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Every real estate professional builds their business around a collection of valuable assets. Some spend years developing a database of past clients and referral partners. Others invest heavily in their personal brand, social media presence or the latest technology.

Across Australia and New Zealand, agency leaders are discovering that attracting experienced agents has become one of the industry's biggest challenges. It's not because there aren't talented professionals in the market. It's because those professionals have become far more selective about where they choose to build their businesses.

For the first time ever, Harcourts Australia and Harcourts New Zealand will go head-to-head in Dial Hard 2—the ultimate Trans-Tasman appraisal drive designed to build momentum, sharpen prospecting skills and determine once and for all who can claim the ultimate bragging rights.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has increased the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.50%. While the move will add further pressure to borrowing costs for some households, it's unlikely to change the direction of the housing market overnight. Instead, it reinforces the more measured conditions that have been evident over recent months.

New Zealand property values edged lower in June, likely reflecting the spillover impacts from Iran-related economic uncertainty and the mortgage rate rises previously seen.

Property Brokers has further strengthened its global connections through its membership in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), one of the world's most exclusive real estate networks, following its participation in the 2026 LeadingRE Asia Pacific Forum and Investor Exchange in Tokyo.

A recent post from experienced property manager Cherie Osbaldiston has highlighted one of the most misunderstood parts of the property management profession: what really happens before a tenancy reaches termination.

Ray White runs its Real Estate of Origin events three times a year to create friendly rivalry and banter between the states and New Zealand, with 340 offices and 3,247 people registered for the second event of 2026. “The best agents don't wait for opportunities to appear, they create them,” said Ray White CEO - Performance and Value Thomas McGlynn.

Property management professionals across Australia are carrying more responsibility than ever before, according to industry trainer and mentor Sarah Cincotta.

On Friday, 17 July 2026, Harcourts offices across Australia and New Zealand will swap their usual work shoes for sneakers as part of the inaugural Sneaker Day 2026, a new Harcourts Foundation initiative designed to raise funds, build community and prove that doing good can be as simple as changing your shoes.

LJ Hooker has wrapped up another successful Fieldays, marking the 29th year the brand has been present at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event and reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the rural and lifestyle property sectors.

There was no grand master plan to become one of New Zealand's most recognised real estate brands. There were just three people, an old house on Broadway Avenue in Palmerston North and a belief that provincial New Zealand deserved a real estate company dedicated to serving its communities.