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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
The AREAs: More awards than ever before in 2024
Submissions for the 2024 REA Excellence Awards have opened, with more awards to win this year than ever before.
Broken Hill could solve Australia’s housing woes
A buyers agent is calling for Australia’s inland cities to undergo an urban renewal in a bid to…
One in 10 borrowers has missed a mortgage repayment
Higher interest rates and rising costs have led to more than one in ten borrowers missing a mortgage…
Happy campers keep caravan parks in hot demand
Demand for caravan parks remains high as the sector continues to build on the momentum from the lockdown…
Government offers cheap loans to boost energy efficiency
The federal government has announced a new initiative through the Household Energy Upgrades Fund (HEUF) that will offer…
Young West Aussie’s willing to sacrifice to buy a home
Young home buyers in Western Australia are prepared to make sacrifices on their dream home to overcome cost-of-living…
Millions of Australian homes at risk of natural disasters
Almost half of Australian homes are at risk of bushfire, while 8.1 per cent face flood threats, according…
Australians squirrel away billions in the bank
Australians squirrelled away $4.69 billion in April as households continue to deal with the rising cost of living…
City-dwellers head for regional Australia in growing numbers
The number of city-dwellers sick and tired of expensive, overpopulated cities and deciding to move to regional Australia…
Optimistic outlook: 93 per cent of agency owners expect revenue growth
More than 90 per cent of real estate agency owners anticipate positive revenue growth over the next 12…
Brisbane overtakes Canberra as property prices rise
Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide continue to lead home prices into record territory with national values up 0.8 per…
Proptech Labs acquires reHeroes to enhance AI-driven PM solutions
Proptech Labs, a leader in AI first technology solutions for property management, has acquired reHeroes, a prominent innovator in…
Offices changing to meet worker demand: HTW
The nature of the office market is changing to accommodate the evolving needs of workforces according to the…
View Media’s high-profile appointments set to bolster growth
Antony Catalano’s View Media Group has announced a host of high-profile appointments as the listing platform gets set…
Inflation figures spell longer rate pause not a rate rise
The final hurdle in the fight against inflation may be proving a difficult one to jump, but it…
Christine Mikhael to sleep rough to help combat homelessness
On June 20, Christine Mikhael will spend a cold night sleeping outdoors in a bid to raise funds…
Herron Todd White: Buyers tipping rate cuts drive activity
The expectation that interest rates were set to fall was behind this year's uptick in activity according to…
Realestate.com.au launches new and improved Audience Maximiser
Realestate.com.au has relaunched its audience extension product, Audience Maximiser, placing more control in the hands of agents.
Master the art of listening: How top agents turn leads into listings
Listening is the number one skill real estate agents need to convert leads into clients, according to top…
Brisbane now has Australia’s most expensive parking
Rising vacancies across many CBD office markets have seen Brisbane now with the most expensive parking rates in…
The number of affordable rentals hits a record low
The number of affordable rentals continues to decline across the country making life incredibly tough for renters.
New affordability filter for realestate.com.au to help ease rental pressures
Realestate.com.au has launched a new affordability filter to help renters to find more affordable homes.
Regional values and rents hit new record highs
Regional Australia has started to see activity heating up, with both dwelling values and rents picking up pace…
Top takeaways from AREC24 – Day 2
Five thousand real estate once again filled the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for Day 2 of…
Top takeaways from AREC 2024 – Day 1
Almost 5000 real estate professionals packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for Day 1 of AREC…
New listings are on the rise, especially in Victoria
New listings are starting to flow back onto the market, with Melbourne and regional Victoria leading the charge.
Victoria likely to lose 5000 rental properties
Victoria is on the cusp of an ‘investor exodus’, with the state projected to lose 5,000 rental properties…
First National celebrate their top performers
First National Real Estate has handed out its General Excellence and Marketing Awards at the network’s National Convention,…
From crisis to champion: Lachy Cameron’s record-breaking run for mental health awareness
Katrina Tarrant only took up running in January but she’s already helped her son Lachy Cameron raise $33,000…
Stunning tree-top mansion in the Daintree Rainforest hits the market
A stunning three-storey timber and glass mansion nestled amongst the trees on 2.5 secluded acres in the Daintree…
Sustainable homes sell faster as buyers look for energy efficiency
Homes with sustainable features not only attract more attention in online listings, they also sell faster that properties…
Kolmeo now integrates with Snug
Property management software provider Kolmeo now integrates with leading applications and leasing management solution, Snug.
CBA partners with Coposit to simplify off-the-plan home buying
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Business Bank has agreed to accept pre-sale contracts secured through Coposit, a PropTech…
Overseas buyers still targeting Australian property
Foreign buyers remain focused on Australian property, with new data showing search volumes to rent and buy have…
Commercial property capital growth slides
Capital growth is in negative territory for nearly all commercial asset types and locations across the country according…