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Features

The database is the new ‘open home’

Pre-market campaigns, buyer appointments and smarter data strategies are transforming how listings are won and sold across Australia's changing property market.

Franchise News

Tina Sander Inducted into Harcourts Hall of Fame at HX 2026

HX 2026 International Awards Gala Dinner caps two days of learning and celebration as Harcourts recognises outstanding performance from across its global network

AI

The horses weren’t real. The lesson is

AI in a listing isn't the problem. Where you put it is – and getting that wrong ends…

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Industry News

Tasmanian first-home buyers facing devastating ‘cliff edge’ as Stamp Duty exemption abruptly ends

Hidden budget cuts and a ruthless June 30 settlement deadline leave agents scrambling, as experts warn pending property…

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Franchise News

Highland Double Bay Malouf strengthens leadership team with the appointment of Sam Schumann as Equity Partner

Highland Double Bay Malouf elevates Sam Schumann to Equity Partner following sales performance of $112.7 million across 44…

Back to Basics

Why inspection reports are one of the most important documents in property management

Why thorough ingoing and outgoing inspection reports are one of the most important skills new property managers can learn.

Features

The tough compliance conversation every PM needs to have 

With sweeping rental reforms reshaping the market, property managers like Sophie Kennedy Rush are navigating a new reality - one where education, transparency, and a strong stomach are the job. 

News

What Your Investor Clients Are Googling Right Now

The negative gearing and CGT changes explained – what’s actually happening, what’s not, and what to say when the phone rings on Wednesday.

Features

Inside Hawthorn’s high-performance system: why real estate agents are being coached like athletes

How Hawthorn Football Club’s high-performance mindset is helping The Agency sharpen consistency, resilience and focus across its national sales teams

Leadership

Ray White’s USA study tour: innovation, influence, and evolution

Features

The listing I walked away from – and why it matters

Leadership

The real risk of over-reliance on top performers

News

The fastest car has the best brakes

Phill Nosworthy told AREC 2026 that the insights agents need most won't come from inside real estate – and shared three from Formula One, paediatric…

Real Estate Agent Events

Brisbane real estate leaders raise record funds for homeless women and children at the Pink Tie Gala

Real Estate Agent Events

LAUNCH’26 Returns to Brisbane Focusing on Growth, Leadership and Performance

News

You’re Not in the Property Business

Industry News

Saturated suburbs: Why Australia’s $1.4b childcare property boom just reached a tipping point

Australia's childcare property market has attracted record investment, but local oversupply, staffing shortages and operator quality are now separating high-performing assets from struggling centres.

Industry News

Investors circle Darwin as commercial market momentum builds

Industry News

Retail property momentum stalls as geopolitical risks bite

Features

Sarah Broad joins rare ranks of female commercial real estate owners

Property CGT indexation is likely to raise less tax than the old discount if inflation remains high and house price growth is weak

Why the Federal Budget’s shift from the 50 per cent CGT discount to inflation indexation may raise less revenue than…

Contributor

Unpopular opinion? Hustle culture is dead

Why real resilience in real estate is no longer about grinding harder, and why knowing…

Contributor

The trust era is ending: A chartered accountant’s view on what agency owners need to know about Australia’s structural tax shift

Australia’s tax reforms are forcing a rethink of how real estate agencies are built, valued…

Digital Editor

After the Budget: Real estate’s next move shifts from tax to supply and changing buyer behaviour

Real estate leaders warn the next phase for housing will be defined by investor confidence,…

Digital Editor

The grind (and the grace) of long-term prospecting

Crown Perth was standing room only on Thursday as REIWA Connect 2026 drew more than…

Managing Editor

Shorts

AI & Technology

The AI Edit Ep. 11: Your vendor isn’t online – here’s how AI can still help

Not every vendor has a digital footprint. Some of the most valuable listings an agent…

Teach ChatGPT to Write Like You – Not a Robot

In Episode 10 of The AI Edit, Samantha McLean walks through building a custom GPT…

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AI isn’t just changing how you market property. It’s changing the property itself

Smart cities expert Matthias Hollwich explains how AI is transforming architectural design, development decision-making and…

The AI Edit

Watch ChatGPT Draft a Real Estate CMA all on its own

When OpenAI released a browser called Atlas in October 2025, Samantha McLean wanted to test…

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Property sector leads AI adoption at nearly 70 per cent

New NAB research shows real estate and property services are outpacing all other industries in…