March 2025 Newsletter
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NSW CPD update: Upcoming CPD Webinars & Face-to-face training!
QLD CPD update: Discount offered!
Industry updates: Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall.
NSW CPD update: Upcoming CPD Webinars & Face-to-face training!
QLD CPD update: Discount offered!
Industry updates: Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall.
NSW CPD update: Upcoming CPD Webinars & Face-to-face training!
QLD CPD update: Discount offered!
Industry updates: Sydney home prices plunge amid interest rates warning, Changes to rental laws.
Employment Opportunity: Employment opportunity in the ACT!!
NSW CPD update: Online Compulsory CPD, Stay tuned for upcoming Face-to-face training dates in 2025!
Industry updates: Record year of housing handouts, changes by Aussie governments, Sydney home prices fall further below peak, Revealed: 10 surprise places to invest in property in 2025.
Read MoreNSW CPD update: Ballina Face-to-face, Upcoming Webinar training.
Industry updates: Some millionaires, some struggling: The fall-out of Adelaide's 50% property price hike, Myer family’s Melbourne mansion could sell for $100m+, Qld agent handed 10-year ban and $30k fine, Home prices fall in parts of Sydney as ‘buyer's market’ looms.
Job Opportunities!
NSW CPD update: Face-to-face AND Webinar training dates released!
Industry updates: Making renting fairer in NSW, New laws introduced to improve strata living.
Commercial Updates: Blue Mountains: 'rare' opportunity to invest at the Three Sisters, Airbnb boom hits a wall as landlords slash prices to lure tourists.
NSW CPD updates
Industry updates: Sydney defies gravity smashing out a fresh home price record, Homeowners warned of looming ban on dangerous renovation product, Why it’s a better time to buy a home right now, National Property Manager’s Day!
Job Opportunities: Exciting opportunity for a part-time Property Administration Professional, located on the Sunshine Coast! Interested? Reach out to Gillian Gatt: gillian.gatt@AusDN.org.au
Mothers Day Giveaway Winner Announced!!
Industry updates: Cheap rentals drying up in Townsville, 100 granny flats a week: Families turn to ‘instant’ housing solution
Commercial updates: Brisbane CBD tower being sold by DWS Group could trade for $112m.
On the road again! Stay tuned for our upcoming Face-to-face classes!
NSW CPD updates: NSW Class 1 and Class 2 licensees can now complete their training with us online!
3 November 2023
Industry updates: NSW strata sector updates October 2023 // NSW Government introduces strata sector reforms, extends existing property services commissioner role // National Association of Renters' Organisations launches report on principles for strengthening renters’ rights.
Disciplinary action: Former Victorian estate agent convicted over illegal transfers of client funds // Victorian estate agent facing disciplinary action for poor conduct // Western Australia Consumer Protection urges tenants to report racist behaviour after agent reprimanded and suspended // NSW Fair Trading publishes results from underquoting compliance inspections, confirms $52,800 in fines issued.
Legislative changes: South Australian government clarifies further commitments to improving housing outcomes for tenants and prospective tenants // Bill introduced to amend South Australia's Residential Tenancy Act.
NSW CPD updates: NSW Class 2 and Class 1 licensees can now complete their CPD training with us online! Plus more face-to-face classroom CPD options!
WA CPD: WA agents, don’t forget to enrol in and complete your CPD by 31 December 2023!
3 October 2023
Industry updates: Consumer Affairs Victoria warns against failure to audit trust accounts // Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) continues to encourage tenants to enquire about outstanding bonds // Commercial news: Commercial real estate sector primed for strong growth in 2024, experts predict.
Disciplinary action: Victorian estate agent facing disciplinary action for poor conduct // Former Victorian estate agent convicted over illegal transfers of client funds // Western Australia Consumer Protection urges tenants to report racist behaviour after agent reprimanded and suspended // NSW Fair Trading publishes results from underquoting compliance inspections, confirms $52,800 in fines issued.
Legislative changes: Tasmanian agents, have your say on proposed changes to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal legislation by 4 October 2023.
NSW CPD updates: NSW Class 2 and Class 1 licensees can now complete their CPD training with us online!
3 October 2023
Following in the footsteps of the Victorian consumer protection body Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV), NSW Fair Trading has also conducted and completed its own investigation into underquoting in the NSW (Sydney) property market. Some inspections were carried out undercover.
Read More4 August 2023
Industry updates: NSW Government announces change to temporary accommodation access support people in crisis // NSW Government introduces rental commissioner role // Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority reports over 114,000 outstanding bond payments // NSW stock agent news: Sheep and goat electronic ID grants open for saleyards and processors
Disciplinary action: Victorian agents hit with over $500k in fines for underquoting // Consumer Affairs Victoria commences action against agency for practising while unlicensed.
Legislative changes: NSW Government engages community consultation for further changes to rental laws // No-cause evictions to be banned in South Australia.
31 July 2023
An underquoting taskforce established by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) has announced that it observed twenty-nine agencies engage in the dishonest act of underquoting from the year 2022 to 2023.
CAV reports that in the 12 months to June 30, “inspectors issued 48 underquoting infringement notices totalling more than $520,000 and issued 37 official warnings to 29 estate agencies”.
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