Sellers move on from family home after queue for property paid off
Ray White Williamstown principal Joanne Royston can remember her parents lining up for more than a week to secure a property at Altona Meadows when the land became available in 1984.
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National clearance rate soars past 80 per cent
Ray White had 352 auctions scheduled today, reporting a 80.3 per cent preliminary clearance rate. This is the highest clearance rate recorded for an auction Saturday this year.
Ray White fights back against homelessness
Ray White raised more than $75,000 (and counting) for Vinnies during the CEO Sleepout in June to help fight against homelessness in Australia.
Historic South Australian church hits the market for the first time
For the first time ever this historic 1800s uniting church in the heart of Myponga in South Australia has hit the market.
Young gun Adam Reichman is on a mission
Young gun Sydney prestige agent Adam Reichman is on a mission.
Biggest and best REOO yet
Ray White’s 18th call-a-thon saw the group book 12,780 appraisals across Australasia during the latest action packed appraisal drive, 100 per cent powered by NurtureCloud, our cutting edge prop tech platform.
The relationship between PM and sales
Alain L'Homme - Ray White Maroochydore, QLD
Final garden residence at Billyard Ave now selling
With the scaffolding now down and the striking facade of Billyard Ave officially revealed, anticipation continues to build around one of Sydney’s most significant ultra-luxury developments.
Ray White Double Bay secures $110M+ in double deal record sales
Elliott Placks, principal of the powerhouse Sydney real estate office Ray White Double Bay, today confirmed that two homes have just exchanged for more than $110 million combined, representing two of the highest sales in the country this year.
Renowned Qld horticultural enterprise hits market for first time
For the first time in six decades, Queensland’s prominent Poole family has made the decision to sell their iconic property, just 20 minutes from Stanthorpe.
Which Stat?
Property market analysis can be confusing with the major data houses and property commentators using a variety of price assessment methodologies in their published analysis. For example, according to Core Logic, Perth’s median dwelling value is $813,810 as at 31st May. Ray White group’s Chief Economist reckons Perth’s ‘geometric mean … Read more
Which Agent?
Much has changed in real estate practice since I first entered the fray in 1998. Back then, sales agents would erect their own signs, call the ‘West’ to lodge their weekend adverts (yes, there was no online advertising) and drive buyers around in their ‘sensible sedans’. Typically, agents would carry … Read more
Rate Cut Impact
This week’s decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce the official cash rate to 3.85 percent during a period of property price growth is likely to sustain the current upward market trajectory. As the cost of borrowings fall, access to funds from buyers previously unable to meet the … Read more
Why Auction my Property?
With property listings across the Perth metropolitan area continuing to hover under 5,000 week to week, there’s little doubt that the current ‘sellers’ market’ conditions are likely to prevail for some time. With strong demand for quality homes our most popular method of sale, private treaty, normally attracts multiple offers … Read more
And Now for Housing?
Federal Labor’s emphatic victory in this week’s election lays the foundation for the government to get on with implementing the housing policies they promised to deliver during the campaign. When asked by ABC’s 7:30 last week if the Prime Minister secretly harboured plans to review negative gearing and capital gains … Read more
Fighting for Renters
Greens’ leader Adam Bandt’s appeared at a press conference recently sporting a t-shirt claiming he was “Fighting for Renters”. The progressive-left party wants to prevent investors with more than one property from claiming the expenses of owning additional rental homes from their taxable income. They also would like to impose … Read more
Housing This Election
Housing affordability is dominating this election campaign. Higher property prices, limited supply and increasing demand have made it increasingly difficult to enter the housing market. Both major parties have proposed different policy platforms to address housing and while both recognize the need for action, their approaches differ in philosophy, scope, … Read more
Shares Versus Property
The Donald upended the global economy this week, crashing share markets here and abroad. The economic upheaval has dramatically altered interest rate expectations. Markets now anticipate an almost certain 0.50 per cent cut at the RBA meeting next month. A cut of this magnitude will benefit mortgage holders, reduce cost … Read more
Election Lessons
Is it just me, or is everyone a bit underwhelmed by looming federal election? Where is the brave, groundbreaking, socially challenging, progressive policy agendas? The recent state election was terribly underwhelming too. Not a great deal of difference between the major parties other than broad promises and, thanks to Labor’s … Read more
Super Homes
As COVID-19 rolled out across the globe, our Federal government responded by introducing various stimuli designed to keep Australians working and building homes. Building commencements spiked but the rapidly rising costs of materials and labour combined with fixed price building contracts has seen nearly 3,000 construction companies fail this year … Read more
