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People Moves

Sotheby’s Bayside adds senior sales hire in May Wang

The bilingual sales agent brings a decade of high-end and off-market experience as Melbourne Sotheby's International Realty grows its Brighton-based Bayside team.

China’s Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin gets life sentence. Image: Lois
International

China: Evergrande founder jailed for life as fraud scale emerges

A Shenzhen court found Hui Ka Yan's property empire overstated revenue by around $112 billion, a collapse an…

Monika Doyle - Barry Plant Chief of Staff. Image supplied
Franchise News

Monika Doyle returns to Barry Plant as Chief of Staff

The newly created position is designed to keep the growing network aligned as it works through its next…

Transparency strategy delivers five offers in six days for Urrbrae fixer-upper
Agent Stories

Transparency strategy delivers five offers in six days for Urrbrae fixer-upper

A transparent approach to a property needing some repair work and TLC delivered 40 inspection groups in two…

Nerida Conisbee on why this downturn is unlikely to become a GFC-style crash. Image: Supplied/Lois
Industry News

Why this downturn is unlikely to become another GFC

Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee models what it would take to match the Global Financial Crisis and…

Ray White WA honours top performers amid market shift warning
Franchise News

Ray White WA honours top performers

CEO Mark Whiteman used the network's annual awards night to congratulate its top performers while warning that listings…

Joel Davoren, Managing Director at REMAX Australia. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Real REMAX Group marks global milestone

REMAX Holdings has completed its US$880 million merger with Real, but Australian managing director Joel Davoren says the…

Marshall White. Image: Supplied
People Moves

Marshall White promotes ten to partner and director roles

Ben Manolitsas and Bailey White step up to director as Grace Morley is named partner in a round…

Ethan and Brett Reddell - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Brett Reddell builds family succession plan at Area Specialist

The Gold Coast agent credits a mindset shift for turning his business around, and is now preparing to…

Dan White and Alexander Phillips. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Alexander Phillips launches Ray White Phillips & Co in Woollahra

The eastern suburbs agent, whose team handles more than $1 billion in property sales a year according to…

Team Rubinstein. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Gavin Rubinstein hits Elite status six weeks into the financial year

The TRG founder is on track for a 13th consecutive Chairman's Elite year, a run he shares with…

Industry News

Ripple Wu brings Box Hill team to Jellis Craig

The merger adds a new Box Hill office to the Jellis Craig Whitehorse hub alongside its existing Blackburn…

Jenna Wallace Promoted to Lead Knight Frank Occupier Platform
People Moves

Jenna Wallace promoted to lead Knight Frank occupier platform

The appointment brings Knight Frank's Global Portfolio Solutions and Tenant Representation teams under one national leader.

O'Brien network honours top performers at annual gala awards
Franchise News

OBrien network honours top performers at annual gala awards

More than 350 people gathered in Melbourne to celebrate the network's top sales agents, property managers and offices…

Ray White Goulburn staffer to shave head for grandfather
Franchise News

Ray White Goulburn staffer to shave head for grandfather

Tamika Straney is taking on the World's Greatest Shave after learning her grandfather has lived with chronic myeloid…

Beba Ramic. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Beba Ramic joins The Agency WA

The Mosman Park specialist brings close to two decades of local market experience to her new role.

Geoff Grist - Harcourts Neutral Bay Mosman. Image supplied
Franchise News

Geoff Grist joins Harcourts after 21 years in Mosman and Neutral Bay

The Lower North Shore veteran has opened a franchise, built and sold a rent roll, and merged property…

What Vendors and Buyers value
Supplier News

New consumer research shows what Vendors and Buyers actually Value, Notice and Act On.

Whether choosing a home to buy or selecting an agent to appraise, online presentation is where the decision-making…

Claudia Macdonald has joined Cunninghams.
People Moves

Cunninghams welcomes Claudia Macdonald to strengthen Forest area presence

Cunninghams has welcomed experienced sales agent and Northern Beaches local Claudia Macdonald to its growing sales team, strengthening…

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Celebrity Homes

Kim Kardashian’s favourite architect’s London villa sells for £15m

The Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead mansion, once a hideaway for visiting Hollywood stars, has sold to a European family…

Calvin Chan. Image: Supplied
Industry News

Calvin Chan joins Raine & Horne Green Square as associate partner

The promotion brings the agency's top-selling Zetland agent into a leadership role, according to Raine & Horne Green…

Japan: Selling real estate for 1 Yen. Image - Deposit Phtotos
International

Japanese agency sells homes for 1 Yen, banks trust instead

One Tokyo agency has built a business model around giving away unwanted regional properties for less than the…

Matt Redmond - Area Specialist. Image supplied
Franchise News

Building success through reputation in Leongatha

Matt Redmond has built a thriving real estate business in Leongatha without making a single cold call.

Franchise News

REIQ names 40 real estate professionals as Fellows

The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has recognised 40 members with 15 years or more of service, entitling…

LJ Hooker Foundation Partners with A Home for All
Franchise News

LJ Hooker names A Home for All primary charity partner

The multi-year partnership will see LJ Hooker Foundation's 400-plus offices drive fundraising and awareness for homelessness and housing…

Josh Rutman and Jesse Radisich - Knight Frank Melbourne.
People Moves

Josh Rutman, Jesse Radisich join Knight Frank’s Melbourne team

Josh Rutman arrives as Partner and Head of Capital Markets, Victoria, with Jesse Radisich as Senior Director, bringing…

Century 21 Rise Gympie Opens with Walker & Seth
People Moves

Chantelle Walker and Derek Seth open Century 21 Rise in Gympie

The pair, each with eight years of local industry experience and multiple Century 21 sales awards between them,…

(L-R) Julian Augustini, Michael Cooney, John McGrath, Christopher Mourd, Andrew Boyce. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

McGrath partners with Hodges to expand Melbourne footprint

The new Hodges McGrath brand will operate across Bayside Melbourne and Rye on the Mornington Peninsula, bringing Victoria's…

Homes in Glasgow sell three times faster than the UK average - making the Scottish city the fastest selling in Britain. Image: Deposit Photos
International

Correct pricing on day one is beating three months of discounting

New Alto data shows Glasgow homes agree a sale in just 11 days, with the company's CEO pointing…

Brisbane Ray White real estate agent Sonya Treloar is raising vital funds for Hummingbird House. Image: Supplied
Franchise News

Real estate agent turns loss into hope for Queensland families

Ray White's Sonya Treloar is running her second annual fundraiser for Hummingbird House, Queensland's only dedicated children's hospice,…

Back garden seals the deal as Antony Doolin navigates shifting Perth market
Agent Stories

Back garden seals the deal as Antony Doolin navigates shifting Perth market

Antony Doolin's dual-targeting strategy delivered three offers for a Melville family home, with a lifestyle-focused family ultimately securing…

Gerard Connell - REA Group Executive General Manager – Sales. Image supplied
Partner Content

Ten agencies get behind REA’s red doors for Hackdays

For the first time, REA Group customers including Ray White Mildura and LJ Hooker United Group will spend…

Patrick Bird. Image: Supplied
People Moves

Patrick Bird named Elders NSW rural real estate manager

The appointment comes alongside a broader reshuffle of Elders' NSW leadership, with former state manager Richard Gemmell stepping…

Highland CEO, David Highland and COO, Laura McKay. Image supplied
Franchise News

Highland Group honours staff at Crown Sydney awards night

More than 220 guests gathered to recognise long-serving team members and rising talent across the Highland Group.

Franchise News

Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory celebrate 2026 award winners

A record 820 guests attended the annual Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory annual awards at the…