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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
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It now takes 15 years for house prices to double in value
The old saying that property prices double every 7-10 years, might need to be updated, with new data…
ACT and WA likely to see an uptick in listings
The ACT and Western Australia are likely to see the largest percentage of vendors listing their homes for…
Sad day as :Different goes into voluntary administration
Australian PropTech company :Different has gone into voluntary administration, with KPMG set to sell the platform’s assets and…
AI could potentially lead to white-collar “Rust Belt suburbs”
The rapid rise in AI is already changing the way white-collar workers operate and it has the potential…
Victoria dominates most in-demand suburbs
The Victorian suburbs of Berwick and Melbourne are the two most in-demand suburbs in the nation, according to…
Short-term and loss-making resales on the rise
Some sellers could be incurring a loss in order to avoid high mortgage repayments, with new data showing…
More branded residences coming to Australia
Australia could soon see more branded residences popping up, with developments featuring the likes of the Ritz-Carlton and…
The hotel industry rebounds as tourism nears pre-COVID levels
The hotel sector is showing signs of a return to pre-COVID occupancy levels, while room rates are also…
Lisa Pennell appointed new CEO for Barry Plant
Lisa Pennell has been appointed chief executive officer of the Barry Plant Group just six months after joining…
The fibs naughty renters tell their landlords
If you’ve ever told a fib to your landlord, then you’re not alone, with a new survey finding…
Western Australia has the best property market conditions
Some of Australia’s smaller capital cities and their associated regional areas have the strongest property markets in the…
Fisherman Bay has Australia’s most serviceable mortgage repayments
Buyers looking for the most economical towns and suburbs where mortgage repayments are manageable should head to Fisherman…
Profitability is the number one concern for agency bosses
Profitability has been named the biggest challenge in the real estate industry courtesy of falling transaction volumes, according…
Herron Todd White: $750,000 won’t buy you as much as it used to
The surge in property prices since 2020 has left many homebuyers out in the cold, with fewer options…
REIA hits out at Greens over rental inquiry fiasco
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has slammed the Greens over the party’s decision to block the…
Sydney and Melbourne jump up the liveability rankings
After tumbling down the liveability rankings during government-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, Sydney and Melbourne have bounced back in 2023.
House prices have doubled in two years in some regional areas
The surge in regional house prices has seen values in a number of locations double in just over…
Investment property listings skyrocket in capital cities
The number of investment properties hitting the market has soared past decade-long averages in three capital cities, despite…
National housing market set to recover next financial year
House prices in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth could have fully recovered from the 2022 downturn and reached new…
Share house demand surges across the country
Rapidly rising rents and a lack of rental properties are forcing renters to return to share houses in…
Cyber security for real estate agencies
Trust is the bedrock of every successful real estate agency and in today’s world of data breaches, that…
New AI tool lets agents in on secret off-market opportunities
One of the original founders of Pricefinder has launched an AI-powered tool to help real estate agents generate…
Recent borrowers could end up spending 50 per cent of their income on their mortgage
Homeowners could be soon forking out up to 50 per cent of their income on mortgage repayments if…
Flagstaff Hill the top pick for house investors
South Australia’s Flagstaff Hill has been named the country’s top suburb for house investors, with a strong median…
New listings push higher as stock levels slowly rise
In good news for buyers, new listings have rebounded nearly 20 per cent last month, however, the flow…
Hundreds of markets lose million-dollar status
More than 250 house and unit markets have dropped out of the million-dollar club nationally, with Perth the…
Regional areas not the solution to city housing pressures
In the face of soaring living costs, a growing number of urban residents are contemplating a shift to…
Homelessness across Victoria surges by up to 435 per cent in some areas
The housing crisis continues to hit the most vulnerable hardest of all, with a new report finding that…
A financial review of the Australian Financial Review’s 24th fastest growing company
Being named in the AFR Fast Starters list was confirmation that the real estate market was ready for…
Rents surged up to 27.5 per cent in the past 12 months
Rents have jumped by as much as 27.5 per cent over the past 12 months marking the largest…
Escalating mortgage defaults as Australians grapple with mounting financial pressure
The number of Australians defaulting on their home loan is on the rise, according to new research.
More than 40 per cent of suburbs see rents increase by double-digits
Surging migration and tight supply have led to 44.4 per cent of house and unit markets seeing rents…
Property prices could make new highs in 2024
If the current rebound in property values can continue, prices will make fresh highs in January 2024 according…