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Real Estate News
CoreLogic data reveals busiest Easter auction week on record
The weekend before the four-day break helped make for the highest-volume week of auctions in three years, but that didn’t stop buyers and sellers coming out in droves over the weekend for the busiest Easter week of activity on record.
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Expats are coming home to boost Australia’s already-soaring property market
Well-heeled expatriates returning to Australia are helping drive the nation’s booming property market to new highs, according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia.
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CoreLogic national home value index rises at fastest rate in more than 30 years
CoreLogic’s national home value index rose by 2.8 per cent in March, the fastest rate of appreciation in more than 30 years.
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How deep are your pockets? Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s former home is on the market
The Long Island waterfront home where Bee Gee Robin Gibb lived in the 1970s and ‘80s is back on the market, but it will set you back a whopping $17 million.
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Perth properties selling at fastest rate in 15 years
Properties in Perth are selling at a faster rate than they have for 15 years, according to Real Estate Institute of Western Australia data for March.
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David Harrison elected as Property Council of Australia’s new National President
David Harrison has been appointed the new National President of the Property Council of Australia, with the Charter Hall Managing Director and Group CEO elected to the role on Tuesday.
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RE/MAX New Zealand recognises network’s top performers at annual awards night
RE/MAX New Zealand recently recognised the network’s top performers for 2020 at its annual awards in Auckland, with a capacity crowd turning out for the event.
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REIA welcomes end of moratorium on rental evictions
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has welcomed the end of rental eviction moratoriums in many states but has urged landlords and tenants to keep the lines of communication open.
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Melbourne’s property values reach new record high
Melbourne’s property values have reached a new record high, with figures showing prices have now surpassed their previous peak.
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Time to shine for First National’s top Victorian and Tasmanian performers
First National Real Estate’s Victoria and Tasmania agents have been recognised for their achievements in 2020, with the network holding its final state-based General Excellence and Marketing Awards event of the year at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt on Saturday night.
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Christian Hamilton to head Harcourts Australia’s new national auction team
Harcourts Group Australia has announced the expansion of its auction training and support program.
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Rex’s visual dashboards provide valuable sales insights at a glance
Rex Software has launched a new series of live visual dashboards, designed to provide 'at-a-glance' insights into where your next sale could come from.
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CoreLogic forecasting third-busiest auction week since 2008
Following a solid week of activity last week, CoreLogic is forecasting this week to be the third-busiest week for auction volumes across the combined capital cities since it began collecting auction data in 2008. There are 3380 properties scheduled to go under the hammer across the combined capital cities this week, which represents a 43 per cent increase on last…
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Ocean Grove home sells for $123k above reserve in Openn Negotiation
Online sales methods are still a relatively new concept for buyers in Victoria’s Ocean Grove market but a recent sale in the area attained $123,000 above its reserve price after listing through Openn Negotiation.
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Forms Live commits to Victorian Rental Tenancies Act updates
Forms Live - Victoria's most experienced provider of online digital forms to the real estate industry - has confirmed its property management forms and contracts have been updated and will be compliant with the changes to the Victorian Rental Tenancies Act that come into effect on Monday, March 29.
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Better Homes and Gardens grows QLD presence with Beerwah office
After launching the first Queensland-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate office in November 2019, Danelle Wiseman and Jonathan Pattinson have opened their second office in the Beerwah, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
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Eview Group’s Melbourne growth continues
Eview Group's mammoth growth continues, as the network expands their reach across the North Melbourne property market with the addition of a new brand.
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First National recognises best in the west at WA 2020 GEM Awards
First National Real Estate’s Western Australia agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its WA 2020 General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Crown Perth on Friday night.
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Homely aligns with the Professionals for 12-month sponsorship agreement
Industry-backed real estate portal Homely.com.au has announced its latest sponsorship deal after signing an agreement with the Professionals Real Estate Group.
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REIA announces sponsorship agreement with realestate.com.au
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has announced a new sponsorship agreement with the nation’s biggest property portal, realestate.com.au.
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New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales wins global RE/MAX awards
New Zealand’s Don Ha Project Sales is continuing to make its mark on the global real estate stage, winning three awards announced at RE/MAX Global headquarters this month.
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Laing+Simmons reveals new board
Following January’s purchase of Laing+Simmons Corporation by a partnership that includes members of the head office team and some of the network’s best-known principles, a new Board has been announced to lead the business through its next phase of growth.
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REA Group appoints Chris Venter as Chief Technology Officer
REA Group has announced the appointment of Chris Venter to the role of Chief Technology Officer and a member of REA’s executive leadership team.
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Tom Cruise selling Colorado mountain retreat
Tom Cruise fans in the hunt for a slice of the Mission: Impossible star’s property portfolio are in luck, with the actor putting his 130-hectare ranch in Telluride, Colorado, on the market for the first time.
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How working for himself changed Clinton Eastell’s life
There's been a bit of a debate around the rise of small-business, self-branded agents who are shunning the large-franchise model and, instead, striking out on their own.
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REINSW vacancy survey shows rental market remains unpredictable
The results of the latest REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey show that the rental market across the state remains unpredictable.
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Fraser Coast’s Sprake Real Estate joins LJ Hooker after 83 years as an independent
After 83 years operating as an independent real estate business, Sprake Real Estate, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, has rebranded and joined the LJ Hooker Group.
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Time to shine for Byron and Mudgee as First National NSW announces 2020 GEM winners
First National Real Estate’s New South Wales agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its 2020 General Excellence and Marketing (GEM) Awards at Hyatt Regency Sydney on Saturday night.
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Market confidence ensures strong start to 2021 for new home sales
New home sales have surged in Australia over the past 12 months, with the latest Housing Industry of Australia (HIA) New Home Sales report showing new home sales last month were 1.7 per cent higher than they were in February 2020.
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Don’t blame zoning for Australia’s soaring house prices
Among the many explanations put forward for soaring home prices, one we hear repeatedly is zoning — the regulations that govern the purposes for which land can be used, including how densely people can be housed in different locations.
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Trigger happy: Rex announces integration with automated tech tool Zapier
Rex Software has integrated a new automation tool into its CRM that has helped US agents reduce their lead follow-up time by 90 per cent.
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Eview Group notches up 20,000 sales and announces expansion into property management
Eview Group's national expansion is continuing apace, and following a record-breaking January and February to kick off 2021, it has just marked a major milestone.
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Explore Property expands presence in Queensland
Explore Property is continuing to expand its footprint in the Sunshine State, with the group now having a presence in regions stretching from the far north to the southeast.
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Professionals’ new Shell Coast office set for growth
The Professionals network is expanding into the waterside haven of Oak Flats in the NSW South Coast's southern Illawarra region, with a new office headed by experienced local agent Phil Muller.
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Growth catalyst for new McGrath team
McGrath Parramatta has expanded its operation adding the previously company-owned Blacktown business to its franchise group and operating the two offices as McGrath West Group. Led by Kon Stathopoulos, the business has strategically aligned itself with key talent in Sydney’s Greater Western region with Joel Hollings and Amit Nayak joining as partners in the new business structure. The announcement follows…
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