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Cash poor Australian households look to downsize
After two years where Australians were scrambling for larger homes, a new survey has found one in eight are now looking to downsize as higher living costs start to bite.
Massive growth for Boettchers Estate Agents
Future looks bright for Boettchers Estate Agents after achieving 708% growth in their first 12 months!
Time to get to work on housing plan, says REIA
REIA will today outline the critical success factors and key next steps that must be taken to ensure…
RE/MAX continues its push into Upper North Shore market
RE/MAX Lead has opened in Roseville this week under ownership of experienced business owners Tom Leng and Carrie…
Unprecedented demand for industrial property pushing up prices
Record demand for industrial space has continued to put upward pressure on rents and property values with the…
Widespread fall in New Zealand property prices continues
The downwards momentum in New Zealand residential real estate values continued throughout May with prices falling 0.8 per…
Belle Property expands its Adelaide footprint to West Lakes
Belle Property is making further inroads into the Adelaide market with the opening of its latest office in…
Home prices fell in May as interest rates rose
Home prices across the country fell for the first time since the start of the pandemic just as…
Laing+Simmons Lithgow opens with experienced local team
Under the leadership of high-profile local real estate identity Graham Hodson, a new Laing+Simmons office opens this week…
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 2
RBA examines the post-pandemic housing market
Property prices have increased, the construction industry is at capacity, and the average Australian household size has fallen…
DiJones reimagines wellbeing with Sonder partnership
DiJones is unlocking more for its team and their families by partnering with Sonder to provide safety, wellbeing…
Harcourts paints the Gold Coast blue
Harcourts agents, business owners, administrators, property managers and support teams have descended upon the Gold Coast for the…
OBrien Real Estate opens new office in Ringwood
The OBrien Real Estate name reaches new suburbs with the addition of a new Ringwood office and their…
The highlights from AREC 2022 – Day 1
More than 4000 real estate professionals packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday for Day 1…
Preliminary clearance rate rises on the back of auction surge
This week proved the busiest auction week since the pre-Easter spike, with 3229 properties going under the hammer…
Demand for Queensland land driving prices higher in growth corridors
A major shortage of land across South East Queensland’s growth corridors has driven up prices for new lots.
Buckingham Palace valued at £1.3 billion
If you wanted to get a taste for the life of a Royal and live in Buckingham Palace…
The East Coast’s most affordable and liveable suburbs
Sydney and Melbourne are becoming opportune markets for buyers with a growing list of affordable suburbs according to…
Australian home ownership rates lowest on record
The proportion of Australians who own their own home continues to sit at record low levels, new data…
Experience makes all the difference for Raine & Horne’s Network Manager
Network Manager Celeste Kopps is making a mark on Raine & Horne's office network across NSW.
Auction numbers to bounce back after the Federal Election
Auction volumes are set to rise sharply this weekend following lower volumes last week as a result of…
Innovators join forces: Propps and Agents’Agency strike partnership
PropTech game changer Propps has joined forces with the Agents’Agency to empower the independent real estate network’s agents…
Cost of living pressures the leading concern for Australian voters
The cost of living, healthcare, and housing affordability are top of mind for Australians on the back of…
Foreign buyers behind half of 2022 commercial property investment
More than half of all commercial property sales in 2022 have been to overseas buyers according to new…
AI lead generation proves its power in regional areas
Concerns over whether Ai technology could work in regional areas are very common across real estate agencies doing…
People and property are the top priorities for new RE/MAX agent
Tracey Catley joins the sales team at RE/MAX Xtra in Paramatta with a track record of integrity, relationship-building…
Home building to remain at capacity for the next year
Demand for new home building and renovations will remain high until at least June 2023 as many homes…
Busselton is WA’s best performing regional centre in 2022
Busselton was the top-performing regional centre across WA during the March 2022 quarter, with prices increasing 5.5 per…
Demand for industrial space sees vacancy rate hit 10-year low
Industrial and logistics properties across the east coast of Australia are seeing record demand with vacancy rates now…
Construction industry woes likely to keep house prices high
All data coming out about the construction industry shows ongoing challenges.
REIA congratulates incoming Albanese Government
QLD sellers may have to disclose a home’s flood damage history
The flood history of a property in Queensland may need to be disclosed to potential buyers under a…