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Peter Bushby elected REIA president
Peter Bushby has been elected the new president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia, replacing Pamela Bennett. Bushby began his career in r... Read More -
Continued professional development should be mandatory for all real estate agents: REIA
Continued professional development (CPD) should be mandatory for all real estate professionals. Under COAG’s proposed national licensing model, CPD w... Read More -
Consumers will suffer if auctioneer licensing requirements are changed: REIA
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says consumers will suffer if Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) proposed changes to qualificatio... Read More -
National licensing of estate agents debate flares again within industry
The tussle over the national licensing of real estate agents shows no signs of abatement withanescalationinpress release issuance. Milton Cockburn at... Read More -
Housing industry welcomes RBA cash rate cut and expects another on Melbourne Cup Day
The housing industry has welcomed the RBA cutting the cash rate by 25 basis points today to 3.25% and expects a follow-up rate cut when the bank next ... Read More -
Room for debate: Should commercial real estate agents be licensed?
Milton Cockburn: Don’t let the REIA’s self-interested assertions torpedo important agent licensing change It is now clear that the Real Estate Instit... Read More -
Canberra house prices fall 5% in June quarter as nationwide prices are up 1.4%: REIA
Median house price across Australia'seight capital cities increased by 1.4% over the June quarter to a median of $519,768, according to the lates... Read More -
RBA should have cut rates in September to boost housing market
The housing figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show there’s been no response to the interest rate cuts of May and Jun... Read More -
Draft national licensing rules ignore REIA suggestions on education standards for agents
New draft national licensing rules for estate agents have removed the requirement for them to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) or o... Read More -
Housing affordability improving but rental costs still at four-year high: REIA
Housing is at its most affordable level since December 2009, but rental payments as a proportion of family are still hovering around four year-highs, ... Read More -
First-home owners’ grant stays the same without the boost sought by the REIA
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) failed in its desire for the federal government to enhance the first-home buyers’ scheme to stimulate th... Read More -
Real Estate Institute fears 2013 national licensing scheme could reduce agents' qualifications
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says it is concerned that standards governing the conduct of real estate agents and other property profe... Read More -
Victoria leads marginal national increase in housing affordability: REIA
Victoria recorded the largest improvement in housing affordability in the final quarter of 2011 with smaller improvements recorded in WA, Queensland a... Read More -
Stamp duty hurting our national productivity
With the Treasury expected to collect about $3.8 billion from stamp duty this year, nationwide home buyers are in agreement on the call to streamline ... Read More -
One year after floods, Queensland property market showing signs of tentative recovery
The Queensland property market has a long way to go to get back to full health one year on from the natural disasters that devastated the state, but h... Read More -
REIA lobbies for Canadian-style first-home buyer scheme
The Real Estate Institute of Australia is urging the government to adopt a successful Canadian scheme that allows first-home buyers to tap into their ... Read More -
NSW leads revival of first-home buyer market - and the fix is on: AFG
The number of first-home buyer market entering the market is up 40% compared with a year ago, with NSW leading the charge, according to mortgage broke... Read More -
Melbourne house prices up 5.4% in June quarter: REIA
Melbourne house prices have mounted a strong comeback in the June quarter, rising 5.4% to a median of $590,000, according to the latest Real Estate In... Read More -
Gladstone Queensland's top performer: REIQ
Median house prices in the resource boom town of Gladstone, 550 kilometres north of Brisbane, increased by 6.1% over the June quarter, according to Re... Read More -
Discount mortgages gain ground as One Big Switch passes 10,000
As the One Big Switch campaign passes 10,000 subscribers, new Mortgage Choice research reveals the popularity of ongoing discount home loans jumped 6%... Read More
