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Sustainable homes sell faster as buyers look for energy efficiency
Homes with sustainable features not only attract more attention in online listings, they also sell faster that properties that are not sustainable.
Kolmeo now integrates with Snug
Property management software provider Kolmeo now integrates with leading applications and leasing management solution, Snug.
CBA partners with Coposit to simplify off-the-plan home buying
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Business Bank has agreed to accept pre-sale contracts secured through Coposit, a PropTech…
Overseas buyers still targeting Australian property
Foreign buyers remain focused on Australian property, with new data showing search volumes to rent and buy have…
Commercial property capital growth slides
Capital growth is in negative territory for nearly all commercial asset types and locations across the country according…
Hutly appoints Sally Hamilton as general manager of growth
Sally Hamilton is headed to Australian technology platform, Hutly as General Manager of Growth and will look to…
Former Socceroo Luke Casserly heads to Cunninghams
Former Socceroo, Luke Casserly has been appointed Business Development Manager for Cunninghams’ Property Management division.
Adam Regan joins The Rubinstein Group
The Rubinstein Group has appointed Adam Regan as a senior sales executive, with the accomplished professional looking to…
Separation Creek holiday home named HIA’s Home of the Year
A stunning holiday home, nestled on a sharp slope with views across Bass Straight at Separation Creek on…
Lenders must do more for borrowers in hardship
Lenders are not doing enough to help borrowers who are in financial difficulty and want to access a…
NSW vacancy rates ease ever so slightly
Vacancy rates eased slightly across many areas of New South Wales last month, but the Real Estate Institute…
Australians put dreams on hold as cost of living rises
Australians are increasingly being forced to shelve major milestones like having children, family holidays and house upgrades because…
Emotional auction ends a family’s six decade connection to Sydney home
When the auctioneer’s hammer fell at $1.8 million on 11 Gregory Cres, Beverly Hills, the sale represented a…
REIQ: Queensland Government needs to wean off stamp duty
The Queensland government coffers are swelling from excessive property taxes and it’s time they started to wean off…
Supply, not landlords, behind the housing crisis
Australia's housing crisis is being driven by supply issues rather than greedy landlords or rising interest rates, according…
Luke Banitsiotis crowned top auctioneer at the AUSTROS
Woodards Blackburn's Luke Banitsiotis, has been crowned the nation's top auctioneer for 2024, after taking out The Australasian…
One-third of buyers say interest rates don’t impact decision to get on the property ladder
Interest rates do not influence the decisions of more than one-third of Australian buyers when it comes to…
Rising vacancy rates offer a little relief for renters
Australia’s renters are finally getting some respite, with the national vacancy rate rising to 1.21 per cent in…
Housing data lab gets $1 million funding to solve housing crisis
The City Futures Research Centre (CFRC) at UNSW Sydney has been awarded a $1 million grant by the…
Luxury living: Byron Bay’s $100M Secret Garden
A $100 million luxury, residential development that promises to bring the spirit of the Byron Bay hinterland to…
Ratio Rajput and Shane Shaikh launch Harcourts Asset
Ratio Rajput and Shane Shaikh have opened Harcourts Asset in Queensland and are ready to take the business…
Pravin Pathik rebrands as Harcourts Westmead
Former independent Pravin Pathik is rebranding as Harcourts Westmead as he looks to accelerate his agency's growth.
Troy Sheehan appointed GM of Ray White Sherwood
Ray White Sherwood | Graceville has appointed Troy Sheehan as its new general manager as he looks to…
Mike Melvin makes the move to Harcourts Pinnacle
Mike Melvin has joined the team at Harcourts Pinnacle and will continue his push to be number one…
Mark Donovan joins Kanebridge Finance’s executive team
Mark Donovan has moved to Kanebridge Finance as part of the executive team and will help lead a…
New listings jump in April as confidence rebounds
Vendor confidence is returning across the country with new listings surging 3.8 per cent last month according to…
Facebook is shutting down Workplace
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced it’s shutting down its enterprise communications business Workplace.
Successful real estate business rebrands to RE/MAX Aspire
Successful businessmen and brothers, Jarryd and Ryan Fisher, have built their real estate business on a solid basis…
McGrath Townsville giving a little means a lot
Long time Townsville residents and business owners Kaye and Brad Matheson love nothing more than to give back…
New Zealand resellers still seeing red
Prices are still favouring buyers in New Zealand, with new data showing that increasing numbers of resellers have…
Knight Frank forms new capital markets team
Chet Al, Ryan Mills and Chris Clemente have moved to Knight Frank in South Australia, strengthening the company's…
JLL appoints Mike Pyke as Co-Head of Equity Advisory
Mike Pyke has moved to JLL after being named Co-Head of Equity Advisory and will help boost the…
RWC Western Sydney expand residential development arm
Ray White Commercial Western Sydney has hired duo Danny Shi and Tao Shi as they look to bolster…
Dene Tucker returns to his roots
Dene Tucker is going back to where it all began, joining the Limitless Group at RE/MAX Bayside Properties…
Stockdale & Leggo geared for growth
Leading Melbourne brand Stockdale & Leggo have encouraged their leaders to focus on having a committed mindset and…