Too little supply and ample demand is the main reason why rentals are hard to...
Residential vacancy rates have slipped across the Sydney market with many finding it more difficult to secure a rental accommodation, the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has said....
View ArticleAirbnb vague about its plans on long-term leasing
Airbnb has no immediate plans to offer long-term rentals just yet after a Bloomberg report said it was conducting due diligence on the matter in hopes of providing the service to the market soon. In a...
View ArticleThe REA Group AREAs announces a new award for 2017
This year’s REA group Annual REA Excellence awards (AREAs) has a brand new award being introduced this year – Gold AREA – agency of the year award. The agency of the year award will recognise agencies...
View ArticleAustralia called on as property management leaders
RE/MAX LLC, headquarters of the world’s number one real estate brand, invited three Australians to deliver the first-ever property management session at its 2017 R4 Convention in Las Vegas, which...
View ArticleHousing affordability crisis cause by a broken system, experts say
New South Wales (NSW) opposition party’s Labor claim that foreign nationals have purchased up to 11 percent of properties from July to September last year does not hold water and is a distraction from...
View ArticleReal Estate Industry Heads Down The Professional Path
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has lauded the New South Wales government for provided the institution with the education foundations to pursue a profession recognition. REINSW...
View ArticleNew Raine & Horne Kingsford and Kensington in Sydney Run By Two Experienced...
Raine & Horne has continued its aggressive expansion to Sydney with the launch of a new office in Kingsford, in the city’s east by two experienced Eastern suburbs real estate agents Sam Karatasas...
View Articlerealestate.com.au puts property first with Front Page
Major real estate website realestate.com.au is putting property first with Front Page, giving agents the opportunity to advertise their properties front and centre on its homepage. With the...
View ArticleFirst National Real Estate WA recognises its top agents
First National Real Estate’s Western Australian agents were recognised with general excellence and marketing awards at the Perth Flying Squadron Yacht Club last week. The awards brought recognition to...
View ArticleMore banks to follow suit on rate hikes after NAB and Westpac
It is just a matter of time before all top Australian lenders such as CommBank and ANZ start increasing their interest rates and passing on the extras to consumers, Mozo director Kirsty Lamont has...
View ArticlePurplebricks launches into Perth’s real estate market
Flat fee real estate agency Purplebricks has landed on West Australia shores and commenced trading on Monday. The UK-headquartered real estate tech disrupter which charges a flat fee of $4,500 for any...
View ArticleTransform 2017 Week 2B Peter Mochrie: Presenting to Camera for Real Estate...
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with Australian actor, coach and auctioneer Peter Mochrie. Coach: Peter Mochrie Note: Peter has developed a comprehensive presenting to camera course...
View ArticleYou Thought You Were a Property Manager, Didn’t You?
THREE YEARS AGO, you were employed by your agency to run a portfolio of 150 properties and had the title ‘Property Manager’ on your business card. As times have changed, many agencies have resorted to...
View ArticleStone real estate to expand to 30 offices by year-end: CEO Peter Mumford
Sydney-based Stone Real Estate plans to grow its offices from current 13 to 30 by the end of the year, its CEO and founder Peter Mumford has said. Mumford, a former McGrath agent who started the...
View ArticleTransitioning from agent to principal: how Eric Li of Ray White made it work
Eric Li was only two years into his real estate career when he opted to take the challenge to take charge of Ray White Sunnybank Hills last November and has hit the ground running and sold seven...
View ArticleREISA’s awards night honours SA’s best real estate agents
The Real Estate of South Australia (REISA) awards ceremony will recognise some of the state’s best agents, and this year with two new initiatives. REISA’s chief Greg Troughton said the awards first new...
View ArticleHousing affordability – a simple problem with a complex solution: Rob Ward
The exponential growth of median prices in our capital cities over recent years has seen the issue of housing affordability permanently embed itself in the headlines. It’s a hot topic for consumers,...
View ArticleAussie long-term rental start-up Cubbi.com gets fresh new round of funding
Melbourne-based Cubbi.com, which offers tenants long-term rentals anything ranging from three months to two years, has just announced a $300,000 seed round of funding from a consortium of investors led...
View ArticleTransform 2017 Week 3A Kylie Davis: What Buyers Really Want, Creating...
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with CoreLogic’s Head of Property Services Marketing, Kylie Davis. Coach: Kylie Davis Note: You can download a copy of the Buyer Perceptions of Real...
View ArticleLJ Hooker agent ups the ante with his very own TV commercial
Zed Nasheet of LJ Hooker Hampton Park has released a television commercial to advertise the importance getting the right agent to sell your home. Nasheet who recently applied to be recognised as the...
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