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Rachel Buglisi and Keilee Arnold - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Rachel Buglisi – building success from the ground up in the Latrobe Valley

Rachel Buglisi never imagined she'd become one of the leading real estate agents in the Latrobe Valley, but 22 years after starting on reception, she's proving that dedication and genuine care for clients can transform a career.

Robert Krnjeta launches Harcourts TWG in Melbourne's west
Franchise News

Robert Krnjeta launches Harcourts TWG in Melbourne’s west

The new group merges Harcourts' Melton and Werribee businesses under one banner, with ambitions to expand to seven…

Nerida Conisbee says the housing downturn is starting to shift. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Premium markets turning as investors retreat from affordable suburbs

Ray White's chief economist says buyer attendance is rebounding in Sydney and Melbourne's priciest pockets, even as investor-heavy,…

Wednesday lunchtime inspection helps turn 90-day Newstead listing into $915k sale
Agent Stories

Wednesday lunchtime inspection helps turn 90-day Newstead listing into $915k sale

A presentation reset, flexible inspection times and stronger buyer terms helped Dimitri Cassidy secure a $915,000 unconditional contract…

Economists and markets split on September rate call
Industry News

Economists and markets split on September rate call

Ten of 12 tracked economists expect the RBA to hold, but market pricing implies a 54 per cent…

Greece Property Tax Hike: What it Means for Aussie Buyers
International

Greece plans to lift property tax fivefold for overseas buyers

Real estate commentator and auctioneer Tom Panos says the proposed property tax changes in Greece could significantly alter…

Truganina house sells in one day for $1.85 million after previous 120-day campaign stalled
Agent Stories

Truganina house sells in one day for $1.85 million after previous 120-day campaign stalled

Kartavya Thakkar and Mukesh Kumar's honest pricing conversation and 24-hour blitz of eight open homes delivered what 120…

Zoran Solano: Long-Term Vision in Buyer Advocacy
Franchise News

For Zoran Solano, property has always been about the long game

Some of Zoran Solano's earliest memories of property have nothing to do with auctions or negotiations. They involve…

NAI Harcourts Pinnacle named finalist in two categories at 2026 REIQ Awards for Excellence. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

NAI Harcourts Pinnacle scores double finalist nod at REIQ awards

The Queensland commercial agency and its property management head Sash Naidoo have both been named finalists at the…

Winner No 1 Multi-Office GCI - Belle Property Northern Beaches. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Scott McElroy takes out Belle Property network’s top CEO award

More than 1,500 members from Belle Property, ACTON | Belle Property and Hockingstuart gathered to recognise the network's…

Bondi Junction agent navigates strata works to secure committed buyers
Just Sold

Bondi Junction agent navigates strata works to secure committed buyers

Century 21 Armstrong-Smith principal uses decades of building-specific expertise to secure buyers for east-facing apartment during challenging market…

Kalley Singh's buyer intel turns three-bedroom house around in 24 hours
Agent Stories

Kalley Singh’s buyer intel turns three-bedroom house around in 24 hours

A father-and-son duo from Mill Park found exactly what they needed in just one inspection — and Kalley…

Sitting tenant becomes buyer as central Wollongong unit sells in 18 days
Agent Stories

Sitting tenant becomes buyer as central Wollongong unit sells in 18 days

A sitting tenant who loved her building became the successful buyer after moving quickly among 23 competing parties…

Stephen Lea joins YPA as Queensland growth director
People Moves

Stephen Lea joins YPA as Queensland growth director

The franchise network has appointed the real estate growth executive to lead its expansion push in Queensland, building…

Knight Frank returns to Tasmania in dual-branded McGrath offices
Franchise News

Knight Frank returns to Tasmania in dual-branded McGrath offices

Josh Hart will lead the two new offices in Hobart and Launceston, lifting the McGrath Knight Frank dual-branded…

Rob and Jacquie Horder open two new McGrath offices
Franchise News

Rob and Jacquie Horder open two new McGrath offices

The husband-and-wife team bring 16 years of Richmond Valley experience and a nine-person team to McGrath's growing regional…

Queensland Home Building Hits Record $20.3bn: Apartment Surge
Industry News

Apartment building drives Queensland home construction to record $20.3bn

Apartment construction is driving Queensland’s record run, with the state accounting for almost half of Australia’s quarterly growth…

A monumental apartment tower rendered as a finished, solid structure at ground level but dissolving upward into faint architectural blueprint linework against a red-toned sky, the completed lower floors casting a single confident key-shaped shadow of light across the foreground — the promise now built before it is sold.
International

China unveils reforms to end housing presale model

Beijing has told local governments to prioritise completed-home sales and extended mortgage terms to 40 years, in a…

Australian Housing Affordability Hits Record Low
Industry News

Housing affordability hits record low as rate rises squeeze buyers

Higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices have pushed affordability to its worst level on record, leaving a…

Ferenc Goemoeri, Konstantin Melnikov and Aurora Property General Manager Antonio Licata. Photo: Supplied
Franchise News

Aurora Property adds award-winning duo to Lower North Shore team

Konstantin Melnikov joins as Associate Director alongside sales agent Ferenc Goemoeri, with the pair set to service clients…

Shane Stone Opens First National Heathmont Agency
Franchise News

Shane Stone opens First National agency in Heathmont

After three decades in finance, property management, sales and auctioneering, Stone has launched a Heathmont agency built around…

Company title expertise delivers Bondi apartment sale in 35 days
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Company title expertise delivers Bondi apartment sale in 35 days

A niche ownership structure wasn't a sale roadblock when Nicholas Armstrong-Smith of Century 21 Armstrong-Smith deployed specialist networks…

Why Tasmania's rental squeeze has investors circling
Industry News

Why Tasmania’s rental squeeze has investors circling

Property managers in Hobart and regional Tasmania face a market describes as having near-zero vacancy and rents up…

Rohin Arora - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Rohin Arora – from early setbacks to $1 million GCI at 30

At just 30 years old, Rohin Arora has achieved what many agents spend decades working towards – writing…

Sydney Property Leverage: Why Prices Fall Faster
Industry News

The leverage problem making Sydney vendors harder to price

With Sydney's price-to-income ratio at 12.9 times earnings, agents are being urged to manage vendor expectations against gains…

Ray White Queensland holds firm on targets after tough year
Franchise News

Ray White Queensland holds firm on targets after tough year

More than 1450 network members gathered in Brisbane for the group's annual awards, where leadership doubled down on…

Regional Commercial Property Investment Shifts to Growth Markets
Commercial

Regional commercial property hits $6.2 billion as investors rethink the market

Knight Frank's 2026 regional view shows population growth, infrastructure spending and industry diversification are reshaping which regional centres…

Harcourts Tasmania invites charities to claim $100,000 already raised
Franchise News

Harcourts Tasmania invites charities to claim $100,000

Tasmanian charities and community groups with DGR and TCC status have until 3 November 2026 to apply for…

Knight Frank appoints Chris Davis as group CFO
People Moves

Knight Frank’s new CFO to focus on profitable growth

Chris Davis takes responsibility for driving profitable growth across Knight Frank's global operations, having previously served as the…

REIQ names finalists for 2026 awards for excellence
People Moves

REIQ reveals 2026 Awards for Excellence finalists

Nominations rose by more than 100 on previous years, and a new Multi-Office Network of the Year category…

Industry News

Victoria’s underquoting crackdown raises questions on shifting reserve prices

New laws requiring reserve prices to be published seven days out leave open how agents should handle a…

Auction volumes edge higher as the spring selling season begins, despite weaker buyer demand. Image: Lois
Industry News

Spring stock is rising fast – so is the risk of properties passing in

Cotality forecasts auction volumes climbing to about 1,700 a week by 20 September, even as this week's combined…

Sydney Moving Trends: Suburbs Gaining & Losing Residents
Industry News

What 2,930 removalist jobs say about where NSW is losing residents

A1 Removalists Sydney's data shows 301 of 556 interstate moves left NSW for Queensland and Victoria, a pattern…

Beau Miller acquires Whitsundays Agency as Rob Taylor retires. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Beau Miller takes over as principal of Whitsundays agency Taylors

Rob Taylor has completed a staged handover of the agency he founded seven years ago to Beau Miller,…

Harcourts Property Specialists opens two new WA offices
Franchise News

Harcourts Property Specialists expands with two new WA offices

The Perth property management business is adding Subiaco and Hopetoun locations and seven salespeople, 16 months after joining…