Search Results for: Leanne Pilkington
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LEADERSHIP
Leanne Pilkington: why failure is the precursor to success
It can be hard for anyone to own up to mistakes. It’s natural to want to project a sense of infallibility. But to do so is disingenuous.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Behind the podcast mics: Samantha McLean and Leanne Pilkington reflect on 2022 highlights and what’s in store for real estate in 2023
It has been a huge year on the Elevate podcast, with a host of high-profile guests, including Cara Atchison, Ryan Serhant and Matt Altman, sharing their thoughts on the industry and how you can all improve in business and in life.
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LEADERSHIP
Leanne Pilkington: Time for a fresh perspective
Leaders looking to future-proof their businesses for tomorrow need to look far wider than simply taking advice from experienced agents.
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TECH + SOCIAL
Leanne Pilkington: A technology testing strategy that works
Taking advantage of new technology means having an open mind to its possibilities, and not dismissing it before its potential is known.
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THE TRUSTED AGENT
The Trusted Agent podcast: Leanne Pilkington on overcoming fear and embracing the leader within
As Chief Executive Officer of Laing+Simmons and the former president of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales, Leanne Pilkington is one of the best known names in the real estate industry. But that doesn't mean the confidence to lead came to her naturally or easily.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Leanne Pilkington: Risk and reward
Laing+Simmons Chief Executive Officer Leanne Pilkington explains why the hardest decision she's ever had to make has also turned out to be the best.
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Elite Agent TV
From Elton John to Gloria Gaynor: Tim McKibbin and Leanne Pilkington perform a mashup of the ’80s biggest hits
At the REINSW Awards on Friday night, REINSW President and CEO performed the ultimate mashup of 80’s hits, singing to the dance floor chart-toppers Don’t go breaking my heart, I will survive and YMCA. But the two showed a lighter side to their challenging roles this year by changing the lyrics to a tongue in cheek look at difficulties agents…
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Elite Agent
Taming the voice in your head: Leanne Pilkington
In her long real estate career Laing+Simmons Chief Executive Officer Leanne Pilkington has had to overcome many hurdles. Here, she explains how to change the voice in your head to something way more positive.
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ELEVATE
Monthly Wrap: Samantha McLean and Leanne Pilkington discuss lockdowns, the vaccination debate, where agents should direct their attention, and the top podcast takeaways
From the vaccination debate to lockdown slump, there’s some big issues at play in real estate at the moment. In this podcast Elite Agent’s Samantha McLean and Courageous Conversations host Leanne Pilkington tackle them head on.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Lessons from 25 years in franchising: Leanne Pilkington
From working as a Sunday receptionist at her father's agency to chief executive officer and co-owner at Laing+Simmons, Leanne Pilkington knows real estate. Here she shares the lessons she's learnt along the way.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Stepping outside my comfort zone: Leanne Pilkington
Leanne explains how she felt being outside her comfort zone and what she learnt from the experience.
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OPINION
2021 Market Outlook: Leanne Pilkington
All things considered, 2020 closed on a high. House prices are showing a mild increase month-on-month in metropolitan and regional locations, which provides some comfort to consumers as Australia embarks upon a long-term economic recovery. In an unusual but appropriate move for the times, the Reserve Bank has confirmed interest rates will remain low for the next few years, which…
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Elite Agent
The four Cs of leadership in a crisis: Leanne Pilkington
Like many leaders, the past few months have given me time to reflect on what effective leadership really means and how it is delivered. Challenges and widespread uncertainty might be shared by everyone, but these issues manifest among teams in countless individual ways. Leaders must frame these challenges to resonate with their teams while providing comfort and clarity, even though…
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Leadership with Purpose: Leanne Pilkington
Leanne Pilkington is a pioneer of industry firsts in real estate. The President of the REINSW, founder of Catch up with the Property Girls, the Real Women in Real Estate network and Managing Director of boutique real estate group Laing + Simmons, Leanne was the 2019 winner of the Gold AREA for Most Influential Woman in property. With thirty years…
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LEADERSHIP
Leanne Pilkington: Smart, strategic, and not to be underestimated
While Leanne says she is honoured to have received the award, she is – by her own admission – a somewhat disbelieving face of the women’s real estate movement. “The only special thing about me is my willingness to work hard,” she reflects. “That’s really what has got me to where I am, bloody hard work.” It’s that tireless work…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Laing+Simmons’ Leanne Pilkington announced as new REINSW president
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has elected Leanne Pilkington as President of the industry body, effective immediately for a two-year term. REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin said Ms Pilkington’s major strength was her ability to connect with people right across the industry. “Leanne’s charismatic style and strong leadership skills will see her focus on our lobbying efforts,” Mr…
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Elite Agent
NSW, you can’t dine out on stamp duty forever: Leanne Pilkington
Laing + Simmons Managing Director and incoming REINSW President, Leanne Pilkington has penned a cautionary memo to the NSW Government telling them, they cannnot continue to dine out on NSW stamp duty revenues – highlighting the issue of housing affordability in the state, particularly in Sydney. Here is the full release: MEMO TO NSW GOVT: YOU CAN’T DINE OUT ON STAMP…
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Elite Agent
From Blacktown to boardroom: Luxe Listings Sydney star D’Leanne Lewis
Telling D’Leanne Lewis she can’t do something is like waving a red rag in front of a bull. She will prove you wrong. But unlike a bull, which only knows to charge ahead at full tilt, D’Leanne takes a more holistic approach to achieving success. After 29 years in real estate, the Laing + Simmons Double Bay principal has learnt…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New REINSW president Peter Matthews takes the reins
Peter Matthews, Founder & CEO of Realtair, today begins a two-year tenure as President of the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW). Mr Matthews takes the reins from Leanne Pilkington, CEO and co-owner of the Laing+Simmons network, who remains on the REINSW Board.
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Elite Agent TV
Navigating the coronavirus crisis for real estate agents
Sam McLean sat down with REIWA President Damian Collins, REINSW’s Leanne Pilkington and REIV’s Leah Calnan to get an overview of what is happening in the industry since the pandemic hit and what needs to happen for real estate professionals, tenants and landlords to get through the crisis.
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NEWS
2019 REINSW Awards for Excellence Winners
Now in its 22nd year, the REINSW has recognised outstanding achievements, crowning the winners of its 2019 REINSW Awards for Excellence held at The Star on Thursday, 19 September 2019. REINSW President Leanne Pilkington says this year, the calibre of finalists was incredibly high. “Last night the success of our industry was on full display,…
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LEADERSHIP
International Women’s Day: What it means to the real estate industry
To celebrate 2023’s International Women’s Day, we spoke to some of the most inspiring and influential leaders in the real industry to find out how real estate has changed in recent years, what needs to be done better and their advice for women starting out in the industry.
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NEWS
The top 50 residential real estate influencers and innovators for 2022
There is rarely a dull day in real estate. From mergers and acquisitions, pivoting in a changing market and continued acceleration of PropTech, 2022 has been a year for the record books.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Combating Taree’s rental crisis with transitional housing
The rental crisis across Australia is reaching extreme levels, with some of the biggest shortages occurring in regional areas forcing vulnerable people into incredibly challenging situations.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSW state government bans rental bidding
The controversial practice of rental auctions is set to be banned in NSW from this Saturday.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Property managers upskill with new investment portfolio manager course
Laing+Simmons is officially celebrating the first batch of graduates to complete its Investment Portfolio Manager course aimed at upskilling property managers.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Experts predict another cash rate rise from the RBA
There’s likely more pain ahead for borrowers with 97 per cent of experts expecting the RBA to hike the cash rate at the November meeting.
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NEWS
Laing+Simmons appoints new head of property management
Laing+Simmons has appointed a Head of Property Management for the first time to lead its new in-house property management training program to build property managers’ skills and stop the ‘churn and burn’ typically associated with the industry.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
No luck about it: Million Dollar Listing’s Matt Altman on work ethic, mindset, and how he and his brother went from zero to real estate heroes
Ask Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles star Matt Altman about his incredible rise to real estate fame, and he’ll quickly tell you there was no luck about it.
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FRANCHISE NEWS
The Agency expands Sydney footprint into Rosebery
The Agency today announced the expansion of its Sydney footprint with respected Rosebery agent Chris Skarlatos joining the team.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Sherrie Storor’s Build Your Best Life podcast launches Season 2
Australian entrepreneur Lorna Jane Clarkson will join a host of big-name real estate professionals, including Ewan Morton and Michael and Joel Davoren, on Season 2 of Sherrie Storor’s Build Your Best Life (BYBL) podcast.
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NEWS
Another rate hike to curb the highest inflation in three decades
The official cash rate is now 1.85 per cent after the Reserve Bank of Australia opted to raise interest rates a further 50 basis points at its monthly meeting today. The increase marks the fourth consecutive month of interest rate hikes as the RBA seeks to moderate inflation that is now the highest it has been since the early 1990s.…
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BEST PRACTICE
Samantha McLean: The habits of highly effective agents
There’s been a lot written about habits in the past few years thanks to authors like James Clear with his book Atomic Habits and BJ Fogg with his book Tiny Habits.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
What’s making news: Ryan Serhant, indoor plants, Luxe Listings and the rental crisis
There's never a dull moment when it comes to real estate. And with so much happening it can be easy to miss a great news story, an in-depth podcast or the latest in industry trends. That's why, each quarter we're going to bring you a compendium of some of the best read, watched and listed to content from Elite Agent.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Hard work and dedication pay off for 2021 AREA winners
Happy clients, excellent results and self-betterment are high on every real estate agent’s agenda.
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