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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 revealed around half of Australians are planning home ownership within the next…
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…
The Pilbara agent on the cutting edge of technology
The ‘online auction guy’ – that’s what buyers and sellers in the Pilbara region are calling Realmark Karratha…
Green Building Council takes steps to eliminate natural gas in new buildings
Green Building Council of Australia have completely overhauled its Green Star rating system in a push to eliminate…
National rent prices fell annually for the first time
The September 2020 quarter CPI figures show the impact that the pandemic has had on national rental prices.
CoreLogic partners with innovation program RealTechX
CoreLogic has today announced its backing of emerging technology businesses in real estate through Taronga Ventures' RealTechX program.…
The Reserve Bank believes the recession could be over
Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday that the RBA believes the…
Don Ha and the growth of RE/MAX New Zealand in 2020
When the global RE/MAX brand expanded to four new countries in the first of half of 2020 and…
Energy-saving AI tech trialled in CBD offices and malls
AMP Capital has started to roll out new energy saving AI technology in a number of its Australian…
Over a quarter of Aussies say now is the time to buy property
New research commissioned by ING has found Australians have no real qualms about investing during this recession, with…
Queensland rentals hit lowest vacancy rate on record
Queensland's rental market has been hit hard by COVID-19, with Brisbane's vacancy rate swinging from a high of…
Eview Group continues growth across the Sunshine State
Eview Group is excited to announce further reinforcement of their Queensland network, as they unveil their fifteenth national…
Survey highlights rental uncertainty during COVID-19
A new survey from Flatmates.com.au with more than 12,000 respondents highlights the uncertainty felt by renters during the…
Over 96% of First Home Loan Deposit places have already been filled
The First Home Loan Deposit scheme allows buyers to purchase a property with just a five per cent…
Housing prices rise in WA’s regional centres
Western Australia's regional centres are in high demand, as eight of nine areas saw an increase in median…
Auction markets continue to strengthen
As Victoria returns to in-person auctions, the market is gaining moment, with a surge in Melbourne listings contributing…
Tassie market activity at pre-COVID levels, as sales rise almost 40 per cent
The Real Estate Institute of Tasmania have delivered an extremely postivie September Quarterly report, which confirms that market…
2020 REIV Awards: The complete winners list
Check out the acceptance videos from all the winners, and the complete list of winners and finalists.
Mirvac sees 40 per cent rise in residential land sales
Over the September quarter, developer Mirvac saw a 40 per cent lift in housing lot sales, selling over…
Most Aussies are made responsible for their own workplace COVID cleaning
New research has found that 59 per cent of Australians have had their bosses task them with cleaning…