year, according to…
Australian and New Zealand’s top auctioneers set to compete at AUSTROS
Australia and New Zealand's best auctioneers have been named as the finalists for this year's Australasian Auctioneering Championship…
WA and QLD are the nation’s affordability havens
Western Australia and Queensland have emerged as Australia’s affordability havens, with more than half of all the more…
The evolution of virtual staging: How AI has made life easy for agents
Just as life progresses, so do the technological advances that equal efficiency and convenience in the workplace.
Australia’s most affordable coastal hotspots
The swarm of seachangers headed to coastal areas surged during COVID lockdowns and in the process drove up…
2024 ‘better than predicted’ for commercial property
After a tough few years for commercial property investors, weighed down by rising interest rates, 2024 has started…
New listings tumbled 13.6 per cent in March
Vendors took their foot off the pedal last month, with new listings 8.8 per cent lower than the…
Sophie Lyon takes on a new role at Real+
Leadership and property management expert Sophie Lyon has joined national training and consulting platform Real+, with a goal…
CommBank, NAB and Telstra named best companies to work for
Australia’s best companies to work for have been named with CommBank, NAB and Telstra taking top honours.
Home building unlikely to rise this year
Home building activity is unlikely to pick up this year given the volume of new home sales is…
Propic secures full Series D subscription, led by View Media Group
Propic has announced the successful closure of its Series D funding round.
Capital cities to outpace regional areas with price growth
The big capital cities are shaping up as the best buying opportunities in the next 12 months led…
Tim Reardon: Attract foreign investors don’t tax them
Foreign investors are not to blame for Australia’s housing shortage and are actually one of the keys to…
Property market confidence is on the rise except for in Victoria
Industry insiders are feeling increasingly confident about the state of the property market, however, Victoria continues to lag…