February 2026 rental snapshot: tight supply continues to support rents
Australia’s rental market tightened again in February. The national vacancy rate fell to 1.1%, down from 1.2% in January, according to SQM Research’s latest...
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Australia’s rental market tightened again in February. The national vacancy rate fell to 1.1%, down from 1.2% in January, according to SQM Research’s latest...

Australia’s housing market kept rising in February, with national dwelling values up 0.8% for the month, according to the latest data from Cotality. That...

A data-backed guide to activating the leads you already have One of the things I see working with agencies across the industry is that...

Your Manage PM data no longer needs to sit on one side of your business. With the new Data Sync, it now feeds directly...

Tenancy legislation questions pop up all day, every day. How many rent increases can I do each year? Who replaces light bulbs in a...

Property Managers are used to tough conversations. What’s new is how those conversations are showing up. Across the industry, PMs are being hit with:...

Key points If you manage a rent roll, you know December numbers rarely tell the full story. January has confirmed what many teams expected....

Investor money flowed strongly into the housing market in 2025, with more buyers chasing stock and competition lifting across many areas. New investment loans...

For years, many agencies have built their tech stack piece by piece. A CRM for sales, a separate system for property management and extra...

For years, the property management inbox rewarded one thing above all else: speed. It favoured the person who replied first, cleared the queue fastest...

Choosing a real estate CRM isn’t just a software decision. For high-growth agencies, it’s an infrastructure decision. One that affects listings, leasing, follow-ups, client...

Key points Australia’s housing market kicked off 2026 with another month of growth, even as cost of living pressures and affordability continue to bite....
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What’s actually changing in property management payments? For a long time, trust accounting has been the backbone of property management. Every payment passes through...

Switching to a better payment experience shouldn’t feel like another project for you and your team. Our latest updates support existing MePay users to...

PropertyMe’s CRM for real estate agents, Grow CRM, is built to help you grow faster, work smarter and deliver an experience that clients come...

Australian homeowners continue to benefit from years of strong property value growth, even as market momentum cools in some parts of the country, according...

Which one actually helps you get through your day faster? AI is quickly becoming part of the property management workflow. Emails are drafted faster....

With higher interest rates, affordability pressures and ongoing market uncertainty, it’s easy to assume buyers are simply stepping back. But look a little closer...
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