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Every Agent Has a Story
Every Agent Has a Story: Karmen Costigan
This story comes from Karmen Costigan, Business Development Executive at Ray White Queensland, who shares the key lessons she learned during the start of her career in the USA. Maintain strong customer service and experience, and be helpful and attentive Have the ability to think on your feet: consider who’s affected and what’s the best outcome for all parties involved.…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Lower North Shore enters Crows Nest
Directors David Gillan and Richard Harding are at the helm of a team based in one of Sydney’s most liveable suburbs. “We’re bringing with us the experience and strengths of the Ray White Lower North Shore Group to Ray White Crows Nest,” Mr Gillan said. “We have access to the biggest buyer pool in the Lower North Shore, which includes…
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The Austar Group joins Ray White New Zealand
The eight residential and one commercial Ray White Austar offices officially open this week, bringing the total number of Ray White New Zealand offices to 166, with 71 of those based in Auckland. Ray White Austar directors Craig Smith, Len Day and Amy Anderson lead a team driven by the ambition to be West Auckland’s market leaders. “Our driving goal…
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Ray White Myrtleford’s new owners are familiar faces
Sandra Dondio is continuing her swift rise up the real estate industry ranks as she takes over ownership of Ray White Myrtleford, with the support of her husband Dean Johnson. Ms Dondio was born and raised in the attractive northeast Victorian town of Myrtleford, which is on the scenic Great Alpine Road between Wangaratta and Bright. Almost three years after…
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Ray White welcomes Aaron McDonald back to the agency
Melbourne auctioneer and agent Aaron McDonald has been welcomed back to one of Victoria’s leading agencies, Ray White, with open arms. Mr McDonald said he was excited be back at Ray White after running his own business and working with a local agency, where he was awarded the number one sales agent from 2014 to 2017. He has successfully helped…
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Top Ray White principal advises The Mentor
Matt Lancashire, the number one selling principal in Ray White’s Queensland network, was humbled to be chosen by businessman Mark Bouris for his new hit reality TV show, The Mentor. The first of Seven’s new seven-part reality makeover series The Mentor, which aired last night, centred on a family real estate agency in Moreton Bay. “I felt humbled that Mark…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 42: How to Build a Business Culture of Endurance and Growth with Megan Jaffe
Guest Interview: Samantha McLean talks to Megan Jaffe, Principal of Ray White Remuera and speaker at AREC 2018 who shares her views on positionship vs real leadership, what makes her culture great, how like attracts like and why she can never stop learning. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers,…
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TECH + SOCIAL
2018: the year of the Smart Home
It’s been billed as the year we’ll all get connected and smart products will simplify our lives. In some ways that prediction is proving correct, and the internet infrastructure that drives smart tech is becoming a requirement, not just a desire. But what does the smart home mean for real estate? Is there appeal and value in savvy tech and the hyper-connected home? And is the smart…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
The Numbers Game: Ash Weston
Ash Weston fell into real estate by accident after dropping out of high school and cutting his teeth on a variety of manual jobs. Now he’s one of Ray White’s top agents, winner of several awards and last year earned fees of over $1,500,000. But he has never forgotten the lessons he learned on the factory floor. How did you…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White’s Cameron Crombie wins gold for Australia
Congratulations Cameron Crombie of Ray White Canberra, who won a gold medal in the F38 shot put at the Commonwealth Games this week. By day the star athlete is a sales agent at Ray White Canberra in the capital city. “It won’t sink in for a while yet, it could be a few weeks or months. I haven’t had much…
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Ray White Burnside recreates village vibe
Ray White Burnside has now officially opened their stylish new office in the heart of Adelaide’s blue-chip eastern suburbs. This is the third business for owners Brett and Kirsty Pilgrim, as they keep learning and developing high-performing teams in Adelaide’s east. In a model set to be copied by others in the industry, the Ray White Burnside office has been…
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Ray White makes key leadership appointment
Ray White believes it can now predict who their next high-performing agents are most likely to be. Over the last 18 months, Ray White has been working on its own tool to identify benchmarks for success using psychometric, aptitude and personality testing. Ray White has spent extensive time and effort in identifying benchmarks for how its high performers act and…
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Ray White Carina recruits top local agent
Ray White Carina are thrilled to welcome experienced real estate consultant Conrad Leisemann to the team. Mr Leisemann is an award-winning property sales agent with a deep insight into the local market, having lived in the area for more than 30 years. “I was born and bred in Carina, went to Mayfield State School, and my partner and I have…
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Treloar family of Ray White Bridgeman Downs expands reach to Albany Creek
Wayne Treloar is excited to announce he has acquired ownership of Ray White Albany Creek, just west of his existing Bridgeman Downs office. Mr Treloar and wife Sonya are already local success stories, following their sharp rise to excellence at Ray White Bridgeman Downs. “We have lived locally for more than 12 years, so when the opportunity came up to…
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Ray White’s expands presence in Eastern Bays
Auckland principal Wayne Maguire, who owns Ray White Mission Bay, is pleased to announce he has acquired two neighbouring businesses from well-regarded veteran agent Peter Best. Mr Maguire will more than double his team to 55 sales agents when the Kohimarama and St Heliers teams are welcomed into his new big ‘one team’ business structure. Mr Best, who has owned…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Indonesia celebrates its winners
More than 500 agents in Indonesia attended the annual Ray White Awards for 2018 in Jakarta, coming from all over the country to celebrate the year’s achievements and success. Ray White Indonesia CEO Johann Boyke Nurtanio (pictured below) said the network’s number one position as market leader was defined by more than awards but by the acknowledgement from businesses across…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Double Bay partners with Sony Foundation
Ray White Double Bay has thrown its support behind Sony Foundation, a charity aimed at helping young Australians facing the toughest adversity. Sony Foundation is the charitable arm of the Sony Group of companies operating in Australia including; Sony Australia, Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia and Sony Mobile Communications. Since its inception in 1998, Sony Foundation has…
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Ray White agents ‘link up’ to celebrate referrals
REAL estate agents, mortgage brokers and financial advisers from all over Australia and New Zealand have spent a memorable evening at the historic village in Crows Nest where it all began for property giant Ray White in 1902. The attendees were the winners of the group’s biggest-ever referral initiative called LINK which saw every facet of the White family business…
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Local duo open Ray White South Hurstville
A South Hurstville real estate team have opened their doors under the Ray White brand and are certain to build on their stellar reputation in their community. Steven Beattie and Maurice Maroon, both co-principals of Ray White South Hurstville in the St George region, NSW, have gained an impressive reputation for selling premium waterfront properties with record-breaking results. Both local…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Australian startup Gavl recognised by IBM
The co-founder and CTO of Gavl, an auction live stream platform which launched in 2016, has been invited to speak at IBM Think 2018 in Vegas. The platform has live-streamed more than $5bn in auction sales over its time, and allows buyers anywhere to watch and bid on live auctions via app or website. So far Gavl has chalked up…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White fires up for Ignite 2018 in NSW
More than 350 Ray White real estate agents from across New South Wales turned up at the International Convention Centre in Sydney today for the bi-annual truth serum boost called Ignite 2018, where they heard from the best in the property business. The super sales training day was aimed at firing up the Ray White agents to remain the hunter…
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Welcome home to Ray White Karl Secondis
Darwin real estate identity Karl Secondis has been welcomed back to Ray White with open arms. Ray White SA / NT managing director Nick George said when Ray White began in the Northern Territory more than 15 years ago under the leadership of Mr Secondis the agency very quickly became the leading brand. “Karl’s history as Darwin’s premier property marketing…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
What we can learn from real estate businesses overseas: Dan White
RAY WHITE is a household name in Australia and New Zealand, with a growing network in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, China, the Middle East and Atlanta, USA. Group Director Dan White spoke to Elite Agent about the similarities and differences in the industry across countries and some of the things can we learn from our international counterparts. RAY…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White principal Michael Stack expands Sunshine Coast presence
Ray White elite performer Michael Stack has expanded his Sippy Downs business to now include Nambour. “We’re so excited to see Michael Stack start servicing the needs of this real estate community in Nambour,” Ray White QLD CEO Tony Warland said. “We know Michael is looking forward to being able to put a shopfront in place in the near future…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Spinify bringing engagement and fun to the big game of sales
The days of the whiteboard and sales “pump-up” may soon be a thing of the past, courtesy of a tech tool that brings gaming and engagement to team motivation. Spinify is leaderboard software that integrates with CRMs to combine tasks, targets and achievement with a game-based ethos. Its aim is to bring fun, engagement and motivation to the heady world…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Glenn and Kylie Hardman open Ray White Geelong
Glenn and Kylie Hardman are excited to announce the opening of their new Ray White office in Geelong, south-west of Melbourne. Geelong offers such quality living for both homeowners and investors, with its wide-ranging recreational choices, strong medical and education hub and a growing economy only 45 minutes from Melbourne. “Geelong is such a great city with great future potential.…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Iconic Woody Point agency joins Ray White
The Ray White Group is pleased to announce an iconic Woody Point real estate agency is joining its network to future-proof their business and take it to the next level. The Misso family have a proud history serving the Redcliffe Peninsula in Queensland and surrounding areas for three generations since 1956. Ray White Queensland CEO Tony Warland said he was…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Here’s five reasons not to buy this property
A young rural agent has decided to anti-market a property in Bombala in southern NSW, outlining five reasons any potential buyers should avoid this property. Ray White Rural Canberra and Yass agent George Southwell, 22, shot this video onsite at a property called Crystal View in southern NSW outlining the key reasons the property was not ideal. “I’m going to…
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Elite Agent
Rising Star Strengthens Network Development at Ray White
Ray White New South Wales is pleased to welcome award-winning auctioneer Tim Snell to the team. As Network Development Manager – NSW, Mr Snell is responsible for the identification and recruitment of high quality talent into opportunities which further strengthen the brand profile and market share of the Ray White network. “To join an established powerhouse brand in all key…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 34: Elevate Weekly Wrap – Hits and misses, Kickstarts, the NPP, Instagram, Guarding against Airbnb, Stock management 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. To…
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Real Estate News
Still more buyers than sellers: Gavin Rubinstein
THE number one agent within Ray White Australia, Gavin Rubinstein, says buyer demand is still outweighing supply in the Eastern Suburbs. From an agent who is at the coalface of the property market with listings on his books ranging from $25 million to $1.5 million , his helicopter view of all price points in the blue chip pocket was very…
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Elite Agent
Ray White honours it’s humble roots
ALMOST 200 corporate staff from Ray White and Loan Market descended on Toowoomba yesterday from all over Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia for their annual planning conference called Crows Nest 2018. Australasia’s biggest property group, Ray White, can pinpoint its very humble beginnings to a tin shed at Crows Nest, some 45kms west of Toowoomba. “The Shed at Crows Nest…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Julie Mahoney opens in Townsville
One of Queensland’s best performing sales agent Julie Mahoney has today opened her own business in Townsville. The real estate icon opened Ray White Julie Mahoney on the ground floor at 46 Oxley St, North Ward today. She has been an agent in the north Queensland regional centre for the last 10 years and is deeply passionate about her clients,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Top Melbourne agents team up at Ray White
Two leading Melbourne agents Malek Younan and Phillip Mercieca have joined forces to open a business within the Ray White Group. The pair who have been friends since they studied together at Gladstone Park Secondary College are now so excited to be opening a Ray White business in the community they know and love. The successful duo have a combined…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
New York State of Mind – Nick Harrington
Before settling down in Sydney, Nick Harrington lived in France, Germany and New York, where he faced stiff competition against high-flying agents from Million Dollar Listing. But in the early days, desperate to compete with them, it was some wise advice to ‘start acting like them’ that set him on the road to sales success. How long have you been…
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