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Sotheby’s Bayside adds senior sales hire in May Wang
The bilingual sales agent brings a decade of high-end and off-market experience as Melbourne Sotheby's International Realty grows its Brighton-based Bayside team.
China: Evergrande founder jailed for life as fraud scale emerges
A Shenzhen court found Hui Ka Yan's property empire overstated revenue by around $112 billion, a collapse an…
Monika Doyle returns to Barry Plant as Chief of Staff
The newly created position is designed to keep the growing network aligned as it works through its next…
Transparency strategy delivers five offers in six days for Urrbrae fixer-upper
A transparent approach to a property needing some repair work and TLC delivered 40 inspection groups in two…
Why this downturn is unlikely to become another GFC
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee models what it would take to match the Global Financial Crisis and…
Why cheap and investable are not the same suburb
Hotspotting's managing director explains the fundamentals separating genuine growth prospects from suburbs that are simply low priced, across…
Ray White WA honours top performers
CEO Mark Whiteman used the network's annual awards night to congratulate its top performers while warning that listings…
Real REMAX Group marks global milestone
REMAX Holdings has completed its US$880 million merger with Real, but Australian managing director Joel Davoren says the…
How a homegrown AI platform won the crowd by taking the friction out of property management
A Brisbane principal built his own leasing chatbot after his software bill hit $900 a month, and it…
Marshall White promotes ten to partner and director roles
Ben Manolitsas and Bailey White step up to director as Grace Morley is named partner in a round…
Brett Reddell builds family succession plan at Area Specialist
The Gold Coast agent credits a mindset shift for turning his business around, and is now preparing to…
The suburbs where $1 million still buys a house
New realestate.com.au data shows a median price is just the midpoint of a suburb's market, and buyers chasing…
Nearly a third of borrowers hand over half their pay
Finder's 2026 Home Loan Report finds 29 per cent of mortgage holders now spend more than half their…
What a tax shake-up means for luxury rental demand
As stamp duty and council tax changes reshape London's top end, buyer interest has dropped sharply while rental…
Alexander Phillips launches Ray White Phillips & Co in Woollahra
The eastern suburbs agent, whose team handles more than $1 billion in property sales a year according to…
Gavin Rubinstein hits Elite status six weeks into the financial year
The TRG founder is on track for a 13th consecutive Chairman's Elite year, a run he shares with…
Ripple Wu brings Box Hill team to Jellis Craig
The merger adds a new Box Hill office to the Jellis Craig Whitehorse hub alongside its existing Blackburn…
Jenna Wallace promoted to lead Knight Frank occupier platform
The appointment brings Knight Frank's Global Portfolio Solutions and Tenant Representation teams under one national leader.
OBrien network honours top performers at annual gala awards
More than 350 people gathered in Melbourne to celebrate the network's top sales agents, property managers and offices…
$146m to fast-track 18,900 Gold Coast homesites
Queensland's Residential Activation Fund will pay for roads, power, water and a sewage plant upgrade across Coomera, Pimpama,…
What the new foreign buyer rules mean for your market
Extended purchase bans, tripled FIRB fees and a 30% capital gains tax rate are reshaping offshore demand, with…
The small maintenance issues that can become costly insurance claims
Small maintenance issues can become costly problems when left unchecked, with flow-on effects for landlords, tenants and insurance…
Ray White Goulburn staffer to shave head for grandfather
Tamika Straney is taking on the World's Greatest Shave after learning her grandfather has lived with chronic myeloid…
Beba Ramic joins The Agency WA
The Mosman Park specialist brings close to two decades of local market experience to her new role.
Geoff Grist joins Harcourts after 21 years in Mosman and Neutral Bay
The Lower North Shore veteran has opened a franchise, built and sold a rent roll, and merged property…
New consumer research shows what Vendors and Buyers actually Value, Notice and Act On.
Whether choosing a home to buy or selecting an agent to appraise, online presentation is where the decision-making…
Winning is just the beginning for Barfoot & Thompson
Seven months after a history-making trifecta at the International Property Awards, New Zealand's largest family-owned real estate company…
How much rents would need to rise to save investment property returns
Ray White modelling suggests a 30 per cent rent increase could remove the need for any price correction…
Cunninghams welcomes Claudia Macdonald to strengthen Forest area presence
Cunninghams has welcomed experienced sales agent and Northern Beaches local Claudia Macdonald to its growing sales team, strengthening…
Political theatre: why the housing accord target is a ‘fairy tale’
The finance commentator Alan Kohler says Australia is building 100,000-plus homes short of its national target each year,…
Calvin Chan joins Raine & Horne Green Square as associate partner
The promotion brings the agency's top-selling Zetland agent into a leadership role, according to Raine & Horne Green…
Japanese agency sells homes for 1 Yen, banks trust instead
One Tokyo agency has built a business model around giving away unwanted regional properties for less than the…
Regional Victorian house values soar as inner-Melbourne drops and REIV demands auction rule pause
Towns like Bright, Mildura and Bendigo posted growth of 90 to 146 per cent over ten years, far…
Building success through reputation in Leongatha
Matt Redmond has built a thriving real estate business in Leongatha without making a single cold call.
REIQ names 40 real estate professionals as Fellows
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has recognised 40 members with 15 years or more of service, entitling…