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Elite Agent TV
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Elite Agent
The Sky Pool: Would You Brave a 500 Feet High Rooftop Infinity Pool?
You’ve seen rooftop pools and infinity pools before, but pretty sure you haven’t seen anything like this. We’ve been anxious just looking at it. Let us know if you’d brave this one.
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Matt Lancashire with Claudio Encina
Transcript: Claudio Encina: We’ve got a special guest who spoke this morning, Matt Lancashire from Ray White New Farm. Hey, Matt. Awesome speech and presentation this morning. Matt Lancashire: Thank you very much. Claudio: And I’ve got some great comments from a lot of people. You mentioned the importance of a team. How many in your team at the moment and what…
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Elite Agent TV
Robots and Real Estate with Nigel Dalton at AREC 2017
To hear more about innovation in real estate, you can watch Nigel’s Transform 2017 coaching session on Time, Trust and Transparency.
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Brand Editorial
Industry Supplier Update: @realty at AREC 2017
Speaking about the changes, Director JJ Taylor said, “We are excited to be able to offer more services through the group to vendors and buyers. These services are all online, so clients can log into the solicitors online portal, for example, and view real time what is happening.” JJ Taylor from @realty speaks to Samantha McLean at AREC 2017 Adding…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Melita Bell with Sarah Bell
Transcript: Sarah Bell: Welcome so much to the Elite Agent AREC couch. Melita Bell, one of the standout speakers from yesterday. Melita Bell: Thank you. Sarah: Congratulations on your world. Let’s start at the middle, let’s start with your why. Talk to me about your son. Melita: So my why, as everyone heard today, is I have a beautiful nearly…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Ewan Morton and Nick Papas with Claudio Encina
Transcript: Claudio: Welcome back to AREC 2017 at the Elite Agent magazine stand, and I’ve got the pleasure of interviewing two sensational leaders who are going to be joining us. We’ve got Ewan Morton from Morton, and we’ve got Nick Papas from Century 21 in Maroubra. We’re going to talk about the Leadership issue that’s just recently been released. So…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Arabella Hooper with Claudio Encina
Transcript: Claudio Encina: Here we are at the Elite Agent Magazine stand at AREC 2017, and we had the pleasure of listening to Arabella….Hooper? Arabella Hooper: Yes, you got it. Could’ve been a Cooper. Claudio: It could’ve been a Cooper. Arabella: Was once. Claudio: I was like, “Hooper? Cooper?” From Harris Real Estate in Adelaide. Your presentation was amazing this…
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Transform 2017 Coach
A Game of Inches Part 2: Listing Presentation Challenge with John McGrath and Monika Tu
Week 10 mentor and Elite Agent regular Jet Xavier caught up with them just before the start of the challenge to find out from these two industry greats what really gives an agent the edge in a listing presentation. Jet: Once the listing presentation’s over, when do you think an agent should follow up? Monika: I think the agent should…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Demand for Property Surges in May according to REA
While demand for property seemed to subside somewhat in April according to the REA Group Property Demand Index, the month of May saw demand for housing reach a new record high. The latest figures from REA Group suggest more price growth in major cities, despite other reports, such as the CoreLogic Home Value indices for the same period showing small…
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Real Estate News
Foreign resident capital gains withholding tax too low: REIA
The initiative outlined in the 2017 Budget for foreign resident capital gains withholding is too low says REIA President Malcolm Gunning. The Government propose to reduce the foreign resident capital gains tax withholding to $750,000 from the current $2 million from 1 July 2017. REIA President Malcolm Gunning said in REIA’s view the proposed threshold of $750,000 is unjustifiable. “If…
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Transform 2017 Coach
A Game of Inches Part 1: Listing Presentation Challenge with John McGrath and Monika Tu
Week 10 mentor and Elite Agent regular Jet Xavier caught up with them just before the start of the challenge to find out from these two industry greats what really gives an agent the edge in a listing presentation. Jet Xavier: What makes a world class listing presentation for you both? Monika Tu: For me, it’s all about preparation. And…
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Transform 2017 Coach
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Transform 2017 Coach
Transform 2017 Week 12 Mark McLeod: The Core Product of Real Estate, Building an Ecosystem
Coach: Mark McLeod, Chief of Growth, Ray White Key Points The most successful real estate agents are the ones who build ecosystems around their communities Trust is your core product: the business isn’t about scripts and dialogues, it’s about understanding. Video Notes/Transcript I have a few really strong beliefs. First one is skill is highly overrated. I’ve seen plenty of people with…
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EPM
Can Lock Boxes help your agency manage keys better?
If you have ever been on holidays and rented a self-contained apartment or house, you might have encountered a lock box at the property for collecting keys. They are ingenious little contraptions that are making their way into mainstream real estate practices throughout Australia and New Zealand. Our realtor friends in the US have been using them consistently for years…
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Real Estate News
RE/MAX returns to Mackay
RE/MAX Results has returned to Mackay in QLD, once again giving the much-respected global real estate name a presence in the region. With an executive sales force of high-performer Stacey Arlott and the experienced Dee Mangion joining Regional Development Manager Emma Goodfellow, who has steered the efficient RE/MAX Results property management business over the past 12 months, RE/MAX results is…
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Real Estate News
Ray White New Farm Prepare to Auction “under the stars”
Ray White New Farm’s upcoming Auction Under The Stars, they say, is more than an auction event, it’s a “property buffet”. Now in its fourth year, this year’s Auction Under The Stars will be held on May 30 at 6 pm in the carpark behind Ray White New Farm on Brunswick St, New Farm. This fully catered market expo comes with…
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EPM
NSW Tradie Prices Drop: ServiceSeeking
Tradies continue to prosper from Australia’s renovation obsession as the nation’s market for renovation services eclipses a colossal $31 billion. Competition remains tight in NSW, however, where according to ServiceSeeking.com.au prices fell across all industries last quarter, putting the cost of a tradie four per cent below the national average. The quarterly Tradie Price Index released this week by tradie comparison site…
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Real Estate News
Real+ Expands Service Offering to Outsourced Trust Accounting
Dynamic real estate agency service provider Real+ is now offering yet another way for clients to realise greater efficiencies in their businesses by outsourcing trust account management. The company, which has an established reputation in the industry for its training, coaching and recruitment services, has just set up a new business division, Real+ Outsourcing, to provide the service. Real+ Outsourcing…
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Transform 2017 Coach
Transform 2017 Week 11 Gavin Croft: Understanding the Art of Auction
Coach: Gavin Croft Key Points Put a market in front of the seller on a set date, and work towards setting up for bidders and buyers rather than ‘the buyer’. Understanding the auction and your role in the process reduces your days on market, and will help sellers make a better decision. Quote “Your ability to articulate a market – a…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Tentative Signs of Pickup in Mining Regions
There haven’t been many glimmers of hope for property owners in once-booming mining towns lately but an analysis released by CoreLogic yesterday may contain the first hints of an improvement since the end of the commodity boom. In its latest Property Pulse report CoreLogic found evidence of an uptick in sales volumes across a number of hard-hit mining areas…
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Transform
Transform 2017 Week 10B Jet Xavier: Preparing for Battle, How to be E.P.I.C.
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with Jet Xavier Coach: Jet Xavier Key Points Embrace, Play, I Am, Connect – the E.P.I.C. framework Embrace your fear rather than resist it; when mistakes happen, learn from them. When playing the long game, treat your experiences as fun Quote “Fear is a healthy thing. See it as that. Understand…
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Elite Agent
Husband and wife team take up a new challenge
Raine & Horne has made double play in recruiting the talent to head up its newest office on the northern beaches. They have managed to lure not only one of the peninsula’s most successful agents in Ben Spackman as principal of the new Mona Vale office, but also his wife Katie, who will head up the property management business. Ben, who…
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Real Estate News
Pressure being felt across Sydney rental market, REINSW
Residential vacancy rates across Sydney are showing no signs of relief, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. REINSW President John Cunningham said the April 2017 REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey saw the Sydney metropolitan area remain steady at 1.7 per cent, despite a decline of 0.2 per cent at 1.2 per cent in Middle Sydney. “A vacancy…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New App Removes Price Barrier to Augmented Reality
The case for using augmented reality (AR) technology in the real estate industry has always been compelling but for many, implementation costs have put it way out of reach – until now. Imagine consumers being able to use Augmented Reality to see how their furniture might look in a new property at the touch of a button on their mobile devices;…
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Transform
Transform 2017 Week 10A Alan Stevens: Building Rapport Using Facial Profiling
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with The Celebrity Profiler, Alan Stevens Coach: Alan Stevens Key Points Facial features are a history of one’s personality, and there are different ways to respond and act towards different facial expressions and twitches How to approach a listing presentation with John McGrath and Monika Tu, based on their facial…
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Real Estate News
Investor housing finance moderating
The latest housing finance figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirm that finance approvals for investor housing is moderating, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). “The value of investment housing commitments decreased by 0.3 per cent in March 2017 in trend terms. This is down from its 2015 peak,” Malcolm Gunning, REIA President…
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Real Estate News
realestate.com.au Launches ‘property curation’ feature for users
realestate.com.au is making it even easier for Australians to find their next home or property thanks to the launch of Collections, available with the latest app update on the realestate.com.au iOS and Android apps. Signed in app users have for a long time been able to save their favourite searches, but now, with to Collections, they can also categorise and…
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Real Estate News
New Program for Female Students
The property industry has come up with a smart idea to grab the attention of the next generation of potential recruits with the latest initiative in its campaign to promote diversity and equal opportunity in the sector. The Property Council of Australia yesterday kicked off a new pilot program in Sydney to introduce female high-school students to the range of…
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Real Estate News
Chinese Buyers Still Dominate But Buying Fever Has Eased
The head of the world’s leading Chinese website for international real estate has praised the latest Foreign Investment Review Board annual report as proof the current system is working well. Juwai CEO Charles Pittar said it showed foreign investment was going right where Australia wanted it and was one of the few bright spots in the economy. FIRB chairman Brian…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Luxury agent Chantal Hooper joins Di Jones
Di Jones Real Estate has appointed Chantal Hooper to join its Eastern Suburb’s team. Di Jones Real Estate CEO Rob Ward said Chantal’s international experience, network and ability to work across cultures sees her as a valuable addition to the team. “With a wealth of experience servicing prestige clients in Sydney, we’re delighted to have Chantal joining us at Di…
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Real Estate News
Smashed avo makes a comeback in Brisbane
Can you still have your #smashedavo on toast and be able to buy property? A Ray White agent in Sherwood, Brisbane, believes so, using a clever marketing campaign for one of his developments that offers buyers brunch free every weekend for a year at a local cafe. Ray White Sherwood principal Cameron Crouch came up with the clever campaign playing on the…
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Transform 2017 Coach
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Stock Levels Rise as Demand Slows
Following years of frenetic activity in Australia’s hottest real estate markets, more signs are emerging that buyers might be ready to take a breather after CoreLogic reported stock levels are now outstripping demand in some cities. Months of Supply figures are used to predict how long it should take to clear volumes of stock currently on the market and found…
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