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COVID-19 UPDATE - 26TH MARCH 2020

REINSW welcomes clarification relating to the ban placed on public attendance at auctions and open house inspections.

COVID-19 UPDATE - 26TH MARCH 2020

The NSW Parliament has passed legislation giving the NSW Government the power to ban evictions for six months, whilst the Federal Government is contemplating rent freezes.

COVID-19 UPDATE - 25TH MARCH 2020

The Federal Government announced significant new measures and restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19. These new measures will greatly affect Australia’s Property Industry and will come into force at midnight tonight, 25 March 2020.

Tenant’s obligation to pay rent

MEDIA RELEASE: There is currently a lot of discussion regarding the potential difficulty that tenants will face if they lose their jobs and are unable to pay the rent on their properties due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Major reforms – Government reassure industry there's time to adapt

Industry Reforms, it’s a term that’s been thrown about for years – now it's time to understand what they really mean

RTA in Focus: Water usage charges

Water. It’s a precious commodity. And it can be expensive – which explains why landlords are keen to pass usage charges on to their tenants whenever possible. But, in the past, charging tenants for water usage has been anything but simple.

COVID-19 UPDATE - 24TH MARCH 2020

A comprehensive industry toolkit assisting real estate professionals in the management of what is understandably a very unpredictable situation at this time.

Eye on the prize

When the REINSW Awards for Excellence was launched, it was the only real estate awards program in New South Wales. Today, it’s one of many. So what then makes the REINSW program different? And why should you enter in 2020?

RTA in Focus: Rent Increases

Landlords can now only increase the rent once in any 12-month period in the case of periodic agreements.

Industry Reforms and RTA changes effective today

REINSW is pleased to announce that the property industry reforms and changes to the residential tenancies legislation are effective today, 23 March 2020.

Weekly Market Wrap 20/03

In this week’s Market Wrap - emergency interest rate cut due to coronavirus concerns, Industry Reforms and RTA changes go live on 23 March and submissions for the REINSW Awards open next Friday.

RTA in Focus: Disclosure obligations for strata properties

New disclosures must be made to tenants, prior to entering into a residential tenancy agreement, where the property they are renting is in a strata scheme.

RTA in Focus: Minor Changes

Tenants will be able to make certain listed prescribed minor changes to the premises and the landlord is not able to unreasonably withhold consent.

Value in Buyers’ Agents Going the Extra Mile

A client typically wants one key thing from a buyers’ agent and that is to help them find and purchase their dream property.