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Is Australia’s ‘property bubble’ about to burst?

2 in 3 Australians (67%) believe the property bubble will soon burst, according to new research commissioned by Aus Property Professionals.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Locked

Proptech startup sets out to revolutionise real estate agency Ray White

Last week, Sydney-based proptech company NurtureCloud announced its partnership with leading Australian real estate agency Ray White, bagging no less than $3 million. Broadly defined as the digital transformation of the real estate industry, proptech is the latest trend that offers technologically innovative products and model for businesses. The startup NurtureCloud has received $3 million investment […]

Darcy Song · 2 min
Industry

How real estate agents can embrace new ways of selling through tech

How can tech help real estate agents?

Matthew McGrath · 2 min
Funding | Investment

HappyCo raises US$10.8m to scale its property tech platform and capitalise on APAC growth

Homegrown, US-based property tech startup HappyCo has completed a US$10.8 million Series A round led by Sydney’s Alium Capital Management. Australian VC firms Tempus Partners and PieLab Venture Partners also participated in the round along with HappyCo’s existing investors Larsen Ventures and Sandalphon Capital. Founded in Adelaide in 2011, before relocating to San Francisco the following year, […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Expert

Evolution isn’t enough – why we need to eradicate Boys Club Culture altogether

Boys Clubs as we once knew them may have changed, but when the heads of major corporations like Uber and 500 Startups continue to be caught out on their own sexual missteps, is accepting this boys club culture as simply ‘evolving’ really enough? Last year, Dynamic Business published an article by Chris Maxwell outlining the […]

Anna Thomas · 2 min
Expert

The gender pay gap in the real estate industry is increasing: here’s what your business can do

In recent years the gender pay gap has become a popular topic of contention, and after a considerable amount of media coverage, it seems that Australian employers have at last started to take action. However, despite their well-intentioned efforts, it is clear to me that very little has actually changed, and evidence suggests that within […]

Anna Thomas · 2 min
Emerging Tech

Don’t worry about job automation (just yet)

Could a robot do your job? It’s a question that a lot of us are asking ourselves at the moment and, in many cases, the answer is probably yes. Well, maybe not right now, but as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more advanced, the higher the chances of us finding ourselves redundant in our current roles. […]

Richard Laycock · 2 min
Funding | Investment

GAVL kicks off Series A round with $1.8m raise to help launch remote, real-time auction bidding

GAVL, the real estate tech startup led by Ex-AFL player Joel Smith, has kicked off a planned $6m Series A round with an initial $1.8m in funding from existing investor Harris Capital, the investment office of Flight Centre co-founder Geoff Harris. Launched in December 2016, GAVL is an auction livestreaming and analytics platform that enables […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Featured

Solo with Soho: Jonathan Lui on following up Airtasker with a ‘LinkedIn for property’ app

A year on from stepping down as COO of Airtasker, the online job-posting platform he co-founded in 2012, Jonathan Lui has re-entered the startup game with Soho, which is being dubbed “LinkedIn for property”. With Soho – a property discovery and management app launched in Australia and Singapore, this week, Lui said he is seeking […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Locked

Airbnb and Uber ‘paved the way’ for MiSale’s DIY approach to real estate, co-founders explain

The real estate market is ‘over ripe’ for disruption, especially in Sydney, according to the brains behind MiSale, a Queensland-based startup that recently expanded into New South Wales and Victoria. Launched in Queensland earlier this year, MiSale is a freemium real estate platform enables people who wish to sell their homes to remove real […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Investing

Ten investing tips to level-up your start-up

As a savvy entrepreneur, you know that your brilliant start-up idea, together with your visionary approach to a certain industry niche, is going to need a strong financial backbone. Capital is pretty hard to come by in this day and age, and your start-up needs to grow or have a soft cushion to land on in case […]

Ethan Featherly · 2 min
Growth | Import | Export

4 Things to Consider While Choosing an Office Space

Choosing an office space for your business is not only a huge decision, since the place where you conduct everyday affairs leaves a strong impression, but it’s also complicated. You’ll need to take into consideration proximity to transportation, what your budget will accommodate for rent, and what size space you’ll require. However, if you remain […]

Dynamic Business · 2 min
Digital

Realestate.com.au alumni launches JAGONAL to help businesses find a new home

“You can never have too much of a good thing” is a phrase that most, if not all of us, will have heard before. Whether or not this is true is a matter of opinion, but if you’re in business and you’re onto that good thing, then you surely stick with it. After an extended […]

Daniel Jacobs · 2 min
Apps

Putting real estate agents ‘under the hammer’

We don’t take big decisions lightly – especially not when they involve large sums of money. Before booking a holiday, we meticulously scour reviews and before taking out a loan, we’ll scrutinise a plethora of comparison websites. All before signing on the dotted line. But when it comes to selling your home – one of […]

Daniel Jacobs · 2 min
Advice

A beginner’s guide to investing in real estate

Real estate is a very competitive field, and beginners need to have a thorough understanding of what they are getting themselves into in order to make smart investments.

Guest Author · 2 min
Economy

Melbourne passes Sydney with property intentions

6.8 per cent of Australians (1.3 million) have shown intention to buy or build property in the next year, amounting to a forecast of approximately half a million homes to change owners or to be built.

Guillermo Troncoso · 2 min
Cashflow

Can debtor finance save your cashflow?

Debtor finance has been rated as one of the top three products to watch in 2011 and statistics are reinforcing its growing popularity among Australian SMEs as a cashflow saviour.

Greg Charlwood · 2 min
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Entrepreneur

Realmark founder discovers bigger not always best

John Percudani’s decision to separate his real estate business from a typical franchise structure marked the beginning of a more independent and flexible business.

Julia Clarke · 2 min
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Locked

Prostitutes more trustworthy than Real Estate Agents

Real Estate Agents have been hit hard in by the ‘Most Trusted Professions’ study by readers Digest, coming out behind Sex Workers, Professional Footballers and CEO’s.

David Olsen · 2 min
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Locked

Google Maps launches new advertising platform

Google have launched an advertising platform for Google Maps allowing businesses to place ads within maps to be displayed to users as they use the service.

David Olsen · 2 min
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Google Australia relaunches real estate search for Google Maps

Google launched their Australian real estate search in July last year, and today they announced that in less than a year they have linked with over 1000 real estate sites across Australia and New Zealand. Fully integrated with Google Maps, the real estate search brings up rental or sales listings, and can also handle multi-layered […]

Erin Delaney · 2 min