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Real Estate News
Ray White Springwood expands next door to Daisy Hill
Ray White Springwood principals Lindsay Battley and Michael Lanskey are expanding their business and opening an office next door in Daisy Hill. The pair have more than 20 years’ experience and 25 per cent market share in Springwood. “We opened Ray White Springwood four years ago on our own,” Mr Lanskey said. “Over the years we have had a consistent market…
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Luke Croft takes over leadership at Ray White South Brisbane
After 25 years at Ray White South Brisbane, Dean Yesberg has handed over the reigns to focus on Ray White Brisbane CBD Residential. Luke Croft, Alan White elite member and in the top two per cent of the Ray White Group, will take over the leadership at Ray White South Brisbane. Originally a panel beater by trade, Mr Croft has…
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Real Estate News
Ray White reports increase in results for June 2017
Ray White this week released the White Paper which reflects on annual results and reported a total of $4.3 billion in sales across the Group for the month of June 2017. This result is a 20 per cent increase on last June’s results, which is notable given that June is normally a slower month and there was plenty of distraction last…
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Real Estate News
Successful Ray White Gold Coast pair expand with new venture
Gold Coast agent John Tymon is adamant the real estate industry changed his life – for the better. On the eve of opening a new business in Elanora with John Parkes, the joint principal of Ray White Tugan felt it was time for some reflection. “Over the last 10 years my wife Caroline and I have experienced many ups and down…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Paul Franks joins Ray White Warriewood
Ray White has added another office in NSW in the Northern Beaches suburb of Warriewood, under the helm of experienced property valuer Paul Franks. The office is due to open its doors later this month and is centrally located on Pittwater Rd, with an exposure of 40,000 residents driving past daily. Mr Franks will be supported by three other staff…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Ash Weston with Claudio Encina
Transcript: Claudio Encina: Here we are at AREC 2017, and we’ve got the pleasure of meeting Ash Weston from Ray White Frankston. He’s just come off stage. Ash, thanks for joining us on the couch. Ash Weston: Thanks for having me. Claudio: Ash, tell me a little bit about your team. Ash: I’ve got a team of four. There’s myself,…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Broadbeach agents sell $22m of Gold Coast property in 23 days
Ray White Broadbeach agents Sam Guo and Julia Kuo have done it again, selling more than $22 million of Gold Coast property in 23 days across eight properties. So far this year Mr Guo and Ms Kuo have sold more than $110 million in the current financial year. Of the eight properties that were just sold, half sold to local…
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Real Estate News
Rebecca Osenton to open Ray White Pelican Waters
Rebecca Osenton, the new owner of Ray White Pelican Waters, moved from the bush three years ago – but there’s no turning back now after she opted for a sea change. Ms Osenton relocated from her family’s cattle stud in the Maranoa region in south-western Queensland to Caloundra to work for Ray White. Now she’s in partnership with Ray White Caloundra…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Mitch Palmer joins new Ray White Mermaid Waters
You can take the boy out of Queensland, but you can’t take Queensland out of the boy. The sunshine and lifestyle attractions of the Gold Coast have lured back Mitch Palmer, who is heading up the new Ray White Mermaid Waters after spending six years as an agent and auctioneer in Melbourne. Mr Palmer has joined forces with Ray White…
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Real Estate News
Province Agents Lower North Shore joins The Agency
The Agency has further expanded its NSW presence with the announcement of a strategic merger with Province Agents on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The Province team, recently re-branding from Ray White, said they felt The Agency’s model is the best vehicle to meet their real estate goals. “It is a merging of common objectives and the alliance will expedite plans for both…
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Real Estate News
Submissions closing soon for AREAs
Submissions are closing soon for the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), which recognise property industry players who go above and beyond. Now in their second year, the AREAs honour innovative, community-minded high achievers across the entire property industry – from residential and commercial agents, property developers and home builders to those providing home loans or working in the media. Residential…
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Elite Agent
5 Lessons from AREC 2017: Kylie Davis
Get back to basics, do the work, give before you expect to receive, be accountable and stop ignoring buyers – AREC 2017 was a rapid-fire festival of great advice that highlighted how, despite all the new technology, there are no magic bullets in real estate. The sessions started off with Scott Harris who set the scene for the two days by…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Gavin Rubinstein with Samantha McLean
Transcript: Samantha McLean: Hey folks, back in the expo hall at AREC 2017. Right now I have the pleasure of Ray White’s number agent and an AREC speaker last year, Gavin Rubinstein. Gavin Rubinstein: How are you doing? Samantha: Gavin, welcome to the stand. How are you going? Gavin: Thank you very much. Very well. Samantha: What are some of your…
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Real Estate News
Matt Lancashire: a merger with a mate and bold ambition to open 10 offices in 10 years
BRISBANE real estate identities Matt Lancashire and Haesley Cush have joined forces once again to grow the Ray White brand in Brisbane. The dynamic duo have been friends for 30 years and are now on a mission to create multiple offices under the Ray White banner. While originally the owner of Ray White New Farm Cush sold the Ray White…
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AREC2017 EA Studio
Feature Interview: Matt Lancashire with Claudio Encina
Transcript: Claudio Encina: We’ve got a special guest who spoke this morning, Matt Lancashire from Ray White New Farm. Hey, Matt. Awesome speech and presentation this morning. Matt Lancashire: Thank you very much. Claudio: And I’ve got some great comments from a lot of people. You mentioned the importance of a team. How many in your team at the moment and what…
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Real Estate News
Changing of the guard at Ray White Killcare
Lea Turner lives and breathes real estate. She counts herself as lucky that she gets to work in real estate in the stunning Killcare Peninsula on the Central Coast, just an hour and a half from the Sydney CBD. As the incoming selling principal and owner of Ray White Killcare Peninsula, Ms Turner has been in real estate for the…
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Real Estate News
Time for a change at the top of their game
A day after the top LJ Hooker business in NSW joined the Ray White Group, Belle Property Carina in Qld, under Principal Andrew McSweeny, have also decided to jump on board. Mr McSweeny said, who has more than 22 years experience in real estate started when he was 19 and is exceptionally proud of what he and his team had achieved…
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Real Estate News
Century 21 Launches Australasian Project Marketing Business
Century 21 has launched the group’s first overarching project marketing business that will have a presence across Australasia and in each Australian capital city. The business will work closely with both developers and the Century 21 franchise network to implement full-service project marketing strategies for residential projects from concept to completion. Century 21 Project Marketing will be led by Alex…
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Transform 2017 Coach
Transform 2017 Week 12 Mark McLeod: The Core Product of Real Estate, Building an Ecosystem
Coach: Mark McLeod, Chief of Growth, Ray White Key Points The most successful real estate agents are the ones who build ecosystems around their communities Trust is your core product: the business isn’t about scripts and dialogues, it’s about understanding. Video Notes/Transcript I have a few really strong beliefs. First one is skill is highly overrated. I’ve seen plenty of people with…
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Real Estate News
Ray White New Farm Prepare to Auction “under the stars”
Ray White New Farm’s upcoming Auction Under The Stars, they say, is more than an auction event, it’s a “property buffet”. Now in its fourth year, this year’s Auction Under The Stars will be held on May 30 at 6 pm in the carpark behind Ray White New Farm on Brunswick St, New Farm. This fully catered market expo comes with…
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Real Estate News
Language is no barrier in multi-cultural Sunshine: Ray White
Ray White Sunshine has just opened in inner west Melbourne with young gun Dee Nguyen at the helm, who is excited to be joining the Ray White family. Principal Mr Nguyen started in real estate in 2008 and is rebranding to Ray White from a smaller independent agency group, with a team of more than 10 staff across property management…
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Real Estate News
New Ray White powerhouse in the Sutherland Shire
Five of the most successful real estate agents in the Sutherland Shire have joined forces to open the new Ray White Cronulla office. Matt Debreczeni and Gavin Ottaway, the owners of the Ray White Menai and Sutherland businesses, have teamed up with Matt Johnston, Jill Yankos and Charlie Yankos to open the Cronulla business, creating a real estate powerhouse across…
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Real Estate News
Young Principals about to open 11th office
Jared and Shallain Hodge are a mission to build their real estate empire. Jared Hodge, a 42-year-old young-gun real estate principal and entrepreneur, is soon to open his 11th new business in only eight years when he opens Ray White Burleigh Heads. The move comes just weeks after the mutual departure from glamour Gold Coast suburb by the previous Ray…
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Real Estate News
Smashed avo makes a comeback in Brisbane
Can you still have your #smashedavo on toast and be able to buy property? A Ray White agent in Sherwood, Brisbane, believes so, using a clever marketing campaign for one of his developments that offers buyers brunch free every weekend for a year at a local cafe. Ray White Sherwood principal Cameron Crouch came up with the clever campaign playing on the…
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Real Estate News
A sale a day in April for $99.87M
Powerhouse agency Ray White Double Bay just sold 30 properties for $99.87 million in April and the outlook is even brighter for the blue chip agency with increases in stock and prices. Craig Pontey, director of Ray White Double Bay, was incredibly proud of his team to sell “the equivalent of a property a day in April, it’s quite an…
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Real Estate News
Leading LJ Hooker Business Moves to Ray White Group
LJ Hooker Lower North Shore, one of the top businesses for LJ Hooker worldwide, is joining the Ray White Group. LJ Hooker Lower North Shore directors Richard Harding, Geoff Smith and Bernard Ryan say they are excited about both the re-brand and the potential for expansion across this region. They have been operating for 60 years and employ more than 50…
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Real Estate News
Virtual reality technology sells Perth home to offshore buyer
A City Beach home in Perth, WA has sold for $1.83 million – $80,000 above asking price – to a couple based in Hong Kong, who beat buyers based in New York. The two buyers – both couples – competed for the property at 22 Bent Street, City Beach and used virtual reality technology to view the home. Of the…
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Elite Agent
Calling Australia Home
WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE to start your life over in a new country with a new career? Two agents, Namir Mikha of Belle Property Newtown and Jessica Chea of First National Real Estate Waverley City, immigrated to Australia each for very different reasons. Here they tell June Ramli how they’ve made a successful home for themselves in Australia and…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White principal celebrates record first month
Ray White Frankston has achieved a record month in March, with 37 sales from 37 listings following the appointment of Ash Weston as Principal and Director of Sales. Ash comes to the position with three years of experience running the sales side of the business. Since his appointment as principal, the business has experienced record growth. “In the last two years,…
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Real Estate News
Permit Ready Rebrands To Development Ready In Time For Expansion
Two years after its launch, Permit Ready has announced the renaming and rebranding of its platform to Development Ready, to coincide with an expanded service offering across Australia’s east coast. Development Ready is a buying and selling hub exclusively for development sites, instantly connecting real estate agents with qualified buyers sourced from developers and investors nationwide. They say the site…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Treasurer’s pre-budget comments considered positive by industry experts
In a key pre-budget address to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Treasurer Scott Morrison reaffirmed the Coalition’s strident opposition to changing negative gearing tax concessions, plus a drive to increase private investment in the supply of housing. Key points in Morrison’s Address No disruption to current negative gearing policies (as this would come at a cost to renters)…
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Brand Editorial
What will property management look like in 2030?
Change is happening at a rapid rate and now more than ever is the time for business owners and property management departments to become aware, educated and in the know of these changes, innovations and disruptions that are taking place or you could be left behind with an outdated business, while your competitors are moving ahead. The reality is… no…
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Real Estate News
Leading agent joins Ray White Menai
Attracted to the team culture and business values, well regarded local Menai agent Lene Mitchell has joined the Ray White team. After nearly ten years of owning and operating her own real estate business, Lene brings with her extensive experience across both sales and property management. “I really respect Matt and Gavin and what they’ve built – they’ve got a…
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Transform
Transform 2017 Week 4B Gavin Rubinstein: Mastering the Listing Presentation
Here are the highlights from our Super Six session with Ray White’s #1 Agent in NSW, Gavin Rubinstein. Coach: Gavin Rubinstein Key Points Have belief in the value you are bringing to your prospective vendor. Be the ‘specialist’ who understands the vendor’s situation before diagnosis (1st meeting: questions, 2nd meeting: proposals) Quote “Motivation is the key ingredient to creating a sale…
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