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Real estate news from across Australia – market shifts, regulatory changes, and industry developments that affect property professionals nationwide.
The CEO Magazine announces new Real Estate Executive of the Year award
The CEO Magazine has just announced applications are open for its annual Executive of the Year Awards, and this year the publication has announced a series of new categories, including…
Capital city CBD occupancy rates on the rise
The latest Property Council of Australia office occupancy survey has revealed more workers are returning to capital city…
REA Group announces proposal to acquire Mortgage Choice
REA Group has today announced a proposal to acquire publicly listed mortgage-broking firm Mortgage Choice.
The Agency announces appointment of Geoff Lucas as Group CEO
The Agency has just announced the appointment of Geoff Lucas as Group CEO, with the highly experienced industry…
Auction volume rising, clearance rate holds firm
Busiest auction week since April last year and next week tipped to be higher
Riskwise warns of possible credit restrictions to cool housing market
According to RiskWise Property Research, there is a possibility that regulators could introduce credit restrictions later this year…
Australia second-most-popular offshore destination for Asian property investors
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic having restricted and reduced the physical movement of Asian real estate buyers around the…
Houses the standout performers as auction volumes rise
Auction volumes rose across the combined capital cities this week, with 2232 homes taken to auction, marking the…
Market confidence ensures strong start to 2021 for new home sales
New home sales have surged in Australia over the past 12 months, with the latest Housing Industry of…
Trigger happy: Rex announces integration with automated tech tool Zapier
Rex Software has integrated a new automation tool into its CRM that has helped US agents reduce their…
Reserve Bank Governor issues warning on housing prices
In a speech in Sydney on Wednesday, Reserve Bank Governor Dr Philip Lowe has issued a warning about…
Report finds fixing income equality key to addressing property ownership imbalance
A new report released by CoreLogic suggests addressing gender income equality could also help close the gender wealth…
Karmen Costigan joins Harcourts Australia as Head of Property Management
One of the nation’s largest real estate franchise networks, Harcourts Group Australia, has appointed seasoned industry professional Karmen…
Property Council survey reveals slowdown in rate of workers returning to offices
Australia’s central business districts are taking a long while to recover from the effects of COVID-19 social restrictions,…
Reserve Bank leaves official interest rates at historic low
As widely expected, the Reserve Bank left official interest rates unchanged at the historic low of 0.1 per…
Price growth in capital cities outstripping regions according to REA Insights Home Price Index data
Capital city price growth outpaced regional growth for the second time in 12 months in February, data from…
Australian home values rise at fastest rate in 17 years
CoreLogic’s national home value index for February showed prices rose across each of the capital city and rest-of-state…
The Agency announces half-year profit and record earnings
The Agency has released its half-year financial results, chalking up a maiden profit and record earnings for the…
Call for fast-tracked infrastructure investment
Infrastructure Australia has released its 2021 Priority List, which the nation’s property industry has labelled a “wake-up call”…
Proply and ListReady partnership offers ‘list now, pay later’ solution
Leading digital proposal software group Proply and real estate credit provider ListReady have teamed up to provide agents…
Survey reveals pandemic has proven prosperous for proptech sector
A new study from the Property Council and Yardi Systems has found data analytics, business process automation and…
Positive conditions forecast to continue according to REA Insights Property Outlook Report
REA Group's newly released Insights Property Outlook Report is tipping positive conditions to remain throughout 2021, with a…
Top independent agents named at 15th annual Australasian Real Estate Results Awards
The region's top performing agencies and individuals came together last night competing for top honours at the 15th…
Spike in demand leads to rise in construction costs according to CoreLogic figures
The cost of construction in Australia rose by 1 per cent over the December quarter, according to newly…
A new leash on life: Study finds benefits for all parties in pet-friendly residential arrangements
More than 60 per cent of households across the nation own a pet but those living in private…
Clearance rate holds above 80 per cent, with volume set to skyrocket
Sydney has enjoyed its third consecutive week of an auction clearance rate above 80 per cent as national…
Homely partners with REIWA to strengthen affordable advertising options
Homely announces new partnership with REIWA in an effort to expand industry-backed and affordable real estate advertising options…
Inland Australia in vogue as rural areas record surge in house values
As large swathes of rural Australia emerge from long-running drought conditions, and the mining sector benefits from higher…
Rent.com.au hits new milestone with one million Renter Resumes created
Rent.com.au has announced that more than one million renters have now created a Renter Resume through its site.
Seventh heaven: @realty celebrates anniversary with 40 per cent rise in sales
National real estate network @realty celebrated their seventh birthday in style this week, with a 40 per cent…
Realestate.com.au honours the top residential and commercial real estate agents across Australia
The most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses in property management and sales have been honoured today…
REA Group changes Track with rebranding of data and valuations business
REA Group has announced a rebranding of its property data and automated valuations business Hometrack, which will now…