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$100k fraud: Property buyer avoids losing payment in stamp duty scam

A bank worker has narrowly saved a home buyer from losing $100,000 in a close call after a scammer impersonated a ...

Technology • By Gemma Crotty

Castle Hill agent hits the ground running in new office

A Castle Hill agent has made a hot start following a recent network switch, listing more than a property a week since ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

Downturn in progress for Sydney and Melbourne markets

Sydney and Melbourne markets have shown signs of cooling as rising rates and stretched affordability reshape demand, ...

Sales • By Emilie Lauer

Dwindling clearance rates shift focus to agent strategy

Agents have been forced to rethink their marketing strategies after auction clearance rates slumped this week, as the gap ...

Sales • By Gemma Crotty

Shifting migration trends reveal regional hotspots

While tree-change and sea-change levels have fallen compared with 12 months ago, regional migration numbers continue to ...

Growth • By Mathew Williams

Price correctly and present well: How to win in a cooling autumn market

As the weather cools and the market slows, John McGrath has shared how to make the most of the autumn selling season, ...

Sales • By Gemma Crotty

WA rolls out new rent reforms

Both home owners and renters in Western Australia will see their positions strengthened by new state reforms, with ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

Victorian property professionals face $12k fines

Agents and landlords in Victoria could be stung with up to a $12k fine for failing to comply with the state’s newest ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

‘No excuse’: Agents told to step up after Qld sellers make $145k mistake

A conveyancer has warned real estate agents that a simple contract mistake could land their clients in hot water, after a ...

Sales • By Gemma Crotty

Communication the key differentiator in a precarious market, expert says

Rapid fluctuations in interest rates have left the property market in a precarious position, with agents encouraged to be ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

Property pain: Where resales hit hardest as values fell

Melbourne has dominated the list of suburbs where losses hit hardest last quarter, with dwelling values plunging in ...

Sales • By Gemma Crotty

Tight rental market keeps property interest high

Low vacancy rates and a tight rental market have kept agents busy, with those who understood market performance well ...

Growth • By Mathew Williams

REA-backed 3D listings platform launches in Australia

REA is offering buyers access to a 3D virtual replica of a property listing, following the launch of a global camera and ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

New Tasmanian legislation takes Help to Buy nationwide

More buyers will reach home ownership following Tasmania’s decision to participate in the federal government’s Help to ...

Sales • By Mathew Williams

From competition to collaboration: The shift driving property management forward

While many see innovation as a competitive endeavour, an REB Innovation Awards winner urged property managers to ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

The largest gains: The top areas where values surged

As dwelling values have surged, investors have reaped the benefits across multiple states. Here are the most profitable ...

Growth • By Gemma Crotty

Nothing to ‘see-GT’ here: Investors dig in as CGT fight heats up

A crushing majority of Australian property investors have shrugged off looming changes to the capital gains tax discount, ...

Growth • By Liam Garman

‘Qld is firmly in growth mode’: Raine & Horne makes key hire ahead of Brisbane expansion

Raine & Horne has bolstered its Queensland ranks, appointing industry veteran Ben Sowman as network performance ...

Sales • By Liam Garman