Tag Archives: realestate.com.au
Neighbourhood Info the Decision Maker
US National Association of Realtors’ research found 67 percent of consumers cite neighbourhood quality as a deciding factor in their home hunt. The reasons for consumers are obvious enough – convenience, comfort and future profitability – but the question for agents is: how can you make interest in neighbourhood facts and figures work for you?
realestate.com.au Looking for Local Experts
Australia’s leading property portal, realestate.com.au, is following in the footsteps of zillow.com and trulia.com with the launch of their new property review website Local Voices.
New Ad Deal a Threat to Portals?
The Ad Network has just signed deals with real estate companies including LJ Hooker, Century 21, Laing+Simmons, First National and Richardson & Wrench to represent their websites to advertisers.
Ray White Sells REA Group Shareholding
In a surprise move late last night, the Ray White Group sold its complete shareholding in the REA Group (realestate.com.au). The long time second largest shareholder sold 13.5 million shares at $5.75 per share, yielding $77.6 million. This represents a change of ownership of 10.8% of the REA Group shareholding base. It is believed that the shares have been acquired by a number institutional investors and, surprisingly, not by News Corp.
remoov.com.au Cuts Out Agents
remoov.com.au is a new website aimed at making it easier for Australian property owners to sell their own properties, without an agent.
How Hard is Your Mobile Working?
The connection between real estate and mobile technology is growing by the day. But are there any mobile phone applications out there specifically designed with agents and their clients in mind?
Developments at domain.com.au
Australia’s number two property portal, domain.com.au, has issued a challenge to market leader realestate.com.au by launching new search functionality and a new agent reported data platform.
Price Freeze at realestate.com.au
REA Group owned realestate.com.au have announced a price freeze on residential agent subscriptions until 2010.
Would You Buy a House From a ‘Virtual Auctioneer’?
The idea of online auctions entering the real estate world is frightening for most agents. Losing control of the crowd, not knowing if the bidders are real, unable to read the face of the one who’s just been outbid. But with the world now shrinking in terms of purchasers and the fact that we advertise our properties globally could there be some validity in taking house auctions into the online sphere? There are already phone bidders so why not an online bidder?
REA Group Changes HubOnline Product
In a guest post from REA Group’s Dave Platter, Group Manager of Public and Investor Relations, he reveals that realestate.com.au has made some changes today around its HubOnline product.
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