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Key school catchment zones record more than 5x growth of capital cities: Domain
Annual house price growth figures in key government school catchment zones are outpacing capital city growth by more than five times in some key areas, according to Domain’s Annual School Zones Report. With the new school year just underway, Domain last week released its Annual School Zones Report, uncovering the primary and secondary government school catchment zones that have experienced…
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Buyer’s agent Cohen Handler launches standalone auction bidding assistance
Bidding at an auction may now be less stressful for some Australian homebuyers with the launch of AuctionWiz, a new platform engineered by buyers’ agency Cohen Handler, providing standalone auction bidding assistance. Starting Monday, customers looking for representation from a buyer’s agent on auction day can sign up to AuctionWiz and connect with a Cohen Handler buyers’ agent for assistance…
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Bondsure records high uptake, just weeks after its launch
Bondsure, an insurance company that provides tenants with an option to pay their bonds on an installment basis been making waves within the real estate industry 10 weeks after its launch in October. The product which is specifically aimed at Australia’s growing tenancy market has had over 80 real estate offices signing up to use its services with more expected…
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Elite Agent/EPM – 2016 Holiday deals and discounts
Tis the season to be jolly! Some of our commercial partners have kindly put together a bunch of Christmas specials on their most popular products to get your 2017 off to a great start. Read on! Alpha Mail Book Giveaway Get your free copy of this year’s direct mail bible Alpha Mail – How To List And Sell More Property…
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Domain named as one of the Best Apps for 2016 on Google Play Store
Domain has been named one of the best apps for 2016 by the Google Play store. The list, curated by the Google Play team, features the most innovative, share-worthy, downloaded and useful apps of the year. Domain was included in the ‘Best Local’ apps category which also included UberEATS, Citymapper, Carsales and Weatherzone. The app has earned a customer rating…
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Aussie tech start-up Ubookr transforming how real estate agencies do business
Before the recent launch of ubookr.com trying to co-ordinate suppliers was a tricky task for real estate agencies. Synchronising the visits of photographers, floor-planners, copywriters and a long list of other suppliers often required endless emails or a complex, time-consuming ring-around. Having made the job a whole lot simpler Ubookr’s new online booking platform has been enthusiastically welcomed by the…
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Macquarie Launches 2016 Benchmarking Survey
Macquarie has announced the launch of its biennial Macquarie Residential Real Estate Benchmarking Survey and is inviting residential real estate business owners and principals to participate. By encouraging participation nationally the survey aims to identify the key drivers of business performance, map financial standards and provides a comprehensive view of industry trends in Australia. Lisa Kearney, Head of Residential Real…
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News Corp Australia and realestate.com.au partner to create digital property news powerhouse
News Corp Australia and realestate.com.au this week announced a partnership streamlining property news, content and information. From early December, digital property content from News Corp Australia’s major metro, regional and community publications will live at realestate.com.au/news. This partnership brings together News Corp Australia’s news and information resources and realestate.com.au’s access to Australian property seekers. Tracey Fellows, REA Group CEO commented:…
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Domain Opens the Doors to it’s New Home in Sydney
The new home of Domain, located in a historic former woolshed at 100 Harris Street, has been fully converted into a stunning workspace for the growing team of more than 360 in Sydney. The new space has been designed with its team at the forefront, creating a space that is set to encourage and inspire the team culture at Domain.…
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realestate.com.au partners with Tendril to provide Energy Scores for Australian properties
realestate.com.au last Friday launched Energy Scores, which will give properties in Australia their own energy efficiency rating. The tool will give property seekers an indication of how energy efficient their next home could be. And for homeowners, it allows them to better understand energy usage, associated costs and where they could potentially reduce their energy expenditure. To create Energy Scores,…
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PropertyAnt: a new online platform helping the next generation of property investors
Research shows that new investors are starting earlier in life and are more likely to own several rental properties over their lifetime. PropertyAnt is a new tool that has been created to service this growing market segment. The 100 percent online and mobile solution matches investors with the right tools, experts and strategies that will enable them to feel confident about…
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Bankwest to deliver real time updates on home loan applications
In possibly an Australian first, Bankwest customers are now able to check the details and status of their home loan application using Application Tracker, a real-time, 24/7 online service, that also sends push notifications at key milestones. Bankwest’s Executive General Manager of Retail, Andrew Whitechurch, said the Application Tracker had been developed by working directly with customers to understand their needs.…
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Direct Mail Automation, Regardless of Volume
CRM software provider REX Software has announced a new partnership with tech company CRM2Print. This partnership will give users the ability to automate their direct mail needs, right from within REX. In three simple steps, users can send one or thousands of letters without the need to print, fold, stuff and mail themselves. CTO Alex Babkov explains, “We’ve always recognised…
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Infographics and reporting made easy with Homeprezzo
HomePrezzo is launching a swag of new reports and features this spring, adding to the existing range of high quality, infographic video content powered by CoreLogic RP Data statistics. With just a few clicks you can now generate a professionally designed suburb or postcode update report showcasing median price movements, recent sales and investor metrics, all branded to match your…
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Real VR: Next Gen Real Estate Marketing Has A New Home
Real VR, part of the global award-winning Start VR business, has just been launched to provide VR content creation and production services to an industry for which the technology is an obvious – but previously untapped – fit. Real VR is headed up by Jason Salter, formerly of Laing+Simmons and Ray White, whose 20 plus years’ project marketing experience and…
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Matterport Launches the World’s Largest Virtual Reality Library of Real World Places
Immersive media platform company Matterport, today announced the launch of CoreVR, a simple option to add Virtual Reality (VR) support to any Matterport 3D Space. This announcement makes the world’s largest library of 3D Spaces immediately available to everyone, and offers an easy and highly scalable way to capture more real-world places in 3D and then share those spaces in…
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Juwai.com hires three new execs in preparation for IPO
Juwai.com, the largest Chinese international real estate website, has announced the appointment of a new CFO, new Head of Australia & New Zealand – Residential, and new Head of China Engagement. The new hires will help it manage its rapid growth as it prepares for an IPO on Australia’s ASX in the coming year. Tracy Wu, Head of China Engagement…
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Cody Live expanding digital signboard solution
Cody Live is an outdoor advertising solution that is the first of its kind, creating dynamic signboards for real estate agencies. And this week they were launched in Brisbane with Melbourne, Canberra and Auckland in the coming weeks. The aim of Cody Live is to give vendors and agents more choice and better control of how their properties are represented…
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BizCover: Avoiding Real Estate Advertising Blunders
Most of us have been there – a mistake is accidentally made on an ad, no one picks it up and it goes to print. Sometimes we’re lucky and we can hustle to fix the problem before the whole world knows about it. But BizCover asks the question: have you thought about the impact of a small error if it’s…
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Regional Australia seeing good growth for the first time in years, CoreLogic
According to CoreLogic’s June regional report, Australia’s regional areas have now come into the spotlight as value growth increases and capital city markets become less affordable. Released this week, the CoreLogic Regional Market Report provides analysis on the performance of Australia’s largest council areas for: NSW: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie, Illawarra, Richmond-Tweed; VIC: Geelong, Latrobe-Gippsland; QLD: Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville…
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VitrineMedia Continues To Lead In Shopfront Innovation
VitrineMedia, a world leader in LED display technology dedicated to window solutions, has now brought even more light with less energy output to the real estate industry. In the last 12 months they have designed several new LED display panels to add to their collection to make the real estate shopfront really stand out. Speaking at AREC 2016, Global CTO…
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Smart energy home of the future one step closer
Sydney-based start-up Evergen, who has just launched their intelligent home energy management system in Australia, has raised $3.7 million in funding from AMP Capital and CSIRO, as it takes their Australian first smart energy offering to the market. Combining solar and batteries with smart technology, the Evergen system continuously analyses and optimises home energy costs, choosing the most efficient source…
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PropertyIQ wins Most Innovative Business Bank Award
The Australian Business Banking Awards 2016 were held on August 11 with PropertyIQ taking out the award for Most Innovative Business Bank Product or Service. The award was judged on the ability to “deliver innovative solutions or services to business banks and their customers in performances across all major metrics” and was won on the merits of PropertyIQ’s three core…
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Domain launches Spring campaign
With spring just around the corner, Domain has just launched its latest Spring campaign centred on what it claims is “Australia’s best property app”. The new campaign, which is dubbed Spring, uses a multi-channel approach encompassing its national sponsorship agreements with The Block, an online video content series, two new television commercials, and the rollout of one of the nation’s…
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Bizcover – Saving You Time and Money on Your Insurance
They say in the world of real estate, trading without Professional Indemnity Insurance is equivalent to a surgeon practising without Medical Indemnity Insurance. Although you’re not performing brain surgery, real estate is a complex industry, and as an estate agent you’re open to litigation involving breach of contract, allegations of misrepresentation, poor property management and a breach of statutory provisions –…
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New app Abakus helps maximise tax returns for property investors
Abakus Apps, a new finance-based smartphone application and the first of its kind in Australia, launched today. Aimed at everyday Australian residential property investors, Abakus makes property tax management more convenient and efficient – helping users self-manage their investment/s, maximise their tax return and obtain an estimate of their tax position at any time during the financial year. Investing in property offers tax benefits that make real…
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Close More Sales with Deposit Power’s Home Equity Option
Are your buyers asset rich but cash poor? If the answer is yes, Deposit Power can help set you apart from the crowd by providing them with the freedom to purchase property today. As an agent, it is important to provide a high level of service in order to remain competitive as well as maintaining the loyalty and trust of…
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Landlord Real Estate Tycoon – A Real Estate Mobile Game to sharpen your investment skills
‘Landlord Real Estate Tycoon’ Provides a thrilling GEO-Based Property Trading Simulation Game On iOS® & Android™ Game developer and publisher Reality Games is proud to officially announce the worldwide release of Landlord: Real Estate Tycoon now available as a F2P (free-to-play) download on iOS® and Android™. Completely revamped on the iOS® and released for the first time ever on Android™…
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Get Top Dollar for Your Vendors with Domayne Styling and Staging
Domayne Furniture Hire offer a wide range of furniture, bedding and home wares to hire for your property staging or for furnishing a rental. With a strong, established influence already in the furnishings industry, Domayne is able to access a diverse range of products and suppliers that can help you to create an immediate emotional response from buyers in order…
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Property Development Process set to be Streamlined
iSeekDevelopments is a new website that allows users to search any address in Victoria – and soon Australia – to obtain a report that will summarise the land size and dimensions, easement location and local planning restrictions they need to be aware of when building or developing real estate. Included in the automated Feasibility Report is a calculator that allows…
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Transforming the Traditional Open House
It seems like everything these days is ‘going online’ and the real estate industry has caught the bug, transforming the traditional open house into an immersive, digital experience. Sellers are selecting agents who provide more than image galleries, 360º panoramas and fly-through videos. They want an agent who can create an emotional connection with their property, by letting buyers get…
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YourPorter Partners With iSelect to Bring Even More Benefits to Agents
ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S FASTEST GROWING utility connections services, YourPorter, has joined forces with leading comparator service iSelect to offer home movers increased choice and convenience through a tailored comparison of electricity, gas, broadband internet, car insurance and more. UNLIKE EXISTING MARKET players, YourPorter aims to meet the growing demand of consumers who want the convenience of a utility connection service…
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Lawlab Launches National Conveyancing Partnership Program
National legal property services specialist, Lawlab, has announced a new referral program to reward the growing number of Australian real estate agents helping their clients secure a property sale or purchase better, smarter and faster. Gone are the days of endless emails, phone calls, meetings and paperwork to secure a property transaction – Lawlab uses the Rundl property network to…
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Domain Launches App for Tracking Property Value
After launching the Home Price Guide in August, property website Domain.com.au today launched a new feature, Track My Home, which allows property owners to update the details of their home, and receive an updated property value estimate. Domain’s Home Price Guide provides homebuyers, sellers and renters with the estimated value, history, photos and other details of 13 million properties in…
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Top LJ Hooker Agent John McManus to inspire at LNS15
There was a time when John McManus considered giving up real estate. He was young, new to the business and downtrodden after getting knock-back after knock-back every time he picked up the phone to prospect for new listings. “I had a fear of picking up the phone and talking to people and being told ‘no’,” he said. “I was being…
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