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Peter Brewer and Doug Disher named REIQ life members
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has bestowed its highest honour on two members with a combined 80 years in the profession, recognising decades of service to the Institute and the industry.
Compliant on paper, exposed in practice: Where Australian agencies stand on AML
Four months in, a clear gap is opening between agencies whose compliance works and those whose setup only…
When property listings become TikTok comedy
Love Island parodies to hide-and-seek in luxury homes, American agents are finding increasingly creative ways to market property,…
Sydney’s next investment opportunities: Five markets agents should be watching
As affordability pressures reshape Sydney's investment landscape, Hotspotting has identified five locations where rental demand, infrastructure spending and…
Young voters turning on negative gearing changes meant to help them
New survey data shows Gen Z and Millennials are as likely as older Australians to vote out the…
Familiar face at open homes helps Lisa Zhang sell Tallawong house to young buyers
Lisa Zhang's regular presence at local open homes built the trust that led young buyers to a four-bedroom…
Should mortgage holders carry the whole inflation burden?
Economic Director David Koch argues governments, not just borrowers, need to help ease inflation, as another rate rise…
Developer sales are sliding just as supply was gaining ground
Mirvac and Stockland both reported sharp falls in new home sales, a trend REIQ's CEO calls an early…
Cunninghams makes two long-time Northern Beaches agents partners
The Northern Beaches agency has promoted two long-serving agents to partner, recognising more than two decades of combined…
Inside the eight-bedroom Florida estate once built for Céline Dion
The 1998 Mediterranean-style property, complete with a private dock and cinema, has now sold twice since the singer…
REMAX business owners focus on leadership at Gold Coast summit
More than 40 attendees from the REMAX Australia network heard from coaches, finance experts and fellow brokers at…
Australia’s 136,000 ghost homes revealed
Just in time for Halloween, Ray White analysis reveals the eerie number of dwellings sitting empty across the…
Building a high-end real estate brand on intuition and integrity
In the high-end market, buyers are not simply purchasing a property. They are investing in a feeling, a…
The legal AI boom is hiding a serious insurance problem
BuySecure's Richard Bootle says agents who point buyers to non-compliant AI contract tools risk wearing the reputational and…
Large block, targeted buyers: Kartavya Thakkar sells Tarneit home before auction
Kartavya Thakkar used targeted social advertising and a busy inspection schedule to turn a long-listed Tarneit house into…
Elite Agent Insiders can now have their own Front Page at yourname.eliteagent.au
All Elite Agent Insiders can now have their own Front Page, a website in their own name with…
Coming soon campaign connects Mount Eliza property with the right buyer in a week
Vicki Sayers used a database-first coming soon campaign to connect a dated but spacious Mount Eliza house in…
Trust built as buyer returns as seller, setting Woongarrah street record with Daniel Grech
Daniel Grech's multi-channel marketing strategy attracted 12 buyers and six offers for a Woongarrah family home, with competitive…
Joshua Howison takes Coomera acreages off the portals securing a developer buyer
Joshua Howison of Coastal° moved a 7.3-hectare Coomera acreage campaign from the portals to a private buyer shortlist,…
Pre-sale refresh draws multiple offers for Indooroopilly apartment
Jack Dixon recommended modest upgrades before listing a Station Road apartment, and the move-in ready result drew multiple…
Underquoting, rentals and strata in NSW Fair Trading’s enforcement spotlight
NSW real estate agents, property managers and strata professionals face continued regulatory scrutiny, with Fair Trading identifying misleading…
Sharehouse tenancy rules are overdue for an update, researcher says
A Swinburne study of sharehouse renters argues current regulations don't fit shared living, with the ACT's reforms offered…
Property taxes under scrutiny as Victoria’s housing market struggles
Roy Morgan polling commissioned by the Property Council found 80.7 per cent of respondents linked 32 new or…
Tracey Fellows to leave REA Group board after 12 years
Former REA Group chief executive Tracey Fellows will step down from the company's board in November, ending a…
Rod McDougall launches Ray White office in Swan Valley
The longest-serving local agent in the region is teaming up with third-generation agent Demi Street to open Ray…
Dave McMahon joins BresicWhitney as head of sales and auctions
Bianca Todarello also moves into a new head of people and performance – sales role, in what BresicWhitney…
Tim Graham named new PICA chair
Ben Kingsley steps back from the chair role after seven years but stays on the board, as PICA…
Alex Lyons joins Christie’s International Real Estate NSW
The Eastern Suburbs prestige specialist brings a decade of multi-billion-dollar sales and a buyer base built on expats…
Stacey Woodfield – building a real estate career on authenticity and balance
Stacey Woodfield never imagined that starting as a receptionist at a small family-run agency would lead to her…
Seniors housing shake-up could unlock thousands of family homes across NSW
Planning reforms aimed at encouraging more seniors housing could help release thousands of established family homes onto the…
Foreign buyers commit billions to Australian housing as Chinese investors lead the way
Foreign investment approvals for Australian residential property reached $4.7 billion in 2025–26, with China remaining the largest source…
Spanish house prices rise three times faster than wages
Spain's housing crisis deepens as property prices outpace wages threefold. House prices in Spain have risen more than…
Building trust is more important than ever
Home prices are falling across the country and conditions have shifted to a buyer's market. In conditions like…
Domain’s exclusive audience grows 11.5%
Audience numbers for Domain and Allhomes climbed to 7.6 million Australians in September even as capital city house…
What OpenAgent’s data reveals about seller behaviour in a slower market
Homeowners are more hesitant about selling than they were a year ago. But data from OpenAgent shows the…