Sales

Property dealbreakers not enough to turn away first home buyers

Rubbish tips, cemeteries, and motorways – Gen Z reconsider their property dealbreakers as they fight to secure their ...

4 August 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

Auction clearance rates rebound from recent lows with 8-week high

Combined capital clearance rates have risen to an eight-week high after plummeting for an extended period of time as ...

31 July 2026 • Sales • By Gemma Crotty

The market hasn’t failed; it’s adjusting

While conditions continue to soften across the country, agents have to educate clients around market cycles so they do ...

30 July 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

Negotiation skills become key as expectations diverge

With buyers and vendors struggling to find common ground, the market has hit a stalemate and balancing negotiations has ...

30 July 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

RBA’s August call: Is the property recovery back on track?

Inflation has eased for the third month in a row, falling to 3.8 per cent in June and giving the RBA some much-needed ...

30 July 2026 • Sales • By Emilie Lauer

No bids, no buyers: What’s happening at auctions?

The auction market continues to lose momentum, with the lack of registered bidders, rising withdrawals, and weakening ...

28 July 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

From classrooms to open homes: LJ Hooker trains the next generation of agents

A regional LJ Hooker office has given an aspiring real estate agent an early start through a school-based traineeship, ...

28 July 2026 • Sales • By Emilie Lauer

Qld suburbs lead the way for market performance

Despite difficult market conditions emerging in 2026, Queensland has continued to dominate the nation’s housing value ...

24 July 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

Perth reaches $2m record mark despite cooling market

A record number of Perth suburbs are now part of the $2 million club, highlighting how dramatically the city’s housing ...

23 July 2026 • Sales • By Mathew Williams

Agents to forecast markets, not follow them

As Australia’s property market fragments, agents have been urged to rely on hyperlocal data to predict movements or risk ...

23 July 2026 • Sales • By Emilie Lauer

‘11 properties’: Victorian agency to face court for ‘serious’ underquoting

A Victorian agency and three of its representatives will face court over alleged underquoting, deceptive pricing, and ...

21 July 2026 • Sales • By Emilie Lauer

Cautious buyers continue to drive clearance rate plunge as downturn persists 

The early auction clearance rate for the combined capitals has dipped to 50 per cent, marking the lowest sustained level ...

21 July 2026 • Sales • By Gemma Crotty