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Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
Ray White NSW/ACT strengthens leadership team
Ray White Group Head of Performance Tim Snell will step up to become Chief Executive Officer of Ray White NSW | ACT from December 1. The Announcement: Today we announce some…
Controversial Queensland land tax shelved
The Queensland Government has shelved its controversial land tax, with the state’s peak real estate body saying the…
REIA welcomes regional First Home Buyer Guarantee as prices in regions surge
President Hayden Groves said scarcity of supply in regional towns has become a driving factor in housing affordability…
Low-deposit finance across New Zealand becoming harder to get
Low-deposit finance is becoming increasingly hard to secure in New Zealand as banks continue to tighten lending standards.
Queensland real estate icon Andrew Bell joins REIA board
Ray White Surfers Paradise owner and widely respected agent Andrew Bell OAM has been appointed to the Real…
Adelaide property prices starting to cool after a record run
The daily number of sales in metropolitan Adelaide has fallen dramatically this year, reverting back to pre-pandemic levels,…
Neighbours property on the market as council rejects heritage listing
A slice of Australian television history is on the market, with one of the Melbourne homes featured in…
CampaignAgent reacts to huge industry uplift in demand for more VPAPay
Agencies have reported a significant uplift in Pay Later applications as the property market turns from a seller’s…
Demand increasing for energy efficient homes
Demand for energy efficient homes is on the rise as cost of living pressures are forcing Australians to…
Richard Matthews Real Estate opens third office
Richard Matthews has officially opened a shiny new office in the heart of Georges Hall.
Australia’s most ‘royal’ suburbs revealed
The town of Warragul in eastern Victoria is officially Australia’s “most royal” location, boasting more royal street names…
Brisbane gets its first $3 million suburb
The inner-city suburb of Teneriffe in Brisbane has officially become the first suburb in the city to top…
Experienced Melbourne agent and auctioneer Bradley Cooper joins Ray White
His philosophy is built on diligence, passion, investing time in further training and surrounding himself with successful people.
Raine & Horne expands into the Southern Tablelands
Raine & Horne Bungendore/ Braidwood will focus on meeting demand for rural properties and helping buyers priced out…
858,000 households have an adult child living at home
The cost of living is surging across Australia and the higher expenses are forcing more people to move…
Adelaide and Brisbane among the world’s best performed property markets
Adelaide and Brisbane have bucked the national trend and recorded strong house price growth as worldwide prices continue…
Queensland multi-jurisdictional land tax plan hits a hurdle
The Queensland Government’s plan to introduce a land tax that encompasses property in other states may have hit…
How Pay On Success VPA solves vendor reluctance in today’s market
The property market is changing. Your approach to vendor paid marketing needs to as well.
Top team joins Ray White Doreen
Aaron Geary started his real estate career in 2017 and quickly progressed to an auctioneer and has won…
Hefty deposit needed to inspect Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights home
The Dover Heights home of missing alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick has officially hit the market, but if you’ve…
Queensland rental supply falls 30 per cent as investors exit market
Surging house prices across Queensland have caused a wave of investor selling, the the number of available rental…
Australian home buyers prepared to wait for lower prices
Nearly eight in 10 Australians are prepared to wait for house prices to fall further before jumping back…
Preliminary clearance rate holds above 60 per cent
The preliminary clearance rate has held above 60 per cent for the fourth consecutive week, despite a drop…
The worst is yet to come on interest rates and the economy: Treasurer
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned homeowners there will likely be more pain ahead as interest rate rises…
Grow your rent roll with levelled up listings
Property managers have always been amongst the hardest workers in the room. Landlords expect great results in short…
Adelaide land prices climb north of $200,000 for the first time
Adelaide real estate continues to be among the strongest in the country, with the value of land now…
Ray White NSW | ACT celebrates its 2022 winners
ay White NSW/ACT Chief Executive Officer Andrew McCulloch said the night celebrated an amazing year, and now was…
First-home buyers quietly returning to the market
Despite rising interest rates, first home buyers appear to have passed “peak pessimism” and are slowing returning to…
US home mortgage rates top 6 per cent for the first time since 2008
Mortgage rates in the US have hit their highest level since 2008, as the popular 30-year fixed rate…
Former REA Group CEO Tracey Fellows retires
Former REA Group Chief Executive Officer Tracey Fellows has announced her shock retirement.
First home buyer activity falls below decade average
New PMVA menu serves up office efficiency
Do you need help advertising a property? What about organising inspections or onboarding a new tenant?
Big banks tip cash rate to hit 3 per cent
On the back of the latest Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate hike, Australia’s major banks are…
Stars shine at 2022 REIACT awards for excellence
A scroll through Melbourne’s most popular streets
Outer suburb Melbourne McMansions have dominated Victoria’s buyer interest over the last three years according to realestate.com.au.