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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
The great debate: short-term holiday rentals in Australia’s housing crisis
Are short-term holiday rentals the solution to or the problem in Australia’s housing crisis?
Buying a rent roll can supercharge your business – but only if it’s done right
While purchasing a rent roll can be an effective strategy for increasing cash flow and encouraging business growth,…
New listings suffer as sellers err on the side of caution
The seasonal uptick in property listings that usually occurs in the first half of March has been noticeably…
Australia’s rental system is ‘broken’ study reveals
Australia’s residential rental system is “broken” and fails to provide affordable, secure housing for tenants or a solid…
Herron Todd White: too soon to call a bottom in the property market
High interest rates and the prospect of more pain ahead for borrowers as fixed-rate loans roll off, suggests…
Little Real Estate partners with Rental Heroes to deploy AI technology
Australia’s largest independently owned real estate agency Little Real Estate has joined forces with Rental Heroes to implement…
Sydney renters paying $633 a week more than a year ago
Rents in Australia's unit market have surged, with the national trend recording its highest annual growth on record…
Time to save a deposit drops for first-home buyers
The time taken to save a deposit to purchase an entry-level first home has dropped by as much…
Listing Loop now offers conveyancing to further deliver qualified buyers to agents
Top Australian off-market and pre-market property portal ListingLoop.com.au has partnered with leading licensed law firm Bond Conveyancing to offer conveyancing…
High interest rates weigh on new homes sales
The record rise in interest rates is continuing to weigh on new home sales, while a better than…
Australian RE/MAX agents top commission earned globally
Australia had the highest level of average commission per agent in 2022 throughout the 140,000-plus agents in the…
Auctions rebound in second busiest week of year
As predicted, auctions rebounded last week, with 2234 properties going under the hammer - the second largest number…
Coronis Group appoints new CEO with a vision for growth
Karuna Mazzocchi has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for Coronis Group, bringing with her a…
Introducing the AREAs finalists for 2022
REA Group has today announced the 2022 Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) finalists, with winners set to be…
Australia has taken a ‘light touch’ with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?
The current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb.
Rental rates soar to new heights
Weekly rent for a three-bedroom house in Brisbane has experienced the highest annual increase this century, with little…
Property values higher than before the pandemic
National housing values are still 14.8 per cent higher than they were at the start of the Covid…
Auctions dip with public holiday, but tipped to rebound next week
Auction volumes and clearance rates took a bit of a dip over the weekend with a public holiday…
City vacancy rate drops below regional areas
The national vacancy rate has fallen to just 1.47 per cent, less than half the level seen before…
Investors seek hotels after near record year of transactions
The $575 million sale of Australia’s first Waldorf Astoria Hotel is evidence investors are continuing to turn to…
Foreign investment is down, but for how long?
Foreign investment in Australian real estate fell over the last quarter, but a recent uptick in enquiries from…
February listings rebound as Autumn selling season approaches
New property listings increased by nearly 25 per cent over the month of February, though they remain below…
House prices: why this key figure is more important than mortgage rates
Population growth has a far bigger impact on property prices than mortgage rates, according to a new report…
The three things it takes to sell property in 2023
While mainstream headlines may indicate the current property market is somewhat turbulent, Market Buy CEO John Hellaby says…
RBA Governor indicates a rates pause could be on the way
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor, Philip Lowe, has given his strongest indication yet that a rate rise pause…
Agent warns of the risk of overpricing rental properties
Brisbane-based real estate agency Place Sunnybank has drawn attention to the risk of landlords overpricing their properties in…
RBA announces tenth consecutive rate rise at its March meeting
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash rate by 25 basis points at its March meeting,…
Mortgage affordability declines, rent crisis eases slightly: REIA
Mortgage holders are facing an increased financial strain for mortgage holders but renters have been given a slight…
Share of sub-$400 per week properties falls sharply
The number of rental listings asking for $400 per week or less on realestate.com.au has nearly halved in…
Improving auction clearance rates: what do they tell us about the rest of the market?
Australia's auction clearance rate edged past 70.3 per cent last week, following a strong month of auction activity…
Inspect Real Estate joins forces with Reapit ANZ
Reapit ANZ, backed by US private equity firm Accel-KKR, has added local real estate software company InspectRealEstate to…
Rate cuts could begin from 2024, Westpac says
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to issue seven rate cuts between 2024 and 2025, according to…
Sydney beats out Geneva, Paris for super prime sales
Sydney ultra high-end market has proven relatively resilient to economic headwinds, according to new research from Knight Frank.