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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Sentiment remains high despite softening property prices
Confidence in the real estate market remains high despite slowing growth in property prices, according to a new survey.
The lowest preliminary clearance rate of the year
Despite the ANZAC Day long weekend, 1813 homes were taken to auction across the combined capital cities this…
Rental demand continues to soar as availability falls to lowest level in more than a decade
Near record demand and the lowest level of availability in almost 20 years is propelling a tough rental…
Foreign investment in Australian commercial property doubles
Foreign buyers continue to be active in both buying and selling Australian commercial assets according to a leading…
What’s driving the housing markets: HTW
Demand for residential property remains strong, however, the rate of growth is slowing according to the latest Herron…
First Home Guarantee Scheme might not help all first-time buyers
While the First Home Guarantee Scheme has been expanded to help more first home buyers enter the property…
How property can help Australia become prosperous again
The Property Council of Australia is calling on the next Federal Government to adopt a range of property-related…
How to deliver ‘wow moments’ in a changing market
constraints and weakening consumer sentiment, Exp Australia Director Emily Morgan knows her vendors need more than her knowledge…
Investor lending reaches record high
Lending to investors has hit a record high level, outpacing the last two property booms.
East coast kicks off 2022 with $150B worth of property sales
Despite talk of a softening market, Australia’s love affair with real estate continues, with the latest data from…
Confidence in property dips in March
Confidence in Australia's property sector fell slightly in March but remains at historically elevated levels, according to the…
Construction costs rise at the fastest rate in 21 years
The cost to construct a new home is rising at the fastest rate since 2001 putting increased pressure…
Rents continue to rise as supply shortage bites
Rental prices for houses in Australia’s capital cities have hit their highest point on record, with the median…
Low clearance rate due to Easter auction slowdown
The Easter long weekend resulted in the auction slowdown that had been widely predicted, with just 134 properties…
Australia’s top 10 most affordable regional areas
The great Australian dream of owning a home is still alive, with a new report identifying the Top…
Demand for property still strong despite signs of easing market
The Australian housing market remains strong and demand in Melbourne and Adelaide has hit record highs, despite signs…
UrbanX raises millions to fund expansion and innovation
Billed as the future of real estate, UrbanX (“UX”) is revolutionising the traditional model by empowering Australia’s top…
Buyers face new problems as supply falls
The real estate market is showing signs of slowing but there are still challenging conditions ahead for buyers…
Housing values fall in Sydney and Melbourne
Property values in Sydney and Melbourne have started to slide, falling as much as 7.2 per cent in…
The real estate issues the new Federal Government must tackle
The rental crisis, housing affordability and supply will be among the hot topics in the real estate sector…
Big 4 banks tip interest rates to rise in June
The big four banks have revised their cash rate forecasts, tipping the next tightening cycle to start as…
Rebel Wilson lists her Sydney waterfront home
Aussie actress Rebel Wilson has listed her beautifully renovated Sydney waterfront home for $9 million.
Renters lose out in governments’ ‘patchy’ response to the pandemic
Renters were the big losers with the state and territory government's hasty response to the pandemic labelled “patchy”…
Almost 4000 properties go to auction in one of the busiest weeks on record
This week proved the busiest auction week of the year and the sixth busiest since CoreLogic records began…
Trio writes almost $2M GCI in 12 months under Area Specialist
In the twelve months since joining Area Specialist, directors Harry Singh, Jake Wang and Adam Bindra have written…
REIA honours the industry’s best at National Awards for Excellence
The winners of REIA's National Awards for Excellence (NAFE) 2022 have been announced with a host of industry…
Home Guarantee Scheme to put upward pressure on property prices
The recently expanded Home Guarantee Scheme announced in the latest Federal Budget could put further upward pressure on…
5 factors that drive success on auction day
With the auction process more popular than ever, a new report has identified five key factors that drive…
New Instagram scam targets top real estate agents
A real estate media coach has warned agents about an online scam targeting the industry aimed at stealing…
ANZ tips cash rate to rise 10-fold this year
One of Australia’s big four banks has tipped the cash rate will increase four times before the end…
Julia Gillard’s former Altona home sells
The modest former Altona home of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sold for $1.26 million at auction.
Home loan commitments decline from record highs
The value of new home loan commitments fell 3.7 per cent to $32.3 billion in February after a…
Interest rates on hold but experts tip a rise is coming
The Reserve Bank of Australia has again opted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.1 per cent…
Australia’s smaller capital cities drive property price growth
CoreLogic's latest national home value index shows house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in March, led by…
Local property markets to benefit from green energy push
With the Federal Government pushing the country to be carbon-neutral by 2050, the increase in demand for different…