March 2025 Newsletter

March 2025 Newsletter

Newsletter snapshot:

  • 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.

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February 2025 Newsletter

February 2025 Newsletter
  • 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!!

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January 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

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.

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October 2024 Newsletter

October 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter snapshot:

  • NSW 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!

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September 2024 Newsletter

September 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter snapshot:

  • 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.

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July 2024 Newsletter

July 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter snapshot

  • 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

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New rental laws commence in South Australia on 1 July 2024 under "biggest update of rental laws" in nearly 30 years

New rental laws commence in South Australia on 1 July 2024 under "biggest update of rental laws" in nearly 30 years

23 June 2024

In a media release today, the South Australian Government has announced the commencement of major rental reforms from 1 July 2024. This comes after earlier reforms were introduced to SA renting laws on 1 September 2023.

The July 2024 reforms also follow the State Government’s proposed bill from November 2023 to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1995, and it seems the then-proposed changes will now become law.

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June 2024 Newsletter

June 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter snapshot

  • 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!

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Pets get the nod under NSW Strata reform

Pets get the nod under NSW Strata reform

1 December 2023

The state has officially outlawed the practice of strata communities demanding bonds or fees to keep pets under a slew of reforms that have come into effect.

The Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill) makes 31 reforms to NSW’s strata legislation, primarily focusing on the rights of pet owners in multi-dwelling communities.

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Residential tenancy reforms introduced to WA Parliament

Residential tenancy reforms introduced to WA Parliament

29 November 2023

The Western Australian Government has today introduced legislation into Parliament which proposes a series of residential tenancy law reforms that will directly affect landlords, property managers and real estate agents.

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Reforms to short-stay accommodation in Western Australia

Reforms to short-stay accommodation in Western Australia

9 November 2023

In a media release on the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) website today, the Western Australian Government has announced reforms to the short-stay accommodation sector, to improve housing availability through incentives to property investors.

Under the reforms, the following will apply:

  • All short-term rental accommodation providers to be required to register properties

  • New $10,000 incentive for property owners to transition existing short-term rental accommodation into long-term rental homes for Western Australians

  • Reforms to provide consistency across the sector and clarity on what is required to operate a short-term rental accommodation property.

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