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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
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 feature set to promote properties across display advertising and social media.
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…
Millennials are the most active property investors in Australia
Millennials have emerged as the most active group of property investors in the country with new data showing…
Domain: The rental crisis could reach a turning point in 2024
Embattled renters could be in for some relief ahead with an expert predicting that the rental crisis could…
Japanese investors targeting Australian commercial property
Japanese investors have been Japanese investors have actively sought out Australian commercial real estate, while Japan itself has…
Secure your agency’s future with the Start Up Sorted Program
The Real Estate Agents' Lawyers - O*NO Legal has opened the doors to its Start Up Sorted Program,…
REIA launches action plan to tackle housing crisis and boost property management
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has launched a Property Management Action Plan designed to simultaneously tackle…
Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Serhant headline AREC24
Hollywood celebrity and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds and high-profile US agent Ryan Serhant will be amongst some of the…
Vacancy rates rise, but no relief for renters
The national vacancy rate has seen a modest increase in March, but renters are still under extreme pressure…
Connectnow to enhance the moving experience for more tenants
Leading utilities connection service, connectnow, has partnered with next-gen property management platform Managed, to enhance the home moving…
Landlords must prepare for ESG scrutiny in asset valuations
Landlords will need to prepare for more questions from valuers about an array of different Environmental, Social, and…
WA and QLD renters under extreme pressure
Life is not getting easier for renters with new data showing that tenants in Western Australia and Queensland…
Build-to-rent lift-off won’t solve the housing crisis
Build-to-rent continues to gather momentum in Australia, but it is unlikely to be the housing crisis saviour, according…