Property Investment

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...

What does the future hold for the real estate market? People are a little worried about how expensive it is to operate in the city of New York. Michael Stoler has assembled a group of legal eagles, Joel Marcus, Marshall Brozost, and Jack Gordon, to share their...

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...

Agents respond and show resilience Virtual auctions come to life Prior auction sales surge This week was set to be the busiest week of the year with 3,203 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities.  With the disruption of new policies preventing on-site...

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 ...

Restrictions impact activities Agents explore new ways We hold our breath Last week Last week, auction volumes across the combined capital cities reached their second highest level this year with 2,599 homes taken to market. The higher volumes combined with uncertainty around COVID-19 saw the final...

Brenda Rosen, the President and CEO of Breaking Ground – a company which aims to build sustainable and affordable housing and break the chain of homelessness to New Yorkers. Her team is dedicated in developing new spaces and preserving historical landmarks. She is a firm...