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  • NEWS

    Sydney Eastern Suburbs specialist Albert Sassoon joins McGrath

    McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top eastern suburbs specialist, Albert Sassoon, will join the agency, as an important recruit to its Edgecliff team. In announcing the appointment, McGrath regional sales manager James Hayashi said McGrath was thrilled to welcome Albert and his team to their sales division. “He is well-known and respected as an area specialist for premium properties…

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    Top agent Nicole Carter joins McGrath Surfers Paradise

    McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top local agent Nicole Carter will join its McGrath Surfers Paradise team. Commenting on the the star recruitment, McGrath Queensland State Manager Justin Marsden said he was thrilled to welcome Nicole to spearhead the team. “Nicole has an outstanding track record for sales on the Gold Coast, especially in Reedy Creek and the surrounding…

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    McGrath recruits star agent Joseph Lordi in Brisbane

    McGrath Estate Agents has welcomed star Brisbane agent Joseph Lordi to the McGrath Bayside/Manly team in Brisbane’s northeast, where he will specialise in the premium suburbs of Wynnum, Manly, and Raby Bay. McGrath State Manager for Queensland, Justin Marsden said the group was delighted Mr Lordi had joined the growing team at Bayside/Manly as McGrath continued to expand their reach…

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    McGrath recognises top performers

    Twenty-two of McGrath's best were honoured at the annual awards last Thursday night in Sydney. Recognising the highest achieving, community-minded and innovative performers in the group, awards were presented across sales, property management and administration. Mat Steinwede was once again honoured as the Agent of the Year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHNxZxofmy4&feature=youtu.be

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    McCartneys rejoin McGrath Crows Nest

    Mother and son duo Heather McCartney and Ty McCartney-Brown have made a comeback to McGrath Estate Agents, joining the team at the Crows Nest office. Ms McCartney began her nearly 20 years ago on the Lower North Shore and said returning to McGrath has been like “coming home”. “When I was considering what my next move was, it was almost…

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    Ben Cannon joins McGrath Bulimba

    Influential industry leader and nationally top-performing agent Ben Cannon has joined McGrath Bulimba, bringing with him an exceptional track record for sales in the area. McGrath Queensland State Manager Justin Marsden was elated to welcome their new recruit to the Queensland network and said Mr Cannon would be an asset to the team servicing the south side of Brisbane from…

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    McGrath predicts $6.5 million loss, appoints new CFO

    McGrath Limited has announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer as the company faces further losses in the final quarter of FY2019 if weak market trends continue. The company expects a full year EBITDA loss of up to $6.5 million for the year ended June, 2019, following on from an EBITDA loss of $4.5 million for the eight…

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    Richard Shalhoub returns to McGrath

    Prestige agent Richard Shalhoub is to return to McGrath after the company announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mr Shalhoub’s business and assets in Sydney’s CBD and northern CBD harbourfront market. The total consideration is expected to be approximately $1.6 million and will be settled in cash, with the binding agreement expected to be completed in early…

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    McGrath continues Victorian expansion with a new Greensborough office

    McGrath has continued its Victorian growth strategy with the opening of a new office in Greensborough located in Melbourne’s North-East. This will be the company’s 12th Victorian office since first entering the state in December 2015. McGrath Greensborough Eltham will be led by joint Principals Ben Flannagan alongside his father Brent. The Flannagans have operated a family-led real estate business…

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    John McManus moves back to McGrath

    McGrath has announced the acquisition of the business and assets, including rent roll, of a real estate business owned and managed by principal John McManus in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The move is part of the company’s corporate strategy to maintain their presence in the lower north shore. Commenting on the purchase, McGrath CEO Geoff Lucas said the company was…

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  • THE ELEVATE PODCAST

    John McGrath – What it takes to win in 2019

    In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, it's a warm welcome back to John McGrath. Samantha McLean caught up with John to talk about this year's AREC conference, winning in the current market, the future and what's changed since he wrote the classic You Inc. back in 2003.

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    Nick Dunn returns to Team Chauncy at McGrath Crows Nest

    McGrath Crows Nest has welcomed Nick Dunn back to the team as the office plans for further expansion. Peter Chauncy, Principal of McGrath Crows Nest, believes that Mr Dunn has all the necessary ingredients to be one of their future stars and was delighted to welcome him back. “Nick typifies the calibre of agent that we wish to recruit and…

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    New appointment for McGrath strengthens Victorian proposition

    McGrath Estate Agents has announced Karl Secondis will join the group in the newly created role of State Manager for Victoria, as the company looks to grow its footprint in the state. Mr Secondis, who previously held roles with Ray White Darwin and One Real Estate Darwin, called this move a natural progression for him. “I’ve always been inspired by…

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    McGrath have opened the doors to their newest office in Ballarat

    Real estate group McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX:MEA), today announced the opening of an office in Ballarat. Reflecting the company’s desire to expand further into key areas in regional Victoria, this move follows McGrath opening its first regional office in Geelong in 2017. Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said that Ballarat is an important growth…

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    McGrath shows its confidence in the Illawarra with a new office in Wollongong

    McGrath Estate Agents has reaffirmed its commitment to the Wollongong/Illawarra region of NSW having assigned the franchise to its long-time franchise partner, the McCarthy/Sutherland Shire Group, led by Patrick McCarthy. According to Christopher Mourd, Head of Franchise Network, the company continues to believe that Wollongong, as the gateway to the south coast, is an important and evolving property market that…

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    McGrath rolls out a mobile maintenance service with i4Tradies

    McGrath Property Management, announced yesterday that they’ll be will deploying a new cloud-based maintenance management platform called i4Tradies, across its company owned office network in New South Wales and Queensland. i4Tradies is being describes as “Uber Style” and will connect trades service owners, on-the-road tradies, tenants and property managers with an integrated job management software; accessible anywhere, anytime and on…

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    McGrath Paddington announces a new star recruit

    McGrath Paddington has announced the recruitment of Roxanne Liu to the team. Kon Stathopoulos, Head of Sales for McGrath’s company-owned offices said that he is delighted that she will be joining the existing team to focus on what they consider to be one of the most exciting property markets in the country. “This is in line with our plan to…

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    Reinvigoration of IT strategy to kickstart McGrath’s future growth

    McGrath Limited (ASX: MEA) announced its FY19 first-half results, showing an 18 per cent drop in revenue. A release to the ASX points to the subdued market conditions having an impact on performance, resulting in an  EBITDA loss for the first half of $2.5 million. This result comprises the previously reported first-quarter loss of $1.9 million and a reduced second-quarter…

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  • FRANCHISE NEWS

    McGrath recruits new team in Sydney’s Lower North Shore property market

    McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX: MEA) has announced the opening of a new company-owned sales and property management office with a hand-selected team to operate on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said “We’ve had the pleasure of servicing the Lower North Shore of Sydney for over 23 years – it being…

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    McGrath strengthen presence in Sydney’s Hills District

    McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX:MEA), announced Jamie Benjamin has joined its company-owned sales team at McGrath Castle Hill servicing the Sydney’s Hills District. In addition, the company has also recruited Tamara Wikaruk who returns to the company after a three-year hiatus. Kon Stathopoulous, Head of Sales for McGrath’s company-owned offices, said, “We are thrilled to welcome…

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    Nine agents join McGrath Paddington

    Leading residential agency McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited, has announced that nine high-performing agents will join McGrath Paddington as it seeks to bolster its existing company-owned offices in Brisbane. The new recruits will be led by Daniel Goodwin, who is transitioning his entire sales team across to McGrath. His agents will service key Brisbane suburbs that include…

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    McGrath recruits Justin Marsden to lead Queensland growth as State Manager

    McGrath Estate Agents today announced that Justin Marsden has joined the company as State Manager for Queensland, while also overseeing their northern NSW footprint. Mr Marsden brings more than 18 years’ experience, carving an impressive record as a sales agent, principal, auctioneer and coach. Christopher Mourd, Head of Franchise Network for McGrath, said he was delighted to welcome Justin to…

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    Ripple Wu becomes Co-Principal of McGrath Box Hill

    McGrath Estate Agents today announced the appointment of Ripple Wu as a director and co-principal of McGrath Box Hill. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “Despite a cooling market I believe Melbourne offers good potential for capital growth over the long term due to solid population and employment growth, major investment in infrastructure and affordable housing that will…

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    Jo Prince-Gillies appointed Associate Director of McGrath Projects Queensland

    McGrath Projects, a division of McGrath Estate Agents, today announced the appointment of Jo Prince-Gillies as Associate Director of McGrath Projects Queensland. McGrath Projects General Manager Adam Sparkes said, “We see the Brisbane apartment market is showing signs of improvement with enquiry levels starting to rise, and it is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Jo Prince-Gillies…

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    McGrath announces opening of new office in Nambucca Heads

    McGrath Estate Agents today announced the opening of a new office in Nambucca Heads as it strengthens its presence on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. McGrath Nambucca Heads will be led by Principal Martin Wells, this expansion will be the third office in the region and this will complement the Coffs Harbour and Sawtell offices Mr Wells…

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    John McGrath reveals his top suburbs for 2019 in annual report

    The 2019 McGrath Report has been released. In it, several trends to watch for 2019 are named, alongside John McGrath’s suburb picks. In his opening letter, Mr McGrath backed up his thoughts that the expected market corrections would not be as dire as predicted in media reports, saying that the current five – 10 per cent drop will likely be…

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    McGrath expands Central Coast presence with a new office in Avoca Beach

    McGrath Estate Agents have announced the opening of a new office in Avoca Beach on the booming Central Coast region of NSW. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “The Central Coast continues to be an important real estate market and offers a diverse range of properties in all price brackets, and increasingly popular among Sydneysiders who are attracted by…

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    McGrath adds new team to strengthen its presence in the Hunter Valley

    McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX:MEA), has reaffirmed its commitment in the Hunter Valley market by opening a new office in Cessnock. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “The Hunter Valley is a sought-after lifestyle destination and an important market for McGrath. While we have operated in the Hunter area for several years now, we’re…

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    McGrath agents support local communities with over $1 Million in donations

    McGrath Estate Agents have announced that its agents and offices throughout the eastern seaboard have collectively donated more than $1,000,000 to charities during the 2018 financial year. McGrath Chief Executive Officer Geoff Lucas affirmed the company’s commitment to supporting and giving back to its local communities. “Community is at the core of McGrath’s values and truly ingrained in our culture. We…

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  • FRANCHISE NEWS

    McGrath recruit James Hayashi to lead and grow Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs sales team

    McGrath Estate Agents have announced that James Hayashi has joined the company in the newly created role of Regional Sales Leader for its high-performing sales team located across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs footprint. Mr Hayashi brings more than 13 years’ experience across many sectors of the real estate industry from sales, auctioneering, recruitment and sales management. Kon Stathopoulos, Head of Company…

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    McGrath looking to business turnaround

    McGrath Real Estate is looking to the positive after a tough financial year, yesterday noting “…the core fundamentals of McGrath are robust” and the company remains “one of Australia’s leading sales agent teams” with “brand, customer service offering and network reach”. The publicly-listed company released its end of financial year results on Monday, reporting the revenue and Earnings Before Interest,…

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    McGrath annual awards night recognises top performers as the company celebrates 30 years

    McGrath Estate Agents held its annual Awards Night in Sydney last week with over 900 people from the network in attendance. The event recognises the achievements of top performing agents, property managers, offices and operational staff throughout the company. McGrath Terrigal agent Mat Steinwede was the big winner of the night, taking out both the Regional Agent of the Year…

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  • OPINION

    Online, connected models of selling show the future for agents: Matthew McGrath

    The Australian real estate market is at a major tipping point, and agents need to look beyond their own backyards to online and connected selling models to survive changing market conditions. Leading the charge on these shifting grounds for real estate agents is the decline of housing prices in major capital cities, following years of rapid and often unsustainable levels…

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    Chinese-based developer to become second biggest shareholder in McGrath

    Chinese-based local developer Aqualand has made a ‘strategic investment’ in McGrath. The company will acquire a 15 per cent stake over two placements. The investment will make them the second biggest stakeholder in McGrath, behind founder John McGrath. Aqualand will appoint a director to the board after the acquisition has been completed. An initial stake of 8.7 per cent has…

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  • THE ELEVATE PODCAST

    Episode 43: John McGrath – AREC2018 preview plus John answers Tribe of Mentors questions

    Guest Interview: Samantha McLean talks to John McGrath, Founder of McGrath Estate Agents and AREC about the beginnings of AREC 21 years ago, how to get most out of the conference (and others) to transform your career and why now is the best time to be in the real estate industry. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine…

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