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Domain and REA Group shares soar
Fuelled by hope of a new dawn as a fresh president is elected in the US, the Australian stock market jumped to an eight-month high on Monday.
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New Climate Change Bill will impact building industry
A bill introduced in the Australian Parliament today which aims to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050 has been welcomed by the building industry.
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Mortgages cheaper than rents in over half of Australian suburbs
A new report from Aussie and CoreLogic shows that it is cheaper to pay down a mortgage than to pay rent on a comparable property in over half of Australia's suburbs.
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Tips for a winning AREAs entry – from those who’ve won before
The deadline to enter the Annual REA Excellence Awards is creeping closer, and if you haven't yet got your entry sorted out, it's time to get busy.
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Overcome what is holding you back
Can you remember when you first started in this wonderful industry? You got your qualification, you did your induction training and you were feeling fired up and ready to take on your patch and be the next number one. On your first day in the real world of real estate, your principal would have said something along the lines of,…
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Six fundamentals of radical influence
Once solely the domain of big brands and well-known companies, what makes an ‘influencer’ has drastically changed over the past decade, and real estate agents wanting to be seen as an expert in their field need to have “the courage to do things differently”. Speaking as part of Accelerate 2020, Julie Masters, the Chief Executive Officer of Influence Nation, says…
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How to sell a thousand homes in six years: Chari Emirzade
The secret behind Chari Emirzade selling almost one thousand homes in six years is astoundingly simple – picking up the phone. Hard work and picking up the phone. Picking up the phone when others are scared to. Picking up the phone more than his competition. Making more connections, gaining more appraisals and securing more listings than other agents in his…
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Outback NSW blocks sell for $1 at auction
Eighty properties dotted across far-west of regional NSW went under the hammer last weekend, with some landlocked blocks selling for a dollar. The property was situated in Broken Hill, Ivanhoe, and Wilcannia, among other areas. Prices spanned from $35,000 -- for a house and land package in Wilcannia, to one…
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$1 billion per year (or less) could halve rental housing stress
COVID has shown us what’s possible when it comes to alleviating poverty. For six months JobSeeker payments were doubled and then maintained at a level 50 per cent above normal. When the bonus finishes at year end it is likely to be permanently increased for the first time in almost 30 years. Commonwealth rent assistance could do with the same sort of attention. Rent assistance…
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The 4 Cs of a successful real estate agency in 2021
No matter how your agency pivoted during lockdown, the reality is that remote work has become the new normal. Some companies, like Twitter and Square, are allowing staff to work from anywhere – all the time – wherever they feel most creative and productive. Others are offering a 50/50 split, or another mix. Whichever direction you’ve decided to go, remote…
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Banks start accepting further First Home Loan Deposit Scheme applications
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the news that banks will start accepting loan applications for the New Home Guarantee under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. "The emphasis on new builds and an increase on the price caps for new homes means that it has never been a better…
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Home loans dive under 2 per cent, with all eyes on the big four
Sally Tindall, research director at RateCity.com.au, said all eyes were now on the big four banks, which hold around three quarters of home loans in Australia."A rate cut has the potential to put $33 per month back in the hands of the average mortgage holder, that's almost $400 per year,"…
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New boutique agency in Noosa taps UrbanX platform
Working with a team of like-minded professionals in a prime location is the aspiration for many. Noosa Estate Agents - the newest boutique agency on Queensland's glorious Sunshine Coast - has the right formula and is ripe for success.
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Patrick Cosgrove: The seven-day work week
Patrick Cosgrove has been in real estate the better part of a decade, and cut his teeth in the competitive arena that is Double Bay. He made the move to TRG only a few months ago after discussions with Gavin began mid last year. “I left my previous agency on really good terms,” he notes. “But after seven or eight…
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The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a body blow to CBD retailers, but it’s just the latest of their challenges in recent years.
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Australian housing values are rising, after five months of declines
Following what CoreLogic refer to as "five months of consistent declines in residential property values", the national home value index is now showing positive month-on-month growth through October, posting a 0.4% rise in housing values.
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RBA to make second rate cut, say experts
This Tuesday is Melbourne Cup day, but the real punters will be watching the Reserve Bank of Australia that afternoon, as experts tip that the RBA board will announce a second rate cut for 2020, at the final meeting of the year. In the Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey, 29 of the 43 experts and economists predicted a rate cut announcement…
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Property developers and investors make AFR Rich List
Three moguls who have made their fortune in the property game appear in the top ten of the annual AFR Rich List, which was published in full today.
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Cae Thomas: Take time to read the play
Cae Thomas started in real estate straight out of school more than a decade ago. “I started in the inner west, in Dulwich Hill, Marrickville and that little pocket,” he remembers. “My first transaction was a $326,000 unit in Redfern, and gradually over the years, I’ve just moved up the ladder.” He met Gavin when the pair were working as…
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The Agency’s Sam Hobbs lands $20m of Melbourne sales in two weeks
The Melbourne property market has certainly bounced back since Stage 4 restrictions lifted across Melbourne earlier this month.
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How to master the one-buyer auction: Stuart Bourne
They say you only need one solid buyer to sell a property, and no one knows that better than Stuart Bourne. The Raine & Horne Lane Cove managing director is the company’s top auction lister nationally, with more than 100 properties going under the hammer last year. While most agents…
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Sydney house prices rise as units fall, marking largest price gap on record
Sydney housing prices took a massive tumble in the June quarter, losing close to $22,000 off the median price.
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The Pilbara agent on the cutting edge of technology
The ‘online auction guy’ – that’s what buyers and sellers in the Pilbara region are calling Realmark Karratha agent Jordan James. Jordan has been using digital property sales method
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Green Building Council takes steps to eliminate natural gas in new buildings
Green Building Council of Australia have completely overhauled its Green Star rating system in a push to eliminate natural gas in buildings.
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Celebrating the small wins – and the big ones: Anna Molinaro
Last week, Anna Molinaro from OBrien Real Estate Blackburn took out the Real Estate Institute of Victoria Excellence Award for Residential Property Manager of the year. It’s an impressive win for Anna, excelling in what will no doubt go down as one of the worst real estate markets in living memory. And, it’s even all the more impressive when you…
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Oliver Lavers: Motivation makes the sale
It was only last year when Gavin Rubinstein announced he was forming his own brand under the Ray White banner. Next in our detailed look into how The Rubinstein Group operates, we speak to sales executive and associate director Oliver Lavers. Described by Gavin as “a guy who follows up”, Oliver Lavers is one of the Team Rubinstein originals. He…
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Energy-saving AI tech trialled in CBD offices and malls
AMP Capital has started to roll out new energy saving AI technology in a number of its Australian office buildings and retail centres.
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Over a quarter of Aussies say now is the time to buy property
New research commissioned by ING has found Australians have no real qualms about investing during this recession, with 44 per cent of those surveyed feeling property is the strongest investment option, and 26 per cent feeling now is the best time to make such an investment.
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Queensland rentals hit lowest vacancy rate on record
Queensland's rental market has been hit hard by COVID-19, with Brisbane's vacancy rate swinging from a high of 14 per cent to 8.8 cent in just four months.
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Healthy housing agenda needed
The World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one of the big “causes of the causes”, of the social determinants, of health. The WHO launched evidence-based guidelines for healthy housing policies in 2019. Australia is behind the eight ball on healthy housing. Other governments, including in the United States, United Kingdom and New…
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Shani Asadon: Whatever it takes
It was only last year when Gavin Rubinstein announced he was forming his own brand under the Ray White banner. Next off the ranks in our detailed look into how The Rubinstein Group operates, we focus on Operations Manager, Shani Asadon. Shani Asadon is relatively new to TRG, but her friendship with Gavin goes way back. Now she’s one of…
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Housing prices rise in WA’s regional centres
Western Australia's regional centres are in high demand, as eight of nine areas saw an increase in median sale price for the September 2020 quarter.
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How to make your display suite an ‘Instagrammable moment’
Every time someone visits your display suite presents a huge opportunity to reach a whole community via their social media platforms. How? By creating ‘Instagrammable moments.’
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