Industry News
Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
Harcourts to make it cool to be at school
The Harcourts Foundation has teamed up with Inspirational Women as part of an international campaign to support Fijian children in need.
NZ mortgage rates rise, first home grants scrapped
Given the scrapping of first home grants (deposit assistance) and the strong indication from the latest Monetary Policy…
Realestate.com.au launches new and improved Audience Maximiser
Realestate.com.au has relaunched its audience extension product, Audience Maximiser, placing more control in the hands of agents.
Master the art of listening: How top agents turn leads into listings
Listening is the number one skill real estate agents need to convert leads into clients, according to top…
Brisbane now has Australia’s most expensive parking
Rising vacancies across many CBD office markets have seen Brisbane now with the most expensive parking rates in…
The number of affordable rentals hits a record low
The number of affordable rentals continues to decline across the country making life incredibly tough for renters.
New affordability filter for realestate.com.au to help ease rental pressures
Realestate.com.au has launched a new affordability filter to help renters to find more affordable homes.
Regional values and rents hit new record highs
Regional Australia has started to see activity heating up, with both dwelling values and rents picking up pace…
Sydney prime rents grow at the fastest pace in the world
Sydney prime rents grew nearly 20 per cent in the past 12 months, three times the rate of…
Top takeaways from AREC24 – Day 2
Five thousand real estate once again filled the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for Day 2 of…
Trailblazing auctioneer Georgia Turner paves the way
Ray White New South Wales state administrator and auctioneer, Georgia Turner has successfully sold her first property under…
Affordable Sydney suburbs to see strongest price growth
Properties in the most affordable suburbs of Sydney are likely to be the best performers in the next…
REIWA rallies support for its annual Sleeping Bag Appeal
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) is preparing to bring some warmth and comfort to those…
Top takeaways from AREC 2024 – Day 1
Almost 5000 real estate professionals packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for Day 1 of AREC…
New listings are on the rise, especially in Victoria
New listings are starting to flow back onto the market, with Melbourne and regional Victoria leading the charge.
Bunbury property prices lead the charge in WA
Bunbury, Western Australia’s third-largest city, is the strongest regional market in the state with house prices up 5.9…
Melbourne and Sydney named as top international cities
Melbourne and Sydney have been named amongst the best in the world according to a new index of…
Victoria likely to lose 5000 rental properties
Victoria is on the cusp of an ‘investor exodus’, with the state projected to lose 5,000 rental properties…
First National celebrate their top performers
First National Real Estate has handed out its General Excellence and Marketing Awards at the network’s National Convention,…
From crisis to champion: Lachy Cameron’s record-breaking run for mental health awareness
Katrina Tarrant only took up running in January but she’s already helped her son Lachy Cameron raise $33,000…
Stunning tree-top mansion in the Daintree Rainforest hits the market
A stunning three-storey timber and glass mansion nestled amongst the trees on 2.5 secluded acres in the Daintree…
Kolmeo now integrates with Snug
Property management software provider Kolmeo now integrates with leading applications and leasing management solution, Snug.
CBA partners with Coposit to simplify off-the-plan home buying
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Business Bank has agreed to accept pre-sale contracts secured through Coposit, a PropTech…
Overseas buyers still targeting Australian property
Foreign buyers remain focused on Australian property, with new data showing search volumes to rent and buy have…
Adam Regan joins The Rubinstein Group
The Rubinstein Group has appointed Adam Regan as a senior sales executive, with the accomplished professional looking to…
Separation Creek holiday home named HIA’s Home of the Year
A stunning holiday home, nestled on a sharp slope with views across Bass Straight at Separation Creek on…
Lenders must do more for borrowers in hardship
Lenders are not doing enough to help borrowers who are in financial difficulty and want to access a…
NSW vacancy rates ease ever so slightly
Vacancy rates eased slightly across many areas of New South Wales last month, but the Real Estate Institute…
Australians put dreams on hold as cost of living rises
Australians are increasingly being forced to shelve major milestones like having children, family holidays and house upgrades because…
Emotional auction ends a family’s six decade connection to Sydney home
When the auctioneer’s hammer fell at $1.8 million on 11 Gregory Cres, Beverly Hills, the sale represented a…
REIQ: Queensland Government needs to wean off stamp duty
The Queensland government coffers are swelling from excessive property taxes and it’s time they started to wean off…
Supply, not landlords, behind the housing crisis
Australia's housing crisis is being driven by supply issues rather than greedy landlords or rising interest rates, according…
Luke Banitsiotis crowned top auctioneer at the AUSTROS
Woodards Blackburn's Luke Banitsiotis, has been crowned the nation's top auctioneer for 2024, after taking out The Australasian…
One-third of buyers say interest rates don’t impact decision to get on the property ladder
Interest rates do not influence the decisions of more than one-third of Australian buyers when it comes to…
Rising vacancy rates offer a little relief for renters
Australia’s renters are finally getting some respite, with the national vacancy rate rising to 1.21 per cent in…