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Independent Property Group announces new General Manager and shifts focus solely to Canberra market
Canberra’s longest-running real estate agency, Independent Property Group (IPG), has announced major changes to its operation in an effort to position itself for further growth in what is one of Australia’s hottest property markets.
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Hayley Baxter: Sharpen your marketing message
Hayley Baxter explains why now, more than ever, you need to ditch your pandemic-related marketing to remain relevant and stop clients hitting the 'unsubscribe' button.
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Karmen Costigan joins Harcourts Australia as Head of Property Management
One of the nation’s largest real estate franchise networks, Harcourts Group Australia, has appointed seasoned industry professional Karmen Costigan as Head of Property Management Australia.
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Property Council survey reveals slowdown in rate of workers returning to offices
Australia’s central business districts are taking a long while to recover from the effects of COVID-19 social restrictions, with new data revealing a slowdown in the rate of workers returning to their offices.
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Eagle Software launches new Interactive Owner Portal
Eagle Software has announced a new release, with its reporting being given a complete redesign thanks to the Interactive Owner Portal.
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Double Bay and Bondi Beach office reigns at Raine & Horne NSW State Awards
Raine & Horne held its annual NSW State Awards on Friday night, with the network’s Double Bay/Bondi Beach office retaining its crown as the brand’s best office in the state for the 20th year in a row.
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Perth listings at 10-year low after dipping below 8000 in February
Listings for home sales in Perth dropped to a 10-year low in February, with fewer than 8,000 properties listed for sale on reiwa.com in the West Australian capital at the end of last month.
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A sporting chance: Don Ha gives rugby players an education in real estate
When former New Zealand All-Black Jonah Lomu died suddenly in 2015, at age 40, he was roundly considered by many to be one of the all-time greats of the game.
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Reserve Bank leaves official interest rates at historic low
As widely expected, the Reserve Bank left official interest rates unchanged at the historic low of 0.1 per cent when it met for the second time this year on Tuesday.
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Price growth in capital cities outstripping regions according to REA Insights Home Price Index data
Capital city price growth outpaced regional growth for the second time in 12 months in February, data from the new REA Insights Home Price Index released today shows.
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Fresh start for Barry Plant Berwick as seasoned hands take over thriving business
Barry Plant Real Estate's Berwick office is primed for a historic change, with Matt Ketteringham and Dan O’Loughlin, directors of the Barry Plant Pakenham and Barry Plant Drouin offices, set to take over the thriving business in Melbourne’s south-east.
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Five employees for the price of one
Innovate Property Group isn't Mark Spinelli's first tilt at starting a business, but lessons from the past about homing in on your talents while outsourcing the rest are making this new journey even sweeter.
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Ashlea Merlo: A collaborative approach
It’s outside business hours and Ashlea Merlo is showing a prospective tenant through a property at Manly, on Sydney’s northern beaches. For most property managers this timeframe is far too late to be working, but for Ashlea, it’s all part of the service she offers as the director of The Property Collab. A property manager and trainer with more than…
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Australian home values rise at fastest rate in 17 years
CoreLogic’s national home value index for February showed prices rose across each of the capital city and rest-of-state regions in February, demonstrating the breadth of the housing upswing.
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ListSure and Campaign Flow form partnership to ‘reshape the market’
Pay on success innovator ListSure has joined forces with pay later provider Campaign Flow to form a partnership designed to change the way real estate agencies fund vendor marketing.
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‘Like throwing petrol on a bonfire’: Industry Super boss slams plan to use retirement savings for home deposits
Industry Super Australia has thrown cold water on the concept of allowing prospective homebuyers to access their superannuation to enter the housing market, describing the idea as fundamentally flawed.
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Fourth week of auction preliminary clearance rate above 80 per cent
Auction volumes continue to climb across the capitals, with the preliminary clearance rate topping 80 per cent for the fourth consecutive week this year. CoreLogic reports there were 2451 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, up from 2128 over the previous week, although lower than this time last year when 3026 auctions were held. Of…
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Dave Neilson lands Eagle as RE/MAX honours 2020’s best
It was a full house at Brisbane’s City Hall on Thursday, February 25 for RE/MAX’s annual awards night, with hundreds gathered to see the network's top performers recognised for their achievements.
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DiJONES extends footprint with three new offices on Central Coast
DiJONES has expanded its reach after opening three new NSW Central Coast offices in Terrigal, Avoca, and Erina.
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Paul Abassi: Be consistent and do the basics
The secret to Paul Abassi’s 53 per cent market share in Ropes Crossing isn’t his tailored suit. Nor is it the kind of car he drives. What Ropes Crossing locals love about the Laing + Simmons director is his down-to-earth approach and his commitment to helping the community. A real estate agent with 20 years’ experience, Paul says the 16-member…
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What the best agents do to be the best: Manos Findikakis
As an agency principal and network director, we get to see many high-performing agents, and on the converse side, we also get to see some low-performing agents.
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Call for fast-tracked infrastructure investment
Infrastructure Australia has released its 2021 Priority List, which the nation’s property industry has labelled a “wake-up call” for governments to fast-track investment to speed up economic recovery.
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CoreLogic research reveals almost 9 per cent of Victorian properties at high risk of climate hazard
As part of its strategic partnership with global reinsurer Munich Re, CoreLogic International has analysed Victoria's residential property climate hazard and risk exposure.
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ANZ innovation division launches digital offer solution Propps
A new white-labelled digital offer management solution for the real estate industry was released yesterday, allowing agents to generate legally binding offers directly from their own website and manage the process between buyer and vendors.
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Time of the essence as Rex announces new purpose-built calendar
The team from Rex Software has announced the second headline act for Rexfest, its free, two-month-long learning festival, unveiling a new calendar designed specifically for the real estate sector.
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Suzi Cowperthwaite returns to First National for new role
First National Real Estate’s former Online Services Manager Suzi Cowperthwaite has returned to the group in the newly created role of National Experience Manager.
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Taking Control: Craig Stephenson
After almost a decade in hospitality, Ray White Bankstown sales consultant Craig Stephenson decided to combine his passion for property and customer service into a career in real estate. He reveals the secrets to his success so far.
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Cooley Auctions heads for warmer climes with expansion into Queensland
Cooley Auctions have headed over the border to Coolangatta and beyond, with leading auctioneer David Holmes to represent the brand north of the Tweed in its first interstate offering.
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Proply and ListReady partnership offers ‘list now, pay later’ solution
Leading digital proposal software group Proply and real estate credit provider ListReady have teamed up to provide agents and vendors with a seamless “list now, pay later” payment solution.
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The real cost of cheap vs affordable CRMs
Bargain hunters. You know the type. The ones who go with the discount agent who’s more than willing to shave 0.75 per cent off their comms.
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Survey reveals pandemic has proven prosperous for proptech sector
A new study from the Property Council and Yardi Systems has found data analytics, business process automation and virtual tours are the top technologies the Australian real estate sector has embraced in 2021.
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Michelle Hughes: Family is everything to me
When Assets Real Estate Director Michelle Hughes looks back over a 44-year career of real estate achievement, her story is not focused on accolades and million-dollar sales but rather the success of family.
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REIWA calls on parties to prioritise rental shortages
With Western Australia’s state poll less than a month away, the REIWA is trying to put the state’s rental shortage at the top of the political agenda.
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Zali Stevens: Property management chose me
Zali Stevens never thought she’d grow up to be a property manager. But after starting in the real estate industry at 17, the Key2 Property senior PM loves nothing more than exceeding clients’ expectations and acting as a role model for her new personal assistant.
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Positive conditions forecast to continue according to REA Insights Property Outlook Report
REA Group's newly released Insights Property Outlook Report is tipping positive conditions to remain throughout 2021, with a few notable exceptions.
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