Industry News
Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
Preliminary auction clearance rate above 70 percent on higher volumes
Auction clearance rates holding firm, buoyed by stronger results across the Melbourne and Canberra housing markets
Authority marketing and dominating online in a crowded market place: Julie Masters
Week 6: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix
First home buyers coming back to the market while investor lending and housing starts are cooling
The ABS released Housing Finance data and Building Activity data yesterday showing investor lending and housing starts are…
Fortune (and evolution) favour the bold: Sarah Bell
James Pratt Auctions Group launched to serve international luxury markets
James Pratt has launched the James Pratt Auctions Group with plans to expand into the international luxury auction…
Why “Good Works”: Chris Hanley OAM
Week 5: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn some simple but important lessons from one of the industry's…
Andrews Government in Victoria promises to make renting ‘fairer’ for tenants
Reforms include a provision to allow pets, faster bond refunds and an agent/landlord blacklist.
Auction volumes return to normal after long weekend
Volumes bounce higher but clearance rates remain below 70 percent across every capital city apart from Melbourne
Live-stream auction app Gavl secures $1.8 million in funding
Launched in December 2016, Gavl enables real-time bidding of live-streamed auctions from anywhere in the world.
REINSW recognises top performers for 2017
Real estate’s outstanding performers have been recognised at the 2017 Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Awards…
Starting from scratch, Building a pipeline
Week 5: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn some of the finer points about building a rent roll…
Core Logic Home Values September: Sydney capital gains lose steam, rental returns rise
While the CoreLogic September hedonic home value index results recorded negative growth conditions for Sydney, from city to…
Auction activity makes way for the footy and long weekend
The combined capital cities saw significantly fewer auctions this week, with a total of 953 auctions held; the…
Episode 8: Free Fridges, AirBnB for first homebuyers, Beating the Interceptors, Marketing Tips and more
Recapping the best in real estate for the week ending 29 September, 2017
Breaking Down the Profitability of your PM and Sales Business
Week 4: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about the science of profitability with Fiona Blayney
The wealth effect of housing: Core Logic Property Pulse
CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless provides his observations on the amount of wealth created via housing by…
Buy-Rent Index determines the best time to buy or rent in Perth
REIWA and Curtin University have today released a Buy-Rent Index, a tool that helps determine the best time…
Are Golden Week holidays still as lucrative as they were in the past?
Juwai.com and Sam Guo say Australian property appeals to Chinese buyers year-round.
Australian property investors remain confident about the benefits of residential real estate: PIPA survey
Australian property investors remain confident about the long-term benefits of residential real estate, shrugging off concerns about stricter…
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…