Property Market stories
Rising house prices and borrowing costs are pushing first-time buyers to compare budgets with curated home posts, a survey found.
Rising rates and insolvencies are forcing lenders to move faster on troubled assets, prompting a new workout service for distressed property.
Brokers using the marketplace can now access repeat property funding of up to GBP £10 million, with faster valuations and fewer legal fees.
Home movers could face fewer repeated requests as property firms seek to curb delays and duplication in anti-money laundering checks.
Verified digital data could slash delays and failed deals in a homebuying market where transactions take 22 weeks on average.
Property professionals facing tranche 2 rules now have a pay-per-use AML tool that reuses customer data and logs checks for AUSTRAC.
Measured investor demand and steady domestic capital kept Australia and New Zealand property dealmaking resilient despite weaker sentiment and higher caution.
Australia's new real estate rules will now be met by the network, after offices finished anti-money laundering preparation three weeks early.
Wealthy overseas arrivals are pushing premium rentals higher, with Auckland demand more than six times up in May amid Golden Visa interest.
Population growth and tight supply are pushing 10 suburbs towards the million-dollar mark, with Queensland and Western Australia dominating the list.
Newly licensed agents will get business-building training as housing market conditions and career ambitions drive demand for post-licensing support.
Rural farming districts in New South Wales and Victoria are emerging as data centre sites, raising concerns over food production and land use.
Weak lending to software and other asset-light firms is, Colter Bay says, dragging on productivity as Australia's credit flows into property.
Law firms could cut friction in transactions as verified property, company and identity data feed directly into Legora's AI workflows.
Australian businesses face tighter cash flow as overdue invoices jump to a six-year high, reinforcing expectations the RBA will hold rates at 4.35%.
Australian investors gain a mobile crypto platform as IG bets rising demand and new rules will draw mainstream savers into digital assets.
Rising costs and weaker spending left many small firms under pressure, even as national SME activity still managed quarterly growth of 0.6%.
Tight industrial land near Australia's cities is pushing retailers and manufacturers into taller automated warehouses and network consolidation.
Buyers on the country's biggest property app will soon see more listings in video form, as REA widens its home-screen feed from July.
Prospective buyers are increasingly using AI and other digital tools to navigate an unsettled housing market, with 59% feeling more confident than a year ago.