First Home Buyers Returning to Housing Market
“The proportion of first home buyers, as part of the total owner-occupied housing finance commitments, increased to 15.0 per cent and is the highest since February 2014. The number of first home buyer...
View ArticleHarcourts Group Australia Continues Market Share Growth
With an estimated market value in third position overall against all real estate groups nationally, Harcourts was the only national group amongst the top five to have effected an increase in market...
View ArticleDemand for Australian property hits a new peak, REA Demand Index
According to the REA Property Demand Index, after a choppy few months, demand surged again in July with even the struggling WA market starting to hit its stride. Only one section of the Australian...
View ArticleAuction volumes highest they’ve been for 6 weeks with a low 70’s clearance rate.
National auction clearance results for the week ending 13/08/2017 courtesy of CoreLogic This was the largest number of auctions held since the last week of June 2017 and approximately one third higher...
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Recent Slump in Investor Mortgage Demand Slowed in June 2017
In June 2017 there was $33.3 billion worth of housing finance commitments which was 0.8% higher than the previous month and 2.9% higher than June 2016. In June 2017 there was $20.7 billion in housing...
View ArticleCamera Snaps and Cling Wraps – 10 Clever Ways to Help Your Tenants ‘Hack’...
RECENTLY DIRECT CONNECT ran a ‘moving hacks’ competition on NovaFM to encourage people to share their top tips and tricks for moving house, with the winner receiving payment of their electricity bills...
View ArticleNovice auctioneers raise $50,000 for charity: REINSW
REINSW President John Cunningham said the event is getting bigger and more competitive each year. “This year’s competition saw 66 competitors take part in ten heats right across NSW,” Mr Cunningham...
View ArticleTop NSW agent Catherine Murphy joins The Agency
“Catherine Murphy has proven to be an exceptional agent with over 20 years of experience in the Epping region of Sydney. We are absolutely honoured she has chosen to join The Agency after two decades...
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Balancing People and Purpose: O’Brien Real Estate
It was Peter Drucker who said that ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’, yet the founders and co-directors of O’Brien Real Estate, Dean O’Brien and Darren Hutchins, find a way to balance people and...
View ArticleUnmarketing: Everything has changed, so why is nothing different?
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LJ Hooker and Facebook team up in game-changing digital strategy
The announcement forms part of LJ Hooker’s $1 million investment in the Spring launch of its integrated digital and social media platform, LJ Hooker Boost developed by the group’s innovation centre,...
View ArticleFairfax confirms Domain will begin trading in Mid-November
Fairfax Media expects Domain to begin trading in mid-November after it separately lists the real estate classifieds and services business, the AFR reports. Fairfax released details of the spin-off...
View ArticleRay White opens office in West End Brisbane
Ray White has opened an office in West End, in inner city Brisbane, under the leadership of a family long associated with the area. The O’Kelly family has been an integral part of the West End...
View ArticleRaine & Horne Opens Office in Lane Cove
Raine & Horne has expanded with an office at Lane Cove led by agents Stuart Bourne, Nathan Westerbrink and Alex Banning. The three agents were previously in direct competition with each other, said...
View ArticleREA Group goes live with a design uplift for new land estates
REA Group has gone live with a design uplift to the new land estates section of their website. With half of property seekers on realestate.com.au considering off-the-plan property, REA’s Joseph Lyons...
View ArticleBelle Property Celebrates the Best of 2016-2017 at Annual Awards
Belle Property Dee Why swept the awards evening and were crowned the number one office for gross commission earned and number two for number of transactions. Agent Nick Duchatel was ranked the number...
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REA Group appoints Kerry Wong as CEO – Greater China
Ms Wong will be part of the Group’s Asian leadership team and report to REA Group Asia Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ruiz. She is responsible for overseeing and setting the digital strategy in Hong...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Seven tips for tip-top window displays
Standing out from the crowd and drawing people in has been part of the marketing and sales mantra of all organisations down the ages – and with increased competition, new technologies and a discerning...
View ArticleStockdale & Leggo Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2017 International Business Awards
Stockdale & Leggo was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Real Estate category in The 14th Annual International Business Awards. The International Business Awards are the world’s...
View ArticleGunning RE expands as commerical real estate sector heats up in Sydney
The regeneration of Sydney CBD is underpinning a relatively favourable period for secondary rental growth, making the commercial property market particularly attractive, according to commercial, retail...
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