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Commercial property in regional Australia to outperform
Commercial property in regional Australia is set to benefit from the changing demographics experienced during Covid with Queensland…
Explore Property opens another office to finish the year
With Whitsundays, Mandurah, Augusta and now Atherton Tablelands on board Explore Property continue its emergence through 2022.
Refinancing burst takes off as rates rise
More Australians are refinancing their home loans at greater rates and for larger amounts on the back of…
Big Four banks quick to pass on interest rate rise
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a few hours after the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate 25…
Cash rate hits highest point in a decade
The cash rate is now at its highest level since 2012, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)…
REIV calls on re-elected State Government to act on stamp duty reform
Disappointed that the real estate sector still doesn’t have a dedicated ministerial portfolio, the Real Estate Institute of…
Hedge fund executive relists mansion with the lot
Hedge fund executive and bitcoin investor, Jeffrey Feinberg is reattempting to sell his LA mansion for US$43 million.
Adelaide and Brisbane to be the strongest performers in 2023
The smaller capital city markets of Adelaide and Brisbane are set to be the top-performing property markets of…
eXp delivers diverse revenue streams for agent
Victoria Nicholson’s sales career has hit a new high after partnering with the fast-expanding international agency eXp.
Jarrod O’Neil joins The Agency in WA
One of Western Australia's top real estate agents and recently crowned REIWA Grand Master for 2021/2022, Jarrod O'Neil,…
Auction clearance rates hit a seventh-month high
Auction clearance rates have bounced back to a seventh-month high as vendors are now more prepared to meet…
First-home buyers choosing pets over family
First-home buyers would rather have more space for a pet than be close to their family according to…
New home lending falls to lowest level in three years
New home lending has fallen to the lowest level in three years as industry experts believe it's time…
Ray White SA’s top salesperson opens new business
High performers turn to tech for the edge
Technology continues to play an increasing role in the real estate industry, with more and more high performers…
Auction volumes drop across Sydney in November but sentiment starting to change
Sydney auction volumes have halved compared to this time last year as uncertain vendors have moved across to…
Mark Wahlberg relists Beverly Park mega-mansion at a lower price
Mark Wahlberg has relisted his luxury Beverly Park mansion and is looking at taking a US$8 million haircut…
Busiest auction week since June
The combined capital cities have had the busiest auction week since mid-June, with 2506 homes going under the…
Cash rate expected to rise again on Tuesday
The odds of another cash rate rise at this month’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting remain high,…
Vacancy rates hold steady in November
Vacancy rates across the country remain at record low levels, holding steady at 0.8 per cent according to…
‘Job crafting’ the new Harcourts NSW BOM role
First metaverse residential skyscraper takes shape
The first metaverse residential skyscraper is officially under construction as virtual real estate continues to grow in popularity.
Steph Curry quietly sells mansion for $31 million
Record low rental affordability puts low-income earners under severe rental stress
Surging rents and low vacancy rates are putting an increasing number of households under rental stress, with low-income…
Queensland housing crisis action plan revealed
A multimillion dollar cash injection to help struggling tenants stay in their homes, along with an audit of…
The band is getting back together at RE/MAX
UrbanX named 24th fastest growing new company in Australia by AFR
Revolutionising an industry is no easy task but it’s a challenge that UrbanX has taken on. And they…
Property values fall for seventh consecutive month
Property values have dropped more than $50,000 since their peak in April according to the latest CoreLogic Home…
Home prices fell in November as rates pressure buyers
Interest rate pressure is contributing to the “downward trend” in home prices, with new data showing values declined…
The Agency expansion gathers momentum with Rockhampton launch
National real estate group The Agency has continued its expansion in Queensland, launching an office in Rockhampton.
Long-term commercial investments still performing well
Despite rising interest rates and slowing growth in 2022, commercial property has continued to perform strongly over a…
