Tentative Signs of Pickup in Mining Regions
There haven’t been many glimmers of hope for property owners in once-booming mining towns lately but an analysis released by CoreLogic yesterday may contain the first hints of an improvement since...
View ArticleNew Player in the Bid for Fairfax
The battle for Fairfax Media and its lucrative property portal Domain took another interesting turn yesterday after a second US private equity player entered the fray with a rival and slightly higher...
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New Ray White powerhouse in the Sutherland Shire
Five of the most successful real estate agents in the Sutherland Shire have joined forces to open the new Ray White Cronulla office. Matt Debreczeni and Gavin Ottaway, the owners of the Ray White Menai...
View ArticleAuction volumes continue to strengthen and combined national preliminary...
Preliminary figures show a combined national clearance rate of 77.9 percent of auctions were successful across the combined capital cities, while auction activity rises week-on-week National auction...
View ArticleNew $270 levy for WA investors is irresponsible, REIWA
REIWA has slammed talk of introducing a $270 levy for investors as a means to help raise revenue and fix the State Budget as short sighted and irresponsible. REIWA Councillor Suzanne Brown said it was...
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The Market – Generous one day, brutal the next: Haesley Cush
Last week, I was again reminded that the ‘affordability crisis’ is not a nationwide issue when I spent time with agents in Perth. Our Western Australian friends have faced a massive downturn in the...
View ArticleWinning the Coin Toss
WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED at some time in our careers those dreaded words from a prospective seller: ‘It was a toss of the coin whom we would select and this time you lost; we went with ABC Real Estate’....
View ArticleHeeding the Warning Signs of Fraud
Doubts around misappropriation of trust funds is one of the things that causes some people to distrust the real estate industry. It’s also a major concern that keeps principals up late at night because...
View ArticleAsk the Coach – Claudio Encina
Top real estate coach Claudio Encina is back to answer more questions, this time from the Transform 2017 #supersix challengers. This issue he covers morning rituals and agent standards. What are your...
View ArticleTransform 2017 Week 11 Gavin Croft: Understanding the Art of Auction
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with Gavin Croft. Coach: Gavin Croft Key Points Put a market in front of the seller on a set date, and work towards setting up for bidders and buyers...
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Real+ Expands Service Offering to Outsourced Trust Accounting
Dynamic real estate agency service provider Real+ is now offering yet another way for clients to realise greater efficiencies in their businesses by outsourcing trust account management. The company,...
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PM Pioneer Leah Jay Reaches Summit of Mount Everest
Property management pioneer, Leah Jay, has completed a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. The climb marks another victory in her attempt to climb the ‘seven summits’ – the highest...
View ArticleBudget Boost For Housing Could Build 100,000 Homes
New economic modelling commissioned by Master Builders Australia forecasts that the $75 billion infrastructure and housing affordability measures announced in the Budget will deliver a substantial 41%...
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Language is no barrier in multi-cultural Sunshine: Ray White
Ray White Sunshine has just opened in inner west Melbourne with young gun Dee Nguyen at the helm, who is excited to be joining the Ray White family. Principal Mr Nguyen started in real estate in 2008...
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realestate.com.au joins forces with The Property Couch
realestate.com.au is teaming up with The Property Couch, one of the country’s best property podcasts, to bring Australians the property information, insights and advice they need to help with one of...
View ArticleHow to have a great conference experience at #AREC2017
If you’ve made the decision to come along to #AREC2017 this year (and we hope you have), you’ve made a great decision to invest in your career by taking some time out of the office – to learn some new...
View Article‘Long overdue’ WA strata title reform welcomed by leading industry bodies
The Western Australian State Cabinet decision to move forward with the strata title reform process has been commended by the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, Strata Community Association WA,...
View Article2017 Sharing Economy Return on Investment Index: SHAREaCAMPER
Peer-to-peer motorhome rental platform SHAREaCAMPER has released their 2017 Return on Investment Index, with the aim of identifying which cities around the world offer the highest return on asset...
View ArticleNSW Tradie Prices Drop: ServiceSeeking
Tradies continue to prosper from Australia’s renovation obsession as the nation’s market for renovation services eclipses a colossal $31 billion. Competition remains tight in NSW, however, where...
View ArticleRay White New Farm Prepare to Auction “under the stars”
Ray White New Farm’s upcoming Auction Under The Stars, they say, is more than an auction event, it’s a “property buffet”. Now in its fourth year, this year’s Auction Under The Stars will be held on May...
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