News from Melbourne: Is that why we’re seeing such good clearance rates down in Melbourne (around 50%), whereas up here in Brisbane clearance rates have been as low as 15%? Perhaps. So this sort of data can obviously improve the look of the property market overall, but it can also make one agent look artificially …
Reader’s Digest have once again released the results of their survey of 1000 Australians to discover Australia’s most trusted professions. It seems to happen every year, and once again real estate agents rank poorly – below celebrities, sex workers, and taxi drivers, and only above car salesmen, politicians, and telemarketers. Why is it that the …
An article in The Age newspaper in Melbourne (“Cheaper areas escape big cuts”) talks about the 10 per cent drop in the median house price in Victoria’s capital, and the relative stability in properties priced under $350,000. But what got my attention was this little statement: “( Eastern suburbs agent Peter Bennison) said the number …
Times are tough for Australia’s real estate agents. A report in the Brisbane Times suggests that there are many, many real estate agents leaving the industry in Brisbane. I also know that some offices are closing down altogether, or merging with their competition … even some of the big names in real estate are shutting …
Facebook is becoming quite a force, with more and more people joining up. I’ve been on it for a few months, and I’ve just set up a Facebook Page for my business – have a look at Highshots Photography on Facebook. Anyway, there’s a lot of talk around about how business people, including real estate …
Things are starting to buzz again, and after months of drought, real estate agents in Brisbane have finally got a smile on their face. Over the past few weeks my real estate photography business has slowly started to grow, and this week in particular is quite heavily booked. All of the agents I’ve spoken to …
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has been accused of illegally underquoting one of its own properties, and Ray White Real Estate is thinking about leaving the REIV as a result. Last month the REIV sold one of its own properties in upmarket Camberwell, and it was marketed by GormanKelly as being “in excess of …
According to at least one large real estate office here in Queensland, the real estate market should return to a more normal state of affairs from September onwards. Things are a bit weird at present, with a shortage of buyers and hesitant sellers, but that might all change in just a few months from now. …
About eight weeks ago realestate.com.au started upgrading its email servers, but there was a problem and about 16% of online queries weren’t forwarded on to the respective real estate agents for up to 2 months. Agents across Australia started receiving a glut of emails last week, and promptly started contacting the potential buyers. Unfortunately some …
I was walking our local streets whilst taking my young son for a walk, and I noticed a car decked out with signage for Uhoo Property Sales, so when I got home I checked it out further. It turns out that Uhoo is a new real estate franchise that’s about to be launched around Australia …