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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Property prices tipped to fall next financial year
Researchers have predicted a 5.2 per cent fall in property prices in 2022-23, with low net migration and greater housing supply tipped to stifle price rises.
Australia’s house price growth continues to slow
Australian house prices have grown by 0.34 per cent in March, the slowest since March 2020 according to…
Australia’s top 10 property powerbrokers
The latest Australian rich list features a host of property powerbrokers whose wealth has skyrocketed in the past…
Auction volumes dip as the market readies for its busiest week of the year
CoreLogic is tipping next week will prove the busiest auction week of the year so far after volumes…
Suburbs most at risk of coastal surges and erosion
Storm surges and coastal erosion has the potential to wipe out $1.47 billion worth of property at Paradise…
First home buyers could turn to rentvesting in Sydney and Melbourne
Priced out of the major cities, first home buyers could choose to rentvest in what’s becoming a more…
Domain to buy Realbase as it scales holistic solution for agents
Real estate listings portal Domain has agreed to buy campaign management platform Realbase for $180 million.
Sydney and Melbourne markets swing in favour of buyers
A two-speed Australian property market has started to emerge as demand for real estate in Sydney and Melbourne…
New pact to increase women in property ‘tough spots’
A coalition of the property sector's most powerful executives has announced a new initiative designed to ensure women…
Amazon Prime announces season 3 of Luxe Listings Sydney
With season 2 of Luxe Listings Sydney set to air on Friday, Amazon Prime has announced season 3…
What’s good and what’s not in the 2022 Federal Budget
Tuesday's Federal Budget had an overarching theme of reducing the cost of living and come Wednesday morning the…
Kylie Walsh celebrates first anniversary of REGROWTH with triple treat hire
On the first anniversary of REGROWTH Coaching and Consultancy, Founder Kylie Walsh has named two new directors and…
What’s in the budget for real estate
In a federal budget that was as much about a pending election as it was an economic update,…
One in three borrowers on the brink of financial stress
Borrowers are starting to feel the pinch of rising living costs, with one in three now on the…
Sydney and Melbourne see growing demand for CBD offices
The Sydney CBD office market has seen office investment double in the past 12 months, as demand for…
REIA welcomes the opposition’s regional focus
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has welcomed the focus on regional living with the announcement the…
Home Guarantee Scheme to be continued and expanded
First home buyers will continue to get assistance entering the property market from the Federal Government, with the…
Realtair strikes strategic partnership with Tom Panos
End-to-end digital platform provider Realtair and real estate influencer Tom Panos have struck a new partnership which will…
Sales by auction have doubled in the last decade
The popularity of auctions continues to grow, with the number of homes sold via the auction sale method…
Preliminary clearance rate dips on the back of higher auction volumes
The preliminary clearance rate fell to its lowest rate of the year so far on the back of…
Hard work and dedication pay off for 2021 AREA winners
Happy clients, excellent results and self-betterment are high on every real estate agent’s agenda.
Voters worry young people won’t be able to buy a home
Nearly three quarters of voters fear young Australians will never be able to afford a home according to…
Why Australia’s top performers are switching to Market Buy
What do Chris Gilmour, Cara Bergman, Mark McGill, Jo Mooney and Brett Andreassen have in common?
Homebuyers cautious of potential natural disasters when moving to regions
Three-quarters of Australians would consider moving to a large regional centre under the right circumstances but are wary…
Real estate’s night of nights – all the AREAs winners
DiJones taking out Residential Agency of the Year for the second year in a row.
The Sydney suburb that is Australia’s tightest housing market
North Sydney is the most undersupplied market in Australia with ‘extraordinarily low’ inventory levels making life tough for…
Young Aussies stuck living at home longer
The rising cost of housing around the country is forcing young Australians to stay at home longer with…
Agents achieve career-best year with eXp Realty
There’s an old saying that posits, ‘What a difference a year makes’, and that’s certainly proved true for…
First home buyers forced to save for 11 extra months to afford a home
Average couples are now forced to spend 11 additional months saving for a deposit to afford an entry-level…
Sydney second to Hong Kong as world’s least affordable property market
Sydney has been named the second most unaffordable housing market in the world according to new research.
One in four NSW and QLD residents not insured for extreme weather
New data suggests 22 per cent of New South Wales and Queensland residents are uninsured against extreme weather…
Australia entering a GFC-style rental crisis
Australia is on the cusp of a GFC-style rental crisis with more pain ahead for renters according to…
Bridging loan FinTech Bridgit raises $7.7 million
Non-bank lender Bridgit has secured $7.7 million in its latest funding round as the FinTech company looks to…
Rising property prices, low interest rates lead to record housing debt
Housing debt levels have hit a record high on the back of soaring property prices new data reveals.
Auction volumes top the 3000 mark
Auction volumes have again surpassed the 3000 mark, making this weekend the second busiest of the year so…