Barry Plant Group shines in Australian Achiever Awards for 12th year running
The Barry Plant Group has been recognised yet again for excellence in customer service, with every one of the group’s 80+ offices* achieving Highly Recommended Status for Excellence in Customer Service...
View ArticleSkip the Saturday morning inspection queue with Domain Check-in
Domain revolutionises house inspections with new mobile check-in tool, making your Saturday morning easier, faster and more enjoyable From today, the property industry will undergo a mobile check-in...
View ArticleQueensland Government has slammed the door on foreign investors, says REIQ
The Queensland Government is treating the property sector like an ATM once again, says the REIQ, with their announcement today that property transaction from foreign buyers will attract an additional...
View ArticleNumbers Game – Segmenting Landlords
In his latest book ‘Numbers Game’, Ben White profiles four different types of landlords that have very different needs. APMASPHERE HAS worked with hundreds of agencies over the last eight years,and...
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Gaining Momentum
IN APRIL AND May this year realestate.com.au and News Corp Australia combined to create an exclusive national event series for real estate professionals – Momentum. Industry leaders Steve Carroll and...
View ArticleMost Promising New Talent: Ben Munro Smith
STARTING THE TRANSFORM program with the least amount of time in real estate of all the Super Six, Ben Munro Smith impressed everyone from start to finish. Having completed every challenge with his...
View ArticleThe Measure of Success
Are you a numbers person? History shows us time and again that property professionals who are focused on the numbers are those who enjoy the greatest success. This rings true for Peter Hooymans, Ann...
View Article50 Top Tips from Transform
We learned more than you could ever imagine from our Transform coaches over a 12-week period. Here is a rapid fire 50 top tips from both our coaches and our Super Six. What got you here won’t get you...
View ArticleWhy negative gearing is important to renters
Tenants will be going to the polling booths on July 2 knowing the rental payments on their next lease could increase. This is a point that has been overlooked during the current debate about negative...
View ArticleAgents unite to house World’s poorest families
Some families will never own their own piece of real estate. They belong to the most impoverished, disadvantaged communities across the globe who live in squalid slums or toxic rubbish dumps. Here they...
View ArticleRateCity’s Vote Calculator – what will your vote cost you?
Australia’s leading financial comparison site, RateCity.com.au, has developed a first-of-its-kind financial calculator which helps voters understand how some of the key election issues could hit their...
View ArticleCould you be hired to sell a house on LinkedIn (Part Two!)
After our tip of the week last week, a few readers emailed and asked what I meant by “give your LinkedIn profile some love”. Profile completeness is a given, but here are three of my other top tips…...
View ArticleDomain announces Victoria Rising Star Award winner
The Domain Rising Star Award, launched for the first time this year, celebrates and recognises leadership, innovation and outstanding achievements of young real estate agents. Domain is incredibly...
View ArticleHarcourts Foundation breaks the $4 million mark
The Harcourts Foundation continues to be a powerful influence for good, recently breaking the significant milestone of $4 million in raised funds since its launch in 2008. On many occasions, whenever...
View ArticleThe Future of Property Inspections
Alan Hashem discusses some of the new innovations in property inspections, including a new revolution in video. The property inspection process has come a long way in the last 10 years, but it still...
View ArticleREINSW warns against renting asbestos register property
Dwellings listed on a register of residential properties affected by loose file asbestos insulation are uninhabitable, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. REINSW President John...
View ArticleRecord number of agents sign-up to Rent.com.au
Rent.com.au has reported record results for agency registrations, with more than 500 real estate offices signing up to the site every month, since March. This takes the total number of real estate...
View ArticleProperty Council Welcomes Federal Opposition Policy on Affordable Housing and...
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the release of the Federal Opposition’s policy on Housing Affordability and Homelessness. “While this industry takes great pride in the fact it has...
View ArticleTip of the Week: Inspired by Josh Altman
We’ve had a few brushes with celeb agents lately with Fredrik at AREC16 and this week it was LA’s turn. Mark and I were lucky enough to meet the Josh and Matt Altman, stars of the hit TV series Million...
View ArticleHas NSW ridden off first homebuyers as a lost cause? – REINSW
The NSW government has failed to provide meaningful incentives to first homebuyers despite announcing changes to stamp duty that will see a $1 billion windfall from foreign investors, according to the...
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