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Christie's International Real Estate opens new South Coast prestige team
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Christie’s International Real Estate opens new South Coast prestige team

The luxury network's move into the Kiama-Gerringong-Berry triangle comes as the region posts the nation's highest seller profits and agents tip more sales toward the $20 million mark.

PRD-Colliers dual-brand partnership marks 20 years
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PRD-Colliers dual-brand partnership marks 20 years

The 2006 tie-up between commercial giant Colliers and residential network PRD kept both brands separate – and both…

CBRE appoints Jacob Siever as Senior Negotiator within its Capital Markets Private Wealth team on the Gold Coast.
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Jacob Siever joins CBRE as senior negotiator

The appointment adds to CBRE's Capital Markets – Private Wealth team on the Gold Coast as the firm…

Greg Nybo and Andy Bui
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Andy Bui named principal of Century 21 Property People

The Salisbury franchise passes to a 17-year staff member as Greg and Holly Nybo step back after more…

Rick Schultz opens Ray White Albert Park
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Rick Schultz opens Ray White Albert Park

After nearly a decade as one of Ray White's top-performing agents, Schultz makes the move to business ownership,…

Sotheby's International Realty, Inc. has acquired Majestic Realty Holdings LLC, expanding Sotheby's owned brokerage operations deeper into Western U.S. markets. Image: Getty
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Sotheby’s International Realty acquires Majestic Realty Holdings in massive 1,100-agent expansion

The acquisition of Majestic Realty Collective adds eight affiliate brands and more than 1,100 agents as global consolidation…

Harcourts Australia, NZ face off in Dial Hard 2
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Harcourts Australia, NZ face off in Dial Hard 2

The Trans-Tasman appraisal challenge returns with a twist, as New Zealand joins the competition for the first time.

Volkan Akintetik & Reece Caira launch LJ Hooker Berkeley Vale
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Volkan Akintetik and Reece Caira join LJ Hooker network

The two top-selling Central Coast agents have opened their own LJ Hooker business in Berkeley Vale, filling what…

Franchise News

Belinda McLachlan joins Harcourts Pinnacle in Brisbane

The Lawnton specialist brings more than a decade of experience to the growing agency as it strengthens its…

Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven
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Dual living Clayfield home sells in 13 days as couple combine two apartments into family haven

A professionally staged Clayfield character home attracted 80 enquiries in under two weeks, with Elisa McMahon securing a…

First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal
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First-home buyers return to Mosman apartment after tenant departure seals $1.025M deal

A two-bedroom unit in one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs attracted four offers after first-home buyers returned for…

Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction
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Week-one negotiation strategy delivers $1.55M Maroubra result before auction

Andrew Anastassiou turned a two-bedroom coastal unit into a competitive battleground within days, securing a result that exceeded…

Sam Borg Named Director of Ray White Woodside
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Sam Borg named director of Ray White Woodside

The 27-year-old has been promoted to business owner after six years and back-to-back Elite status with Ray White,…

Industry News

Trust tax reform could create a stamp duty postcode lottery

CPA Australia says many small businesses – including real estate agencies operating through family trusts – could face…

BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office
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BigginScott Manningham relocates to new Doncaster East office

The agency has moved to 1010 Doncaster Road as it continues to service clients across the Manningham area.

Rob Gillies. Photo: Supplied
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Rob Gillies to head property management at RT Edgar Stonnington

The 15-year industry leader joins the Stonnington business to oversee the continued growth of its property management division.

How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity
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How a strategic off-market period delivered $550k for a Golden Square land opportunity

Byron Ager's strategic off-market preparation delivered multiple offers and a $550,000 result for a Golden Square development site…

One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result
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One apartment, three transactions, 20 years: Brisbane agent delivers another benchmark result

Nik Seirlis has now transacted the same Riparian Plaza apartment three times across two decades — the latest…

Supplier News

Why the right AML workflow changes everything

Selecting an AML provider is only half the equation. It's a seamless workflow that keeps agencies compliant without…

LJ Hooker appoints Ayden Vojnic as Growth Manager to expand its franchise network across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Franchise News

Ayden Vojnic joins LJ Hooker as growth manager

The former Aussie Home Loans executive will lead franchise recruitment across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern…

REMAX Select has appointed Samantha Self as general manager, bringing her into the leadership team of the award-winning Mackay agency.
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Samantha Self joins REMAX Select as general manager

The Mackay agency has appointed a new general manager with eight years' experience leading retail operations at northern…

Industry News

HIA warns CSIRO lab closure will slow housing innovation

The Housing Industry Association says shutting Australia's North Ryde fire-testing facility could push up certification costs and slow…

Gerard Connell - REA Group Executive General Manager – Sales. Image supplied
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REA Group opens Hackdays to customer ideas for 2026

Agents and agencies can now pitch their own business challenges for the chance to spend four days working…

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Franchise News

Harcourts Foundation grant to fund 1,700 meal packs

A $5,000 grant from the Harcourts Foundation will help a volunteer-run Adelaide charity deliver more than 1,700 emergency…

Harcourts welcomes Harcourts Glenfield & Austral to its NSW network, led by directors Babu Pokhrel, Ish Khanal and Min Bhusal.
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Harcourts adds Glenfield and Austral to NSW network

A well-established Southwestern Sydney agency has joined the Harcourts fold, giving directors Babu Pokhrel, Ish Khanal and Min…

BresicWhitney appoints Tony Youssef and Michael Lahood to its commercial property division.
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BresicWhitney bolsters commercial team with two appointments

The Sydney group has appointed Tony Youssef as Commercial Manager and Michael Lahood as Commercial Associate as it…

Million Dollar Listing star Josh Flagg lists his Miami Beach villa for A$14 million.
Celebrity Homes

Million Dollar Listing, ten million dollar asking: Josh Flagg flips his own Miami masterpiece

The overhaul of Josh Flagg's Mediterranean villa leaned on custom steel windows, travertine bathrooms and a detached pool…

Industry News

Desperate renters snapping up capital city apartments in single-digit days

Rent.com.au's June snapshot shows medians rising again and units leasing faster, even as the pace of listing declines…

David Howell. Photo: Supplied
Supplier News

Forms Live goes independent for Queensland agents

After a decade licensing its technology through the REIQ, Dynamic Methods has launched Forms Live directly to Queensland…

Urban Real Estate supports OzHarvest Winter Food Drive. Image supplied
Franchise News

Urban Real Estate offices become OzHarvest food drop-off points

As cost-of-living pressures push more households toward food insecurity, Urban Real Estate is turning its office network into…

Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura
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Lukas Pedder to lead new McGrath office in Mildura

The Melbourne-trained agent has reunited with the McGrath network to open its first Mildura office, in a regional…

People Moves

Jayden Manno appointed director of Raine & Horne Essendon

The multi award-winning agent returns to lead the office where his real estate career began.

People Moves

CBRE recruits two senior leasing figures from JLL

James Palmer and Nick Drake join CBRE's Victorian office leasing team from July 1, bringing four decades of…

Knight Frank appoints Hamish Stuart and John Brasier to senior NSW office leasing roles, both joining from Dexus.
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Knight Frank appoints Hamish Stuart national head of office leasing

Two senior office leasing figures are moving from landlord to agency side as Knight Frank builds out its…

People Moves

Emily Gordon expands regional footprint with Coronis Childers

The agency director is now running two Coronis offices across regional Queensland, less than a year after growing…