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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Domain sees spike in rental demand coming from China
New figures from Domain show Australia's vacancy rate remained stubbornly low during February, with the company reporting a spike in rental search traffic from China.
APRA chooses not to loosen borrowing restrictions
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has declined to loosen its current serviceability buffer for new home loans despite…
Former Block winners to host Location, Location, Location
After nearly a decade off our screens, the property show Location, Location, Location is set to return with…
Is the downturn over? Home values bounce back in February
Australia's property values increased slightly in February, according to PropTrack, while separate figures from CoreLogic also show the…
The Agency uses downturn to focus on expansion initiatives
The Agency reported a $950,000 loss for the first six months of the year, however CEO Geoff Lucas…
New ABS figures reveal knockdown hotspots
The number of demolition projects in Australia is predicted to fall in the coming 12 months, but some…
Anne Flaherty: PropTrack economist’s predictions for 2023
While 2023 is likely to be a tough year for renters, signs are starting to emerge that the…
The Queensland agency offering to cover six months rent or mortgage payments
With the cost of living crisis taking its toll on Australian households, one Queensland real estate agency has…
Why the regional sea and tree change trend isn’t over yet
Predictions of a mass return to the cities following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic have been overstated,…
Raine & Horne announces the passing of Max Raine
Max Raine, the former Chairman of Raine & Horne, has passed away at the age of 91, the…
CoreLogic completes Plezzel acquisition
CoreLogic International has completed its acquisition of Victorian-based proptech firm Plezzel, a digital automation and lead generation platform.
Australia’s empty offices could be the key to solving the housing crisis
Turning empty office buildings in Australia’s CBDs into housing via a process known as asset repurposing could help…
Westpac predicts rents will keep rising for longer
Westpac is predicting that rents will jump by 11.5 per cent this year, enough to tempt investors and…
The real reason real estate sales figures went backwards this January
A new report from Xero showing lackluster sales figures in the real estate sector is likely a hangover…
Australia’s leading on-shore contact center, saving you time in your prospecting
Meson Agency’s Founder John Angelopoulos can sum up his organisation in a nutshell.
School zones still attracting price premiums
Being in a school catchment zone could add ten per cent to a property's sale price, according to…
Population patterns, not tax breaks, responsible for housing crisis
Australia's unique population patterns and a shortage of available residential land near jobs and services has had a…
REA Group expands the reach of customer wellbeing platform
REA Group’s online wellbeing space for property professionals, Prosper, is now available to all REA customers.
HTW property predictions: Second half of 2023 to bring stability
Rapid interest rate increases have eroded the optimism surrounding residential property, but a slowdown in rate rises in…
McGrath’s half-year results: expansion, profit and market outlook
McGrath has revealed its plans to add 125 new, high quality offices to its national network as part…
Nerida Conisbee: solving Australia’s rental spiral
We need more rental properties. The problem is that the group that funds most of them isn’t too…
Auction clearance rate on the rise
Auction activity lifted again this week with preliminary figures from Domain recording a 67.6 per cent clearance rate…
Real estate agencies confident about business outlook this year
More than 80 per cent of Australian real estate agencies are confident in the business landscape going forward…
Listings slide drags on Domain Group profits
The biggest decline in listings in Domain Group's history has resulted in a decline in profits, though revenue…
Listings bounce back from summer slumber
New listing numbers have recovered from their traditional summer dip, though they remain lower than 2022 levels, according…
Cash rate not the reason for rental affordability crisis, Philip Lowe says
RBA Governor Philip Lowe has told a Senate estimates hearing that the central bank's rapid cash rate increases…
New platform allows users to invest in, trade the price movements of real estate
The Parcl Protocol, a new real estate investment platform launched this week, will allow users to trade real…
Franchisors could be held liable for franchisees breaching workplace laws
In a move that could also have ramifications for the real estate industry, the Fair Work Ombudsman has,…
NAB changes cash rate prediction following RBA meeting
NAB economists now predict the cash rate will peak at 4.1 per cent following RBA Governor Philip Lowe's…
Regional price growth continuing, Domain says
New data from Domain shows that the tree and sea change trend is continuing, with property prices increasing…
Rose Bay mansion sale could match record price
A Rose Bay waterfront mansion is expected to hit the market with expectations of $100 million or more,…
Australia’s banks under intense scrutiny over interest rates
Australia’s banking sector is under the microscope with the big four bank bosses and the Reserve Bank governor…
Nerida Conisbee: China is roaring back
China abandoning its zero COVID-19 policy has resulted in the economy rebounding far faster than expected.
PM Reach conference goes on the road in 2023
The PM Reach conference is back for 2023 and heading interstate for the first time, with events planned…
PropertyMe adds tenant payment service to its property management platform
Property management platform PropertyMe has launched a new rental payment service MePay that allows agents to see rental…