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Property Council welcomes focus on sustainability and housing supply
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to progress with sensible improvements to the BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) system and its restated commitment to housing supply.
New Zealand house prices continue to soften
New Zealand property prices are growing at a slower rate, with the latest CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI)…
ANZ tips cash rate to rise 10-fold this year
One of Australia’s big four banks has tipped the cash rate will increase four times before the end…
Home loan commitments decline from record highs
The value of new home loan commitments fell 3.7 per cent to $32.3 billion in February after a…
Vanessa Jeans joins Harcourts Victoria as franchise development manager
Vanessa Jeans has been appointed franchise development manager and corporate auctioneer for Harcourts Victoria, bringing with her a…
Interest rates on hold but experts tip a rise is coming
The Reserve Bank of Australia has again opted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.1 per cent…
Australia’s smaller capital cities drive property price growth
CoreLogic's latest national home value index shows house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in March, led by…
Local property markets to benefit from green energy push
With the Federal Government pushing the country to be carbon-neutral by 2050, the increase in demand for different…
Adam Levine pays $52 million for Rob Lowe’s former estate
Rocker Adam Levine and his model wife Behati Prinsloo have forked out US$52 million for Rob Lowe’s former…
Property prices tipped to fall next financial year
Researchers have predicted a 5.2 per cent fall in property prices in 2022-23, with low net migration and…
First National strengthens presence in Hills District
Tanmay Goswami will continue as a partner in the First National Westsyde business at Pendle Hill and will…
Local expert opens Ray White Chermside
REIV calls for full sale price disclosure as part of property market review
The Real Institute of Victoria (REIV) has called for full sales price disclosure, standardised residential sales contracts and…
Australia’s house price growth continues to slow
Australian house prices have grown by 0.34 per cent in March, the slowest since March 2020 according to…
Perth sales volumes highest in a decade
Perth sales volumes hit a 12-year high last month and the market shows no sign of slowing down,…
Australia’s top 10 property powerbrokers
The latest Australian rich list features a host of property powerbrokers whose wealth has skyrocketed in the past…
Auction volumes dip as the market readies for its busiest week of the year
CoreLogic is tipping next week will prove the busiest auction week of the year so far after volumes…
Suburbs most at risk of coastal surges and erosion
Storm surges and coastal erosion has the potential to wipe out $1.47 billion worth of property at Paradise…
First home buyers could turn to rentvesting in Sydney and Melbourne
Priced out of the major cities, first home buyers could choose to rentvest in what’s becoming a more…
Peter Diamantidis expands into St Clair
Who will be the world’s first trillionaire?
The pandemic saw the fortunes of the world's wealthiest people skyrocket with the race now on to become…
Domain to buy Realbase as it scales holistic solution for agents
Real estate listings portal Domain has agreed to buy campaign management platform Realbase for $180 million.
Sydney and Melbourne markets swing in favour of buyers
A two-speed Australian property market has started to emerge as demand for real estate in Sydney and Melbourne…
Cindy Crawford’s former Malibu mansion up for grabs for $100 million
A luxury cliffside Malibu estate previously owned by supermodel Cindy Crawford has been listed for sale for a…
PropertyMe celebrates 5000 clients
PropertyMe has this month secured its 5000 client. Doyle Spillane on Sydney's northern beaches brings a further 30…
New pact to increase women in property ‘tough spots’
A coalition of the property sector's most powerful executives has announced a new initiative designed to ensure women…
Iconic April Fools’ Day pranks for the ages
There’s a lot of conjecture about how and where April Fools’ Day originated.
Only one-third of WA tenants get their whole bond back
Little more than 30 per cent of Western Australian tenants received their entire bond back at the end…
Amazon Prime announces season 3 of Luxe Listings Sydney
With season 2 of Luxe Listings Sydney set to air on Friday, Amazon Prime has announced season 3…
What’s good and what’s not in the 2022 Federal Budget
Tuesday's Federal Budget had an overarching theme of reducing the cost of living and come Wednesday morning the…
Kylie Walsh celebrates first anniversary of REGROWTH with triple treat hire
On the first anniversary of REGROWTH Coaching and Consultancy, Founder Kylie Walsh has named two new directors and…
What’s in the budget for real estate
In a federal budget that was as much about a pending election as it was an economic update,…