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REA Group partners with NAB to launch home loan service
A tech partnership between realestate.com.au and NAB will allow buyers to get a home loan while they search for property online.
Ray White opening in Forest Hill, Melbourne
The new office is opening under the leadership of Hugh Francis who started in real estate in August 2011…
Stay Smart Online Week 2017 Part 1/5 – Passphrases
This week our Government has declared Stay Smart Online Week (9-13 October 2017). Protecting yourself and your business…
Andrews Government in Victoria promises to make renting ‘fairer’ for tenants
Reforms include a provision to allow pets, faster bond refunds and an agent/landlord blacklist.
Auction volumes return to normal after long weekend
Volumes bounce higher but clearance rates remain below 70 percent across every capital city apart from Melbourne
Live-stream auction app Gavl secures $1.8 million in funding
Launched in December 2016, Gavl enables real-time bidding of live-streamed auctions from anywhere in the world.
RE/MAX named the leading real estate franchise by Franchise Times
RE/MAX, has been named the leading real estate franchise for the ninth consecutive year by Franchise Times in…
Charles Tarbey honoured with REINSW’s top award
The top honour presented at the 2017 Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Awards for Excellence Gala…
REINSW recognises top performers for 2017
Real estate’s outstanding performers have been recognised at the 2017 Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Awards…
Rentvestment hotspots in Australia for under $600,000
Mozo has crunched the numbers on thousands of Australian suburbs to find the best investment buys across Australia…
The Harcourts Foundation reaches $5 Million milestone
The Harcourts Foundation, the charitable arm of Harcourts, has reached the milestone of $5 million raised since its…
Queensland Sotheby’s merges with Gold Coast boutique firm M-Motion
A shared philosophy on the direction of the real estate industry has seen the merger of two brands…
OBrien Real Estate opens two new offices and relocates corporate headquarters
OBrien Real Estate has had a busy month with two offices opening later this month, a relocation of…
Episode 9: How to manage your business numbers to greater profitability
Fiona Blayney talks numbers in a real estate business and how to budget your way to better financial…
Starting from scratch, Building a pipeline
Week 5: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn some of the finer points about building a rent roll…
Core Logic Home Values September: Sydney capital gains lose steam, rental returns rise
While the CoreLogic September hedonic home value index results recorded negative growth conditions for Sydney, from city to…
Property investors reminded that tax deadline is looming
Property investors are reminded to lodge their tax returns for the 2016/17 financial year before the Australian Tax…
Raine & Horne’s Anthony Vulinovich named WA’s best commercial agent
Anthony Vulinovich, Director of Raine & Horne Commercial WA has been recognised as the state’s leading commercial property…
REA Group accredited as a White Ribbon Workplace
REA Group has been accredited as a White Ribbon Workplace – a company recognised for taking active steps…
Queensland’s top 150 salespeople revealed
The sales data has been crunched and the 2017 Queensland’s A List can finally be unveiled for the…
Auction activity makes way for the footy and long weekend
The combined capital cities saw significantly fewer auctions this week, with a total of 953 auctions held; the…
Episode 8: Free Fridges, AirBnB for first homebuyers, Beating the Interceptors, Marketing Tips and more
Recapping the best in real estate for the week ending 29 September, 2017
Breaking Down the Profitability of your PM and Sales Business
Week 4: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about the science of profitability with Fiona Blayney
The wealth effect of housing: Core Logic Property Pulse
CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless provides his observations on the amount of wealth created via housing by…
Buy-Rent Index determines the best time to buy or rent in Perth
REIWA and Curtin University have today released a Buy-Rent Index, a tool that helps determine the best time…
Place Estate Agents Aspley gets a $500,000 makeover to boost happiness for staff and clients
The interiors of Place Estate Agents in Aspley looks like something straight out of an interior design magazine.…
Are Golden Week holidays still as lucrative as they were in the past?
Juwai.com and Sam Guo say Australian property appeals to Chinese buyers year-round.
Home loans more affordable than they were a year ago: PRDnationwide
Affordability for all continues to be a hot topic and a key concern, as reflected by PRDnationwide’s key…
Australian property investors remain confident about the benefits of residential real estate: PIPA survey
Australian property investors remain confident about the long-term benefits of residential real estate, shrugging off concerns about stricter…
Microsoft Ignite 2017: Tech giant announces focusing on AI and quantum computing
The 2017 edition of Ignite, Microsoft’s conference for IT professionals and developers, kicked off this week in Orlando,…