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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Landlords missing out on an important tax deduction
Landlords could be missing out on some significant tax deductions over the lifetime of their investment properties, according to industry experts.
MoxiWorks acquires Aussie CRM ActivePipe
Leading US-based real estate technology platform, MoxiWorks, has announced the acquisition of the Australian lead nurturing platform ActivePipe.
NSW, Victoria, ACT contain most tenant- friendly suburbs
NSW, Victoria and the ACT contain the most suburbs where rental conditions have changed to favour tenants in…
Kristen Porter simplifies what employee Vs contractor decision means for real estate
Real estate agencies employing contractors should put contracts in place containing clauses that show someone is running their…
Three new board members appointed to RESO
With over 1250 agents registered and 48,000 buyers invited into the platform across Australia and New Zealand and…
Court case shows why agents and creatives must read the fine print
Engaging a photographer to enhance your listing is par for the course for most real estate agents, but…
Clearance rate steady as auction volumes continue to rise
Auction activity continued to increase this week, with volume up 20.7 per cent week-on-week and 36.2 per cent…
The gap between house and unit values reaches a record high
Ongoing demand for more space has seen the difference in price between houses and units accelerate with the…
REIA announce National Awards for Excellence finalists
Finalists in the 17th REIA National Awards for Excellence 2022 have been announced, with the best agencies, agents…
REA Group introduces new team to give real estate agents a bigger voice in the industry
REA Group has introduced a new commercial growth and industry partnerships team to boost support to the real…
Market Buy’s engine now available to brands
Online offer management platform Market Buy now provides brands with the ability to ‘white label’ their software for…
Luxe Listings Sydney is back for Season 2… with a new agent
The hotly anticipated second season of the hit show, Luxe Listings Sydney is about to hit the screens…
Domain’s marketplace strategy reaping results with half-year revenue up 27.9 per cent
Domain’s ‘Marketplace strategy’ is reaping rewards with the group posting revenue of $175.3 million for the first half…
Agencies embrace Richardson & Wrench business model
A growing number of seasoned agency owners are beginning the new year with a new name and more…
Retail property starting to bounce back
Sales volumes for retail property has returned to the highest levels since 2015 after seeing off a tough…
Aussie iBuyer continues to grow as Zillow Offers exits US
A leading Australian iBuyer isn’t concerned about its position in the market despite Zillow calling it quits on…
High Court rules on employee versus independent contractor issue
The High Court has confirmed the primacy of contractual terms and the importance of contractual interpretation in two…
Aussie’s Spent $688 billion on property in 2021
Australians spent a whopping $688 billion in a home buying spree in 2021, which was an astounding 57…
ANZ scraps its most popular home loan
ANZ will scrap its most popular Breakfree package in a move that will impact 350,000 existing customers.
HTW property clock stable, but what will happen next?
Herron Todd White (HTW) has released its real estate predictions for the year ahead as the monthly property…
Openn appoints new CEO for Australia and New Zealand
Openn has appointed former chief operating officer Sean Adomeit as chief executive officer of its Australia and New…
Mental health battles to force one in four property managers out
The pressures of the last two years have started to significantly impact the mental health of property managers…
NSW and QLD driving demand for new housing
The home building boom is in full swing in NSW, with sales of new detached homes the second-highest…
Gerry Harvey buys Black Bream Point for record price
Australian retail mogul, Gerry Harvey, has set a new real estate record in Narooma with the purchase of…
New data reveals best practice for email marketing
A new report from ActivePipe helps real estate agents make their email marketing more effective by revealing the…
Rents to skyrocket by thousands in 59 Australian suburbs
The cost of renting could jump $5000 in 59 suburbs across the country this year, as Australia sits…
How to maximise your buyers’ offers and keep them all onside
Every Agent knows that technology holds the key to help them become both effective and efficient.
Auction volumes up 35 per cent, clearance rate also climbing
Auction volumes and the clearance rate continued to climb this week, with the number of auctions increasing 35.2…
Introducing the 2021 AREAs finalists
REA Group has this week announced the finalists for the 2021 Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) with winners…
NAB tips property price drop in 2023
One of Australia’s big four banks expects property price growth to slow dramatically before falling 10 per cent…
Biggest January surge in new listings since 2014
Homeowners keen to sell have wasted no time putting their property on the market, with a 55.6 jump…
Aussie house hunters view property listings at a record rate
Homebuyers are out in force to start 2022, with new data showing views on property listings surged 48.2…
ANZ increases fixed rate home loans up to 0.4 per cent
ANZ has joined it’s big four counterparts in raising fixed rates this year, announcing a hike of up…
Demand for CBD office space defies pandemic predictions
Demand for CBD office space is continuing to defy expert predictions of a pandemic-induced office market collapse, according…