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Auction volumes increase with clearance rates remaining representative of the state of the market.
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final clearance rate fell to 66.4 percent, which was not only the lowest combined capital city clearance rate so far this year, down -0.1 percent from the previous low seen over the week ending 25 June 2017 (66.5 percent), but the lowest clearance rate since June 2016 across the combined capitals.
Building Super-teams and a Strong Culture
Week 3: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn about team culture with The Agency's Matt Lahood.
NSW Fair trading update on deadlines, by-laws, fire-safety, fraud prevention and holiday lettings
The Office of Fair Trading this week issued the following reminders/information for property agents located in NSW.
Purplebricks launches in USA
The lucrative LA market marks the entry point for the company before extending across the state of California…
Harcourts announces property styling program ‘Harcourts at Home with Sean & Ella’
New Program features Tasmania’s popular House Rules contestants Sean MacKay and Ella Cuthbert.
Strict New Fair Work Laws for Franchisors
Federal parliament has passed new workplace laws seeking to protect franchisees from franchisors and employees of holding companies.
Growth in owner occupier and investor finance continues price increase: REIA
The median house price across Australian capital cities has continued to rise with the weighted average median prices…
Belle Property opens office in Port Macquarie
Belle Property has opened an office in Port Macquarie under the leadership of Sue Jogever, principal of the…
CoreLogic Property Pulse: Affordability deteriorating at affordable end of housing market
Research by CoreLogic using the stratified hedonic index shows that the most affordable 25% of properties, the middle…
Family and Community the winning combination for Kris Cunningham
NZ Winner Announced for Josh Phegan's Changed Agent Award in NZ
Queensland Government Going Digital by Default
The Queensland Government has announced its intention to move to a digital-by-default policy, transforming the way that Queenslanders…
Are You Ready for Paper to Turn Off?
Do you know what you need to do to make the most of digital property transactions? Once you…
Belle Property Noosa principals open their second agency in Coolum
Belle Property Noosa principals John Stamp and Ben Radcliff are opening their second agency in Coolum.
One agent, $50 million in sales, 19 days
Ray White Double Bay agent Gavin Rubinstein is defying the market. After 10 years in the real estate industry,…
RE/MAX Auctioneer showdown on convention stage
When three RE/MAX agents battled for the title of 2017 Auctioneer of the Year at the RE/MAX Asia…
Industry Supplier Update: Rockend and PropertyTree
We caught up with Rockend's CEO, Alister Maple-Brown, to talk about what's new with PropertyTree, how its new…
Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast remain Queensland’s powerhouse markets
Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast are Queensland’s powerhouse markets driving solid capital growth for property owners, according…
RE/MAX annual convention celebrates top achievers
Hundreds of RE/MAX agents from across the Asia Pacific gathered in the Gold Coast last month for the…
Matt Gay appointed as Chief Technology Officer for the Ray White Group
Ray White Group Director Dan White said this new role recognised Mr Gay's great contribution to the group…
A second bathroom adds six-figures to a sale price: REIV
A second bathroom adds six-figures to the sale price in a number of municipalities, according to data from…
South Australian start-up Augment Space allows anyone to create virtual tours
South Australian start-up Augment Space has developed a unique internet platform which allows anyone from a home owner…
Ray White and Loan Market WA Awards celebrate the state’s high achievers
Ray White and Loan Market Western Australia held the state awards in Perth on Friday to celebrate the achievements…
Stockdale and Leggo partners with Deloitte Private to deliver a training and development program for franchisees
Stockdale and Leggo is collaborating with Deloitte Private to deliver a training and development program designed to expose…
Juwai.com appoints a Chief Growth Officer
Juwai.com has added the role of Chief Growth Officer and filled it with Jenn Adams, a former senior…
Episode 2: John Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership
Jet Xavier challenges the Transform teams to evaluate what type of leader they are, and where they would…
Investors finally get the APRA message; RateCity
June ABS figures show a sharp drop in investor housing commitments.
Government Policy Drives First Home Buyers
July sees increase in new entrants to the market in NSW in Vic, thanks to incentives, say HIA.
realcommercial.com.au launches a new investment search experience
Investors looking for commercial property in Australia will be able to use ‘Invest’ to gain more in depth…
Preliminary clearance rate holds above 70 percent however final results tell a different story
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate increased to 70.2 percent this week, after last week’s revised final…
Defining Leadership and Assessing Your Effectiveness
Week 2: Our Transform Masters 2017 Supersix learn John Maxwell's 5 Levels of Leadership with Jet Xavier
One third of parents helping children buy a home
Almost a third of parents are helping their kids buy a house, making the ‘bank of mum and…
Core Logic Property Pulse September 8: Housing market putting on the brakes
The total returns from housing are starting to ease, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic’s Accumulation Index.