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Elite Agent
Landchecker, helps buyers do due diligence on properties for free
A Melbourne-based company Landchecker has created a free tool for anyone looking to do their due diligence on Victorian property. Developed two years off the back of the governmentâs initiative to foster innovation through open source data, Landchecker is a user friendly, colour coded map that updates with property planning information such as planning zones, planning overlays, permit activity, bushfire…
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Real Estate News
Queenslandâs best recognised at Raine & Horne industry awards
The Raine & Horne Queensland & Northern Rivers State awards held at the luxurious Jupiterâs Casino attracted 370 of Raine & Horneâs best and brightest, a record for the annual event. In a major changing of the guard, Jamie Wilmen of Raine & Horne Pottsville/Cabarita Beach was named Raine & Horneâs best sales agent for dollar value and number of…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker encourages lifelong training for its real estate agents via new software
LJ Hooker will invest $100 million in the next three years to accelerate the real-estate industryâs digital transformation with a mission to turn Australia into the worldâs most advanced and well-served property market. The initiative will kick start with the unveiling of LJX-Lab, a digital research and development vehicle which they say will foster innovation through identifying, incubating and commercialising…
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Real Estate News
Finalists announced for this year’s Property Council Innovation and Excellence Awards
Some of the best buildings and brightest talents in Australia’s property industry will be honoured at the 35th Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall (RBL) Innovation and Excellence Awards. 141 finalists were named ahead of the awards ceremony to held on May 5 at the International Convention Centre Sydney. Property Councilâs Chief Executive, Ken Morrison said the awards, which is…
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Elite Agent
Property and Personal Injury: Who is to Blame?
Last year in Denver, Colorado, a woman made an unscheduled visit to an unoccupied foreclosed house on which her husband had made an offer. During the visit, which was unsupervised, she slipped and fell on an uneven part of the sidewalk and injured herself. The woman then initiated legal proceedings with both the bank and the listing real estate broker,…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Purplebricks may fail in Australia too, says First National Real Estate chief
The head of one of Australia’s largest networks believes that the arrival of Purplebricks in Australia has failed to ignite consumer interest and that the company is on track to replicate the significant losses incurred on its home soil. âSince its August 2016 launch, when more than a quarter of a million properties were listed for sale with Australian agents,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
South Coast home goes under the hammer for Cystic Fibrosis community: LJ Hooker
Research and support for Australiaâs cystic fibrosis community will be boosted when a South Coast home built entirely through business and community generosity goes under the hammer on January 28. The LJ Hooker Foundation â the charitable arm of LJ Hooker offices nationwide – will donate the full purchase price of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at Malua Bay, New South…
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Brand Editorial
5 Languages of Appreciation: Tanja M Jones
Everyone says you should make sure that your team feels appreciated, but just as different things attract different customers, there are different ways you should recognise your team depending on the way they would like to be recognised. And if you get this right, says leadership coach Tanja M Jones, you can enhance loyalty and productivity at the same time.…
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Elite Agent
Top 10 Coaching Tips from Sales Transform 2016
Transform was like the real estate equivalent of Masterchef this year. Individuals challenging themselves to reach new goals in record time and the opportunity to be mentored by some of the most respected industry leaders and trainers. Here are our favourite 10 Coaching Tips from Transform which were featured in EA Issue #11. “The only thing that will get in the way of…
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Elite Agent
Your Top Ten Tech Posts of 2016
Here is a list of your favourite technology articles for 2016 based on number of views/reads – in no particular order! 1. Â Â Big Data: Never Cold Call Again – Samantha McLean We live in an age of âconsumerismâ where potential clients have more information on us than ever. But it is also true that we can access a whole…
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Elite Agent
Energy efficient practices to recommend to vendors: Douglas Driscoll
Improving the energy efficiency of a home could reduce its carbon footprint and help improve its sale value, according to Douglas Driscoll, CEO of award-winning real estate group Starr Partners. Australia is the worldâs largest carbon emitter per capita1 but Douglas believes that not enough is being done at the top level through policy and greater consumer awareness to reduce…
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EPM
A UK Perspective on Technology and Change: Peter Knight
Peter Knight, Chairman of The Property Academy in the United Kingdom, is one of the leading voices driving innovation in the real estate industry in both the UK and Europe. We caught up with him during his recent visit to Australia and asked him how real estate property managers and leasing agents in Britain are dealing with disruption â and…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Whose Depreciation Claim Is Top Of The Block?
Which apartment on Channel 9’s 2016 season of The Block is going to be the most appealing to potential investors? EPM regular, Bradley Beer from BMT Tax Depreciation and his team have run the numbers and share their analysis. Here are the key points: It looks like investors could claim an average of over $2.2 million in depreciation deductions for…
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Video of the Week
Video of the Week – Toowoomba being revitalised with changing of the guard
Designed and built by Stuart Valdal, the director of multi-award-winning Vadal Projects, the award was one of six others the Toowoomba-based company won in 2016. âWe won four out of a possible five residential renovation categories and the âCommercial Renovation up to $2 Millionâ category,â Stuart said, adding that they also secured the 2016 âUp and Coming Builderâ and âWomen…
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Real Estate News
Raine & Horne National Awards for Excellence winners announced
The 2016 Raine & Horne National Awards for Excellence event, held at the spectacular Hamilton Island Conference Centre, attracted more than 200 of Raine & Horneâs best and brightest from its national and international network of offices. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016 Raine & Horne National Awards for Excellence: Top Salesperson (Dollar Value) James Baker, Raine &…
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Real Estate News
Brookfield Multiplex Delivers New Tower to Melbourne CBD
Brookfield Multiplex, a leading global contractor, has delivered another high-rise tower to Melbourne’s city skyline, with the completion of Central Equity’s $295 million residential tower Melbourne One on time. Located at 618 Lonsdale Street, the landmark 47 level tower stands some 149 metres above ground level. The construction of Melbourne One generated in excess of 1,000 jobs and used some…
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Real Estate News
New economic report shows solid growth for Australian property market
The PRDnationwide Research Team has released a new report revealing the Australian property market has made a positive start to 2016, with housing and rental growth recorded in capital cities and metro areas along with improved conditions in regional areas. After a hot 2015, the PRDnationwide 2016 Australian Economic and Property Report reveals the Australian property market has returned to…
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NSW Real Estate News
Skyline vision to boost economy and employment
The City of Sydney has developed a strategic vision for Sydneyâs future skyline with potential building heights in excess of 300 metres â 80 metres taller than Governor Phillip Tower â while still protecting sun access to the cityâs important public places and parks. In the most comprehensive urban planning strategy for Central Sydney in 45 years, the City has…
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Elite Agent
50 Top Tips from Transform
We learned more than you could ever imagine from our Transform coaches over a 12-week period. Here is a rapid fire 50 top tips from both our coaches and our Super Six. What got you here wonât get you there. What got you to 12 or 16 sales is not going to get you to 100. But there is potential…
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EPM
The Measure of Success
Are you a numbers person? History shows us time and again that property professionals who are focused on the numbers are those who enjoy the greatest success. This rings true for Peter Hooymans, Ann Rogers, Georgina Mellick, Stephen Fitzsimon and Tim Ear, founders of multi-award winning agency Melbourne Real Estate. Story by Iolanthe Gabrie. CHARISMATIC AND with an energy that…
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Elite Agent
Technology Builds the Agent of Today
âTHEREâS SOMETHING REALLY special going on here; thereâs nothing really like it. Our agency culture is what Iâm most proud of.â Meet Ash Marton, a veritable ball of energy and enthusiasm. And heâs got much to be proud of, what with a growing independent agency, Ash Marton Realty, and a freshly-launched industry-leading website to boot. Interview by Iolanthe Gabrie. STARTING…
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CASE STUDIES
My Local: Tegan De Clarke Toowoomba, QLD
Tegan DeClark is an experienced real estate professional with Ray White in Toowoomba. She has experience in international real estate sales, commercial real estate, property management and residential home sales. After relocating from Florida USA three years ago, Toowoomba is now definitely home for Tegan. She is a current member of the Toowoomba Education Capital Steering Committee, an REIQ Individual…
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BEST PRACTICE
Super Team, Super Service
JEREMY ROSENS OF Gary Peer St Kilda examines how to define roles and recruit the perfect team to create your ideal Effective Business Unit (EBU). IN REAL ESTATE, just like in any other industry, we should always be looking to be smarter and more efficient, while keeping a strong focus on the customer. This mentality extends beyond systems and technology.…
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EPM
Five Ways to be A Gamechanger in 2015
New year, new start! Jo Oliveri offers some practical suggestions to raise the bar in the next 12 months. IF YOU WANT TO be a game changer in 2015, you are going to need to start it with a purpose. These five simple strategies in the areas of operations, technology, leadership, marketing and customer service can help you stand out…
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BEST PRACTICE
Compliments of the Season
ANGUS RAINE, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND CEO of Raine & Horne has a couple of things on this yearâs Christmas list. ITâS BEEN A FANTASTIC year for real estate markets across Australia and for the Raine & Horne network. Plenty of homeowners and investors have enjoyed excellent growth, while Raine & Horne has increased its reach with 25 new offices joining…
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Elite Agent
Techniques For Building Your Personal Brand
AT ANY GIVEN POINT in time, a home seller has any number of choices in a real estate agent. Lane Cathcart has some tips on personal branding and how you can stand out from the crowd. TRADITIONALLY, REAL ESTATE professionals have commonly held that the more hours worked, the more money they will make. Logically, it makes sense to think…
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Commercial Real Estate
Residential Bulls pushing commercial bears out of North Sydney, says Raine & Horne
After a decade of near zero residential development, the North Sydney CBD is once again alive with towering cranes and men in high-visibility work wear, according to a leading local real estate expert. Duncan Grady, Principal of Raine & Horne North Sydney, says there are almost 1,000 residential apartments either under construction, or in the pipeline, within 300 metres of…
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Elite Agent
Under the Hammer
There has been a lot of talk lately about the tendency for many agents to offer their clients a briefcase full of âno priceâ marketing options. But an âeasy fitâ is not always an easy sale. Haesley Cush gives his opinion. There has been a lot of talk about the recent focus of many Australian agents to offer their clients…
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EPM
Kim Wilson, Property Manager, Barry Plant Boronia VIC
Kim Wilson is a highly accomplished businesswoman. While she is still yet to turn 30, she is already the principal of her own stand-alone property management franchise with the Barry Plant Group in the Melbourne suburb of Boronia, and was a nominee in this yearâs Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Awards. When did you start in Real Estate? I had…
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
When service becomes overzealous
Have you ever devised a customer service process that irritated your customers more than delighted them? The key to success, says Sadhana Smiles, is to make sure that you understand that everyone is different, and adjust your processes accordingly. Delivering that âblow awayâ client experience is what most businesses strive to do. We create processes that support this goal, train…
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Elite Agent
It’s Called WORK For A Reason!
If you havenât seen or heard Larry Winget in action before, you are in for a treat. Glenn Twiddle recently spoke to âThe Pitbull of Personal Developmentâ â who has a clear message for everyone out there that thinks the Real Estate Market at the moment is âhardâ. Pulling no punches in his style of delivery, for some, it may…
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