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Industry News

Housing pressures reshape how Australians rent and invest

People aged 40 and over have emerged as the largest cohort in new sharehouse research, as governments and investors respond to a housing market changing at both ends of the rental equation.

Dom Thurbon speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Dom Thurbon’s challenge to turn conference ideas into action

Closing PM/ONE 2026, Dom Thurbon urged delegates to turn honest conversations, a sense of progress and personal accountability…

Quinn Darragh speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Quinn Darragh’s three questions for moving through setbacks

At PM/ONE, the Bondi lifeguard shared a practical approach to resilience built on gratitude, optimism and small steps.

Tim Duggan speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Tim Duggan’s five steps to handling conflict better

At PM/ONE, Tim Duggan shared his CLEAR framework for preparing for difficult conversations, listening with care, and finding…

Pamela Medeiros and Bradley Fraser speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Bradley Fraser keeps the relationship going after handover

The DiJones BDM told PM/ONE how staying involved in rent reviews, sharing client knowledge and working across departments…

Pamela Medeiros speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Pamela Medeiros puts the investor’s plan first

DiJones’s Head of Investment Management outlined how annual reviews, better onboarding questions and team development support more purposeful…

Stuart Hobden and Fiona Blayney speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Stuart Hobden and Fiona Blayney show where rent roll value is built

Fee reconciliation, well-kept files and a clear view of costs can help property management businesses strengthen cash flow…

Chelsea Pottenger speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Chelsea Pottenger’s practical resets for a more sustainable working day

At PM/ONE, the EQ Minds founder shared small habits for calmer transitions, a different start to the morning,…

Anders Sörman-Nilsson speaking at PM/ONE 2026
Property Management

Anders Sörman-Nilsson: Take the robot out of the property manager

The futurist’s PM/ONE keynote made the case for using AI to reclaim time for clients, strengthen human connection,…

Andrew Palmer and Katie Tilden with panel host Sam Macri at PM/ONE 2026
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Make your agency’s values visible to attract regional talent

Katie Tilden and Andrew Palmer told PM/ONE how team-led values, candid recruitment conversations, and community involvement shape their…

Sophie Kennedy-Rush speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Sophie Kennedy-Rush recommends structured follow-up to grow management portfolios

At PM/ONE, the Buxton Geelong Group BDM and director outlined how lead tracking, tailored client processes, and clear…

Hamish Wilson addressing the audience at PM/ONE 2026
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Hamish Wilson recommends simple systems backed by personal communication

At PM/ONE, Hamish Wilson outlined how repeatable processes, clear owner updates, and a lean technology setup support property…

Naaman Fraser speaking at PM/ONE 2026
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Use automation to make more time for personal service

Naaman Fraser’s advice to PM/ONE paired practical communication tools with a staff-retention approach built around helping people do…

Little Bird treats every owner and tenant as its BDM
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Little Bird treats every owner and tenant as its BDM

Speaking at PM/ONE 2026, the team behind Little Bird Properties explained how a "care and compliance" framework and…

Conference delegates seated facing the stage at PM/ONE 2026
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Ray White Ferntree Gully puts client service at the centre of change

At PM/ONE 2026, Pat McConnachie and Jacinta Jackson shared lessons in building team ownership, improving communication and keeping…

Chris Hanley gives property managers a one-word secret sauce
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Chris Hanley gives property managers a one-word secret sauce

The Byron Bay agency owner told PM/ONE 2026 that patience, listening and care were skills no machine could…

Fiona Blayney tells PM/ONE agents to stop selling tasks
Property Management

Fiona Blayney tells PM/ONE agents to start selling value

Opening the property management conference, Fiona Blayney argued AI is already doing the tasks PMs have used to…

Anne Flaherty, senior economist at realestate.com.au said rental vacancy rates rose nationally to 1.5% in July. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Vacancies climb to four-year high as renter instability persists

Rental stock improved in July for the first time in years, but new research shows tenant families –…

David Highland, CEO, Highland Property. Image: Supplied
Features

The untapped engine of real estate – why property management is no longer the second cousin to sales

How Highland Property is reshaping its rent roll with scale, technology and a standalone approach to property management.

Amy Fonay, Head of Property Management at Ray White Highton, leads her team through industry change by prioritising culture and support. Image: Supplied/Lois.
Features

The 18-month lifespan: How to beat PM burnout

Amid rising legislative complexity and tribunal workloads, one principal explains the daily practices that keep her property management…

Long-term renters are increasingly treating leased properties as permanent homes, driving demand for modular and multi-use furnishings as homeownership falls to a 30-year low of 62.7 per cent nationwide. Image: Lois
Industry News

Renting for life is now the plan, not the fallback, for many tenants

Modelling cited in the report suggests almost half of younger Australian households will still be renting privately past…

Torn-paper collage of a Victorian terrace house with wrought-iron fence, chandelier shadow and a ghostly figure on a staircase
Features

Nick Brown: A break lease isn’t a crisis – it’s a negotiation

Tenants ending a lease early is part of the job – Nick Brown on why the ‘break lease’…

Collage of a metal bucket leaking water from many holes, surrounded by an apartment building, house keys and a fee ledger
Features

Brock Fisher: Fix the holes in your revenue bucket before you try to grow it

Most agencies are missing hundreds of dollars a month in fees they never collect. From file audits to…

Rent.com.au Posts Record Revenue, RentBond Hits $10m
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Rent.com.au posts record revenue as RentBond hits $10m

The ASX-listed rental platform behind RentPay says it's nearing break-even, with recurring revenue from bond and rent products…

The property manager moonlighting as a pro wrestler
Franchise News

Meet ‘Showtime’ – the property manager who wrestles on weekends

Ray White Southbank's Sean Thompson says having a completely separate outlet, even one that recently dislocated his knee,…

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Industry News

The Investor Edit: Tracking Investor Trends Post-Budget

Investors pulled back after the Federal Budget, but the picture since then has been more complex. Drawing on…

Features

The new era of PMs: Why the future belongs to strategic advisors, not task managers

Ahead of National Property Managers Day, industry leaders explain why relationships, judgement and calm communication now matter more…

Ray White’s Peter Diamantidis is challenging the traditional sales-first recognition model by rewarding the entire agency team. Image: Supplied/Lois
Features

Sales got the trophies. This boss decided property managers deserved the spotlight

Peter Diamantidis built an internal recognition program that treats the "engine room" of his business with the same…

Back to Basics

Why inspection reports are one of the most important documents in property management

Why thorough ingoing and outgoing inspection reports are one of the most important skills new property managers can…

Features

The tough compliance conversation every PM needs to have 

With sweeping rental reforms reshaping the market, property managers like Sophie Kennedy Rush are navigating a new reality…

News

What Your Investor Clients Are Googling Right Now

The negative gearing and CGT changes explained – what’s actually happening, what’s not, and what to say when…

Back to Basics

Strata 101: Why managing apartments is a different job entirely

From by-laws to building dynamics, the fundamentals that separate managing a unit from managing a home.

Features

Inside the PM model fixing burnout and lifting performance

Katie Knight reflects on 20 years in property management, highlighting industry change, mental health pressures, and a shift…

Luke Shumack, Partner O*NO Legal. Image: Supplied
Property Management

‘A wake-up call’: Industry braces for impact after 2Apply privacy ruling

2Apply found in breach of Privacy Act: what the landmark ruling means for renters and real estate agencies

Renters are reaching their affordability limit, with Domain data showing rent growth slowing despite record-low vacancy rates. Image: Getty
Industry News

Rental market hits affordability ceiling as record-low vacancies fail to lift rents

Domain says renters have reached their financial limit, with record-low vacancy rates failing to drive broad rent increases…