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Volkan Akintetik and Reece Caira join LJ Hooker network
The two top-selling Central Coast agents have opened their own LJ Hooker business in Berkeley Vale, filling what the network's head of growth calls a gap in a key corridor market.
Belinda McLachlan joins Harcourts Pinnacle in Brisbane
The Lawnton specialist brings more than a decade of experience to the growing agency as it strengthens its…
Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven
A professionally staged Clayfield character home attracted 80 enquiries in under two weeks, with Elisa McMahon securing a…
First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal
A two-bedroom unit in one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs attracted four offers after first-home buyers returned for…
Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction
Andrew Anastassiou turned a two-bedroom coastal unit into a competitive battleground within days, securing a result that exceeded…
Sam Borg named director of Ray White Woodside
The 27-year-old has been promoted to business owner after six years and back-to-back Elite status with Ray White,…
Trust tax reform could create a stamp duty postcode lottery
CPA Australia says many small businesses – including real estate agencies operating through family trusts – could face…
Victorian watchdog gets power to order decade-long defect fixes
The Building and Plumbing Commission can now compel builders to fix safety defects up to 10 years after…
House buying named a high-risk moment for scams
New research shows property transactions sit among the life moments when Australians are most likely to be scammed,…
BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office
The agency has moved to 1010 Doncaster Road as it continues to service clients across the Manningham area.
Rob Gillies to head property management at RT Edgar Stonnington
The 15-year industry leader joins the Stonnington business to oversee the continued growth of its property management division.
Landlords are already changing strategy as tax changes remain a year away
Australia's rental market may already be reacting to housing policy that hasn't even taken effect, with investors changing…
How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity
Byron Ager's strategic off-market preparation delivered multiple offers and a $550,000 result for a Golden Square development site…
One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result
Nik Seirlis has now transacted the same Riparian Plaza apartment three times across two decades — the latest…
Gemma White: Building success through authentic relationships
Gemma White has built a thriving real estate business on the Northern Gold Coast by focusing on what…
Why the right AML workflow changes everything
Selecting an AML provider is only half the equation. It's a seamless workflow that keeps agencies compliant without…
Ayden Vojnic joins LJ Hooker as growth manager
The former Aussie Home Loans executive will lead franchise recruitment across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern…
Samantha Self joins REMAX Select as general manager
The Mackay agency has appointed a new general manager with eight years' experience leading retail operations at northern…
NSW government unveils 150,000-home planning pipeline via fast-track authority
As the Housing Delivery Authority becomes a permanent fixture of the state's planning system, strict new build-or-lose timelines…
37 days or four hours? Inside the whiplash dynamics of Sydney’s ‘tri-speed’ property market
BresicWhitney's Q2 2026 data exposes a sharp fracture in the market as buyers bypass a cooling auction scene…
HIA warns CSIRO lab closure will slow housing innovation
The Housing Industry Association says shutting Australia's North Ryde fire-testing facility could push up certification costs and slow…
REA Group opens Hackdays to customer ideas for 2026
Agents and agencies can now pitch their own business challenges for the chance to spend four days working…
Harcourts Foundation grant to fund 1,700 meal packs
A $5,000 grant from the Harcourts Foundation will help a volunteer-run Adelaide charity deliver more than 1,700 emergency…
Harcourts adds Glenfield and Austral to NSW network
A well-established Southwestern Sydney agency has joined the Harcourts fold, giving directors Babu Pokhrel, Ish Khanal and Min…
BresicWhitney bolsters commercial team with two appointments
The Sydney group has appointed Tony Youssef as Commercial Manager and Michael Lahood as Commercial Associate as it…
Desperate renters snapping up capital city apartments in single-digit days
Rent.com.au's June snapshot shows medians rising again and units leasing faster, even as the pace of listing declines…
Australia’s housing shortage collides with data centre boom as AI demand accelerates
Inside the exclusive world of data centre real estate, from metropolitan hotspots to the site identification opportunities left…
Homeowners crush investors: the hidden suburb metric adding $148K to unit values
New Cotality data shows units in owner-occupier-dominated suburbs have grown almost 100% since 2010, with the gap tipped…
Forms Live goes independent for Queensland agents
After a decade licensing its technology through the REIQ, Dynamic Methods has launched Forms Live directly to Queensland…
Urban Real Estate offices become OzHarvest food drop-off points
As cost-of-living pressures push more households toward food insecurity, Urban Real Estate is turning its office network into…
Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura
The Melbourne-trained agent has reunited with the McGrath network to open its first Mildura office, in a regional…
Jayden Manno appointed director of Raine & Horne Essendon
The multi award-winning agent returns to lead the office where his real estate career began.
Bill could force affordable housing quotas on major federal land developments
Proposed law would require 30% of homes on Commonwealth land to be affordable, potentially changing project mix across…
CBRE recruits two senior leasing figures from JLL
James Palmer and Nick Drake join CBRE's Victorian office leasing team from July 1, bringing four decades of…
Knight Frank appoints Hamish Stuart national head of office leasing
Two senior office leasing figures are moving from landlord to agency side as Knight Frank builds out its…