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Sep 10, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
RightMove aims to enhance one ASX-listed outfit’s offering to independent real estate offices, and it’s already taking off in the west.
Following 18 months of beta testing of technology, process and system by Australian network The Agency, its new branding model RightMove has already attracted 11 new agents under the “RightMove” and “Powered By RightMove” banners.
Now, the company expects to roll the program out nationally within the next 12 months.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
James Templeton is stepping down from the role of managing director of Knight Frank’s Victorian operations, triggering two new managing director appointments at the firm.
Effective from 1 October, Templeton will step away from the managing director role to focus purely on his work as partner, national head of industrial, at the real estate giant.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
smartpropertyinvestment.com.au | Grace Ormsby
04 SEP 2024 By Grace Ormsby 10 min read Finance The great Australian dream is still alive and well, according to a new study. New research from ubank has found more than half of Gen Z and Millennials who don’t own a home are looking to make a move on the property market within the next five years. You’re out of free articles for this monthTo continue reading the rest of this article, please log in. Username or EmailKeep me signed in on this device. Forgot password?
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
The digital advertising giant has responded to “press speculation” around its potential purchase of the UK property listing platform Rightmove.
In a statement to the ASX on 2 September 2024, REA Group confirmed its consideration of a possible cash and share offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Rightmove.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
The National Renters Protection Authority (NRPA) could issue on the spot fines and remove a real estate agent’s licence to practise, among other punitive measures for rental breaches, if the Greens Party plan is adopted.
The Greens have revealed a new election policy ahead of the as-of-yet, undisclosed federal election date to establish the NRPA.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
The commercial group is partnering with a western Melbourne-based industrial agency as its first foothold in Victoria.
Industry Property Group (IPG) has been revealed as aligning with X Commercial, following 12 years as an independent outfit.
IPG’s founder Andrew Macqueen, alongside business partners Stuart Macqueen and Cameron Hunter, see the new alliance as enabling a “reset” of the industrial agency landscape across Melbourne’s western suburbs as the area booms.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
smartpropertyinvestment.com.au | Grace Ormsby
02 SEP 2024 By Grace Ormsby 10 min read Finance There’s been a string of property-related scams reported in the lead-in to spring, with home buyers urged to stay on high alert. On the cusp of the busiest time of the year for real estate transactions, InfoTrack has reported a 5 per cent increase in the number of property contracts being prepared for new sales. You’re out of free articles for this monthTo continue reading the rest of this article, please log in.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
There’s been a string of property-related scams reported in the lead-in to spring, with home buyers urged to stay on high alert.
On the cusp of the busiest time of the year for real estate transactions, InfoTrack has reported a 5 per cent increase in the number of property contracts being prepared for new sales. But the excitement around spring does, this year, come with a caveat: be wary of your cash.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
Following 22 years of perfecting its business model, this Brisbane-based network is ready for growth.
With a roadmap already in place all the way to 2032, Place Estate Agents, which boasts 18 offices plus Place HQ in Fortitude Valley, believes it has all the systems and processes in place to effectively double in size.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Grace Ormsby
While the technology can be considered a game changer for the real estate sector, an artificial intelligence (AI) expert has stressed the importance of having a plan of action.
In the new MRI white paper, Artificial Intelligence: Guide to AI Adoption for Real Estate Firms, AI was acknowledged for its ability to transform the real estate sector – when used properly.
