ELECTION day is almost here and both major parties have offered up their own housing policies – particularly aimed at first home buyers. But Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee said the best scheme for first home buyers is currently …
ONE of Ray White’s top international businesses, Ray White Upper North Shore, has added two real estate heavy hitters to its management team. Charles Caravousanos has come on board as the office’s Group General Manager and Michael Rava joins as …
Ray White Chairman Brian White, Ray White Managing Director Dan White and Ray White Group & Rural & Livestock Chairman Paul White at The Langham in Sydney for the Chairman’s Elite Leaders Forum 2022. RAY White’s leading business owners gathered …
We’ve been around as a company for 120 years. Never in that time has anyone or anything been able to accurately predict the future behaviour of buyers. And thank goodness for that… it has kept us all in a job! …
Ray White New South Wales has expanded its operations in Sydney’s inner city suburbs, partnering with leading Ultimo and Pyrmont agent Sami Yildiz to open a brand new office, Ray White Pyrmont. For Mr Yildiz, the new venture marks his …
Who has the better first home buyer policy? Nerida Conisbee Ray White, Chief Economist With less than a week until the election, the Liberal Party yesterday introduced two more policies relating to housing. The first policy was an extension of …
This year will be a much better one for first home buyers The start of the pandemic was a popular time for first home buyers to get into the market. Between January 2020 and January 2021, the number of first …
This week, Ray White chief economist, Nerida Conisbee takes a look at the latest inflation data and outline what it will mean to property this cycle. Inflation hits 5.1 per cent – what does it mean for property? No doubt …
Over the past few months, it’s been fascinating to witness the shift in media reporting on the state of the Australian property market. It has quickly become foreboding. True, it’s not as foreboding as it was this time two years …
Geelong tops the list for pandemic driven population growth. Nerida Conisbee, Ray White chief economist By mid 2021, it became clear how much the pandemic had driven people to regional and outer suburban areas. The latest data on population growth …
By Kayla Matthews associated with Consumer technology is smarter than ever. This is especially true around the home, where appliances and lights connect with the internet in new and unprecedented ways. On top of that, devices with built-in virtual assistants make it possible to control some of this hardware with nothing … Read more
There are 2.03 million property investors in Australia, most of whom only own one property, according to CoreLogic. If you count yourself amongst this group, or you’re looking to purchase an investment soon, you’ll face several challenges before the money starts rolling in. Improve your chances of success and make … Read more
The good news is that first time buyers are on the increase, up from 31.2% to 33.1%. The bad news is that saving for a house deposit can be a bit difficult if you are working hard and spending most of your income on monthly rental payments and groceries. Not … Read more
Where do you want to live? A question everyone asks themselves at sometime throughout their life. Until you do some research to find out the best of certain locations, you should talk to a few local residents.They are a friendly bunch with a layback attitude, who are enjoying an amazing … Read more
When you take out a loan, you will (hopefully) have a plan in place for how you’ll pay it off. But life doesn’t always go according to plan—you might lose your job, or have to take extended time off due to illness. This can put a spanner in the works … Read more
The Australian property market is showing some signs of slowing down, especially in overheated areas such as Sydney and Melbourne, which have both enjoyed a phenomenal spike in values in recent years. A recent report published by the Switzerland-based bank, BIS, shows Australia has enjoyed the most sustained property market … Read more
For the fifth year the Ray White group in Western Australia and its members have underpinned the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association of WA’s biggest fundraising event – Drive for MND. This year a new record was set with $152,000 being delivered to the cause. Of these funds, $50,000 has … Read more
THE biggest property group in Australasia swelled by a record number of new offices in 2017 after a stellar year attracting some key businesses to its growing stable of more than 1000 offices this year. Ray White Network Development CEO Andrew McCulloch (pictured above) confirmed 2017 was a record year … Read more
Undoubtedly, home buyers want to get the best mortgage rates, yet there’s also hesitancy around refinancing. Some people think it’s going to be a complicated and drawn out process, with the work needing to be done outweighing the benefits. After all, there were enough forms to fill out and terms … Read more
Most of us don’t sell a property every day of the week. In fact, unless you have supremely itchy feet, you may only go through the process once or twice in your lifetime. Because of this, it is not surprising that vendors find it all rather nerve-wracking. However, whilst there … Read more