Posts tagged "real estate"

The Australian property market peaked in September last year and since then house prices have slipped in some capital cities and growth has slowed in others, but Michael Yardney doesn't see any reason for further significant falls in property values.

While some analysts are suggesting Australia's property markets are in for a soft landing, others have a more gloomy view on our property markets. So who's right?

Nothing in this world is free — especially property investment advice, writes Michael Yardney. What you don't pay to an advisor, you may end up paying to the market in "learning fees".

Property management group Charter Hall has revealed plans to invest in, or partner with, four Australian proptech startups that made it thro…

Fraud and legal experts say it's not surprising that state consumer watchdogs are cracking down on the real estate sector and chasing fines for agents who have misused trust money or failed to obey regulations for how they do business. 

Any reduction in negative gearing benefits would significantly reduce rental investment in both new and existing properties and worsen rental affordability through a reduced supply of investment housing, writes Michael Yardney.

A former real estate agent has been sentenced to five years in prison after Consumer Affairs Victoria took action against him in the County …

Online real estate business Purplebricks will pay a $20,000 penalty after being pulled up by the Office of Fair Trading Queensland over comp…

A slew of News Corp-owned entities have led a $5.5 million funding round for Melbourne real estate startup LocalAgentFinder as it mulls over pursuing an ASX listing towards the end of the year.

Sydney based startup Sellable is hoping to change up the property sector by offering younger, time-poor homeowners “the Uber experience”…

Airtasker co-founder Jonathan Lui has raised $1.65 million in seed funding for his new real estate venture Soho, which he dubs “LinkedIn for property”.

Consumer Affairs Victoria has advised real estate agencies to ensure their cyber security is up to date, and home buyers to verify any payme…