Property Development

Miriam Sandkuhler is reporting that, as a buyers and sellers advocate, she is being inundated with requests to present ‘off market’ properties to her buyers.  Some of the requests are coming directly from sellers.  ...

People physically attending auctions and open home inspections across Australia are now banned by the Federal Government under a new suite of measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus.   One Australian firm is offering solutions to help agents transition their customer interactions to digital and non-contact.  Joel Smith from...

Late last year a house designed by Dick Clarke of Envirotecture burnt to the ground in the Gospers Mountain Bush.  Dick set about investigating why the house burned, and what can be learned to help rebuild it and other houses in fire-prone areas so that it is less likely...

Private treaty sales will become the dominant method of selling as moves to ban public real estate auctions take effect amid Coronavirus fears, according to Australia’s leading body of professional buyer’s agents. Cate Bakos explains her reasoning on this....

Highlights from this week: Is ‘off market’ a Reality Auctions Make Way for Private Sales The House Dick Built Burned Down Historic First Brings Uncertainty Sellers opt for a Quick ‘no fuss’ Sale ...

One agency group in Australia has been on the front foot in preparing its workforce for a change in how they might work in the future. The McGrath team operates from headquarters in Pyrmont, Sydney as well as six sales offices in the real estate...

The real estate industry as a whole is preparing itself for the changes ahead. While no one really knows what it will be like in the days, weeks and months ahead, understanding the need to be prepared to change how we do business, interact with...

Many Australian corporations and workplaces are encouraging staff to work from home in a bid to dramatically slow down the Coronavirus spreading.  Adam Rigby, CEO, and co-founder of Upside Realty – a national real estate company without bricks and mortar offices - is well ahead...