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Ray White NSW comes together for Unite 2020
More than 450 Ray White Group members from across New South Wales descended on Sydney’s Ivy Hotel for Unite 2020. Hosted across capital cities by Australasia’s biggest real estate group, the Unite 2020 program provides a new and improved training format for salespeople and property managers. The sessions were designed to help its agents navigate and adapt to current market conditions. Ray White…
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Listing of the week: Pretty in Pink
The impossibly pastel pink hued Main Beach Bungalow – modelled after the Beverly Hills Hotel – is on the market for the first time since it was redesigned two years ago. The resort style estate, hidden from view behind a pink fence and well established gardens, is located in the heart of the Glitter Strip at 46-48 Peak Ave, Main Beach. The cabana and…
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Auction clearance rate up on the back of increased volume
The national clearance rate is sitting just below 80 per cent after a weekend which saw Canberra, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne all achieve exceptional results. According to the latest data from CoreLogic auction markets showed a strong result of 78.6 per cent on the back of higher volumes as the number of properties taken to…
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SELLING + MARKETING PROPERTY
Push past the plateau
A logical path often leads to an illogical outcome. What does that mean? Let me explain. Our rich industry data shows a high percentage of agents will plateau in their fourth or fifth year in the industry. This is where the illogical outcomes start. Logically, a business that has been in the market a while should be growing. You would…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
Putting your best brand forward: Lisa Pennell
With 20 years experience in the real estate industry working with several major brands, Lisa Pennell is currently the head of marketing for the Ray White Group, specialising in brand protection and crisis management. Download the action guide for this episode with more links and resources at https://eliteagentelevate.com “The most interesting thing about the marketing…
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Elite Agent
Auctions kick up a gear
Auction activity almost doubled this week as the capital cities kicked up a gear following the traditional Christmas slowdown. CoreLogic reported 1122 homes went to auction at the weekend, effectively doubling last week’s total of 625. Higher volumes also equated to higher clearance rates with a preliminary national rate just shy of 70 per cent.…
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Ray White Invests $3m in Aussie proptech start-up, NurtureCloud
Australasia's largest real estate agency, Ray White, has just invested $3m into Sydney-based proptech company NurtureCloud, to both improve its own network's offering as well as being part of exploring international opportunities for the product. The investment in NurtureCloud, founded three years ago by serial internet entrepreneur, Adam Rigby, means that Ray White agents will…
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Victoria and Tasmania come together for Ray White’s Unite 2020
More than 650 Ray White Group members from across Victoria and Tasmania have descended on the Crown’s Conference and Events Centre for Unite 2020. Hosted across capital cities by Australasia’s biggest real estate group, the Unite 2020 program provided a new and improved training format for salespeople and property managers. The sessions were designed to help agents navigate and adapt to current market…
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Gavin Rubinstein kicking goals at Ray White TRG
Ray White TRG founder Gavin Rubinstein has become the first agent to reach Chairman’s Elite status in the Ray White Australian residential network this financial year. The accolade is considered the highest level of sales recognition at Ray White based on settled commission and Sydney-based Mr Rubinstein noted it was partly due a positive start to 2020. “Stock is tight,…
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2020 REIA National Awards for Excellence finalists announced
The finalists for the 15th National Awards for Excellence has been announced by The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). REIA President Adrian Kelly said the national awards recognise the best of the best in Australian real estate. "This year the REIA National Awards for Excellence will be proudly hosted by the Real Estate Institute of…
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Ray White NZ appoints Gavin Croft as Chief Operating Officer
Ray White New Zealand has appointed experienced award winning auctioneer Gavin Croft as its new Chief Operating Officer to help spearhead the next phase of growth at the leading network. Ray White New Zealand currently has a network of 177 offices across the country with a market turnover of $11.9 billion in sales and 18,000 properties under management. Ray White’s…
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New Real Estate Portal Zango Launches in Canberra
A new listing portal focused on the Canberra property market is getting set to launch in a bid to change the way locals view real estate. Zango has been developed in collaboration with a group of local real estate agents in Canberra, who were wanting to create a wholly-owned local platform. Zango will focus on…
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Ray White ‘Event’ auctions a pointer to a buoyant 2020
Ray White Surfers Paradise Group’s (RWSP) annual The Event auctions, held last weekend on the Gold Coast, have pointed to a robust Gold Coast market, according to RWSP CEO Andrew Bell. A total of 31 properties were sold by the end of Saturday’s auctions, close to $20 million, and a large number are still under…
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Ray White around the grounds auction report
As the market starts to heat up in 2020, Ray White has reported they had 346 auctions scheduled this week, with 131 of those booked in for Saturday. Preliminary data on auctions in Sydney shows the clearance rate was at 85 per cent clearance on Saturday for the Ray White network. Ray White New South Wales chief auctioneer Alex Pattaro…
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Six properties sell ahead of The Event as Gold Coast market gathers steam
The Gold Coast’s flagship real estate auction, The Event, is off to a flying start with six properties finding buyers ahead of Saturday’s auction date. Australia’s largest in-house auction program, hosted annually by Ray White Surfers Paradise Group (RWSP), is living up to its title with an initial 103 properties listed on the 2020 program. The properties range from one-bedroom…
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Ray White Inner North welcomes familiar face
Perth real estate agent Helen Bond is returning to her old stomping ground as she takes up the role of Sales Executive at Ray White Inner North. In the past, Ms Bond established Ray White’s first office in Mount Lawley – an area she has lived and worked in for more than 30 years. “This is the perfect mix for…
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Real Estate industry unites to support victims of the bushfire crisis
Within days of launch, almost 30 real estate industry brands have united behind the Beyond the Bricks campaign as part of an industry-wide response to the devastation caused by the bushfires. With a focus on a three-phase response that encompasses the pillars of ‘relief, rebuild, restore’, the group has already pledged more than $900,000 with four preferred charities flagged for…
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Elite Agent
Ray White optimistic about year ahead after successful 2019
Ray White is optimistic about the real estate business heading into 2020 after a successful 2019 which saw the group top its previous year’s sales numbers and record its best-ever month in November – all despite challenging market conditions. Ray White Group Managing Director Dan White the 2019 results were testament to the quality of leadership…
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‘A Little Ray of Giving’ raises thousands this Christmas
Christmas came early for many charities as Ray White’s Christmas initiative ‘A Little Ray of Giving’ raised thousands of gifts, money and more than 300 bags of non-perishables across Australia and New Zealand. More than 350 offices across the Ray White Group signed up to the cause, with more than 11,000 presents gathered, $2,200 in cash, $1,000 in gift cards…
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Brand Editorial
New proptech ListReady is capturing the market with a clever alternative to manage property listing expenses
Marketing is one of the best investments a vendor can make to attract buyers and create competition. An innovative tech-based ‘pay later’ solution is revolutionising this process by providing an alternative to credit cards to cover advertising and other listing-related expenses.
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Top 5 real estate podcasts of 2019
This year we've had a stellar line up of guests on Elevate from industry influencers to agency leaders and dived into
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The Top 10 real estate features of 2019
Each week day on eliteagent.com we feature a long-form piece of content - interviews, contributor articles, online-led content, real estate how-tos and more. Here is our list of the top 10 most read features for 2019.
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Ray White Centenary’s Little Ray of Giving in the outback
Ray White Centenary has donated $2000 to outback schools as part of the annual Ray White Group’s ‘Little Ray of Giving’ campaign. The campaign is aimed at supporting the local community through donations, and over recent years has seen the Ray White Centenary office donate gifts for children facing a tough Christmas. This year they wanted to try something that…
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Sydney auction clearance spike positive for Gold Coast
The emerging recovery of Sydney’s property market is good news for the Gold Coast as it heads into the peak selling season, according to Ray White Surfers Paradise CEO Andrew Bell. With auction clearance rates in Sydney posting their best November results since 2016, Mr Bell said the Gold Coast is in line for its share of the gains at…
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Elite Agent
Top 10 real estate news stories for 2019
What hit the real estate news headlines this past year? Well, here is our list of the top 10 most read news stories on eliteagent.com.
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Elite Agent
Weekend Auction Wrap: Sydney and Melbourne auction results continue to lead the way
Auction results were strong for yet another week, as buyer demand continues to outstrip supply. Across the country, the latest CoreLogic data has shown that the national preliminary auction clearance rate came in at 74.5% from a total of 2,837. This was the second busiest week of the year, however, the numbers were down slightly…
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Ray White Rural donates $100k to Drought Angels
Ray White Rural chairman Paul White has just donated $100,000 to Drought Angels, which will help support farming families in need in the lead up to Christmas. Mr White and his partner Lynne Porscin have been long supporters of Drought Angels. Drought Angels is a small charity based in Chinchilla which is run by big hearts. “We like to tell…
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Ray White Clare Valley welcomes new leader
New principal Mark O’Meagher and his partner Bree Christie are set to take the reins at Ray White Clare Valley. Mr O’Meagher, who has worked as a sales agent with the business for the past seven years, said he was thrilled to be taking this next step into business ownership after purchasing the business from existing owners Daniel and Geoff Schell. …
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REIQ announces Awards for Excellence finalists
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has announced the finalists in its 2020 Awards for Excellence which recognise best practice in the real estate profession in the Sunshine State. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the competition is set to be fierce, with 106 finalists across varying individual, agency and external categories. “We are continually heartened by the quality of the…
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Elite Agent
Weekend Auction Wrap: Sydney and Melbourne continue to see strong clearance rates
It was another huge weekend of auctions in Australia’s two largest property markets as the spring selling season closed out with strong demand from buyers. Again it was Sydney that led the field, finishing the weekend with a preliminary clearance rate of 84.7 per cent, according to CoreLogic. In total there were 1,131 auctions held in Sydney, making it the…
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A familiar face opens Ray White Rural Broken Hill
One of Broken Hill’s most recognised agents, Clifford Wren, has rebranded his business and will open the new Ray White office in town. With just over 20 years experience, Mr Wren said the opening of Ray White Rural Broken Hill was a natural progression as his business looks to continue its growth. Having previously owned Ray White Broken Hill from…
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Ray White North Lakes and Mango Hill come together
The teams at Ray White North Lakes and Mango Hill are now all under one roof, with a new office opening its doors on Discovery Drive at North Lakes on the back of the major growth. Principal Darren Suhle said the agency had grown exponentially over the past seven years, with he and wife Lisa toppling sales records in their…
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Elite Agent
You ain’t seen nothing yet: Ray White Norwood
In Adelaide’s affluent east, Ray White Norwood has quickly established a reputation as a growing agency that people want to sell with and agents want to work for. Talk to owners Sam Brincat and Jason Spagnuolo, and it soon becomes apparent this renown is no accident. It’s equally likely they’ve only just begun to make their mark. Early next year business partners Sam…
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Weekend Auction Wrap: Positive signs for the market in 2020
It was a huge weekend of auctions across the country with Sydney again leading all comers, as buyers are continuing to make aggressive moves in a bid to get deals done by Christmas. Sydney’s preliminary auction clearance rate came in at 82.3%, which was up sharply on up on last week’s final clearance rate of…
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Weekend Auction Wrap: Sydney and Melbourne buyers getting aggressive
It was another busy weekend for auctioneers across the country, with the 2,571 homes taken to auction making it the second busiest weekend of the year. Melbourne saw another strong result this weekend with 77 per cent of homes selling based on preliminary clearance data from CoreLogic., while Sydney was also strong coming in at 77.2 per cent. While volumes…
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