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Rentvesting – a triple play opportunity for the entire agency
Is it possible to turn a buyer into a landlord and then a tenant in the same transaction, and help them save a dollar in the process? BMT Tax Depreciation believes that many new investors pursuing a strategy of ‘rentvesting’ may be leaving thousands of dollars of legitimate tax savings on the table by not using tax depreciation. Working with…
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REA and Launch Housing partner to help women in need
REA and Launch Housing formed a partnership three years ago to help women and children in need to secure accommodation. Together they have raised a total of $600,000 in cash and helped more than 1,367 women and children to sleep more comfortably. The partnership was born out of a company vision at REA to empower people to make property stress…
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Permit Ready Rebrands To Development Ready In Time For Expansion
Two years after its launch, Permit Ready has announced the renaming and rebranding of its platform to Development Ready, to coincide with an expanded service offering across Australia’s east coast. Development Ready is a buying and selling hub exclusively for development sites, instantly connecting real estate agents with qualified buyers sourced from developers and investors nationwide. They say the site…
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CoreLogic appoints Geoff White as State Director For Victoria & Tasmania
The former head of Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) Geoff White has been named as CoreLogic newest state director for Victoria & Tasmania. His appointment takes effect as of today. In a statement on Monday, White said he was elated with the opportunity as this will enable him to assist thousands of SME businesses to grow and improve their…
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What will property management look like in 2030?
Change is happening at a rapid rate and now more than ever is the time for business owners and property management departments to become aware, educated and in the know of these changes, innovations and disruptions that are taking place or you could be left behind with an outdated business, while your competitors are moving ahead. The reality is… no…
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Crystalknows, a software that helps a person write emails the correct way
US-based software Crystalknows is an AI type software that helps users write emails in a tone that would connect more specifically to their recipients. Email app Crystalknows thinks it knows how you like to be spoken to, and also knows how others like to be spoken to. The software looks at characteristics of a person according to the public information…
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What is the state of leadership in real estate?
Research is currently being conducted to understand the state of leadership in real estate to help principals and managers build their skills. CoreLogic, together with TMJ COACHING, are surveying real estate agents across all levels to gather insights into the key issues leaders face in the industry, how well prepared they feel to deal with those issues and the different…
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Landchecker, helps buyers do due diligence on properties for free
A Melbourne-based company Landchecker has created a free tool for anyone looking to do their due diligence on Victorian property. Developed two years off the back of the government’s initiative to foster innovation through open source data, Landchecker is a user friendly, colour coded map that updates with property planning information such as planning zones, planning overlays, permit activity, bushfire…
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RatemyAgent award winners announced
The RateMyAgent 2017 Agent of the Year Award winners were been announced this morning, recognising those agents and agencies who have been the most consistently recommended in the system by their customers in 2016. Taking out the national title of Agent of the Year for Australia is Victorian based agent, Tim Heavyside, of Fletchers Canterbury, Victoria; while Phillips Pantzer and…
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Rent360 launches online marketplace for property management
Saying they are set to disrupt traditional property management businesses, startup Rent360 has launched an Australian online marketplace for property management that allows independent pm specialists to establish their own businesses. Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Penelope Valentine explained how the platform works: “Rent360’s recommendation engine matches property investors with up to three of the best suited property managers servicing the…
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Uber No Challenge to Tradies
Tech start-ups may have displaced paper directories like the Yellow Pages, but tradies are not at risk of being ‘Uber-fied’, ServiceSeeking.com.au chief Jeremy Levitt said. Many industries have been disrupted by similar on-demand software, not just taxis – but also food delivery with the likes of Deliveroo and Foodora, and even relationships through Tinder. Since the 2007 launch of ServiceSeeking.com.au,…
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New Workplace Technology combats Employee Disengagement for the Real Estate Industry
Real Estate Dynamics has recently launched REDlinx the Real Estate specific communication hub to help agencies improve team engagement and inter-office communication. The need for this product came from coaching over 400 agencies for the past three years and identifying the high rate of disengagement of employees, the company said in a recent statement. The REDlinx platform enables an Agency’s…
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Real Estate Results Network 2016 Award Winners
 Top performing independent real estate agents from the Real Estate Results Network (RERN) in Australia and New Zealand were celebrated at the 11th annual awards (ARERAs) held in Sydney on Monday night. This year’s ARERAs were strongly contested, seeing between five and nine finalists vying for the top honour in many of the individual and agency categories. The Roaring Twenties-themed…
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REA Group Posts Strong H1 Result for Investors
Last week, REA Group announced its results for the half year ended 31 December 2016. Financial Highlights, despite lower total listing volumes overall, include: Revenue growth of 16% An increase in EBITDA of 13% Interim dividend of 40 cents per share, up 11% The revenue growth is attributed to a 13% increase in the Australian residential business, plus inclusion of  iProperty revenue,…
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Key school catchment zones record more than 5x growth of capital cities: Domain
Annual house price growth figures in key government school catchment zones are outpacing capital city growth by more than five times in some key areas, according to Domain’s Annual School Zones Report. With the new school year just underway, Domain last week released its Annual School Zones Report, uncovering the primary and secondary government school catchment zones that have experienced…
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Buyer’s agent Cohen Handler launches standalone auction bidding assistance
Bidding at an auction may now be less stressful for some Australian homebuyers with the launch of AuctionWiz, a new platform engineered by buyers’ agency Cohen Handler, providing standalone auction bidding assistance. Starting  Monday, customers looking for representation from a buyer’s agent on auction day can sign up to AuctionWiz and connect with a Cohen Handler buyers’ agent for assistance…
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Bondsure records high uptake, just weeks after its launch
Bondsure, an insurance company that provides tenants with an option to pay their bonds on an installment basis been making waves within the real estate industry 10 weeks after its launch in October. The product which is specifically aimed at Australia’s growing tenancy market has had over 80 real estate offices signing up to use its services with more expected…
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Elite Agent/EPM – 2016 Holiday deals and discounts
Tis the season to be jolly! Some of our commercial partners have kindly put together a bunch of Christmas specials on their most popular products to get your 2017 off to a great start. Read on! Alpha Mail Book Giveaway Get your free copy of this year’s direct mail bible Alpha Mail – How To List And Sell More Property…
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Domain named as one of the Best Apps for 2016 on Google Play Store
Domain has been named one of the best apps for 2016 by the Google Play store. The list, curated by the Google Play team, features the most innovative, share-worthy, downloaded and useful apps of the year. Domain was included in the ‘Best Local’ apps category which also included UberEATS, Citymapper, Carsales and Weatherzone. The app has earned a customer rating…
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Aussie tech start-up Ubookr transforming how real estate agencies do business
Before the recent launch of ubookr.com trying to co-ordinate suppliers was a tricky task for real estate agencies. Synchronising the visits of photographers, floor-planners, copywriters and a long list of other suppliers often required endless emails or a complex, time-consuming ring-around. Having made the job a whole lot simpler Ubookr’s new online booking platform has been enthusiastically welcomed by the…
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Macquarie Launches 2016 Benchmarking Survey
Macquarie has announced the launch of its biennial Macquarie Residential Real Estate Benchmarking Survey and is inviting residential real estate business owners and principals to participate. By encouraging participation nationally the survey aims to identify the key drivers of business performance, map financial standards and provides a comprehensive view of industry trends in Australia. Lisa Kearney, Head of Residential Real…
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News Corp Australia and realestate.com.au partner to create digital property news powerhouse
News Corp Australia and realestate.com.au this week announced a partnership streamlining property news, content and information. From early December, digital property content from News Corp Australia’s major metro, regional and community publications will live at realestate.com.au/news. This partnership brings together News Corp Australia’s news and information resources and realestate.com.au’s access to Australian property seekers. Tracey Fellows, REA Group CEO commented:…
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Domain Opens the Doors to it’s New Home in Sydney
The new home of Domain, located in a historic former woolshed at 100 Harris Street, has been fully converted into a stunning workspace for the growing team of more than 360 in Sydney. The new space has been designed with its team at the forefront, creating a space that is set to encourage and inspire the team culture at Domain.…
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realestate.com.au partners with Tendril to provide Energy Scores for Australian properties
realestate.com.au last Friday launched Energy Scores, which will give properties in Australia their own energy efficiency rating. The tool will give property seekers an indication of how energy efficient their next home could be. And for homeowners, it allows them to better understand energy usage, associated costs and where they could potentially reduce their energy expenditure. To create Energy Scores,…
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PropertyAnt: a new online platform helping the next generation of property investors
Research shows that new investors are starting earlier in life and are more likely to own several rental properties over their lifetime. PropertyAnt is a new tool that has been created to service this growing market segment. The 100 percent online and mobile solution matches investors with the right tools, experts and strategies that will enable them to feel confident about…
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Bankwest to deliver real time updates on home loan applications
In possibly an Australian first, Bankwest customers are now able to check the details and status of their home loan application using Application Tracker, a real-time, 24/7 online service, that also sends push notifications at key milestones. Bankwest’s Executive General Manager of Retail, Andrew Whitechurch, said the Application Tracker had been developed by working directly with customers to understand their needs.…
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Direct Mail Automation, Regardless of Volume
CRM software provider REX Software has announced a new partnership with tech company CRM2Print. This partnership will give users the ability to automate their direct mail needs, right from within REX. In three simple steps, users can send one or thousands of letters without the need to print, fold, stuff and mail themselves. CTO Alex Babkov explains, “We’ve always recognised…
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Infographics and reporting made easy with Homeprezzo
HomePrezzo is launching a swag of new reports and features this spring, adding to the existing range of high quality, infographic video content powered by CoreLogic RP Data statistics. With just a few clicks you can now generate a professionally designed suburb or postcode update report showcasing median price movements, recent sales and investor metrics, all branded to match your…
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Real VR: Next Gen Real Estate Marketing Has A New Home
Real VR, part of the global award-winning Start VR business, has just been launched to provide VR content creation and production services to an industry for which the technology is an obvious – but previously untapped – fit. Real VR is headed up by Jason Salter, formerly of Laing+Simmons and Ray White, whose 20 plus years’ project marketing experience and…
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Matterport Launches the World’s Largest Virtual Reality Library of Real World Places
Immersive media platform company Matterport, today announced the launch of CoreVR, a simple option to add Virtual Reality (VR) support to any Matterport 3D Space.  This announcement makes the world’s largest library of 3D Spaces immediately available to everyone, and offers an easy and highly scalable way to capture more real-world places in 3D and then share those spaces in…
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Juwai.com hires three new execs in preparation for IPO
Juwai.com, the largest Chinese international real estate website, has announced the appointment of a new CFO, new Head of Australia & New Zealand – Residential, and new Head of China Engagement. The new hires will help it manage its rapid growth as it prepares for an IPO on Australia’s ASX in the coming year. Tracy Wu, Head of China Engagement…
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Cody Live expanding digital signboard solution
Cody Live is an outdoor advertising solution that is the first of its kind, creating dynamic signboards for real estate agencies. And this week they were launched in Brisbane with Melbourne, Canberra and Auckland in the coming weeks. The aim of Cody Live is to give vendors and agents more choice and better control of how their properties are represented…
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BizCover: Avoiding Real Estate Advertising Blunders
Most of us have been there – a mistake is accidentally made on an ad, no one picks it up and it goes to print. Sometimes we’re lucky and we can hustle to fix the problem before the whole world knows about it. But BizCover asks the question: have you thought about the impact of a small error if it’s…
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Regional Australia seeing good growth for the first time in years, CoreLogic
According to CoreLogic’s June regional report, Australia’s regional areas have now come into the spotlight as value growth increases and capital city markets become less affordable. Released this week, the CoreLogic Regional Market Report provides analysis on the performance of Australia’s largest council areas for: NSW: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie, Illawarra, Richmond-Tweed; VIC: Geelong, Latrobe-Gippsland; QLD: Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville…
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VitrineMedia Continues To Lead In Shopfront Innovation
VitrineMedia, a world leader in LED display technology dedicated to window solutions, has now brought even more light with less energy output to the real estate industry. In the last 12 months they have designed several new LED display panels to add to their collection to make the real estate shopfront really stand out. Speaking at AREC 2016, Global CTO…
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