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Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
Auction volumes continue to rise with Melbourne having the second busiest week this year
This week across the combined capital cities, auction volumes remained high with 3,353 homes taken to auction returning a preliminary clearance rate of 63.1 percent, increasing from last week when the final clearance rate across the capitals recorded the lowest not only this year, but the lowest reading since late 2015/ early 2016 (60.3 percent).
Asking What Matters Most in User Experience: Alister Maple-Brown
Week 15: As part of Transform Masters 2017, we spoke with Alister Maple-Brown, CEO of Rockend, about user…
Staff Incentives and Building Trust for Culture and Growth: Ewan Morton
In this exclusive interview from our event 'How to Lead a Winning Team in 2018', Azal Khan talks…
Christmas Comes Early for PropertyTree Customers
New Beta Trial in the US connects Agents with Amazon Echo
Agent NEO is voice activated app that can help consumers buy a house, request an open, help sell…
From Property Manager to Entrepreneur– what does it take?
For many property managers, the only true pathway to financial independence and success is being provided with a…
Creating Sustainable Business and the Journey of Doing Good: Chris Hanley OAM
In this exclusive interview from our event 'How to Lead a Winning Team in 2018', Azal Khan talks…
Refinance time slashed in WA with new technology
If you’re living in Western Australia, the next time that you refinance your home loan there’s a good…
REA Group expands Perth presence with new Subiaco office
REA Group has moved its Perth headquarters into a newly expanded and ‘home-styled’ office in Subiaco.
Australians of real estate
Census 2016 told us what the average Australian looked like: a 38-year-old married female (with kids), born in…
CoreLogic November Home Value Index: Values holding steady with Sydney trending lower and Perth bottoms out.
National dwelling values held steady in November, with a 0.1% fall in capital city dwelling values offsetting a…
Auction Volumes and Clearance rates steady in the first weekend of Summer with Canberra the standout performer
There were 3,276 auctions held across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate…
REIQ 2018 Awards for Excellence Finalists Announced
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has announced its 2018 Awards for Excellence finalists, representing the best in…
Coronis sets sights on bitcoin transactions
MD Andrew Coronis talks the future of crypto-currency in property transactions
REIV launches online petition to give landlords a voice
Receiving support from the Liberal opposition, Simpson says that "supply side" has been ignored.
Understanding Business Insurance and Risk Management: Sharon Fox-Slater
Week 14: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about insurance and risk management with Sharon Fox-Slater of EBM…
Tom Ferry on the Innovative, Motivated Agent of the Future
On a recent trip to LA, Coach Tom Ferry gave Claudio Encina some tips for agents on mindset…
The number of properties taken to auction continues to rise in the last weekend of spring
There were 3,409 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction…
Creating World-Class Customer Experience: Scott Downing
Week 13: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about customer experience with Scott Downing, Chief Customer Officer at…
Sharon Fox-Slater: How Risky Is Your Business?
Sharon Fox-Slater of EBM's RentCover explains the insurances and regulations agents need to consider before they start selling…
40 per cent of Perth suburbs have limited housing supply for sale
REIWA President Hayden Groves said analysis of 244* Perth suburbs found 95 had limited choice for buyers.
How Self-Driving Cars Will Change Property Management
Jason Turnbull of Console takes a look into the future, a world where connectivity matters more than what…
Third busiest auction week this year with combined preliminary clearance rate in the mid 60’s
The combined capital cities returned a preliminary auction clearance rate of 65.4 percent this week across 3,335 auctions…
CoreLogic Property Pulse: Are investors driving the current market slowdown?
In line with a decline in dwelling values growth, the level of investor activity across the property market…
Westpac backs BRICKX
Fractional property investment firm BRICKX has secured investment from the Westpac- backed venture capital firm Reinventure, in its…
