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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
Family Home Guarantee and First Home Loan Deposit kicks off around Australia
Two highly anticipated government initiatives started 1 July, designed to provide Australians with a more secure future, but not everyone is guaranteed to be a winner. The Family Home Guarantee…
Knight Frank research reveals promising luxury real estate trends
Australia’s major cities saw their highest quarter of prime residential sales volume on record. At the same time,…
New Intergenerational Report indicates COVID-19 will have lasting impact on the economy
The Australian Government's Intergenerational Report was released on Monday, with the Property Council of Australia describing it as…
Victorian and WA markets show impressive sales trends
Online offer management system Market Buy has reported solid sales trends across the country, with properties selling for…
Sydney holds firm despite lockdown, Melbourne enjoys second busiest auction week of the year
Melbourne has enjoyed its second busiest auction week of the year, but all eyes were on Sydney this…
Profit-making resales jump thanks to hot property market
The number of home owners selling their property at a profit jumped in the March 2021 quarter thanks…
Propic and MRI Software join forces to bring conversational AI to property managers
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to improve the customer experience and potentially save property managers from…
REIA urges Australians to use deposit schemes
Thousands of Australians have been given their first real chance to buy their own home.
Over three-quarters of auctions successful this week
Over 200 markets now in the million dollar property club
With property markets running hot across the country, a new report has highlighted that there are now 218…
Auction volume down but clearance rate up over long weekend
Auction volumes were again lower than predicted this week, but CoreLogic noted the preliminary clearance rate enjoyed a…
New home sales strengthen in May
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) revealed there has been a 15.2 per cent increase in new home sales…
Australian property is selling faster than ever
Demand for property across the country is higher than ever with the average days on market tumbling last…
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…
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…