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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Two Australian cities listed in the top five for entrepreneurial success
Sydney and Melbourne have been highlighted as two of the best cities in the world for aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own business.
REIA to host ‘getting real’ policy forum to address housing issues
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) will meet with key political and industry leaders in Darwin on…
Auction volumes below predictions due to Melbourne’s lockdown
Auction volumes dropped below the number previously predicted this week, with 2691 properties going under the hammer across…
May the busiest auction month on record: Domain
May was the busiest auction month on record, according to a recent report by Domain.
Home loan commitments hit record high
Owner-occupiers are fuelling a record high level of new loan commitments for housing.
Australian residential property values rise by 2.2 per cent in May
Housing markets continued to surge throughout Australia in May, with CoreLogic's national Home Value Index rising by 2.2…
Third busiest auction week of the year, despite Vic lockdown
Despite the announcement of a snap lockdown in Victoria, this week proved the third busiest auction week of…
Second place worth celebrating at Harcourts Australia’s awards night
Harcourts Australia had plenty of reasons to celebrate over the weekend. In addition to the company hosting its…
Auction volumes and clearance take a minor dip
Both auction volumes and the preliminary clearance rate took a minor dip this week, with 2845 homes taken…
Regional rent prices rise at three times the rate of capital cities
Rental prices in Australia’s combined regional markets have increased by almost three times the rate as capital city…
Industry heavyweights Rise to the challenge of mental health
Nine out of ten real estate agents in Australia experience high stress at work, and 65 per cent…
Amazon Prime announces July premiere for real estate docu-series Luxe Listings Sydney
Production has commenced on an unscripted docu-reality series about the Sydney real estate scene.
Australia’s residential construction costs rose less than one per cent in March quarter
Construction costs increased by less than 1 per cent in the first three months of 2021, according to…
Social and affordable housing the focus in Budget reply speech
Labor would spend $10 billion on social and affordable housing over five years if elected to government at…
Key industry groups respond to big-spending Federal Budget
As the dust settles on the 2021-22 Federal Budget, some of Australia's key industry groups have weighed in…
A Budget right for its time
There’s plenty for the property industry to like in the 2021 Federal Budget, not because of any specific…
Second busiest auction week of the year
This week proved the second busiest auction week of the year, with 3033 properties taken to auction across…
Canberra auction clearance rates reached record high in April
Domain has released its Auction Report for April, showing clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne have declined slightly…
Slight drop in auction volume and clearance rate
This week CoreLogic reported there were 2041 capital city homes taken to auction resulting in a preliminary clearance…
Property values are climbing, and so is industry confidence
Dwelling values are continuing to climb but so is confidence, with new data showing industry confidence levels are…
First-home buyers turning attention to homes requiring renovations
First-home buyers are increasingly looking for fixer-uppers to get a foothold in the property market, with four in…
New home building hits highest level in more than 20 years
New home building surged to its highest level in more than 20 years in the December quarter, with…
Domain report shows house rents hit new highs in most capital cities
Domain has just released its Rent Report for the March quarter, with data showing every capital city in…
CoreLogic data shows auction clearance rates hit 80 per cent
CoreLogic has released its Quarterly Auction Market Review, today, revealing Australia's combined capital cities clearance rate reached 80.0…
New research reveals first home buyers need six-figure deposit to enter market
According to new research, prospective homeowners in Australia now need a six-figure deposit to purchase a property.
Direct Connect partners with RACV to give movers access to even more benefits
Moving services company, Direct Connect, has announced an exclusive partnership with the Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV),…
Post Easter auction volumes climbing again
Auction volumes rose across the combined capital cities this week with 2170 homes taken to auction, increasing on…