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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
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 in Australia after quickly becoming must-watch TV for lovers of high-end real…
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…
Top markets to watch for price growth in 2022
Price growth is set to accelerate in the family-friendly Melbourne suburb of Hallam and the Western Australia holiday…
Affordable, inner-city suburbs on top of buyers’ wish list
Buyers are ditching apartments and regional areas in favour of more affordable suburbs and inner-city markets, new data…
REA Group reveals outstanding half-year performance
REA Group has released its half-year financial results with the data reflecting a surge in listings along with…
Smaller capitals lead the auction volume increase
Auction volumes have continued to increase this week, with the smaller capitals leading the charge.
Dwelling approvals rise as timber shortages ease
Dwelling approvals jumped 8.2 per cent in December according to new data, with imported timber helping to ease…
REIA calls for homebuyer help and the creation of property jobs
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) President Hayden Groves
CBA lifts fixed home loans 0.2 per cent
The Commonwealth Bank has increased interest rates on its fixed home loans by as much as 0.20 per…
Agent sells 236 properties in one year via Market Buy
A top-performing Queensland agent has set a personal record, selling 236 properties in the past 12 months, all…
Former LJ Hooker CEO joins RESO
Former Chief Executive and Managing Director of LJ Hooker, Grant Harrod, has been appointed to the board at…
More than 1 million households have never had an RBA rate rise
After more than a decade of easy monetary policy from the RBA, new data shows that over 1.1…
