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Jacob Siever joins CBRE as senior negotiator
The appointment adds to CBRE's Capital Markets – Private Wealth team on the Gold Coast as the firm points to continued investor interest in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
Andy Bui named principal of Century 21 Property People
The Salisbury franchise passes to a 17-year staff member as Greg and Holly Nybo step back after more…
Rick Schultz opens Ray White Albert Park
After nearly a decade as one of Ray White's top-performing agents, Schultz makes the move to business ownership,…
Sotheby’s International Realty acquires Majestic Realty Holdings in massive 1,100-agent expansion
The acquisition of Majestic Realty Collective adds eight affiliate brands and more than 1,100 agents as global consolidation…
Harcourts Australia, NZ face off in Dial Hard 2
The Trans-Tasman appraisal challenge returns with a twist, as New Zealand joins the competition for the first time.
Census 2026: 52% of Aussies expecting to report financial decline, housing named biggest culprit
New data reveals 52% of households expect upcoming national snapshot to show financial decline, with 59% blaming skyrocketing…
Property professionals expect investors to exit over tax reforms
Herron Todd White polling of property, legal, banking and finance professionals finds most expect investors to sell or…
Volkan Akintetik and Reece Caira join LJ Hooker network
The two top-selling Central Coast agents have opened their own LJ Hooker business in Berkeley Vale, filling what…
Belinda McLachlan joins Harcourts Pinnacle in Brisbane
The Lawnton specialist brings more than a decade of experience to the growing agency as it strengthens its…
Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven
A professionally staged Clayfield character home attracted 80 enquiries in under two weeks, with Elisa McMahon securing a…
First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal
A two-bedroom unit in one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs attracted four offers after first-home buyers returned for…
Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction
Andrew Anastassiou turned a two-bedroom coastal unit into a competitive battleground within days, securing a result that exceeded…
Sam Borg named director of Ray White Woodside
The 27-year-old has been promoted to business owner after six years and back-to-back Elite status with Ray White,…
Trust tax reform could create a stamp duty postcode lottery
CPA Australia says many small businesses – including real estate agencies operating through family trusts – could face…
Victorian watchdog gets power to order decade-long defect fixes
The Building and Plumbing Commission can now compel builders to fix safety defects up to 10 years after…
House buying named a high-risk moment for scams
New research shows property transactions sit among the life moments when Australians are most likely to be scammed,…
BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office
The agency has moved to 1010 Doncaster Road as it continues to service clients across the Manningham area.
Rob Gillies to head property management at RT Edgar Stonnington
The 15-year industry leader joins the Stonnington business to oversee the continued growth of its property management division.
Landlords are already changing strategy as tax changes remain a year away
Australia's rental market may already be reacting to housing policy that hasn't even taken effect, with investors changing…
How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity
Byron Ager's strategic off-market preparation delivered multiple offers and a $550,000 result for a Golden Square development site…
One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result
Nik Seirlis has now transacted the same Riparian Plaza apartment three times across two decades — the latest…
Gemma White: Building success through authentic relationships
Gemma White has built a thriving real estate business on the Northern Gold Coast by focusing on what…
Why the right AML workflow changes everything
Selecting an AML provider is only half the equation. It's a seamless workflow that keeps agencies compliant without…
Ayden Vojnic joins LJ Hooker as growth manager
The former Aussie Home Loans executive will lead franchise recruitment across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern…
Samantha Self joins REMAX Select as general manager
The Mackay agency has appointed a new general manager with eight years' experience leading retail operations at northern…
NSW government unveils 150,000-home planning pipeline via fast-track authority
As the Housing Delivery Authority becomes a permanent fixture of the state's planning system, strict new build-or-lose timelines…
37 days or four hours? Inside the whiplash dynamics of Sydney’s ‘tri-speed’ property market
BresicWhitney's Q2 2026 data exposes a sharp fracture in the market as buyers bypass a cooling auction scene…
HIA warns CSIRO lab closure will slow housing innovation
The Housing Industry Association says shutting Australia's North Ryde fire-testing facility could push up certification costs and slow…
REA Group opens Hackdays to customer ideas for 2026
Agents and agencies can now pitch their own business challenges for the chance to spend four days working…
Harcourts Foundation grant to fund 1,700 meal packs
A $5,000 grant from the Harcourts Foundation will help a volunteer-run Adelaide charity deliver more than 1,700 emergency…
Harcourts adds Glenfield and Austral to NSW network
A well-established Southwestern Sydney agency has joined the Harcourts fold, giving directors Babu Pokhrel, Ish Khanal and Min…
BresicWhitney bolsters commercial team with two appointments
The Sydney group has appointed Tony Youssef as Commercial Manager and Michael Lahood as Commercial Associate as it…
Desperate renters snapping up capital city apartments in single-digit days
Rent.com.au's June snapshot shows medians rising again and units leasing faster, even as the pace of listing declines…
Australia’s housing shortage collides with data centre boom as AI demand accelerates
Inside the exclusive world of data centre real estate, from metropolitan hotspots to the site identification opportunities left…
Homeowners crush investors: the hidden suburb metric adding $148K to unit values
New Cotality data shows units in owner-occupier-dominated suburbs have grown almost 100% since 2010, with the gap tipped…