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Agent’s downfall: 5-year ban for concealing building defects reports

A Sydney real estate agent has seen her property licence revoked after failing to disclose building strata defect ...

By Emilie Lauer • 10 Nov 2025

Agents and landlords slugged $240k in NSW rental crackdown 

NSW’s rental taskforce has ramped up its crackdown on non-compliance, issuing nearly $240,000 in penalties in six months. ...

By Gemma Crotty • 15 Sep 2025

Agents at the core: How LJ Hooker scales for success

LJ Hooker has shared its strategy, underpinned by its people-first leadership model, which focuses on nurturing agents to ...

By Gemma Crotty • 05 Dec 2025

Agents invited to submit for REB 2026 rankings

Submissions are now open for this year’s REB rankings: Top 100 Agents, Top 50 Agents (state-based), and Top 50 Women in ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 13 Feb 2026

Agents of tomorrow: Students swap classrooms for Laing+Simmons offices

Laing+Simmons will see its 28th cohort of Year 12 students experiencing what it means to be a real estate agent, as part ...

By Emilie Lauer • 03 Jul 2025

Agents searching for spring listings ‘already behind’

Agents are being warned to start planning for next year if their spring listings aren’t ready, as a tight supply is ...

By Mathew Williams • 12 Sep 2025

Agents set to continue seeing influx of FHB inquiries

Agents have seen first home buyer demand surge following the extension of the 5 per cent deposit scheme, keeping up with ...

By Gemma Crotty • 06 Feb 2026

Agents to rethink strategies as investor capital redirects to Victoria

Investor capital has been shifting to Victoria’s detached housing corridors, with agencies urged to adjust their ...

By Gemma Crotty • 24 Feb 2026

Agents, are you ready for the rise of multigenerational living?

As buyers increasingly seek properties that fit multiple generations under one roof, agents should adapt their marketing ...

By Gemma Crotty • 26 Jan 2026

Agents: Finish strong and start fast

As agents prepare for the Christmas break after a dynamic and challenging year for the industry and the market, ...

By Jacqui Barnes, Laing+Simmons Head of People & Growth • 29 Dec 2025

AI adoption accelerates but confidence lags in property sector

AI has been rapidly taken up in the real estate sector, but only a small percentage of organisations have fully ...

By Gemma Crotty • 13 Mar 2026

AI skills emerge as urgent priority for PMs as communication volumes explode

Rising communication loads across the rental market are placing unprecedented pressure on property managers (PMs), with ...

By Reporter • 24 Nov 2025

AML Edge 2026 launches as the definitive Tranche 2 AML checkpoint ahead of enforcement

AML Edge will return in 2026 for its third iteration, officially launching as the definitive event for Australia’s ...

By Reporter • 19 Dec 2025

AML/CTF crackdown: REIWA appoints compliance provider

Western Australia’s peak body for real estate has appointed an anti-money laundering compliance provider as the deadline ...

By Gemma Crotty • 15 Oct 2025

AML/CTF reforms are coming to real estate – and software alone won’t save you

Complying with AML/CTF is not straightforward as the legislation is complex and the liabilities are significant, and for ...

By Andrew Cocks • 11 Feb 2026

Apartment market defies trends, outpacing houses in price gains

Over 60 per cent of apartment markets nationwide have seen median price growth outpacing or matching that of houses over ...

By Emilie Lauer • 11 Jun 2025

Apartment sales spike amid soaring house prices

Apartments now account for nearly half of sales nationwide, driven by lifestyle trends and soaring house prices, with ...

By Emilie Lauer • 01 Oct 2025