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Movers and Shakers
Ouwens Casserly expands its footprint
Leading South Australian agency Ouwens Casserly Real Estate has announced multiple acquisitions and a new office opening, marking significant expansion across Adelaide's coastal and southern regions.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group Excellence Awards winners announced
REA Group last night celebrated the best of the best in the property industry at its Annual Excellence Awards gala in Melbourne.
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Movers and Shakers
Kathleen Fry joins Ouwens Casserly’s new South Coast office
Leading South Coast agent Kathleen Fry has joined Ouwens Casserly Real Estate as the agency expands to open a new office in Goolwa.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The top 50 residential real estate influencers for 2023
There is rarely a dull day in real estate. From mergers and acquisitions, record sales and the AI boom, 2023 has once again been a year for the record books.Â
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Agency of the Year: Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly on overcoming adversity, making shared leadership work and the power of showing vulnerability as a leader
AREAs Agency of the Year winners Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly talk about their unique business model, how they were able to overcome huge personal battles and why one plus one can equal three.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Ouwens Casserly wins AREAs Residential Agency of the Year
Transitioning to a shared leadership model forced upon them in difficult circumstances has been credited with Ouwens Casserly taking out the 2022 Annual REA Excellence Award for Residential Agency of the Year.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group announces all the AREAs winners
Winners in the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) have been announced with Ouwens Casserly Real Estate taking out the coveted Residential Agency of the Year Award.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
AREAs finalists credit leadership and innovation for success
Putting property managers first, pushing the boundaries of innovation and the banding together of a leadership team are among the features finalists in the AREAs have credited for their success. South Australia’s Ouwens Casserly Real Estate, along with TOOP+TOOP Real Estate and Victoria’s LongView have all been named finalists in the Annual REA Excellence Awards Residential Agency of the Year.…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
How smart tech can supercharge lead generation
This episode of the Elevate podcast is brought to you by Connect Now Alex Ouwens is co-founder of Ouwens Casserly Real Estate, better known as OC. Helmed by Alex and his business partner Nathan Casserly, OC…
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Elite Agent
Ouwens Casserly appoint new COO
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of John Thompson. Mr Thompson joins OC in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), offering strategic support and leadership across all divisions of the business. “John has been managing a hugely successful recruitment business that has more than tripled in revenue over his seven-year…
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Brand Editorial
The traits of top performers in real estate
Having interviewed a wide array of successful agents over the past 10 years, Samantha McLean shares the common traits of top performers.
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Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly host their Take Off event
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate recently held their fifth annual Take Off Conference, with a lineup of industry-renowned speakers headlining the event. The OC Take Off Conference is designed to offer the organisation’s agents, staff members and leaders the insight and inspiration to excel into the new calendar year and this year the conference was held at Coopers Brewery for the…
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OPINION
How to differentiate in your listing presentations: Alex Ouwens
Different dynamics are at play in the real estate market in cities across the country. The eastern seaboard has tanked with prices dropping, while Perth is going through a recovery phase. In South Australia and Tasmania, the market has been more resilient and even growing, while Brisbane has remained reasonably steady. It’s important to remember no two markets are identical.…
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Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly celebrates success
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate recently held their annual recognition event celebrating another successful year for the South Australian company. The Ouwens Casserly Recognition Event, also known as the OCRE, is an annual event where the agency celebrates the success of the financial year and recognises high-performing talent across the organisation in a range of categories. Over the past financial year…
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BEST PRACTICE
The importance of your real estate company’s strategic plan
The real estate industry is changing at an ever-increasing pace, with agencies and agents facing the prospect of being here today and gone tomorrow. Ouwens Casserly director Alex Ouwens explains how a strategic plan could be your saviour.
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Elite Agent
Divide your database in order to conquer
Have you heard the term “divide and conquer”? Of course you have, but what does it have to do with real estate, you’re thinking? When it comes to your database you need to divide in order to conquer. More gently put, I’m talking about long-term nurture versus an active, short-term pipeline of potential vendors. Your strategy around these two similar,…
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Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly continues to grow in South Australia
Ouwens Casserly is set to seize opportunity, building on a period of recent growth to spread its footprint into the greenbelt of Adelaide. Over the past few years the independent residential property firm has been concentrating on growth and consolidation, building a rĂ©sumĂ© that sees them sell more than a thousand homes each year, with a further 1600 properties under…
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Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly sleeps out for a good cause
It may have been one of the coldest nights of the year in Adelaide, but one real estate business had warm hearts as they more than doubled their fundraising goal for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout. Ouwens Casserly CEO Nathan Casserly was among about 100 CEOs who slept rough at the Wilson Car Park on Sultram Place at the weekend. Mr…
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Real Estate News
Post election stability reported around the country
Has the coalition victory created an increase in consumer confidence as it relates to the property market? Many groups are saying that stability is a good thing with signs already of greater optimism, clarity and certainty. Dexar Group Dexar Group Chief Experience Officer John Minns has welcomed the end of the election campaign and stability for the housing market in…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ouwens Casserly celebrates excellence at first recognition event
The 2018 Ouwens Casserly Recognition Event (OCRE) is the first of its kind for the agency and integrates all divisions (Sales, Property Management and Projects) into one event to recognise and acknowledge the efforts of the entire team over the past financial year. With the addition of two new offices, as well as expanding the team to over 100 members, the…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 38: Guest Alex Ouwens on performance, growth, culture and Real Estate in South Australia.
Guest Interview: Samantha McLean talks to President of REISA and Co-Director of Ouwens Casserly Real Estate, Alex Ouwens, about SA’s change in government, the increase in auction activity and his suggested solution for Stamp Duty. They also discuss his agency’s recent expansion, how their culture and values drive performance, how they get their teams to meetings and how he keeps…
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Real Estate News
Foreign investor surcharge raises concern in SA
A new foreign investor surcharge to be introduced in South Australia has raised the concern of the real estate industry, with representatives warning the way the tax is being implemented could harm the state’s real estate market. On November 15, SA Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis announced the state would beef up the 4% foreign investor surcharge proposed in the July state…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 18: October values, News round-up, Tom Ferry comp, Off-market sales, App stacking and more
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was ‘Elevate’ is the 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 coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology, and more to help you list more, sell more, and elevate your results. This…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Stamp duty is a “monster” tax that traps people, says REISA President Alex Ouwens after slow third quarter
REISA President Alex Ouwens said the results were not surprising given the third quarter is a traditionally slow period for sales. The figures showed a slight decrease in the median price from the previous quarter but also showed a 2.27% increase over the same quarter last year. In the September quarter, 4,028 houses settled across the Adelaide metropolitan area which…
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SA Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly ‘orange stars’ shine bright in sales and customer service
Girl power seemed to be the name of the game in the Ouwens Casserly Real Estate EOFY Awards held recently, with Cynthia Sajkunovic taking out the coveted number one agent spot. Director Alexander Ouwens said the awards reflect the customer-service focus of Ouwens Casserly rather than focusing simply on numbers and dollar figures. “As directors, the awards we hold most…
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Real Estate News
South Australia’s housing market records healthy increase in sales
South Australia’s housing market has recorded a healthy increase in the volume of sales for the last quarter of 2016 which offers a dose of optimism for the market in the coming months. Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) president, Alex Ouwens, said that the latest figures showed a stable median price of $440,000 – the same result as…
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Elite Agent
The Now Generation – Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly
STARTING A REAL ESTATE business and growing it to $10 million in five years is an amazing feat in anyone’s language. For Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly their out of the box thinking in terms of business structure, culture, marketing, technology and the future is what sets them apart in an ultra competitive marketplace. Story by Samantha McLean. ALEX OUWENS…
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Elite Agent
Feature Interview: Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly with Claudio Encina
‪#‎AREC2016‬ on the couch…. Our ‪#‎askthecoach‬ regular Claudio Encina talks to Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly of Ouwens Casserly Real Estate about the future of ‪Real Estate‬, and the need for authenticity in real estate. Transcript Claudio: We’ve got the honour of speaking to Alex and Nathan from OC (Ouwens Casserly). Guys, I suppose you got your keynote happening tomorrow. Alex,…
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Elite Agent
Think Bigger
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY COACH, mentor, thought leader, CEO and now star of the TV series Shark Tank, John McGrath spoke frankly and exclusively to Elite Agent about why today’s agents need be “straight-talkers”, how he feels about current developments with portals and property marketing, agent ethics, integrity, and community. In Part One of our two-part interview, John discusses how agents…
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