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FRANCHISE NEWS
CBRE Group moves into co-working space with the launch of CBRE Hana
Commercial real estate services firm CBRE has declared a move into the flexible working spaces sector with the creation of CBRE Hana, a new division which the agency says will partner with property owners to provide workspaces. Hana will design, build and operate the co-working facilities and services, in partnership with institutional property investors. In a statement, CBRE president and…
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TECH + SOCIAL
The robots are here, Is your business ready?
It only seems like yesterday that 3D tours, virtual reality and drone photography were the latest and greatest trends in real estate technology. Cutting edge no longer, these tools have been swiftly pushed aside for artificial intelligence including voice-activated real estate searches, Mandarin-speaking robots and a host of digital assistants. Predicting Values And wouldn’t you love to be able to…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Burleigh-Miami leaders take on LJ Hooker’s newest addition
Former Realty Blue agency specialists Danny O’Donnell and Adam Van Leeuwen have today been announced as the joint partners leading newly launched LJ Hooker Burleigh Beach. Combined, the duo sold more than $60 million worth of property in the last year, positioning Mr O’Donnell and Mr Van Leeuwen as Burleigh Heads’ and Miami’s top agents, respectively. Fronting the Gold Coast…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
2018 REIWA Awards for Excellence winners announced
More than 430 real estate professionals attended the REIWA Awards for Excellence on Wednesday 25 October at Crown Perth, to celebrate and acknowledge excellence in the WA real estate industry. REIWA CEO Neville Pozzi said the Awards for Excellence were a unique opportunity for the Institute to acknowledge those WA real estate professionals who demonstrate best practice in their chosen…
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Sponsored Content
How to build customer loyalty with diversification
Diversification isn’t a new concept; almost every agency offers both a sales and property management service, after all. But tech tools can take this much further. You don’t have to use one to use another, but together these tools help you provide a great customer experience: from the first touchpoint, through to moving day and beyond. Meet sellers on social media…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Capital real estate stars join Ray White Canberra
Rent roll growth has been Maria Edwards’ passion for more than a decade. Ms Edwards has joined Ray White Canberra as Head of Growth, and was looking forward to plying her trade with Canberra’s fastest growing real estate agency. “I was particularly drawn to the culture of continuous improvement, and the support of the principals for my ambition. There is…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
South Australia’s real estate elite battle it out at Awards for Excellence in Real Estate
On Saturday night, South Australia’s real estate elite battled it out at the 2018 News Corp Australia realestate.com.au Awards for Excellence in Real Estate. The 2018 Awards celebrated all things Cuban with a Stars of Havana theme. The Adelaide Convention Centre took us all back to the land of salsa, cigars and Desi Arnaz Jr. This year the REISA Awards…
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Sponsored Content
How to create a winning proposal
A proposal is one of your first opportunities to make a lasting impression on your client. A proposal that is bespoke to your brand and designed so your clients can interact with it has the potential to win listings. The best agents produce not only offline printed proposals, but online proposals that are mobile and desktop friendly too. Traditionally, agents…
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EPM: BD & Growth
How to find your 75 things and secure more business
Property management has and always will be about serving people. We can get so caught up in a world of legislation and compliance, that we forget many of our landlords aren’t always aware of what we do and why we do it. Property managers have an opportunity to exceed expectations and deliver an exceptional consumer experience by having a point…
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EPM: BD & Growth
Do you want insurance with that?
Upselling, value-adding and alternative income streams are all part and parcel of modern-day business. The business growth strategy du jour is ‘adjacencies’. Adjacency is a strategy where a company looks outside its boundaries for new sources of income, moving into related areas that use and reinforce its core business. In real estate, the most common partnerships are with related services…
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EPM: Leadership
How to maintain your agency’s value in a softer market
As markets cool across the country, conversations are being held around the impact this may or may not have on the value of real estate businesses. To put this in perspective and to provide a greater insight into the level of interest this is creating, we have conducted more agency and rent roll valuations in the last three months than…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Sportelli name continues to lead RE/MAX Integrity
Real estate has been a part of Roslyn Sportelli’s life for as long as she can remember. In fact, it’s in her blood. Her parents, Nerina and John Sportelli, are well respected within the industry and have together won numerous accolades in recognition for their involvement and contribution to real estate. Now, after 13 years at the helm of RE/MAX…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Kay & Burton opens doors to new Armadale office
As part of their 80th-anniversary events, Kay & Burton is proud to announce the launch of their new Armadale office. Kay & Burton opened the doors to their first office in South Yarra back in 1938. From the agency’s humble beginnings, the company has rapidly grown to seven locations across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs plus the Mornington Peninsula. In October, Kay…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Sales agent Joe Sissons joins DiJONES as part of Future Superstars program
Sales agent Joe Sissons has joined the DiJONES North Shore team as the agency goes through a period of expansion. DiJONES CEO Rob Ward said Mr Sissons brings a refreshing approach to the real estate profession. “Joe is committed to ensuring both sellers and buyers have a smooth and stress-free experience, and guides them through every step of the sales…
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Sponsored Content
How to win more listings, and sell them faster
A select group of 50 agencies across Australia and New Zealand have discovered a way to publish dozens of eye-catching, automatically created and highly targeted ads to Facebook, Instagram and the Google Display Network with a single click. It’s called Spoke, and it’s a game changer. Spoke gets your ads in front of more people by targeting highly active segments…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
The Agency partners with MadeComfy
The Agency has partnered with short-term rental management company MadeComfy in a bid to give property investors and homeowners a short-term alternative. “MadeComfy has a unique market positioning; their company and customer values are in alignment with The Agency – our core focus being customer-centric,” Maria Carlino, The Agency’s National Director of Property Management, said. “We are both rapidly growing companies,…
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TECH + SOCIAL
Is Social Media Really Worth It?
As the real estate market stabilises, it’s tempting to look at where you are investing your marketing dollars and consider where you could potentially cut back. Things might be tighter for you cashflow-wise if you aren’t turning over the same amount of stock you were at this time last year, and you might think cutting back on marketing to reduce…
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BEST PRACTICE
5 steps to long-term business growth
If you want to build a better property management business – one that is successful in the future – you must plant some of the seeds today and be prepared to play the long game. Jo-Anne Oliveri has five simple strategies where consistency will grow the size and value of your business in the future. 1. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THE…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Robert Ding brings bilingual auctions and new market coverage to The Agency
One of the only agents to run successful bilingual auctions in English and Mandarin, Robert Ding has been able to provide significant insights into Melbourne’s Chinese buyer and seller property markets. In his core areas of Boroondara and Whitehorse, Chinese nationals, recent Chinese migrants and well-established Chinese residents have been drawn to these leafy municipalities for the great schools, access…
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TECH + SOCIAL
Boosting vendor and buyer traffic to your agency website through paid and organic online content
Whether marketing through Google or social media, there are two primary options at every real estate agency’s disposal: paid content (advertising) and organic content (SEO and regular social posts). Many real estate agencies rely too heavily on the former and do not utilise enough of the latter. Organic traffic offers a sustainable long-term strategy that builds your audience of vendors…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White expands in rural Queensland with local agent
Born in Chinchilla and raised around the Western Downs, experienced real estate professional Jon Kingston has expanded his Ray White business into the rural centre of Chinchilla, an easy 50kms east of his current office in Miles. Known as the melon capital of Australia, agriculture has been the mainstay of the Chinchilla region, with beef and grain production underwriting the…
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Brand Editorial
How to get seller leads to come to you
Samantha McLean talks to realestate.com.au’s Rachel Morley, General Manager for Leads, and Gina McCartney, Executive Manager of Marketing & Events, about what’s in the pipeline to help agents connect more meaningfully with both buyers and sellers on the platform, and how to get the most out of these new products. If you’re a real estate professional, looking for more qualified…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Commercial welcomes Phil Zoiti to the team in Perth
Ray White Commercial (WA) is pleased to welcome hospitality and tourism property mogul Phil Zoiti to their team in Perth. Mr Zoiti, who was born and bred in the small Western Australia country town of Merredin and has more than two decades’ experience in the industry, joins as Hotel and Tourism Associate. He said he was delighted to join the…
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EPM: Best Practice & Legislation
Beepo and Rockend partner to provide accreditation for offshore employees
Adequate training is usually one of the biggest challenges in implementing offshore teams. One of the main issues has always been the struggle with a large number of unique software products along with legislative and geographical knowledge requirements. But Beepo has recently decided to tackle this challenge head-on by partnering with Rockend to develop trained resources, otherwise known as ‘Rockend Property…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Rural stock camp prepares next generation of livestock agents
The next generation of livestock and station agents have travelled hundreds of kilometres and from several states to attain their first accreditation for a job in the industry. Stock Camp, hosted by Ray White Rural and sponsored by Fairfax, SocietyOne and Brand Territory, was held at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga. Over three days, 33 students from Rand, Mt…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REINSW recognises outstanding achievements at 2018 Awards for Excellence
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has announced the winners of its 21st annual Awards for Excellence at a Gala Dinner at Sydney Town Hall. REINSW President Leanne Pilkington said the best, bravest and brightest work across the industry was recognised. “The 2018 REINSW Awards for Excellence highlighted the industry’s biggest successes and most outstanding achievements across ten…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Christchurch One Agency office partners with Realforms
The first house sale and purchase agreement in the world without pen touching paper has been finalised in New Zealand. The sale and purchase agreement was drafted, e-signed, negotiated, edited, accepted and finalised for a residential property in Christchurch, New Zealand, without touching a single piece of paper or a pen. Michael Morris of One Agency Morris Properties in Christchurch…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Kay & Burton celebrate 80 years in the industry with future set on AI technology
Leading Victorian real estate agency Kay & Burton is celebrating 80 years of innovation in the industry with a look to how the future is set to change when it comes to buying and selling property. New technology is launching faster than ever before and the last decade has seen the explosion of the internet and social media in property…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
hockingstuart raise over $94,000 for Connor’s Run
Victorian real estate agency hockingstuart are very proud to have raised over $94,000 for Australia’s largest fundraising event for paediatric brain cancer, Connor’s Run. Connor’s Run has raised millions of dollars since its first run in 2013. It’s a cause that’s close to the hearts of everyone at hockingstuart, with 205 team members participating in the event which was held on 16th…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Coronis makes strategic appointment to Area Leader position
South-east Queensland property services group Coronis has announced Chris Rhode as their new Sales Area Leader, following the recent promotion of Adam Empringham to Sales Director. Mr Rhode has worked with Coronis for more than four years now. In the past three years, in addition to selling, he played an instrumental role in turning Coronis North Lakes into one of the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group announces finalists for 2018 Annual REA Excellence Awards
REA Group has today announced the finalists for this year’s Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), to be held in Sydney on Thursday 15 November 2018. The AREAs honour the most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses across the property and media industries. Twenty-one awards will be presented across the three categories of Innovation, Service and Marketing Excellence, and Community.…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Coronis bolsters Springwood team with in-demand agent
Coronis Springwood’s sales team has been bolstered by the addition of sought-after local agent Rowena Gill. Coronis Area Leader Anthony Hunt said he was delighted Rowena had joined the team and she was a welcome addition. “Rowena is one of the most respected and popular agents in Kingston and Logan, having spent most of her life living in the area…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Amber Werchon Property opens new premises in Nambour
Amber Werchon Property has opened a new premises in the heart of Nambour in Currie Street. The new, larger office of the award-winning property company will operate as a sister site to the primary office in Mooloolaba. As the business continues to grow, and with an increased number of sales made by AWP in the area, expanding the current Nambour location…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Starr Partners announces strategic partnership with mortgage broking company
Starr Partners, a network of 31 offices across New South Wales, has announced an exclusive home loan partnership with mortgage broker Shore Financial. Adding residential mortgage broking services to its offering, Starr Partners agents will now provide broader property-related services by referring clients with financial needs to a dedicated team of more than 50 home loan specialists. Established in 2013,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
The Agency secures funding, acquires Top Level Real Estate
After a trading halt for the last few days, The Agency has announced to the ASX that they have secured the funds to acquire Top Level Real Estate. The acquisition involves a complex $8.4 million share placement, alongside $5 million of Top Level debt which will be converted into shares at $0.01 per share. The documentation provided with the announcement…
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