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From €1 homes to multimillion-dollar castles, with Aussie TV stars thrown into the mix
From abandoned Italian homes selling for the price of a coffee to historic castles worth millions, Europe's more unusual property offerings are attracting attention, including a Sicilian renovation by Australian television personalities Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer that is now on the market for around A$300,000.
Matthew Farrugia buys LJ Hooker Terrigal from his mentor
The 32-year-old has completed a five-year succession plan to take full ownership of the Central Coast business from…
Harcourts network auctions to raise funds for Orange Sky
A trans-Tasman auction campaign running from 25 January to 7 February 2027 will see $100 from every eligible…
Dean Pieroz takes over Ray White Asset Management Alexandra Hills
After more than a decade door-knocking and listing in the suburb, Dean Pieroz steps up as owner, taking…
Jason and Kirsty Kemp join Century 21 Josie Smith & Co
The husband-and-wife duo bring their well-known Kemp Team brand to the Ipswich agency, adding capacity to service clients…
Rowan Impey returns to Ray White after decade away
The Sutherland Shire specialist brings sales assistant Georgia Land with him as Ray White Sutherland Shire continues to…
Highland flies 26 top performers to Hong Kong
The network's founder says the trip, held as Highland approaches its 20th year in business, is about recognising…
Simon Lord joins Jellis Craig Mornington Peninsula
The 40-year industry veteran brings an established network of Melbourne buyers to the Peninsula market.
Century 21 names new growth director for Queensland offices
Stephen Lea will work with existing Century 21 offices across Queensland to support their expansion as part of…
Builders and property groups urge Senate to rework housing tax bill
The Housing Industry Association and the Property Council have both told a Senate inquiry that proposed trust tax…
Ray White Cottesloe adds five property managers as rents surge
The coastal Perth office has grown its asset management team to 14 as house rents in Mosman Park…
Tiera Butkus joins Apollo Auctions’ South East Queensland team
The 2026 REIQ Auctioneer of the Year finalist moves into the role after completing Apollo's Auctions Academy.
Vendor pricing conversations get harder as stock piles up
With national listings at a five-year high and asking prices softening in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, agents are…
Erin Marr uses one half-hour open home to draw multiple offers in North Orange
Erin Marr directed every enquiry to a single half-hour inspection, drawing multiple offers on a tenanted North Orange…
Allhomes raises $74,000 for Canberra domestic violence housing
The Great Big Bulb Dig fundraiser has pushed Allhomes' two-year partnership with YWCA Canberra past $160,000, with proceeds…
Harcourts Coast & Lifestyle opens fourth office in Grantville
The expansion extends the Dowler-owned network's reach into the Bass Coast, adding to its existing Frankston, Balnarring and…
Ray White books 9,843 appraisals in group-wide drive
The network's 22nd Real Estate of Origin event saw 3,597 members across 390 offices in Australia and New…
December deadline puts rental screening software in the spotlight
Real estate agencies have until 10 December to prepare for new privacy rules covering automated decisions, with experts…
Same commission split for 10 years? You’re leaving money on the table
A ten-minute calculator exercise comparing your last 12 months of settlements against a higher split could show you…
House prices down $81,000 but mortgage repayments barely budge
Australian house prices have fallen 6.2 per cent from their peak, but new Domain analysis reveals higher interest…
Oven knobs and outlook: How preparation delivered a suburb record villa sale in Oak Flats
Nathan Campbell's meticulous preparation strategy and targeted database marketing delivered a suburb record result for a lakeside villa…
The risk holding top agents back? Going it alone
Plum Partners handles the compliance, bookkeeping and admin behind a new agency so high-performing sales agents can keep…
The Agency marks 10 years with first national awards night
More than 300 people attended the Langham Gold Coast event, a long way from the 12 who turned…
Land tax shake-up could raise $26 billion for NSW housing
Property investors, developers and short-term rental operators could face changes to the way land and accommodation are taxed…
How Luke Higgins matched a waiting buyer to a Botany apartment
Luke Higgins kept in close contact with a database buyer on a tight timeline, and a quiet corner…
Trevor Bowen runs an ‘auction before the auction’ to sell a long-held Cheltenham home
Trevor Bowen ran an 'auction before the auction' between two buyers to sell a Cheltenham family home held…
Michael King and Yang Cao join Melbourne Sotheby’s International Realty
The pair bring prestige sales and luxury retail experience to the agency's Hawksburn Village head office, a year…
How a rent roll start shaped this agent’s rise
Ray White Phillips & Co's Vince Licata built his sales career on a foundation in property management, and…
Joseph Tilley wins REIV novice auctioneer title
The Barry Plant Manningham agent backed up his win at the network's internal competition with top honours at…
Marvel showrunner lists quirky LA compound with its own art gallery
The Topanga Canyon retreat owned by Wonder Man co-creator Andrew Guest comes with a 1970s geodesic dome, an…
Another rate rise, another property market reality check
The 25-basis-point increase takes the cash rate to 4.85 per cent, with the RBA warning inflation will remain…
Beerwah agent builds own brand under Plum Partners model
At 26, Bailey Sims says the model let him build a business under his own brand in Beerwah…
Stewart Prior joins Century 21 Josie Smith & Co.
The well-known Ipswich agent has joined the growing sales team at Century 21 Josie Smith & Co., with…
Owen White promoted to associate director at RWC Western Sydney
Six years after leaving a career in fitness, the industrial specialist has driven more than $368 million in…
Peter Travlos opens McGrath’s new Taylors Lakes office
The office will service the City of Brimbank's fast-growing Melbourne west corridor, with Peter Travlos leading a combined…