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NEWS
REIQ launches professional mentoring program
The REIQ has launched its inaugural mentoring program designed to connect people and create passion within the real estate profession. The REIQ Mentoring Program aims to equip up-and-coming real estate professionals with the personal and professional attributes that will enable them to excel in their chosen field. The program will do this by connecting mentees with carefully selected REIQ mentors,…
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Elders leaders unite for extraordinary retreat
More than 80 of Elders Real Estate’s business leaders, corporate team and elite salespeople came together to ‘Be Extraordinary’ on Hamilton Island for the 2019 Leadership Retreat. The group heard from a range of exceptional speakers including renowned leadership speaker Matt Church, Chris Helder, REA’s own Steve Carroll and Australian of the Year Kurt Fearnley. Elders General Manager Real Estate…
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REIQ hits the road for the ‘Real Tour’
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is set to hit the road with an educational road-trip tour around regional Queensland. The ‘Real Tour’ is a day-long program of entertaining, educational sessions, closing with a fun networking session with all of the speakers. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the road trip was designed to bring the best of the REIQ…
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Three important takeaways from Momentum 2019
The Momentum 2019 series, presented by realestate.com.au, has wrapped up for another year and attendees were treated to some stellar advice that’s sure to amplify productivity throughout the rest of the year. Hitting all the major capitals and taking a quick detour to Wagga Wagga, this year’s event headliners brought out the big guns for their presentations. Motivational speaker Yossi…
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Elite Agent
Real estate’s finest ready for the Ride to Provide
The challenge will see these real estate professionals cycle 500km across the rural countryside of Thailand, raising funds for Hands Across the Water. We caught up with just a few of the many agents taking part… What do you do in real estate when you hit the target you’ve been aiming for? You make the next one bigger. That’s exactly…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Online auction sees the industry’s finest coaching talent up for bids
Never one to shy away from a challenge, REA Director of Industry Relations and Digital Live founder Steve Carroll has upped the ante in his efforts to raise funds for disadvantaged children, with his eye now firmly fixed on a $100,000 fundraising target that will go to the charity Hands Across the Water. Last year, Steve joined forces with some…
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Three reasons you should register for Momentum 2019
realestate.com.au has announced a new and exciting format for Momentum 2019. The series will return to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth in March. On the line up this year is world renown motivational speaker Yossi Ghinsberg, as well as Amanda Stevens and of course Steve Carroll, realestate.com.au’s Head of Industry Relations. There will also be breakout streams for…
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Episode 75: Leading with heart and innovation: Peter Baines OAM
While you might not be familiar with the work of Peter Bains OAM many of you will clearly remember where you were when you heard about the Bali Bombings in 2002 or the Boxing Day Tsunami in Thailand in 2004. The identification of victims of both of those disasters fell to those who were first on the ground, in many…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
The real estate veteran flipping the script on tech: Jane Doogan
Jane Doogan is the first to admit she doesn’t look like a tech-fan. In fact, at 73 you’d be forgiven for expecting the LJ Hooker Nerang sales associate to be a technophobe. Instead, the industry veteran of 30 years is among the first agents in the country to trial RITA, a real estate digital employee that uses Artificial Intelligence to…
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Elite Agent
10 Essential Takeaways from Digital Live 18
After a packed-to-capacity session in Sydney on 19 August, it was another crowded house in Brisbane on 26 August, with agents tapping into the expertise of some of the brightest minds in the digital industry. Created by REA Director of Industry Relations Steve Carroll, the program sees agents scored on their digital presence, then given the tools and mentoring to improve…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
What it Takes 2.0 Brings Together the Best in Industry
Australia’s real estate professionals are teaming up for the biggest training day of the year – What it Takes 2.0. Held at The Venue Alexandria on Friday, 26 October, ‘What it Takes 2.0’ is hosted by Ray White’s number one agent Gavin Rubinstein, who is bringing together some of the industry’s biggest and most respected names for one day of…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table: The Skills of Great Auctioneers with Justin Nickerson
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: I was talking to Nerida, the REA Economist, and she was saying that the climate is such that auctioneers are having to work even harder for their money. Is that fair? Justin Nickerson: I definitely think it’s coming down a little bit more now to the skill of the auctioneer because the…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 7: The Role of Video and Social Media
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: Are agents using social media well to promote themselves? To promote auctions? I’ll kick off with yourself. Alec Brown: I’m probably biased as an auctioneer. I actually love watching livestream auctions, or auction highlights. I think what is becoming a little bit tiresome is the ‘just listed’ or’ look at this sale…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 6: Auction Day
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: So I’m selling my house, this Saturday, it’s going to auction. What’s your advice to me as the seller? Should I go shopping that day? Should I be in the back garden? What happens? Gavin Croft: As an auctioneer, I certainly want the vendor there. Again it’s an enormous decision. I want them…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 5: Becoming an Auctioneer
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: What’s the difference between an ordinary auctioneer and a very, very good auctioneer? James Bell: I think understanding the dynamic of buyer and seller. I feel blessed that I’ve had the ability to have sold in our industry for 18,-19 years, and be an auctioneer that has sold and can read buyer-pattern movement, things like…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 4: Auction or Private Treaty?
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: If we go right back to the beginning – so, someone logs on, they’re in research mode and one of the big questions that they they’re asking is “Who am I going to choose?” But maybe in addition to that, “Should I go to auction? Or should I go private treaty?” What…
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Elite Agent
Socially minded meets social media at Digital Live 2018
When 200 agents take part in Digital Live 2018 later this year, many will walk away with invaluable skills to improve their standing in a brave new digital age. But far beyond social media, websites and digital literacy, their participation in the program will also make an invaluable difference to real children’s lives. This year proceeds from Digital Live will…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 3: Crucial Conversations
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: What I’m hearing from the table is there’s never been a time where the need to actually have a conversation, agent to seller, to say, “This is what you need to do. This is the value of your property. This is the strategies you should play.” We all know that agents generally…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 2: Relationship between Auctioneer and Agent
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: I want to talk the relationship between the agent and the auctioneer. You know, there’s never going to be a time when that’s more critical. If agents are listening to this or watching this, and we’ll just open this up to the floor, what advice would you give to agents? And I…
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Elite Agent TV
National Auction Round Table Part 1: Around the Grounds
Other videos in this series TRANSCRIPT Steve Carroll: Why don’t I kick off with, “What’s happening in the market at the moment?” We’ll kick off with New South Wales. What’s happening in the market in Sydney and wider New South Wales? Anybody can attack the question and jump in as you feel fit. Stu Benson: My clearance rate up in…
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Elite Agent
Top takeaways from AREC 2018 Day 2
For Day 1 highlights click here Audio version of our Day 2 Wrap Tom Ferry – The three pillars of success: Mindset, model and marketing Pt. 2 Be aware of growth killers. These include the addiction to the opinions of others, the addiction to your past and your story, and the addiction to worry. If your website looks the exact…
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Elite Agent
Elite Agent: Inspired Goals 2018
JOHN MCGRATH Founder & Executive Director, McGrath Estate Agents The four key areas for 2018 for me will be on talent attraction, agent productivity, digital marketing and social media, as I believe that growth in the near future will be connected to these key areas. You will either win or lose dependent upon how well you execute these areas. MARK…
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Episode 11: Transforming your business, Clearing Sales, Good works, competing with Purplebricks, Wrestling Sharks, Technology Innovation, Facebook Marketing and more.
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was with special guests Lukas Pedder from Elders Mildura in Victoria and Michael Carter from Raine & Horne Penrith, NSW. ‘Elevate’ is the new official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes…
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NEWS
Everyone has a next level: RE/MAX top performers unite at industry forum in New Zealand
“Mission possible” was the theme of the RE/MAX high performers forum this year which was held in Queenstown, New Zealand. Seventy RE/MAX members from Australia and New Zealand gathered for three days of networking and learning at the invitation-only event for top performers. Michael Davoren, RE/MAX Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, said technology was a recurring theme at the…
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Elite Agent
Buckle Up and Embrace the Change: Tony Williamson
TONY WILLIAMSON is widely recognised locally, nationally and internationally for real estate leadership and vision, and is acclaimed by customers and clients of his Cairns’ business RE/MAX Real Estate Services in Tropical North Queensland, his RE/MAX peers globally and his colleagues in the real estate industry at large. Tony began in real estate industry in his early twenties, rapidly becoming…
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Elite Agent
Top 10 Coaching Tips from Sales Transform 2016
Transform was like the real estate equivalent of Masterchef this year. Individuals challenging themselves to reach new goals in record time and the opportunity to be mentored by some of the most respected industry leaders and trainers. Here are our favourite 10 Coaching Tips from Transform which were featured in EA Issue #11. “The only thing that will get in the way of…
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Elite Agent
50 Top Tips from Transform
We learned more than you could ever imagine from our Transform coaches over a 12-week period. Here is a rapid fire 50 top tips from both our coaches and our Super Six. What got you here won’t get you there. What got you to 12 or 16 sales is not going to get you to 100. But there is potential…
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Elite Agent
Gaining Momentum
IN APRIL AND May this year realestate.com.au and News Corp Australia combined to create an exclusive national event series for real estate professionals – Momentum. Industry leaders Steve Carroll and Tom Panos shared some of their best tips on current and future industry trends and how to strategically incorporate print, social and digital platforms into your advertising campaigns to achieve…
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Transform 2016 Coach
Managing Vendors and Buyers + Mastering your Marketing – Tom Panos
Thank you our Week 11 sponsor: My Real Estate Training.com.au – For information on license and registration in all states in Australia click here. To find out about getting your CPD points from AREC 16, click here. Coaches: Tom Panos To join Tom Panos’ Real Estate Gym and learn the strategies of million dollar agents, click here. Video Notes/Transcript 00:00 Introduction…
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Transform 2016 Coach
Develop hyperlocal market knowledge with Claudio Encina
Thank you our Week 6 sponsor: Vitrine Media Australia. As well as being top of mind for the residents in your BDA, your agency shopfront also helps you stand out. With Vitrine Media LED technology, you can be on the cutting edge of window communications, connecting people to the store 24/7 by capturing their attention, attracting new customers and outpacing the competition…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The Agency increases market share and poised for more growth in 2024
The Agency sold more homes in the 2023 financial year despite national market transactions dropping more than 20 per cent, according to the group’s newly released financial and operational update.
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