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Weekly Market Wrap 24/01

Welcome to this week's Market Wrap. Read how auction clearance rates showed a significant increase in the final quarter of 2019. Learn how to submit your single licensee in charge nomination form.

Three generations of success

From a small garage on Kingsford’s Anzac Parade in 1962, Nassim and Doreen Farah, their sons and now grandchildren, have expanded their boutique agency to include three thriving offices in Kingsford, Coogee and Mascot employing over 60 people.

Buyers' agents - bringing structure and value together when setting your fees

Talking about money is nearly always awkward. But if you’re offering a specialised service, you should be confident in your assessment of the service’s worth.

Auction talent on show

The Australasian Real Estate Institutes’ Auctioneering Championships recently held in Melbourne had competitors testing their auctioneering mettle against some of the very best auctioneers from across Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney’s rental availability has increased as we head into 2020

MEDIA RELEASE: Total vacancies across Sydney are now sitting at 3.4%, an increase of 0.2% since November.

Recognising our best

At the Annual General Meeting held on 21 November 2019, REINSW President Leanne Pilkington presented awards to deserving members.

Weekly Market Wrap 17/01

Welcome to this week's Market Wrap. Tenants are enjoying greater availability of properties across the metropolitan areas coinciding with rental rates dropping to their lowest level since 2015.

NCAT rules Biowood cladding is combustible

In a major development for the Strata industry, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has recently held that Biowood cladding installed externally on a Sydney building is combustible and must be removed as it is a major defect.

Become a by-law expert

Each strata scheme has its own by-laws, which are a set of rules that owners, tenants and visitors must follow. By-laws cover the behaviour of residents and the use of common property.

NCAT Parramatta hearings to move from March 2020

NCAT has informed REINSW about changes to NCAT Consumer and Commercial Division (CCD) listings at Parramatta from March 2020

Communication is key

Property managers have a hard gig, to say the least. The sheer scale of their responsibilities is staggering and professional negligence claims are, unfortunately, not unusual.

Tenants reminded of rental rights amid the bushfire crisis

Renters whose homes have been damaged in the bushfires across the country are being reminded of their tenancy rights, although those whose properties are destroyed may face little option but to terminate their agreement.

Weekly Market Wrap 10/01

Welcome to the first Market Wrap for 2020. The new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme launched on 1 January 2020 with hopes it will increase levels of home ownership.

Digital Mastery for the Real Estate Industry

SPONSORED ARTICLE: Digital Live is back bigger and better than ever with one concrete purpose: to move the real estate industry forward in its knowledge of all things digital, while improving access to education for disadvantaged children.