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Ramping up regional service
With city dwellers buying up in nearby regional cities and towns, Mark Nunn says offering top customer service and meeting industry demands has never been more important. With an upswing in metropolitan families moving to regional areas in recent years, a strong standard of customer service has never been more…
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Simpler home loan rules to fuel Australian economy
Reforms announced by the Morrison Government that will streamline and loosen the progress of applying for home loans is hoped to jumpstart our flagging economy.
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Real estate is an essential service: REIQ
As the Queensland State election looms, REIQ have called on political parties to "not forget the critical contributions of Queensland's real estate sector to the local economy."
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REINSW blasts NSW Government: “We expected better”
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has blasted the NSW Government's decision to extend its rental moratorium.
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Carole Saville – Service is key
Years in the industry? Just over six years.What’s a special place in your local area? My focus area is Kingsley – a lovely family friendly suburb which boasts so much beautiful parkland. There’s some excellent walks in the area, my favourite being around Lake Goollelal. We are privileged to still have a drive-in movie, the Galaxy Drive In Movie, which…
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Planning reform will add $5.7b to economy: PCA
The Property Council of Australia are urging the various state and territory Governments to implement at least one of the 'quick win' reforms in their new Planning to Prosper report.
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Australia should aim for zero-carbon buildings by 2030
The Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed the Government's recently-announced $1.9b investment into lowering emissions, but urges the acceleration of the transition to a carbon neutral economy.
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Build a business where sellers call you
One of the most rewarding parts of my role is identifying agent pain-points and finding solutions for them. I’m talking about those roadblocks that stop you from performing at your peak and living your best life. The kinds of things that eat into your income and time. By working through those and identifying solutions that smooth the path to success,…
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Greens SA introduce ‘Renting with Pets’ Bill
The Greens Party have today introduced a “Renting with Pets” Bill into South Australian Parliament. Currently the default position of most residential tenancy agreements in South Australia is that pets are not allowed. This Bill reverses this so that pets are automatically allowed, except in certain circumstances. “If a tenant applies to keep a pet and the landlord doesn’t consent,…
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OpenLot portal has thrived through pandemic
After launching earlier this year, digital property platform OpenLot has gone from strength to strength, with the pandemic playing to the portal's strengths.
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Survey: Rent is easier to pay, but renters see a grim future
Renters are finding it easier to make their rental payments than at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, but feel less positive.
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Emotional rescue: building a strong workplace
Building a strong workplace culture requires a lot of work by leadership. But the rewards are great - it can pull the business through the toughest of times - even a global pandemic. But sincerity…
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HIA welcomes relaxed Qld border restrictions
Thousands of builders and tradies working either side of the NSW/QLD border will breathe a sigh of relief today.
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PCA call for six-month Home Builder extension
Recent research by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation predicted that demand for housing in Australia would fall by up to 232,000 dwellings over the next three years.
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Drop in migration to cause drop in Aussie housing demand
The global COVID-19 pandemic could cut demand for housing in Australia by between 129,000 and 232,000 dwellings over the next three years, according to new research released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment…
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Pandemic sheds light on landlord insurance myths
The global pandemic has taught us a lot, but not all of it is about hand hygiene and social distancing. COVID-19 has also highlighted important misconceptions about landlord insurance. The insurance industry is already complex…
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COVID-19 Safety Plans now mandatory for NSW open homes and auctions
COVID-19 Safety Plans are now mandatory for open homes and auctions.
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C21 boosts service offering
Century 21 Australia has acted on insight obtained while operating through COVID-19 and bolstered its service proposition to existing C21 network and those joining the brand. With the level of uncertainty introduced by the COVID-19…
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Michael Sheargold expands leadership toolkit with Coach the Coach
With a tough year now entering its final stretch, there’s never been a better time for real estate leaders to expand their toolkit and bring out the best in their team, according to renowned real…
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New survey tool reveals industry benchmarks and identifies opportunity
New survey tool reveals industry benchmarks and identifies opportunity The team behind the Rex real estate CRM, have announced a new tool that will anonymously benchmark agencies and assist real estate agency owners looking to improve their customer relationship management strategy. Known as CRMGrader, the tools harnesses the team’s 10 years’ worth of knowledge dealing with real estate agents, administrators and business owners to provide a tool that truly provides value to agencies in just five minutes. …
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Highest preliminary clearance rate since March
With Melbourne still out of the picture, the remaining capitals have clocked up their highest combined preliminary clearance rate since March, coming in at 72.4 per cent. This is well above last week’s preliminary success rate of 67.3 per cent, which later revised down to 63.0 per cent at final figures, while CoreLogic notes this time last year, a final…
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Co-living company Hmlet moves into property and lifestyle sector
Hmlet, Asia-Pacific’s fastest growing co-living company, announced a range of products that see them enter the property and lifestyle space. “The goal of Hmlet’s new product lines is to change the way people live for…
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Focus and discipline
Jason Pellegrino has seen a lot of businesses transform in his career so far. And with a CV full of experience in a number of blue chip companies, he’s seen plenty of ‘behemoths’ of the corporate world struggle to keep up in a world where rapid change will continue to be the norm. He says there is a reason that…
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“Mr Premier, I don’t think you understand” – REIV
REIV announce the start of a public campaign urging the government to reconsider their decisions, with the hashtag #reconsider-lockdown.
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Will Torres: Value your worth as an agent
Years in the industry? 16 years What’s a special place in your local area? My office. It’s my second home. Other than that, I love to visit property at the high peaks of Coorparoo that show off the epic Brisbane city view. Did you choose real estate or did real estate choose you? We chose each other. I thought I would jump (blindly)…
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The harder the lockdown the faster the property market recovery?
The harder the lockdown, the greater potential for swift property market recovery. That’s the major takeaway of a Domain webinar that was recently delivered by Senior Research Analyst, Dr Nicola Powell, and Domain National Managing Editor, Alice Stolz, who took a deep dive into what’s happening in Victoria. Covering topics like consumer sentiment, online search behaviour and global trends, Dr…
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Gen Z wants split-rate mortgages, Boomers want fixed rates
The generational gap is evident in new research by Finder, which shows a new level of employment uncertainty is influencing how younger generations would prefer to structure their home loans. Out of 1000 Australians surveyed on how they would structure their mortgage if they were to refinance, 20 per cent would choose a split mortgage, dividing their loan into fixed…
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An essential cashflow management guide for difficult times
It’s just as easy to go broke in a boom as it is in a bust. Equally you can make profit with negative cashflow and a loss with positive cashflow. Whilst a good majority of business owners will continue to look at their feet, some will raise their gaze to focus on opportunities. Difficult times call for extraordinary measures to…
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The easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too
Regional Victoria will take the third step out of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Why COVID-19 might not change our cities as much as we expect
What will be the normal way of urban living when the COVID-19 crisis passes? What aspects will remain with us and what will disappear? The coronavirus pandemic has thrust us into a moment of rapid change. Like all change, it is difficult to predict. But lessons from history provide us with two important insights. First, temporary change sometimes has remarkably…
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Australia’s lowest mortgage rate is now 1.89 per cent
In late June, Loans.com.au became the first lender in the country to offer a home loan rate of under 2 per cent, with their 1.99 per cent introductory rate. Since then, nine other lenders have slid under the 2 per cent bar, prompting a race to the bottom that is now being led by Reduce Home Loans – who clearly…
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From Olympic Gold to real estate gold: Gail Miller reflects on Sydney 2000
Gail Miller is the founding director of Goldstone Property Sales
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Passion and pride
Five years ago Laura and Samuel Shooter started SJ Shooter Real Estate in the study of their Dubbo home. Now, Laura has taken out a grand prize of $5,000 and the winner’s trophy for Transform 2020. Here, Laura explains how she never planned on joining the real estate fold and why she’s spending her prize money on boosting Dubbo’s digital…
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All the winners from the 2020 reiwa.com awards
Western Australia's real estate professionals came together to celebrate the industry's best at the 2020 reiwa.com Awards Ball held at Crown Perth on Saturday 12 September.
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