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Complaints Register Could Tarnish Franchisees, says REINSW
The NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register comes into effect this week but there are concerns within the real estate industry that it will unfairly tarnish reputable businesses. The initiative is designed to provide better customer service and to help consumers make better, more informed decisions; however businesses are concerned about their reputations. The Complaints Register will provide information about businesses…
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Roadshows for Strata Law Reforms Available Now
Strata Law reforms are due to come into effect across New South Wales from 30 November 2016, however if you’re not sure what the new laws mean for you, a training session is guaranteed to shed some light. The REINSW, NSW Fair Trading and Strata Communities Australia are joining forces to travel the state, offering sessions over the next 2…
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What Really Helps You to Earn More?
Most of us have heard the lessons: get up early, invest in yourself and don’t watch too much TV (among others). While there are many professional elements that go into achieving the number on your group certificate – such as customer service, technology and branding – we wanted to find out about personal factors, the ones we can control like sleep, exercise, marketing and…
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Google Duo: Another easy step in virtual property viewing?
When you can’t show a potential buyer or tenant a property, a video call can be the only other alternative. And with the recent release of Duo – Google’s new 1-to-1 video calling app for Android and iOS – the company is promising the experience will soon be a whole lot smoother and easier. Like Apple’s “Facetime” the Duo app…
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REIWA: Pockets of positivity in Perth’s challenging rental market
Perth’s North East sub-region was the stand out performer in the Perth rental market in the June 2016 quarter, recording a 4.7 per cent increase in leasing activity. REIWA President Hayden Groves said while the number of leased properties in the overall Perth market for houses and units declined 5.2 per cent in the June quarter, it was pleasing that…
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Reno queens from Three Birds Renovations to star in new realestate.com.au video series
Fresh off the launch of its new-look News site, realestate.com.au has announced an exciting six-episode content series with Three Birds Renovations, a trio of Sydney women renowned for their stunning renovation makeovers. Best friends and busy mums, Bonnie, Erin and Lana, walked away from their corporate careers in 2014 to build a more fulfilling life and pursue their passion for…
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REA Goes Global
Realestate.com.au has taken its real estate portal to the world, with the announcement of the REA Global Property Network. This ground-breaking website (now the largest source for global property listings in the world) works in two ways – offering Australian investors the chance to purchase properties across the world, whilst also exposing Australian vendors’ assets to an international audience –…
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CoreLogic: August 2016 Market Outlook
Eager to find out what August might have in store for the property markets? Cameron Kusher, Analyst at CoreLogic Research, has looked into his crystal ball. Value growth predictions Value growth has slowed on the whole over recent months, but the two largest and most expensive cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have continued to record relatively rapid rates of value growth.…
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realestate.com.au launches global property network
REA Group, parent company of realestate.com.au, has announced the launch of its global property network. The network is a platform that opens up a new way for people to search for international property while exposing Australian property listings to a global audience. With listings from 56 countries, connected by property sites in 12 markets, including US, Italy, Germany, France, Malaysia…
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Radley Property pledges 20% of real estate commission to charity
This week marks the launch of Radley Property, an innovative real estate agency combining property services with philanthropy by pledging 20% of its commission to Australian registered charities. For each transaction, landowners individually donate half of Radley Property’s 20% Pledge to their chosen charity. This donation is made in the vendor’s name, does not impact their profit and is tax…
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REA Group named on Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Growth Companies list
REA Group has been recognised as one of Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Growth Companies, featuring the top 100 most innovative growth companies from around the world. REA Group ranked 19th alongside only two other Australian companies – Seek (13th) and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (20th). According to Forbes, the list relies upon investors’ ability to identify firms they expect to be…
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University of Sydney presents The Festival of Urbanism
With the Sydney population projected to grow to 5.89 million people by 2031, the city’s transport, public services and green spaces will be under a great deal of pressure. The University of Sydney’s third Festival of Urbanism will investigate what can be done to help ease the pressure on the global city. The two-week festival from 1 to 12 August will…
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REISA announces winner of 2016 Auctioneering Championships
REISA’s second Auctioneering Championships concluded on the eve of Thursday, July 21st with a Gala Presentation Dinner at the Stamford Grand Glenelg. Toop & Toop’s Bronte Manuel took out first place – for the second year in a row – and will represent REISA at the Australasian Auctioneering Championships in Alice Springs. LJ Hooker’s Michael Fenn finished in second place and will also…
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Elite Agent Magazine reaches finals for two Publish awards
The finalists of this year’s Publish Awards, recognising the best in print and digital publishing across Australia have been revealed, with Elite Agent Magazine being shortlisted in two categories, Business Magazine of the Year and a nod to Samantha McLean for Business Editor of the year for the second year running. Other finalists in the same category include Bauer Media for…
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Property market bounces back: Domain
House prices have increased in almost every capital city, bouncing back from recent price falls, according to the June quarter Domain House Price Report. Nationally, the median house price increased 1.5 per cent, with strong growth in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart. The exceptions are Perth and Darwin, where steep price falls continued, decreasing 1.7 and 0.7 per…
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New economic report shows solid growth for Australian property market
The PRDnationwide Research Team has released a new report revealing the Australian property market has made a positive start to 2016, with housing and rental growth recorded in capital cities and metro areas along with improved conditions in regional areas. After a hot 2015, the PRDnationwide 2016 Australian Economic and Property Report reveals the Australian property market has returned to…
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realestate.com.au ramps up content offering with relaunched news section
realestate.com.au is ramping up its content offering by increasing its content and product teams and launching a new-look news site. The new investment in content comes as Australia’s leading property site surpassed 3.4 million visits1 for the news section alone, growing 509 per cent year on year2 (January 2015 – January 2016). The new realestate.com.au/news, launched this week, features more…
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realestateVIEW.com.au partners with AFL players to share real estate journeys
realestateVIEW.com.au has launched an exciting new partnership with The AFL Players’ Association with a short behind-the-scenes look at Jack Riewoldt’s family home in Bellerive, Tasmania. The first taste of five AFL stars to begin sharing their real estate story, Riewoldt provides a glimpse into his childhood home in the upcoming series, which will launch on realestateVIEW.com.au on Monday 11th July.…
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BMT Acquires Homesales
BMT Tax Depreciation today announces that it has agreed to acquire homesales.com.au from carsales.com (ASX:CAR) in a move that is expected to generate immediate value for both businesses. BMT is a specialist quantity surveyor and a dominant provider of tax depreciation schedules for property investors across Australia. The homesales.com.au real estate sales portal was launched in 2009 bycarsales.com – Australia’s…
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Submissions open today for the AREAs
Submissions are now open for the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), the only awards to recognise and celebrate the success of the entire property and media industries. All customers of REA Group are eligible to enter and can do so until submissions close on 1 August 2016. Andrew Rechtman, REA Group’s Executive General Manager – Residential, said he was looking…
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Renter needs overlooked in pursuit of great Australian dream, reveals election survey
While housing affordability continues as a key issue in the final days of the Federal Election campaign, Renters are calling for more support, improved services, financial incentives and the recognition of renting as an accepted lifestyle choice in Australia. According to a recent 2016 Federal Election survey (1,541 respondents) conducted by Australia’s leading website dedicated to rental property, Rent.com.au, more…
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Brisbane Marketing name HomePrezzo CEO & Founder, Nathan Krisanski as grant winner
Lord Mayor’s Budding Entrepreneurs Program have awarded Nathan Krisanski a 2016 grant to grow the Brisbane based, real estate tech startup, HomePrezzo. HomePrezzo provides a tool for real estate agents and property professionals to generate informative and engaging content in the form of videos and infographics to build trust and generate leads in their local market. “I’ve been in the…
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REA Group named as one of LinkedIn’s Top Attractors
REA Group has been included in LinkedIn’s Top Attractors list, featuring the top 25 companies where Australians would most like to work now, based on LinkedIn data. Entering the list for the first time, REA Group ranked 17th and was the sole company featured from both the digital and media industries. Commenting on the honour, REA Group CEO Tracey Fellows…
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VentureCrowd and Clearstate raise close to $1 million in 4 hours
VentureCrowd, Australia’s original and most successful equity-based crowdfunding platform, and end-to-end residential property development company Clearstate, today announced the completion of an innovative crowdfunding deal that raised in excess of $900,000 for a major residential property development in Sydney. Unlike more typical property crowdfunding deals, which see investors buy equity in single homes or apartments, this is the first time in…
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Inaugural AREAs judges announced
With submissions opening on 1 July, today REA Group announced the first 12 judges and judging criteria for the inaugural Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs). The first judges to be announced come from the media, property, data, technology and not-for-profit sectors, and according to REA Group, are some of the most respected and experienced in their professions. The judges announced…
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REINSW warns against renting asbestos register property
Dwellings listed on a register of residential properties affected by loose file asbestos insulation are uninhabitable, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. REINSW President John Cunningham said from 30 May 2016, NSW Fair Trading made the listing of residential premises on the loose-fill asbestos insulation register (LFAI Register) a material fact, requiring an agent to advise…
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Gaining Momentum
IN APRIL AND May this year realestate.com.au and News Corp Australia combined to create an exclusive national event series for real estate professionals – Momentum. Industry leaders Steve Carroll and Tom Panos shared some of their best tips on current and future industry trends and how to strategically incorporate print, social and digital platforms into your advertising campaigns to achieve…
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Buyer Matching Software Provides ‘Unreal’ Success Rate
An independent agency with a sales team of five, Unrealestate Coffs Coast lists and sells more property than any other agency in their local area. The secret to their success? ReNet Touchpoints Manager. “The ReNet solution is critical to our business,” Managing Director Chris Hines says. “We’ve worked really hard over the years to build our database. It’s now a mature…
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Stand Out In Your Marketing with Expert Copy and Creative
Are you a part of the growing crowd in real estate who has decided to employ a graphic designer to work on your internal marketing? This may be the moment you reconsider that decision, as we ask: why not choose to work with a creative agency instead? Evidently, there are pros to hiring your very own trained employee, such as…
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State Of Australia’s Property Market
WEAK CONSUMER SENTIMENT and growing economic uncertainty are weighing on Australia’s property markets, as evidenced by a markedly slower growth and, in many cases, even falling values. However, there’s an upside to the market downturn. Nila Sweeney, Managing Editor of Property Market Insider, explains. NO MATTER HOW SOME people might try to spin it, there’s no denying the fact that,…
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AREAs award categories, date and location announced
REA Group is excited to announce that the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) will be held in Melbourne on Friday 28 October 2016 in the famed Great Hall of the iconic National Gallery of Victoria. The AREAs are the industry awards program to span the property and media industries. The 17 awards presented on the night will cover the three…
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The Luxury Gift That Helps The Homeless
HAMPERSAND IS AN IDEA whose time is now. The charismatic and dynamic founder, Julian Brown, a self-confessed ‘tech sales guy’ with over 25 years’ experience working for the likes of SAP and Salesforce.com, calls Hampersand his very own “war on cellophane and salted peanuts”; referring to the traditional hamper market as “outdated and often insulting”. JULIAN RECENTLY RECOUNTED to this…
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Cohen Handler partners with mortgage broking group to help buyers purchase property sooner
Cohen Handler has announced a partnership with leading aggregator eChoice Limited (ASX: ECO) to help more Australians get the right property at the right price with the help of an experienced industry specialist. This partnership will enable mortgage brokers at eChoice to offer Cohen Handler’s service to help aspiring homeowners and investors who already have loan pre-approval, to get ahead of the competition…
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Ray White sells pooch palace for $1.25 million
As Ray White continues its journey to be the leader in customer excellence, they have not forgotten one of their core customers – family pets – with the launch of a new specialist program featuring qualified agents selling homes to our furry friends. It comes after a first for the industry saw Ray White agent Evan Williams sell what has…
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Learn How to Be a Rainmaker and Reinvent the Rules
TOP REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE RETURNS TO THE GOLD COAST The continuing success of the Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC) now in its 19th year, is due to its diverse line-up of highly respected international speakers who join Australia’s best as they openly share their secret weapons for success, industry knowledge and life experiences. The two day conference returns for the…
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