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Mortgages cheaper than rents in over half of Australian suburbs
A new report from Aussie and CoreLogic shows that it is cheaper to pay down a mortgage than to pay rent on a comparable property in over half of Australia's suburbs.
Canberra leads the slow return to CBDs
The latest survey of CBD office occupancy by the Property Council of Australia shows that workers are slowly…
Online glitz to celebrate Barry Plant’s Awards for Excellence
As has been custom in 2020, last Thursday, the Barry Plant Group hosted its 2020 Awards for Excellence…
Patrick D’Arrigo inaugural recipient of @realty’s new Allstar Award
@realty has created a new awards program to recognise its top performing agents.
Mining and remote work drive the COVID-19 regional shift
An in-depth report from realestate.com.au paints a compelling picture of a mass exodus from cities.
Outback NSW blocks sell for $1 at auction
Eighty properties dotted across far-west of regional NSW went under the hammer last weekend, with some landlocked blocks…
Celebrity homes: The most and least popular
REVEALED: The Celebrity Homes We Love (And Hate) Most! Kim Kardashian West’s house tour is the most viewed,…
Banks start accepting further First Home Loan Deposit Scheme applications
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the news that banks will start accepting loan applications for the New…
Home loans dive under 2 per cent, with all eyes on the big four
Sally Tindall, research director at RateCity.com.au, said all eyes were now on the big four banks, which hold…
Cash rate cut will improve housing affordability – if banks get on board
The RBA's decision to cut the official interest rate to a historical low of 0.10 per cent will…
Cash rate cut to new historic low
The Reserve Bank of Australia have cut the cash rate by 15 basis points to a new historic…
New boutique agency in Noosa taps UrbanX platform
Working with a team of like-minded professionals in a prime location is the aspiration for many. Noosa Estate…
Kristen Stewart puts her Malibu retreat on the market
The house was designed by world-famous architect Lorcan O'Herlihy.
HomeBuilder is working for now, but a second cliff is up ahead
A 15.4 per cent leap in the number of dwelling approvals and a 25.3 per cent rise in…
A fifth of Aussies in a better position to buy a house thanks to COVID-19
A fifth of Aussies in a better position to buy a house thanks to COVID-19 New research has…
REIQ appoints two new board directors
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland announced the appointment of two new directors to its board.
Dwelling approvals and construction loan commitments surge
The number of dwellings approved rose 15.4 per cent, according to ABS data released today.
‘Bureaucratic inefficiencies’ keeping real estate agents unemployed
The Real Estate Institute of NSW has hit out at Fair Trading for bureaucratic inefficiencies that are keeping…
Australian housing values are rising, after five months of declines
Following what CoreLogic refer to as "five months of consistent declines in residential property values", the national home…
Clearance rate at highest point since pre-pandemic
The preliminary clearance rate has hit its highest peak since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, coming in…
RBA to make second rate cut, say experts
Property developers and investors make AFR Rich List
Three moguls who have made their fortune in the property game appear in the top ten of the…
Homely appoints David Webb as Head of Industry
Homely.com.au has announced that David Webb is joining its Executive Team as the Head of Industry. As Homely’s…
HIA wins SafeWork NSW award for pandemic initiatives
The Housing Industry Association has been announced as the winner of the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards for "outstanding…
Pierce Brosnan lists Malibu beach house for $142m
Walls of glass, temperature-controlled wine storage unit, and mindblowing oceanic views: it's the perfect beach pad for 007.
The Agency’s Sam Hobbs lands $20m of Melbourne sales in two weeks
The Melbourne property market has certainly bounced back since Stage 4 restrictions lifted across Melbourne earlier this month.
Inside the Hobart housing boom
Sydney house prices rise as units fall, marking largest price gap on record
Sydney housing prices took a massive tumble in the June quarter, losing close to $22,000 off the median…
Hobart house prices to leapfrog Adelaide, as Darwin moves past Perth
Domain's latest House Price Report has revealed the Australian housing industry has largely bounced back, with all capital…