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Samantha McLean

Samantha McLean

Samantha McLean is the co-founder and Managing Editor of Elite Agent, Australia's leading independent platform for real estate professionals. Over 17 years, she and co-founder Mark Edwards have built Elite Agent from a print magazine into a digital media and technology company serving agents and property managers across Australia and New Zealand. Sam delivers AI training and keynotes to major real estate networks across the country, and has built multiple AI-powered products for the industry. She is a three-time Business Magazine Editor of the Year (Mumbrella Publish Awards) and holds a Bachelor of Business from UTS.

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Real Estate’s night of nights to recognise all aspects of property

Time is running out to get your entries in for the industry’s most prestigious and credible real estate awards, the AREAs. Ahead of the submission closing deadline of 19 July, Andrew Rechtman, Executive GM of Residential at REA Group, speaks exclusively to Elite Agent about the new award categories, tips for submissions and why the AREAs are free for everyone to enter.

Industry News

Ray White Joint Chairman pays tribute to Australian Auctioneering Legend

Ray White NSW Awards program will now include the Tony Fountain Auction Award to honour one of the…

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Ray White Chairman weighs in on the negative gearing debate

​INDUSTRY veteran Brian White, chairman of Australasia’s largest property group the family owned Ray White, slammed the now…

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Purple gain and pain – revenue up but losses double

While the UK division shows a profit, losses in Australia and the US bring the overall result for…

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Agent Comparison Tool launches on realestate.com.au

realestate.com.au today launch a website tool that allows consumers to more easily find the right agent to sell their…

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New Beta Trial in the US connects Agents with Amazon Echo

Agent NEO is voice activated app that can help consumers buy a house, request an open, help sell…

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RBA rates remain on hold

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Auction smashes 2017 residential record

Single block of apartments sells for $33.25 million

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Coronis sets sights on bitcoin transactions

MD Andrew Coronis talks the future of crypto-currency in property transactions

Elite Agent TV

Video of the Week – You’re my Ngunnawal…

In our video of the week, Ben Lewis from LJ Hooker Kaleen in the ACT shows how to…

Features

Talking Technology with John McGrath

Technology, tools, interceptors, and the role of the real estate agent in the future. With many changes continuing…

Elite Agent TV

The Age of Influence

In the current digital landscape where attention is scarce, noise and complexity are high, and standing out is…

Elite Agent TV

Is this the simplest way to talk about any precise location?

Not everywhere on the planet has an accurate address

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Rachel Lawrie: Scientifically Speaking

If you thought it was tough to find one or two points of difference to win a listing,…

Elite Agent TV

Australian Auctioneering Championships 1999: John McGrath

It may be nearly 20 years ago, but this is one of the many reasons John McGrath is…

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The Innovators at Ray White: Putting Agents face to face to face with more people

Jason Alford and Kelly Tatlow explain how they provide value to the Ray White network by promoting their…

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Century 21: Future by Design

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Andrews Government in Victoria promises to make renting ‘fairer’ for tenants

Reforms include a provision to allow pets, faster bond refunds and an agent/landlord blacklist.

Industry News

Purplebricks launches in USA

The lucrative LA market marks the entry point for the company before extending across the state of California…

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Getting to Know Gavin Rubinstein

Top Double Bay agent Gavin Rubinstein is on everyone’s radar right now as a beacon of success, and…

Technology

Modern Stamp launches to simplify event marketing for real estate professionals

Modern Stamp is owned and operated by Punchbowl, Inc., the company behind the state-of-the-art technology platform for online…