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Knight Frank makes new appointment to residential team
Knight Frank has made a new appointment to grow its residential team, with Luke Hayes starting as Director of Residential Project Sales.
Leonardo DiCaprio lists posh Beverly Hills mansion for rent
Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio has put one of his LA mansions on the rental market with an eye-watering…
Office occupancy levels hold steady in June
Workers returning to CBD offices has slowed down last month, as the impacts of floods, the flu season…
Prospective Perth tenants lose thousands in rental scams
Scammers have targeted prospective tenants in Perth, with two unsuspecting victims losing $23,500.
Sixth week of auction clearance rate below 60 per cent
Auction activity remains 20 per cent lower than this time last year, with 1667 properties taken to auction…
Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge pay $27 million for elegant Brentwood Park Estate
Sofia Richie and her fiancée Elliot Grainge have picked up a traditional-style LA mansion for US$26.9 million.
Belinda Beekman triples return with Area Specialist
Gold Coast agent Belinda Beekman has tripled her annual gross commission income since partnering with the fast-growing real…
Toorak mansion set to become state’s most expensive home
A stunning Melbourne home designed in 1936 is set to smash Victoria’s property price record if it sells…
Knight Frank and Fred Schebesta examine how crypto, NFTs and the metaverse might shape Australian real estate
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has turned its attention to the rise of cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the metaverse,…
Advancing Australia’s prosperity: REIA launches 2025 strategy
The new vision for the 2025 real estate sector is about better delivering for business, practitioners and the…
Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne list $18 million Hancock Park mansion
Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon are moving back to their native UK and have…
Property market records busiest start to winter in a decade
The Australian property market has started winter strongly, with new listing volumes reaching the highest June level in…
Rents surge by a record 12 per cent across the capitals
Australia's rental crisis has deepened with tight vacancy rates contributing to a record 12 per cent jump in…
Ray White Cooma strengthens links to capital
With the increasing focus of city dwellers on regional opportunities, Ray White Cooma has announced a strengthened bond…
Bruce Willis’ former tropical getaway on the market
The former tropical estate of retired movie star Bruce Willis is back on the market for US$37.5 million.
Rent.com.au partners with Origin Energy
Rent.com.au has entered into a new partnership with electricity giant Origin Energy to offer electricity and gas services…
Retail customers ‘flock back’ to in-person shopping
After a surge in online retail sales, customers have begun to “flock back” to in-person shopping, with experts…
NSW Government to appoint independent statutory property services commissioner
The NSW Government has announced it will appoint an independent statutory Property Services Commissioner from August 1 to…
Perth sales activity jumps 20 per cent
Real estate sales activity in Perth surged 19.8 per cent during the 2021-22 financial year, according to the…
Real estate stalwart moves into Pelican Waters
Australian cities top the list for green commercial real estate
Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne have been named in the top five green-rated cities for commercial real estate.
The Agency to acquire Bushby Property Group
National real estate company The Agency Group Australia has expanded its network to Tasmania, agreeing to acquire leading…
Area Specialist drives top results for Bayside duo
Brisbane agents Debbie Watkins and Ryan Connor say their partnership with fast-growing real estate network Area Specialist is…
Inside Christian Slater’s Mediterranean-style Miami villa
Actor Christian Slater is preparing to part with his home of almost a decade, with the Mediterranean-style Miami…
Familiar faces join the Ray White Group in Port Stephens
Gothic-style ‘Inventing Anna’ property is on the market
The stunning New York building made famous in the Netflix series Inventing Anna, is currently up for sale…
The 10 Perth suburbs where house prices rose at least 26 per cent
Five of Perth’s top 10 price growth suburbs now saw their median house sale price soar above $1…
Clearance rate inches higher despite subdued auction market
Auction markets remained subdued this week with just 1610 properties going under the hammer across the combined capitals,…
Christine Quinn lists $33.9 million Miami penthouse you can buy with crypto
Hot on the heels of leaving The Oppenheim Group and starting her own crypto-based brokerage RealOpen, Selling Sunset…
ANZ tips next rate rise to be 50 basis points
One of Australia’s biggest banks has tipped another 50 basis point cash rate rise in August as the…
‘Little respite’ for falling New Zealand property market
New Zealand could be on the cusp of a Global Financial Crisis-like property market downturn with “little respite”…
NAB, CBA and ANZ all lift variable home loan and savings rates
The NAB, CBA and ANZ have all passed on the full interest rate hike to variable rate mortgage…
