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Ray White Rural Murwillumbah changes hands after eight-year lead-up
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (347+ words) Craig and Sonya Taylor take ownership of the Tweed River office, bringing a combined century of real estate experience across their team. Craig joined the office in 2017 after two decades in the industry spanning commercial leasing, property management, and residential,…...
The trust era is ending: A chartered accountant's view on what agency owners need to know about Australia's structural tax shift
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (1154+ words) Australia's tax reforms are forcing a rethink of how real estate agencies are built, valued and sold, as trust structures and long-held CGT assumptions come under pressure. Federal budget reforms now moving through the policy pipeline are, in this view,…...
Kolmeo Labs: AI Tools Built for Property Managers
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (158+ words) Kolmeo Labs launches a new suite of tools targeting property management workload Elite Agent A new AI suite embeds intelligence directly into daily workflows, aiming to reduce the growing pressure of fragmented tasks across property management teams. Kolmeo has launched…...
Tax overhaul triggers caution in auction market as sentiment softens post-Budget
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (642+ words) Buyer activity eases across auctions and inspections as early sentiment shifts emerge following federal Budget housing tax changes "The Budget contained major changes to housing tax settings, particularly around negative gearing and capital gains tax. While these changes are not…...
Ray White AKG expands South East Queensland network with Holland Park acquisition
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (663+ words) Experienced local principal Piers Crawford and top-performing agent Darren Bonehill will lead the office as joint principals under the AKG banner The partnership marks a significant milestone for the group, which now spans Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan. As part of…...
Will & Grace Star Lists Manhattan Apartment for $6. 5 Million
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (312+ words) Emmy-winning actress Debra Messing is downsizing from her renovated Upper East Side co-op after her son moved out, but says she's committed to staying in New York. The full-floor co-op sits half a block from Central Park and features three…...
Why the "Chinese buyer hotspot" map needs to be redrawn
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (1338+ words) The established Chinese buyer corridors of Melbourne and Sydney became so synonymous with demand during the boom years that many agents still treat them as the default map of Chinese buyer activity. That map is outdated. And agents who are…...
Market jitters after Federal Budget, but Matt Lahood says "there's always opportunity in every situation
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (931+ words) Buyers and sellers squeezed as borrowing capacity tightens, auctions are withdrawn, and investors reassess strategy following Federal Budget changes The Agency founder and CEO Matt Lahood says vendor behaviour has shifted, with a growing number of auction campaigns being withdrawn…...
The Budget change that could reshape how your agency is structured
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1787+ words) The negative gearing headlines are one story. But buried in the same budget papers is a package of small business reforms " including a 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts that plenty of agency owners need to know about right…...
Ray White NSW/ACT taps franchise operations specialist for new performance role
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (243+ words) Callum Hogan's appointment signals the network's focus on coaching and accountability across its state network. Callum brings a decade of experience spanning franchise business operations and real estate, with a background in identifying underperforming businesses and implementing strategies to scale…...