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Ken Oliver joins RT Edgar Portsea | Sorrento
Real estate veteran Ken Oliver has joined RT Edgar Portsea | Sorrento, bringing nearly five decades of industry experience to the team.
Cath Stubbings appointed Executive Director at Kay & Burton
Kay & Burton has appointed Cath Stubbings as Executive Director and Group Board Member, recognising her leadership of…
Alex Raymond joins Knight Frank as Director of Office Leasing
Knight Frank has appointed Alex Raymond as Director, Office Leasing, where she will focus on delivering expert leasing…
Bondi Junction apartment shatters suburb record with $3.21m sale
Vip pre-launch campaign drives five registered bidders and $1.11m above reserve
Strategic marketing delivers seven-day sale in competitive Wareemba market
Five-bedroom family home secures buyer within one week of listing
Harcourts Foundation celebrates $10 Million raised, directly benefiting 1,585 charities worldwide
The Harcourts Foundation, the charitable arm of Harcourts, has announced it has achieved a significant milestone having raised…
EU to crack down on Airbnb-style rentals as housing costs spark ‘social crisis’
The European Commission is preparing to introduce its first continent-wide affordable housing plan, targeting the rising influence of…
Sydney leads auction upswing with busiest week since April
The Australian auction market is set for its most active period in months, with Sydney emerging as the…
Lower rates and tight rental markets fuel investor return
Investor confidence in Australia’s property market has rebounded, with REA Group’s latest PropTrack Terri Scheer Investor Report showing…
Bondi Junction unit sells $199,000 above median after buyer lifts offer
Eastern suburbs agent achieves a premium sale price, with the buyer being a resident in the same building.
“The future is AI and that future is now!” Antony Catalano, View Media Group (VMG) Executive Chairman
Propic unveils major AI feature release, as View Media Group expands its integrated tech ecosystem to give agents…
Toby Campbell set to take Ray White CRE to next level
Toby Campbell has taken the reins of Ray White CRE, the iconic real estate business in Melbourne's most…
Brendon Heenan brings award-winning expertise to One Agency
One Agency Select Realty has announced that Mr Brendon Heenan, one of the Kapiti Coast's most distinguished and…
Sales agents are no longer moving for money
Why do agents really move? It’s a question agency leaders have debated for years, but new data from…
Ben Singh returns to Harcourts as business owner of Harcourts Thrive
Harcourts has announced that Ben Singh has returned to the company as the new business owner of the…
‘Extend and pretend’: lenders tread water as commercial property values sink
Banks and landlords in the UK and Europe are locked in a waiting game, stretching loan terms and…
National vacancy rate holds at 1.2%
SQM Research’s latest figures confirm the rental squeeze isn’t letting up, with national vacancies steady at 1.2% and…
Real estate faces a balancing act as economy rebounds: CommBank outlook to 2026
Cautious optimism returns as stable growth, steady prices and improving confidence set the tone for Australia’s 2025 property…
Australians still struggling with cost of living crisis
Despite government support and financial resilience, just 7 per cent of Australians believe the cost-of-living crisis has improved…
Why Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Matters — in Business and Beyond
Brady Marcs Buyers Advisory CEO and Founder Brady Yoshia will swap her buyers agent hat for a chef's…
Strategic pricing drives $820,000 Holmview sale in single week
Northern Gold Coast agent generates five offers with targeted campaign
UK house price growth slows to five-month low
British house prices recorded their weakest annual growth since April, rising just 1.3 per cent in the 12…
‘Big’ tourist attractions don’t always drive regional property prices
Australia's iconic oversized attractions have varying influence on local property markets, with coastal locations significantly outperforming inland areas…
Strategic deadline drives $1.69m Berowra Heights result in 34 days
McGrath agent uses best-offer deadline to secure result in 34 days
Big ideas and bigger pants at the Barry Plant Leadership Conference 2025
This year, Barry Plant leaders, partners, business associates and their families came together in Phuket, Thailand, for an…
Manhattan office conversions rise as housing demand grows
Manhattan is experiencing a dramatic increase in office-to-apartment conversions, with twice as much space being transformed in 2024…
Melbourne hits new peak as Darwin gathers pace
Melbourne prices edge past their previous peak as Darwin records one of the strongest annual gains nationwide.
Lane Cove tops Australia’s most liveable neighbourhoods list
Sydney's north shore council area of Lane Cove has been named Australia's most liveable neighbourhood in a comprehensive…
Fierce Auction Delivers $2.28M Result for Earlwood Deceased Estate
Intense auction competition drives Ronald Avenue property above suburb median
Kolmeo and LendUs show agencies how to grow beyond traditional property management
Property management firms are reinventing their business models beyond traditional rent collection, combining enhanced customer experiences with new…
Inaugural Ray White business welcomes exciting next chapter
When Ray White launched in 1994, Ray White Cannington was one of the key businesses that started what…
Stone Real Estate expands with new Doreen office
Stone Real Estate is strengthening its Victorian presence with the opening of a new office in Doreen, one…
One Agency expands in Tasmania with the launch of One Agency Circular Head
One Agency is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest office, One Agency Circular Head, led by…
Maid’s rooms rank among the UAE’s most searched home features
Forget location and price, UAE home seekers are now searching for something else. According to Property Finder’s latest…
Sydney renters facing mortgage stress without owning homes
Sydney tenants are now experiencing mortgage-level financial stress without even owning a home.