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If there is one thing I have learned on the journey to becoming a CEO, it is that the higher you climb, the more you realise you simply do not have all the answers. I have certainly made my fair share of missteps along the way—some of which still make me wince slightly in hindsight.

Days like this matter because they challenge complacency. Real estate is built on momentum. Listings, negotiations, targets, growth. We measure performance relentlessly, often without stopping to examine the system that enables that performance. International Women’s Day gives us a reason to step back and ask a deeper question, not how much we are achieving, but how we are enabling others to achieve.

In a world where networking is often polished, performative and transactional, Australian real estate identity Dana Walton is taking a different approach, one built around authenticity, honesty and genuine human connection.

In Victoria’s current regulatory environment, few areas create more risk for real estate agents than material facts. We all know the obligation exists. But knowing the rule and operationalising it are two very different things. Too often, disclosure is treated as a quick conversation during the listing presentation:

The Harcourts Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Saba Rose Button Foundation to support the launch of the One Cup Campaign, an innovative community-led fundraising initiative designed to provide sustainable support for children with additional needs and their families.

Stephen Gaitanos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Living Company, has been named Industry Figure of the Year: Asia-Pacific at the PERE Awards 2025, recognising his leadership in scaling one of the region’s most integrated living-sector investment and operating platforms.

Agency HQ has announced its third office in as many weeks, as Wyndham-based operator James Ferris realigns his business with the national platform, reflecting a broader shift underway across Australia’s independent real estate sector.

Harcourts has unveiled Harcourts Predict, the latest in its exclusive suite of technology solutions designed to help agents unlock opportunity from within their own databases.

Following a landmark year of expansion, One Agency is demonstrating sustained momentum with a record start to 2026. The international network is set to welcome 10 new offices and members across Australia in the first quarter of the year, building on the significant growth achieved in 2025.

If I had to summarise the commercial property market this year in one word, it would be discipline. After a prolonged period of yield compression and strong growth assumptions, followed by a phase of pricing and financing adjustment, the market is now operating on more realistic parameters.

Sunday night has its own rhythm. The weekend is still lingering, Monday hasn’t fully arrived, and the industry takes a breath before it all starts again.

Two brand new, luxe designer residences in one of Sydney’s hottest prestige property markets, Hunters Hill, are set to attract keen bidders when they go under the hammer during the week of Chinese New Year, thanks to strong buyer demand for luxury, turn-key homes.