Low inflation helps give home owners an interest rates reprieve: RateCity
Sluggish inflation figures mean the RBA will almost certainly leave interest rates on hold when they meet for the first time this year on Tuesday. RateCity’s RateForecaster shows 22 of the 23 economic...
View ArticleNew site showcasing properties without the commitment to selling
Property owners looking to test the market or showcase their home without the commitment of selling have yet another new tool at their disposal, with the recent launch of off-market property website...
View ArticleSay hello to Diana, the real estate agent of the future
Bayside buyers and vendors can now meet face-to-face with Diana Dugan without leaving home, after the Beaumaris real estate director launched the country’s first augmented reality property website....
View ArticleRay White Agents Sharpen their Skills in Melbourne
IT was standing room only when more than 550 Ray White sales agents from Victoria and Tasmania packed the Melbourne Convention Centre for today’s Super Sales Day. The mega session – the single biggest...
View ArticleHow to set realistic KPIs for BDMs: Tara Bradbury
Nothing creates a feeling of defeat as much as setting unrealistic expectations for ourselves does. Few BDMs are aware of how they often set themselves up to fail by developing unattainable goals;...
View ArticleElders welcomes new Beenleigh office
Elders Real Estate opened its first new office for the year in Beenleigh, located halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in QLD. Owners Mark, Debra, and Jess Affleck are experienced real estate...
View ArticleCentury 21 kicks off 2018 with new website
Century 21 has launched a new Australasian website that was built to deliver the group heightened levels of online exposure. Charles Tarbey, Century 21 Chairman and Owner, said the sleek and...
View ArticleFormer AFL player makes mark on new field at Ray White
Ray White is excited to welcome former AFL player Jamie Charman to its winning team. The towering former ruckman with the Brisbane Lions has joined Ray White principals David Treloar and Dwight...
View ArticleIf I Was New In Real Estate Or A Struggling Sales Person, Here Is What I’d...
I was once a newbie in real estate, like we all were. I’ve been through stages where I was on fire, listing and selling week after week, month after month, and stages where I struggled to create...
View ArticleREA Group appoints Georgia Beattie to head up Spacely
REA Group has announced the appointment of Georgia Beattie as Executive Manager of Spacely, the company’s new property website for shared work and short-term commercial spaces for events, retail,...
View ArticleAgent Profile: Nicola Buchanan
Following a successful career in marketing and advertising, Nicola Buchanan retrained in real estate. Now using that background in running her own agency, @realty Bundall on the Gold Coast, Nicola...
View ArticleCampaigntrack signs Tiger Pistol to boost results using Facebook and Google
Campaigntrack has inked a deal with Tiger Pistol, one the most talked about Australian technology platforms to hit the internet. While Tiger Pistol’s advanced Facebook technology is being used by big...
View ArticleFeb 2018: Interest rates on hold, Industry reaction
The RBA has left the cash rate on hold in their first board meeting for 2018, deciding at their first meeting of the year to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. RBA Governor Dr Philip Lowe...
View ArticleRevive whitepaper flags potential to thrive not just survive
A seminal project investigating the wellness and wellbeing of professionals working in real estate has documented what has long been suspected – many in the industry are stressed, time poor and lacking...
View ArticleDebate pending for NSW real estate industry reforms
Long-awaited NSW real estate industry reforms are set to be debated in parliament in the coming days following the release of proposed amendments to the Property, Stock and Business Agents Act in...
View ArticleTracey Fellows: What’s in your heart?
During Transform Masters 2017, Elite Agent Editor Samantha McLean spoke to one of our top industry leaders, CEO of REA Group Tracey Fellows. Here, Tracey shares some of her career and leadership...
View ArticleRik Rushton: Is it ok to talk back to the ‘little voice in my head’?
No sound on the planet has more power over you than the little voice inside your head! Whether it be to remind you of what you need to be doing at any point in time, or as cartoonists have depicted it...
View ArticleWestpac Annual Home Ownership Report reveals new home buyer trends
Westpac’s 2017 Home Ownership Report reveals first home buyers1 have significantly reprioritised what matters most when searching for their ideal home. The research, commissioned by Westpac in...
View ArticleRE/MAX opens in Dee Why
RE/MAX Property Specialists’ business owners Jason Martin and Nicholas Scarf announce the opening of their second Northern Beaches location as part of a strategic expansion, with an office in the...
View ArticleActivePipe completes $5.9m over-subscribed Series A round to drive global growth
ActivePipe, a Melbourne based automated communications platform for the real estate industry, announced it has successfully completed a $5.9m Series A funding round led by NAB Ventures, and joined by...
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