Industry News
Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
ABS reveals more people living in apartments than 25 years ago
More Australians than ever are taking up apartment living, whether out of preference, convenience, or affordability reasons.
Di Jones adopts Pound Paws
The pitter-patter of little feet was heard around the offices of Di Jones on Friday with a visit…
Spring Selling auction volumes continue to rise across the combined capital cities
Auction volumes increase across all but one of the capital cities this week, returning a preliminary clearance rate…
Uber: Over it?
In the first of a series of roadshows entitled ‘The Gift of Time’, InfoTrack CEO John Ahern announced…
Metricon Homes revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder
For the second year in a row, Metricon Homes was revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder.
Melbourne may be the new hotspot for Chinese Investment: Juwai.com
Investorist and Juwai.com say demand for Australian Property is set to continue.
Sydney and Melbourne drive property price rise of 1.9 per cent
Residential property prices rose 1.9 per cent in the June quarter 2017, according to figures released today by…
Lenders slash home loan rates as competition for customers heats up ahead of spring selling season: Mozo
Competition between lenders for ‘desirable’ mortgage customers is driving home loan rates down this spring property season, according…
Dulux predicts colour and design trends for 2018
Dulux UK has released their 2018 colour of the year, giving an insight into what we will be…
How to protect your reputation when things go wrong
Auction volumes increase with clearance rates remaining representative of the state of the market.
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…
Building Super-teams and a Strong Culture
Week 3: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about team culture with The Agency's Matt Lahood.
NSW Fair trading update on deadlines, by-laws, fire-safety, fraud prevention and holiday lettings
The Office of Fair Trading this week issued the following reminders/information for property agents located in NSW.
Purplebricks launches in USA
The lucrative LA market marks the entry point for the company before extending across the state of California…
Growth in owner occupier and investor finance continues price increase: REIA
The median house price across Australian capital cities has continued to rise with the weighted average median prices…
CoreLogic Property Pulse: Affordability deteriorating at affordable end of housing market
Research by CoreLogic using the stratified hedonic index shows that the most affordable 25% of properties, the middle…
Family and Community the winning combination for Kris Cunningham
NZ Winner Announced for Josh Phegan's Changed Agent Award in NZ
Queensland Government Going Digital by Default
The Queensland Government has announced its intention to move to a digital-by-default policy, transforming the way that Queenslanders…
Are You Ready for Paper to Turn Off?
Do you know what you need to do to make the most of digital property transactions? Once you…
Industry Supplier Update: Rockend and PropertyTree
We caught up with Rockend's CEO, Alister Maple-Brown, to talk about what's new with PropertyTree, how its new…
Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast remain Queensland’s powerhouse markets
Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast are Queensland’s powerhouse markets driving solid capital growth for property owners, according…
A second bathroom adds six-figures to a sale price: REIV
A second bathroom adds six-figures to the sale price in a number of municipalities, according to data from…
Juwai.com appoints a Chief Growth Officer
Juwai.com has added the role of Chief Growth Officer and filled it with Jenn Adams, a former senior…
Investors finally get the APRA message; RateCity
June ABS figures show a sharp drop in investor housing commitments.
Government Policy Drives First Home Buyers
July sees increase in new entrants to the market in NSW in Vic, thanks to incentives, say HIA.
Preliminary clearance rate holds above 70 percent however final results tell a different story
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…
Defining Leadership and Assessing Your Effectiveness
Week 2: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn John Maxwell's 5 Levels of Leadership with Jet Xavier
Core Logic Property Pulse September 8: Housing market putting on the brakes
The total returns from housing are starting to ease, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic’s Accumulation Index.
Master Builders Association calls for better regulation of the building industry’s use of cladding
“Master Builders and its 33,000 members want the community to have faith in the safety of our built…
REIQs most capped Auctioneer wins again
Justin Nickerson is crowned back-to-back winner of the REIA Australasian Auctioneer of the Year championship
Home renovations boost GDP growth
GDP has increased in the last quarter with home renovations contributing to the economic growth.