Fathom Holdings has sold its LiveBy assets to Move Concierge for $3 million — with an additional $300,000 in expected annual contingent payments tied to data-sharing agreements. Fathom will retain access to the LiveBy platform for five years while Move Concierge extends its services to all Fathom agents. Both companies will make their services available […]
Downsizing couple Liz and Sam Eid struggled to sell their Hamilton home when it first went for sale; but found adjusting their expectations meant they could get a safer deal at the cost of a lower price. When the pair first put their house on the market, their original agents estimated the property’s value at […]
Not one for watching paint dry? Perhaps wallpaper is the transformational fix needed to get your house ready for sale. Some of the most luxurious homes on the Adelaide property market are wooing buyers with opulent wallpaper features, with one real estate agent believing the boldest choices often draw the most positive feedback. Toop+Toop sales […]
The Victorian government’s latest rental rule: blind anchors are now mandatory in all scenarios for the state’s residential tenancies. A $6 piece of plastic from Bunnings, or free from the state government, is the latest mandatory requirement for Victorian landlords. They’re risking a more than $12,000 fine if they don’t have it, and potentially the […]
The four-bedroom house at 23 Girton Crescent, Manifold Heights, looks out to the playground in the circular street. Young families were at the forefront as a four-bedroom Manifold Heights home smashed its price hopes by almost $300,000 at a five-way weekend auction. The 789sq m property is in the centre of arguably Geelong’s most family-friendly neighbourhood […]
Stunning lawn renovation on the Gold Coast. Source: Facebook/Lawn Tips Australia/Tim Mee. A Gold Coast man has gone viral after posting photos of a lawn so perfect people were convinced it was AI – until he revealed exactly how he did it. Lawn Tips Australia moderator Tim Mee emerged from a week of wild Queensland […]
A Gold Coast development with more than 250 homes has sold 95 per cent of its units, making more than $375 million in sales as construction tops out. The Main Beach project, Lagoon by the Drew Group, has sold $20 million in homes over the past 2 months, with each unit at an average sale […]
CMG Financial‘s reverse mortgage division has welcomed John-Robert Martinez as regional manager of reverse for the eastern U.S., effective Monday. The news was confirmed on LinkedIn by Sean Kirksey, CMG’s vice president of reverse mortgage. “Anyone who has worked with John knows how much this is earned,” Kirksey wrote. “He has been our top-producing reverse […]
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s proposals to reform federal reverse mortgage programs include seven key recommendations — ranging from the creation of a new securitization option to charging insurance premiums based on the actual amount drawn. In October, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Ginnie Mae […]
Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow (KL/ACE) has merged with DaMore Law and its Vermont division, Green Mountain Lawyers — expanding the attorney-driven settlement firm’s reach across New England and strengthening its presence in Vermont. Merging brings DaMore Law’s 25-year regional presence — with offices in Burlington, Vt., Methuen, Mass., and Killington, Vt. — into KL/ACE’s […]
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