Beachfront markets lead growth surge: REIQ
Southeast Queensland’s world-class beaches are driving median price growth for our coastal housing markets, with Noosa reining supreme with 9.6 per cent annual growth, followed by Gold Coast with 7.3...
View ArticleLocationScore names Australia’s top holiday investment locations
The new research scores each suburb monthly out of 100 using eight key indicators that measure the level of supply and demand as well as growth prospects. LocationScore co-founder and Research Director...
View ArticleHow to increase your number of listings over the Christmas period: Adam Flynn
By the time December rolls around, many real estate agents have usually started taking their eye off the ball, often assuming that buyers and sellers are more interested in their holidays than they are...
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence is the X-Factor for Successful Leaders: Ush Dhanak
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Azal Khan: Hi, I’m Azal Khan from Elite Agent Magazine and we’re here today at our event, How to Lead a Winning Team in 2018. I’m lucky enough now to be joined by Ush Dhanak. She’s an...
View ArticleWhy Christmas is the best time to market your rental property: Danelle Hunter
When you put your best foot forward and position a property correctly, tenanting it over the holidays can come with a whole host of added benefits. Here are my top three reasons as to why Christmas is...
View ArticleForeign investor surcharge raises concern in SA
A new foreign investor surcharge to be introduced in South Australia has raised the concern of the real estate industry, with representatives warning the way the tax is being implemented could harm the...
View ArticlePets are part of the family too: REISA
Pets are an important part of the family and REISA has taken steps to ensure that tenants and landlords are protected by a pet agreement that reflects the obligations of a tenant towards keeping a pet...
View ArticleInsurance and the ‘share economy’
The number of people offering their homes on sites like Airbnb, HomeAway and VacationRentals is snowballing. There are now more than 115,000 Australian properties listed on Airbnb alone. What started...
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The Power of Connection: Rik Rushton’s new book available for purchase
We might live in a world that is more connected, switched on, plugged in and constant than ever before, but how do you combat the fact many people are clocking in and checking out? This is the question...
View ArticleStamp duty boosts surplus for NSW Government
The massive surplus of $3.3 billion for the 2017-18 financial year announced today by NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet in his half yearly budget update is good news for the health of our State’s...
View ArticleEpisode 29: Holiday investment hotspots, selling and leasing during...
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and...
View ArticleAuction volumes decrease across the combined capital cities returning a 64.2...
National auction clearance results for the week ending 17/12/2017 courtesy of CoreLogic. The number of homes taken to auction fell this week, after the surge in activity recorded over the 4 weeks prior...
View ArticleDon’t let the mainstream media put you off your game
You wouldn’t know it from some mainstream media reporting, but housing affordability is actually getting better, not worse. That doesn’t mean it’s suddenly become easy for first home buyers to enter...
View ArticleThe Agency Group acquires Sell Lease Property, brands to run separately in...
The Agency Group Australia Limited (formerly named Ausnet Financial Services Limited) (ASX: AU1) have expanded their national footprint with entry into an agreement to acquire three wholly-owned...
View ArticleAgent Comparison Tool launches on realestate.com.au
Changes have also been made to the agent search experience, with people now able to search and find an agent directly from the main navigation on the realestate.com.au homepage. These changes will...
View ArticlePurple gain and pain – revenue up but losses double
Purplebricks Group plc (“Purplebricks”), have announced their Interim Results for the six months ended 31 October 2017, including the Australian and US divisions of the group. In Australia, revenue for...
View ArticleThe Irresistible Pull of Gravity
In business and personal relationships it’s not necessarily the loudest or the most confident person in the room who is the most influential. If you find yourself worrying about not having the “right...
View ArticleBe ‘quick’ for your free 12-month subscription to Quickrealestate
Is quickrealestate.com.au the next provider to have a major impact on Australia’s real estate industry? With 250 agencies nationwide having subscribed to QRE within six months, and a 90 per cent...
View ArticleSydney rental market stable: REINSW
REINSW President Leanne Pilkington said the November 2017 REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey saw availability in the Sydney metropolitan area steady at 2.1 per cent. “Vacancy rates in Middle Sydney remained...
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Raine & Horne opens for business in Townsville and Carlingford
Raine & Horne has launched an office in Townsville, led by experienced business partners Steve Leaumont and Sue Edmunds. Raine & Horne Townville is the fifteenth office opened by the brand in...
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