Category: Real Estate

  • Freshmax Group launches new Sydney Service Centre

    Freshmax Group launches new Sydney Service Centre

    Valleyfresh Australia, as a part of the Freshmax Group, launched its new Sydney Service and Distribution Centre. More than 100 attendees celebrated the Grand Opening of what is a ground-breaking facility in the Greater Sydney area. Based out of Marsden Park, the new Sydney service centre offers: 6,500 sqm state-of-the-art purpose-built fresh produce ripening and…

  • Remonda Martinez, CEO of Blue Haven Pools

    Remonda Martinez, CEO of Blue Haven Pools

    Australia’s largest and most recognised pool and spa company’s CEO, Remonda Martinez talks to us about her vision for the future and her time running Blue Haven Pools and Spas. Remonda was pretty much born into the Pool industry. She was working at Blue Haven throughout her school years and started full time in the business…

  • Appointment of new CEO for Green Building Council of Australia

    Appointment of new CEO for Green Building Council of Australia

    The Property Council has warmly welcomed the appointment of Davina Rooney as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). “This is a terrific appointment and one that will allow the GBCA to continue to expand its impact as a champion for a sustainable built environment,” said Ken Morrison,…

  • Northern Territory Paying Aussies to Make the Move Up North

    Northern Territory Paying Aussies to Make the Move Up North

    Financial incentives are being offered to Australians who buy a house in the Northern Territory in a bid to attract more people to the state. The government is pledging $9.3 million towards plans to try and lure people, including migrants, up north. The announcement is a part of the Northern Territory Population Growth Strategy 2018-2028…

  • Regional Suburbs Show Promise as Sydney and Melbourne Step Off Top Spots in Housing Market

    Regional Suburbs Show Promise as Sydney and Melbourne Step Off Top Spots in Housing Market

    Real estate agents are encouraging investors to broaden their horizons beyond the big cities, after regional areas surge through the housing market this month. Housing prices are decreasing in Melbourne and Sydney, with just a handful of suburbs between the cities showing significant economic growth. Perth, Adelaide and Canberra have emerged recently, and with the…

  • Is there a cool change coming to Australian housing market?

    Is there a cool change coming to Australian housing market?

    Australia could be looking at a cool change in the housing market, according to data compiled by Core Logic. Levels of auction clearance rates in capital cities have continued to fall, with a preliminary capital city clearance rate of 71.8% achieved over the last week. If trends continue as they are, this rate could be pushed down to 70%…

  • Opposition presents alternative housing affordability plan

    Opposition presents alternative housing affordability plan

    The Federal Opposition has presented an alternative solution to the housing affordability crisis, detailing a plan to crack down on self-managed superannuation funds as well as imposing higher fees and penalties on foreign property investors. Ahead of next month’s Federal Budget, which will reportedly include a Coalition plan to combat housing affordability problems, Labor has put…

  • Government considered housing tax breaks in early 2016

    Government considered housing tax breaks in early 2016

    Despite a new Federal Government housing affordability package expected for the next budget, the impact of tax breaks in the housing market was formally examined and rejected by the Federal Cabinet as early as February 2016. The Coalition Government responded to investigations into the possibility last year by launching direct and staunch opposition to Labor’s proposals for…

  • New home sales barely rise in February says HIA

    New home sales barely rise in February says HIA

    Figures from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) have shown that new home sales have barely risen in February. New home sales have only risen 0.2%, with almost no movement in the sales of detached and multi-unit homes. “There was very little movement in the two sub-series with detached house sales ticking down by 0.1% in…

  • Australian housing prices continue to rise

    Australian housing prices continue to rise

    Core Research has announced a 3.7% rise in Australia’s housing market prices since January. Sydney dominated the Australian property market, with the highest increase of 5.3%, with Melbourne close behind with a respectable 4.4% rise. Only Perth has recorded a decrease in housing prices, which fell 1.1%. Sydney has long held the title of Australia’s most unaffordable…