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Correct pricing on day one is beating three months of discounting
New Alto data shows Glasgow homes agree a sale in just 11 days, with the company's CEO pointing to pricing discipline rather than market conditions as the key difference.
Real estate agent turns loss into hope for Queensland families
Ray White's Sonya Treloar is running her second annual fundraiser for Hummingbird House, Queensland's only dedicated children's hospice,…
Back garden seals the deal as Antony Doolin navigates shifting Perth market
Antony Doolin's dual-targeting strategy delivered three offers for a Melville family home, with a lifestyle-focused family ultimately securing…
Ten agencies get behind REA’s red doors for Hackdays
For the first time, REA Group customers including Ray White Mildura and LJ Hooker United Group will spend…
Patrick Bird named Elders NSW rural real estate manager
The appointment comes alongside a broader reshuffle of Elders' NSW leadership, with former state manager Richard Gemmell stepping…
Highland Group honours staff at Crown Sydney awards night
More than 220 guests gathered to recognise long-serving team members and rising talent across the Highland Group.
Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory celebrate 2026 award winners
A record 820 guests attended the annual Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory annual awards at the…
Regional first-home buyers under 5% deposit scheme post double-digit equity gains
Fewer than 0.2% of the 48,000 households using the expanded scheme sit in negative equity, with outback Queensland…
Geraldton’s $380,000 real estate boom powered by population and economic revival
Once facing severe demographic decline, the Mid West hub leads regional Western Australia with historic house price growth…
buyersagents.com.au launches the 2026 Australian Buyers Agent Index survey
The 2026 Australian Buyers Agent Index is open to all licensed buyers agents, gathering data on deal volumes,…
Tony Chen joins Knight Frank’s Western Sydney investment sales team
The Senior Sales Executive brings more than 11 years of experience across development sites, office, retail and mixed-use…
Darwin and Geelong take top spots for 5% deposit first-home buyers
Led by Zuccoli, Top End suburbs outperform major capitals on affordability, capital growth, and rapid sales turnover.
NZ sellers now wait 10.4 years to bank a profit
Cotality's latest Pain and Gain report shows profitable resales at a near 14-year low, with Auckland and Wellington…
Renting for life is now the plan, not the fallback, for many tenants
Modelling cited in the report suggests almost half of younger Australian households will still be renting privately past…
Mid-sized capitals hold deep buffer against price falls
New Cotality modelling shows Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide could absorb a 20% fall in values without erasing five…
BresicWhitney launches financial wellness program for its people
The property group has partnered with a financial advisory firm to deliver workshops on cashflow, tax, superannuation and…
Alistair Boyle – finding freedom and family time in Casey-Cardinia
Alistair Boyle has discovered that running your own business doesn't mean sacrificing time with the people who matter…
Sophie Desprez and team join Stone Southern Highlands
The experienced local agent brings more than 20 years in the industry and a client network spanning the…
Beyond the listings: Mark Anderson’s no-nonsense guide to real estate and real life
After walking away from real estate entirely and spending a year surfing, Mark Anderson returned with a hard…
Councils to lock in 30-year housing blueprint pipeline under Sydney masterplan
The finalised Sydney Plan maps housing growth to the city's east and jobs growth to the west, giving…
What a €1 million budget buys in Italy versus Sydney
Knight Frank research shows prestige buyers are getting far more space and favourable tax settings in Venice, Lucca…
Happy people do more, and they love doing it
Walk into a property management business that's firing and you can feel it before anyone speaks. The energy…
Matilda Downard’s staging strategy delivers five offers in 18 days for Usher property
Matilda Downard's hands-on preparation and strategic staging approach delivered five offers in 18 days for a Bunbury-area property,…
Where rate pressure is sending buyer demand right now
New REA Group figures reveal enquiry growth of up to 245 per cent in regional and fringe suburbs,…
Major banks reveal incoming price drop timelines
The market has reacted faster than expected to negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, but a recovery…
Sunbury emerges as one of Melbourne’s stand-out growth suburbs amid auction rebound
While Melbourne dwelling values fell 2.8 per cent over the year, Sunbury grew 4.3 per cent as buyers…
Andrew and Tracey Macmillan join FOUNDIT buyer’s agency
The husband-and-wife team bring complementary expertise to FOUNDIT, combining Andrew's 40+ years in Melbourne's prestige property market with…
Why Storyhouse treats social media as a sales engine, not a branding exercise
Mark Josem is rewriting the agency playbook, combining digital storytelling, buyer psychology and bilingual auctions to challenge the…
Matt Johnson opens McGrath office in Traralgon
The new office pushes McGrath's network into Gippsland, a region McGrath Research ranks second on the east coast…
Off-market sale delivers $1.79 million result in two days for property that previously took six months to sell
A family who missed out on a similar property six weeks earlier secured the five-bedroom house in two…
NZ’s million-dollar suburb tally spreads beyond Auckland and Wellington
New Ray White Group analysis shows the next wave of $1 million suburbs will emerge in Central Otago,…
Realestate.com.au launches five AI-powered tools in the NextGen Now product suite
New research shows most AI property searches now start with lifestyle goals rather than suburbs, as the portal…
No two rural markets are alike, but the challenges often are
First National's Rural Chapter Chair Rohan Ibbs explains why members swapping practical solutions at a regional conference matters…
Norman Tran promoted to associate director at Adrian William
Rising through the ranks from sales associate to the agency's top-performing agent, Norman Tran has been named associate…
Pardeep Singh – taking calculated risks to achieve success
Pardeep Singh's journey into real estate came from an unexpected turn of events that changed the trajectory of…