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Forms Live commits to Victorian Rental Tenancies Act updates
Forms Live - Victoria's most experienced provider of online digital forms to the real estate industry - has confirmed its property management forms and contracts have been updated and will…
Better Homes and Gardens grows QLD presence with Beerwah office
After launching the first Queensland-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate office in November 2019, Danelle Wiseman and…
Eview Group’s Melbourne growth continues
Eview Group's mammoth growth continues, as the network expands their reach across the North Melbourne property market with…
UrbanX marks the spot for Gavin Croft’s latest role
Experienced real estate industry executive Gavin Croft has been appointed Director of Growth at UrbanX, a support platform…
Seeds of change at Barry Plant as group announces new leadership team
After 18 Years at the helm of The Barry Plant Group, Mike McCarthy is stepping aside from the…
Nerida Conisbee to join Ray White as the group’s first Chief Economist
Ray White has announced the appointment of its first ever Chief Economist, with Nerida Conisbee set to start…
The Agency announces appointment of Geoff Lucas as Group CEO
The Agency has just announced the appointment of Geoff Lucas as Group CEO, with the highly experienced industry…
First National recognises best in the west at WA 2020 GEM Awards
First National Real Estate’s Western Australia agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its…
REIWA welcomes end of moratorium on evictions and rental price increases
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has welcomed the looming end of the WA Government’s moratorium on…
Homely aligns with the Professionals for 12-month sponsorship agreement
Industry-backed real estate portal Homely.com.au has announced its latest sponsorship deal after signing an agreement with the Professionals…
The Agency announces national expansion into commercial property sector
The Agency has announced further expansion to its product offering with the launch of a new national commercial…
Report finds inconsistent tenancy laws are making life harder for domestic violence victims
A newly released report authored by the University of South Australia has found inconsistent tenancy laws across the…
Auction volume rising, clearance rate holds firm
Busiest auction week since April last year and next week tipped to be higher
The factors contributing to Adelaide’s property boom
A combination of historic low interest rates, comparative real estate affordability and South Australians returning from interstate and…
REIA announces sponsorship agreement with realestate.com.au
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has announced a new sponsorship agreement with the nation’s biggest property portal,…
New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales wins global RE/MAX awards
New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales is continuing to make its mark on the global real estate stage,…
Laing+Simmons reveals new board
Following January’s purchase of Laing+Simmons Corporation by a partnership that includes members of the head office team and…
REA Group appoints Chris Venter as Chief Technology Officer
REA Group has announced the appointment of Chris Venter to the role of Chief Technology Officer and a…
Property Council campaign aims to make Fridays fab again in Melbourne
The Property Council has called on Melbourne’s business community and the Victorian Government to rally around 'Fab Fridays'.
Tom Cruise selling Colorado mountain retreat
Tom Cruise fans in the hunt for a slice of the Mission: Impossible star’s property portfolio are in…
How working for himself changed Clinton Eastell’s life
There's been a bit of a debate around the rise of small-business, self-branded agents who are shunning the…
Know your Territory: Getting your listing right can make a big difference in Canberra
With Canberra house prices setting a new record high and unit prices also edging their way towards a…
Control the controllables: Matt Lahood
He’s one of the most-talked-about figures in the Australian real estate industry and The Agency’s CEO Matt Lahood…
YAMBA Realty Group joins Eview in QLD
Australia's first multi-brand real estate network, Eview Group, has continued its growth across the Sunshine State, with the…
Riskwise warns of possible credit restrictions to cool housing market
According to RiskWise Property Research, there is a possibility that regulators could introduce credit restrictions later this year…
Australia second-most-popular offshore destination for Asian property investors
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic having restricted and reduced the physical movement of Asian real estate buyers around the…
REINSW vacancy survey shows rental market remains unpredictable
The results of the latest REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey show that the rental market across the state remains…
Heidi Howe of Harcourts St Helens named winner of Transform 2021
Heidi Howe, Director and property representative of Harcourts St Helen’s office, in Tasmania, has been named the winner…
Future looks bright for Eview Group in Queensland as Park Real Estate joins network on Sunshine Coast
Real estate powerhouse Eview Group is continuing to assert its serviceability across the Sunshine Coast, as the national…
Fraser Coast’s Sprake Real Estate joins LJ Hooker after 83 years as an independent
After 83 years operating as an independent real estate business, Sprake Real Estate, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, has…
Time to shine for Byron and Mudgee as First National NSW announces 2020 GEM winners
First National Real Estate’s New South Wales agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding…
Houses the standout performers as auction volumes rise
Auction volumes rose across the combined capital cities this week, with 2232 homes taken to auction, marking the…
Market confidence ensures strong start to 2021 for new home sales
New home sales have surged in Australia over the past 12 months, with the latest Housing Industry of…
Price is right to spearhead The Agency’s expansion into Queensland
The Agency is continuing its national expansion strategy, announcing experienced industry professional David Price has joined the team…
Don’t blame zoning for Australia’s soaring house prices
Among the many explanations put forward for soaring home prices, one we hear repeatedly is zoning — the…