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Real Estate News
Nesters Australia uses tech to sell clients properties with low-commission of 1.5 percent
A Perth-based real estate agency is saying they have worked out a strategy to help their client sells their homes quickly, with the lowest possible commission. Nesters Australia operates through a smartphone app, and only charges a commission of 1.5 percent while promising to secure the best possible price on the seller’s property. With the market conditions that have been challenging…
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Elite Agent
Going All In With Phil Harris
Phil Harris is one of Australia’s pinnacle sales agents and an inspiring business leader. Sarah Bell sat down with Phil in his hometown of Adelaide to capture his perspective on the state of the property profession as we head into 2017. Phil, consumers have the power to fire everyone in a business from the CEO down if they don’t get…
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Elite Agent
8 Real Estate Resolutions to Deliver Great Customer Service
New research shows that delivering great customer service to vendors and buyers can turbocharge your real estate business by increasing referrals and creating customers for life. Kylie Davis suggests some practical resolutions to ensure you see benefits of adequately serving both groups. The Consumer Perceptions of Real Estate Agents research from CoreLogic identifies that 36 per cent of sellers would…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Penrith’s Mooney Real Estate creates brand awareness by helping local schools
The high cost of advertising with traditional media such as print and radio advertising has forced one startup real estate agency in Western Sydney to think out of the box. Out of frustration, the newly set-up Penrith Mooney Real Estate agency has come up with a clever approach in promoting their business through a community-based program known as the “Schools…
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Elite Agent
Agent Profile: Amber Werchon, Director of Amber Werchon Property
Amber Werchon decided not to pursue university but instead entered the workforce at the tender age of 17. Starting out as a receptionist at Ray White, she began selling property a year later and has never looked back. Today, as sole director of her own agency on the Sunshine Coast, Amber Werchon Property, she has over 40 people on her…
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Real Estate News
Coldwell Banker gives away free perfume and red roses on Valentine’s Day
Coldwell Banker South West Realty in Wattle Grove is giving away a small bottle of perfume, and a single red rose to anyone that says the words “I Love Coldwell Banker” at their office premises on Valentine’s Day. The freebies are limited and would only be given out to those visiting the agency between 10 am and 4 pm. The…
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EPM
Boxing Day Accounting: What Can You Claim?
THOUGH THE FESTIVE SEASON and its excesses feel far behind us, it’s only now that many agencies are accounting for their holiday expenses. Client Christmas party? Tick. Landlord gifts? You know it. Company Christmas party? That’s there too. How much can you claim? Natalie Hastings has the answers. Rather than nursing a sore head over your necessarily generous seasonal expenditure,…
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Real Estate News
Buyer’s agent Cohen Handler launches standalone auction bidding assistance
Bidding at an auction may now be less stressful for some Australian homebuyers with the launch of AuctionWiz, a new platform engineered by buyers’ agency Cohen Handler, providing standalone auction bidding assistance. Starting Monday, customers looking for representation from a buyer’s agent on auction day can sign up to AuctionWiz and connect with a Cohen Handler buyers’ agent for assistance…
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Insights
The Future – Property Management Round Table: Part 8
As a finale to Transform PM 2016 our four PM Directors were joined by Charles Tarbey, Fiona Blayney, Chris Gray, Richard Bray, Julie Davis and Neil Williams for an industry round-table discussion on the future of property management and how to best serve the needs of property investors. The session was facilitated by Alister Maple-Brown of Rockend. In the final video…
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Brand Editorial
To New Beginnings: Console to Launch Cloud Product in March Under New CEO Tim Molloy
Tim Molloy is no stranger to growing businesses, knowing as he does how almost any industry can be transformed through technology. Now, as the CEO of Console, he is taking a close look at how to make the role of the property manager more productive and efficient using the ‘new’ Console as a vehicle for change. Samantha McLean spoke exclusively…
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Real Estate News
New Property Agents and Land Transactions Bill banks on industry’s insights
More than 450 real estate agents, property consultants, assistant property managers, conveyancers and lawyers met earlier this week to discuss the sweeping changes brought on by a revised bill replacing the current Property Agents and Land Transactions (2005) Act, enforced in April. Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) chief executive Mark Berry said the new bill passed on Nov 17…
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Every Agent Has a Story
Every Agent Has A Story: Bob Walters
Our next story comes from Bob Walters, Executive Director of LPMA, who shares the two key lessons he learned after making a false assumption about the belongings of tenant during a vacate inspection. Don’t make assumptions; find out the facts before your course of action. Consider the impact of any decision before making them, as they may have legal consequences.…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Real Estate Agencies no longer in Fair Trading’s bad books
The New South Wales Fair Trading recently released its December 2016 Complaints Register, noting that for the first time in the register’s history there are no real-estate agencies on the list. Fair Trading publishes its Complaints Register monthly, listing businesses that are the subject of 10 or more complaints to the agency in the previous calendar month. Since the launch…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The Agency Expansion Plans: Word of Mouth, Experienced Agents Only
Word of mouth. That is how “The Agency” say they are getting top agents in the Sydney real estate industry to join in their 18-month-old setup. Despite being fairly new on the eastern seaboard, many high profile agents in the business have been recruited by the Perth-based and ASX-listed Ausnet Financial Services for its new Sydney office, located at the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NZ Based Leaders Real Estate Group Rebrands To Ray White
In what is considered to be one of the major changes in the real estate industry across New Zealand, renowned agency local company in the local north island Leaders Real Estate Group is currently undergoing a rebranding to Ray White. The Leaders Group 15 offices placed across Wellington, Kapiti Mana, Horowhenua, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and the Hawkes Bay. The group…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Perth company to charge a set fee of $355 a month for high-end rental properties
A newly formed property management company based in Perth has established a flat rate model, charging its clients a set fee of $355 a month including GST to manage their properties. C-Vue Property Managers managing director Honor Borg told Elite Agent her company would be focusing on properties that were let out for $500 or more per week to help…
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Insights
Technology – Property Management Round Table: Part 7
As a finale to Transform PM 2016 our four PM Directors were joined by Richard Bray, Fiona Blayney, Chris Gray, Charles Tarbey, Julie Davis and Neil Williams for an industry round table discussion on the future of property management and how to best serve the needs of property investors. The session was facilitated by Alister Maple-Brown of Rockend. In this…
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Real Estate News
Mobile messaging apps, the new frontier in real estate selling
More real-estate agents are starting to rely on social media apps as a way to help buyers who cannot take time off and be present in purchasing properties the traditional way. Owing to work commitments and other unforeseen circumstances, a small number of agents have found success in selling properties purely by using social media apps such as Facetime, WhatsApp…
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Real Estate News
Raine & Horne expands to Sydney’s Turramurra with new office
In a bid to capitalise on the strong Sydney’s north shore real estate market, leading agency, Raine & Horne will open a new office at Turramurra, situated at the corner of Pacific Highway and Kissing Point Road, on February 1. The new set-up comes after the franchise had launched offices in nearby suburbs such as Hornsby, Lindfield, North Sydney, Crows…
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QLD Real Estate News
Brisbane real estate agency sells $3.06 million worth of property in a day
The market in Brisbane appears to have already warmed up this year, as Explore property last weekend achieve a personal record of 180 people in their open homes resulting in $3.06 million of sales in one day. Explore Property Ashgrove principal Kelly Qualtrough who runs her business with her partner Sean Wallis told Elite Agent that it was the first…
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Real Estate News
REINSW’s Tim Anderson recognised with OAM
Long-standing member of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales and Life Fellow Tim Anderson has been recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM). REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin said throughout his career, Tim Anderson has actively promoted professionalism and integrity in the industry and has applied these attributes to all his activities.…
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EPM
Which Structure Is Right for You?
TASK, PORTFOLIO, PODZTM, HUBZTM AND HYBRID; these are all structures used in property management businesses right across Australia. Which one is right for you? Jo-Anne Oliveri explains how to select the best structure for your agency while avoiding any pitfalls. No matter what size your property management agency, an effective business structure is essential. Here are five structures often used…
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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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Elite Agent
New Year, New Career?
Is it time for a change? If you are thinking about moving on, Alison McGavin shares eight of her best tips to help you nail that new position. Well, 2017 is well and truly upon us! It comes with a whole new set of goals, challenges and, as always with a new year, change. We find that the Christmas break…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
ASX-listed disruptor realtor buyMyplace records exponential Q2 revenue
ASX-listed buyMyplace, a commission-free real estate agency has recorded a strong second quarter by clocking in 147 percent in revenue earnings for the 2017 financial year ending in June from the prior corresponding period (PCP). The Melbourne-based online real-estate company’s gross profit rose by 117 percent while residential property listings on the website grew by 84 percent from the previous…
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Video of the Week
Video of the Week – How to Market a Bachelor Pad
Amy Youngren of Urban Lifestyle Group has built a solid reputation for her creative video marketing, earning herself a nomination for most innovative agent of the year by Inman News. One of her most successful listing videos, 88 Colgate Ave PH09, has reached over 5,000 views on the agency’s Facebook page. Want to see your video featured here? Send in your…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australasian Real Estate Results Awards 2017 Finalists Announced
The top performing independent real estate agencies and individuals across Australasia have been revealed last week as finalists in the 11th annual Australasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs), to be staged in Sydney next month. Hosted by the Real Estate Results Network (RERN), the ARERAs is the industry’s pinnacle awards event that recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievers in property throughout…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Barry Plant Group throws its support behind Women’s Property Initiatives
The Barry Plant Group has rendered its support in helping bolster more funds towards Property Initiatives Real Estate, a social enterprise run by the Women’s Property Initiatives (WPI) in Melbourne. Barry Plant Group said the collaboration will see WPI’s social enterprise benefitting from its professional services which include running a better-managed rent roll and achieving maximum profitability through the advice given…
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Silver lining present, but hiding, in WA Outback market
Residential property markets in outback mining towns are struggling in the wake of the national mining and construction downturn. While a crisis for many, low prices present an opportunity for regional locals to access affordable property. The Australian yesterday published a story on the plight of residential property in the mining towns in the wake of a significant contraction in the…
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EPM
Why Small is Big Again: Randal Sharp
When it comes to property management, there’s not much Randal Sharp hasn’t seen. Co-Director of thriving real estate startup Think Property & Co in Melbourne, Randal has worked across all facets of the sector, managed large teams and surveyed portfolios with assets numbered in their thousands. Yet he and business partner Martine Bannister have gone back to basics with their…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Belle Property opens first office in Melbourne
Boutique real estate group, Belle Property International is redefining real estate in Melbourne with the opening of their office in Docklands. A world-class concierge partner that represents both property developers and investors across Asia and Australia, Belle Property International Melbourne is set to deliver a personalised and unique approach to large scale projects. A well-respected expert who has been involved…
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Elite Agent
The ‘Hit and Stick’ Philosophy
The term ‘Hit and Stick’ was coined by Isaac Newton to describe the momentum theory, whereby objects collide and stick together. It is used in rugby as well. In real estate, however, it could apply to a committed approach to client service – upon initial contact, we stick with them, as Cameron Nicholls explains. With a sporting background, I have…
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Elite Agent
The Art of Real Estate in NYC: Bohemia Realty Group
In only five years, the artists turned real estate agents at Bohemia Realty Group of Upper Manhattan have established dominant market share in the world’s coolest neighbourhoods. The agency has grown from its two co-founders to over 140 agents, many of whom came to real estate from the tribe of artists that define Upper Manhattan as a global hub for…
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EPM
What’s Working For Top BDMs Right Now: Tara Bradbury
Tara Bradbury recently achieved a long-held ambition and set up a ‘round table’ event specifically for BDMs. Here are some strategies from the event that participants say are working for them right now. When I was an active BDM I always wanted to be involved in a round table event with an exclusive group of up to 20 top performing…
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Insights
BD and Referrals – Property Management Round Table: Part 4
As a finale to Transform PM 2016 our four PM Directors were joined by Charles Tarbey, Fiona Blayney, Chris Gray, Richard Bray, Julie Davis and Neil Williams for an industry round table discussion on the future of property management and how to best serve the needs of property investors. The session was facilitated by Alister Maple-Brown of Rockend. In this…
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