Weekly property update
This week, I will take a look at buying versus renting. And why long term, it almost always makes sense to buy your own home. Is it better to buy or rent? With house prices moving quickly, and rental growth …
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How To Clean Your Whole House Properly
Has the latest lockdown got you inspired you to tackle some neglected jobs around the house? Why not get that new-home feeling by tackling a whole-house clean. We don’t mean just a quick sweep with the broom and a wipe down of the bench, but one that leaves the home … Read more
Property market winners
HOW have Australia’s different property markets fared during the pandemic? Regional markets have been a major winner over the past year and a half according to Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee who said in 2020 Australia saw the highest …
Wonderful winter hideaways
With the temperatures dropping and lockdowns still looming across the country, we have picked out some of the most gorgeous hideaways that we would be happy to cosy away in this winter. Fireplaces essential. Grab a book, blanket and glass …
Ray White’s emerging elites forge ahead
More than 170 of Ray White’s best and brightest gun agents attended a two day Emerging Elites conference on the Gold Coast. Originally more than 400 sales agents had booked in to attend the conference but given the restrictions in …
Real estate family moves into Aura
BACKED by Australasia’s largest real estate agency, the O’Briens are set to make a splash with the new Ray White Aura office on the Sunshine Coast. With a combined five decades of real estate experience, husband and wife team Paul …
How To Transform Your Bedroom Into A Sleep Sanctuary
The verdict has long been in – a sound night’s sleep is essential to both our physical and emotional well-being. “We see sleep as being one of the three pillars of good health, the other two being nutrition and exercise,” says renowned sleep psychologist Dorothy Bruck of the Sleep Health Foundation. … Read more
Lucky 13 years for Ray White Commercial Property BDE
“I started with Ray White Commercial 13 years ago now, I think that speaks volumes.” Those were the words of Commercial Property Management Business Development Executive Leteicha Wilson when asked if she would recommend Australasia’s largest real estate group …
The Best Ways To Get Rid Of Dust In Your Home
Dust. Even the most fastidious cleaners can’t escape it. That annoying layer of greyish brown filth settles on every surface, finds its way into every nook and cranny, and reappears with monotonous regularity. With the majority of us spending up to 90 per cent of our lives indoors, we are … Read more
Real Estate of Origin drives 6400+ appraisals
Ray White’s legendary Real Estate of Origin appraisal drive reached a new level of friendly rivalry, banter and competition yesterday with a “regional rumble” in Victoria outstripping the capital cities in terms of numbers of new appraisals for the leading …
Record-breaking year
The financial year to June 2021 was as special as special can get for the real estate industry. We finish the year humbled to be part of an industry, and indeed a country, that thrived during times of such uncertainty, …
Jobs To Do Long Before Putting Your Home On The Market
Life can be completely chaotic in the weeks leading up to selling, as you frantically declutter and spruce up your space, hoping to create a buyer’s dream home. But what if you got your place in order well before that time? Not only could you set yourself up to make … Read more
The Do’s & Don’ts When Visiting An Open Home
In a new Australian novel, Other People’s Houses, the main character Kate spends her weekends inspecting beautiful open homes in Sydney to peek fleetingly into a lifestyle beyond her own. Author Kelli Hawkins paints a picture of every real estate agent’s nightmare because Kate steals a small memento from every home … Read more
Ray White Proud: Nathan Moore – Ray White Commercial Bayside
We sat down with Nathan Moore from Ray White Commercial Bayside to hear a little more about what it means to him to be part of the Ray White family, after more than 20 years. Please explain why you were …
Commercial case study: Nuns Pool Cronulla
We sat down with Brad Lord from Ray White Commercial Greater Sydney South to hear about his recent successful sale of an iconic restaurant in Cronulla. How did you become appointed? Funny story actually. I saw the owner hanging around …
How To Get Your Home Organised, Room By Room
If you spent the majority of 2020 curled up on the couch watching Seinfeld reruns and neglecting anything remotely resembling home maintenance, you’ve probably got a few odd jobs on your to-do list. Between a wardrobe full of clothes you haven’t worn in years, countless jars of expired stuff littering the pantry … Read more
The Biggest Things To Avoid When Renovating
So you’ve just bought a fixer-upper and can’t wait to get in there, gut the place and create your dream space? You’re not alone. More than half of Australians buying their first home intend to renovate it within a year, a new survey shows, with one in five planning to renovate … Read more
What’s Driving The Australian Renovation Frenzy
A bathroom renovation – or a trip to Paris and Rome? Taking the kids on a dream holiday to Disneyland – or new kitchen benchtops, splash-backs and cabinet doors? Pre-COVID-19, many of us wouldn’t have thought twice before buying the tickets and packing our bags. Today, in the absence of … Read more
June Interest Rate Announcement: RBA Holds Cash Rate At Record Low of 0.1%
The Reserve Bank of Australia agreed, at its monthly meeting on June 1, to maintain the cash rate at its record low of 0.10 per cent. The move comes as consumer confidence dipped from its 11-year high in May but remains very strong. The largest falls are from Victoria, Western … Read more
5 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Backyard This Winter
With long summer days now a distant memory and the mercury starting to drop, thoughts turn to cosy winter nights spent indoors huddled around the fire or snuggled under a toasty blanket. But just because it’s getting cold out doesn’t mean we have to lock ourselves away for the winter … Read more
