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Today, we are also covering:

• WA’s $5000 rental carrot

• Get more from your CRM

• NZ first-home buyers thriving

• Time ticking for NSW assistant agents

• And much more!

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On our radar

WA’s $5000 rental carrot

The WA Government will offer the owners of empty homes $5000 if they put them in the long-term rental pool. The Vacant Property Rental Incentive Scheme will offer payments to owners of up to 1000 vacant homes who are willing to provide a minimum 12-month lease to new, long-term tenants. REIWA CEO Cath Hart says, with a record low vacancy rate of 0.4 per cent, any scheme that puts a roof over people’s heads is a good thing. More here.

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Today’s Feature

How you can get more out of your CRM in 2024

Are you looking to unlock the full potential in your CRM and transform how you engage with leads and convert them into lasting client relationships? In today’s feature, OpenAgent’s Andy Webb reveals cutting-edge strategies from industry experts that will help you streamline your operations and supercharge your lead generation using the latest digital tools. More here.

Today’s Quiz

Lighten up and take a guess: which of these intricate wrought iron sconces is a real fixture, and which one's just forging a glow?

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Meanwhile in South Africa 🇿🇦

Western Cape is the new home hotspot

South Africa’s Western Cape property market is booming, with significant growth in sales and rentals driven by semigration from provinces like Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Landsdowne Property Group CEO Jonathan Kohler attributes the region's appeal due to better municipal management and lifestyle options, with increasing demand for properties in secure estates and gated communities. More here.

Anything else?

Why your buyers need a laundry chute

If you’re selling a home with a laundry chute, today is the ideal day to highlight that very feature to your buyers. Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day and, if your buyers are anything like us, they’ll have more than one pair of mismatched socks. And socks have been going missing since almost the dawn of time, with the earliest known pair excavated from Oxyrhynchus, on the Nile, in Egypt. Made from Naalbinding, the socks dated back to 300 AD. While that’s a fun trivia fact we still have one question left unanswered - where do all of those lost socks end up? Of course urban legend says they are re-incarnated as excess tupperware lids in your plastic drawer…

Dates for your diary

Find Elite Agent Editor Samantha McLean speaking about real estate and AI at these upcoming events:

May 10 AI Powered Agents Subscriber Masterclass (Virtual)
May 17 Raine & Horne PM Conference, Bowral, NSW
May 27 AREC, Gold Coast, Qld
June 3 Harcourts PM Conference, Gold Coast, Qld
July 12 AI Powered Agents Subscriber Masterclass (Virtual)
July 19 Leah Calnan National PM Day, Melbourne, Vic
July 30-Aug 1 Proptech Summit + Workshop, Sydney
August 11-14 Elite Retreat, Hayman Island, Qld
August 25 PPM Conference, Gold Coast, Qld