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Elite Agent
Is the right person in the right job?
Why is it so difficult to find and hire people who are coachable? One of my clients in the recruitment industry mentioned an interesting statistic: close to 70 per cent of new hires start looking for a new job within the first 90 days of being employed. Why is that? Over decades of training salespeople and property managers, I have…
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How to get more five star Google reviews and build your business
Podium is an interaction management platform that makes the process simple - giving agencies the ability to effectively communicate with customers and team members and manage their online reviews, all through text messaging. Regional Sales Director Sean Smit has a background in real estate, both customer facing and at tech…
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Real Estate News
:Different appoints first Head of Leasing and launches rent roll management service
Australian property management company, :Different has appointed seasoned real estate expert Kasey McDonald to the newly-created role of Head of Leasing.
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Looking back, moving forward: Matt Lahood
When the pandemic struck, Matt Lahood, CEO of The Agency, found his business model meant they were already prepared for what COVID-19 would bring. Cloud-based systems were in place, and work could be done remotely without too much stress. But, for someone who thrives on routine, Matt Lahood found he needed to change what his working days looked like.
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Renters in Victoria soon won’t have to deal with dodgy heaters and insulation
Renters will no longer have to contend with poorly insulated homes and Victoria will move closer towards 7-star home efficiency standards under a A$797 million plan announced this week. It’s purportedly the biggest energy efficiency scheme in any Australian state’s history. Energy efficiency essentially means using less energy to perform the same job. It’s…
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REIACT Awards 2020: All the winners
The ACT’s real estate sector came together on Saturday night to celebrate its’ achievements and recognise outstanding performers in a year that has changed the way real estate has had to be done. “This year, our Awards for Excellence has showcased the adaption, innovation and education the real estate sector…
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Never too young to lead: Emily Varga
Emily Varga’s journey into property management was somewhat unconventional. She sought the career out, cold-called handfuls of real estate agencies and did it during a low period in her life. It was January 2018, and Emily had just come out of a relationship. She was working in an administration role at a workplace devoid of positive culture and spending eight…
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Real Estate News
REINZ Awards for Excellence: the winners
The 2020 REINZ Awards for Excellence were held last night at Cordis Auckland, with more than 550 attendees from across the country coming together to celebrate the New Zealand real estate industry’s night of nights. Unlike a lot of their Aussie counterparts, the New Zealand industry was lucky enough to be able to hold their awards in person. Across the…
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Elite Agent
The art of negotiation – find their motivation
Gino De Iesi is the Principal at McGrath Northcote. Here, he shares his tips for negotiating with potential sellers, and managing the expectations of vendors.
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Real Estate News
Seven-day sales spree sees Sydney buyers hit the Southern Highlands
The Agency’s Southern Highlands team had an extremely impressive start to November, selling $15.5 million worth of property across nine transactions.
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Eview Group bolsters its Melbourne network
Eview Group has a new presence across Melbourne's northern outskirts, welcoming latest recruit, Jay Alvat - Licenced Real Estate Agent.With a passion for high-end client-centric service, coupled with a solid real estate career and intricate industry understanding, Jay Alvat is thrilled to present his personalised, broad, and unique skill set…
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Tips for a winning AREAs entry – from those who’ve won before
The deadline to enter the Annual REA Excellence Awards is creeping closer, and if you haven't yet got your entry sorted out, it's time to get busy.
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Real Estate News
Patrick D’Arrigo inaugural recipient of @realty’s new Allstar Award
@realty has created a new awards program to recognise its top performing agents.
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Elite Agent
The 4 Cs of a successful real estate agency in 2021
No matter how your agency pivoted during lockdown, the reality is that remote work has become the new normal. Some companies, like Twitter and Square, are allowing staff to work from anywhere – all the time – wherever they feel most creative and productive. Others are offering a 50/50 split, or another mix. Whichever direction you’ve decided to go, remote…
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New boutique agency in Noosa taps UrbanX platform
Working with a team of like-minded professionals in a prime location is the aspiration for many. Noosa Estate Agents - the newest boutique agency on Queensland's glorious Sunshine Coast - has the right formula and is ripe for success.
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Elite Agent
Patrick Cosgrove: The seven-day work week
Patrick Cosgrove has been in real estate the better part of a decade, and cut his teeth in the competitive arena that is Double Bay. He made the move to TRG only a few months ago after discussions with Gavin began mid last year. “I left my previous agency on really good terms,” he notes. “But after seven or eight…
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Real Estate News
REIQ appoints two new board directors
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland announced the appointment of two new directors to its board.
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Real Estate News
REINSW crowns its 2020 award winners
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has recognised outstanding achievements, crowning the winners of its 2020 REINSW Awards for Excellence. Now into its third decade, the REINSW Awards for Excellence is the most prestigious and respected industry awards event in New South Wales, recognising the best, bravest and brightest work across the real estate industry. REINSW President Leanne…
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Elite Agent
The Agency’s Sam Hobbs lands $20m of Melbourne sales in two weeks
The Melbourne property market has certainly bounced back since Stage 4 restrictions lifted across Melbourne earlier this month.
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Celebrating the small wins – and the big ones: Anna Molinaro
Last week, Anna Molinaro from OBrien Real Estate Blackburn took out the Real Estate Institute of Victoria Excellence Award for Residential Property Manager of the year. It’s an impressive win for Anna, excelling in what will no doubt go down as one of the worst real estate markets in living memory. And, it’s even all the more impressive when you…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
The industrial revolution (in real estate)
Malcom joined Colliers International in 1994 in the North Sydney office as an industrial sales and leasing agent. He now manages the Australian Industrial agency team, comprising of over 100 experts nationally, and as NSW State Chief Executive he also leads the 730+ staff in the NSW team across six offices…
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Real Estate News
2020 REIV Awards: The complete winners list
Check out the acceptance videos from all the winners, and the complete list of winners and finalists.
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
The Power of Storytelling: Holly Komorowski
Founder of home.byholly, Holly Komorowski is one of the best storytellers in the business. Her ability to look beyond the face-value of a property and create clever marketing campaigns centred around the story behind the property, it’s owners and the community, has captured the imagination of locals - and it's seen her and her team win AREA awards in each…
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Cullen and Royle partner in new boutique property agency
Deborah Cullen has a background in prestige residential property, and Richard Royle is an expert is in rural assets.
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Melbourne’s real estate industry reacts to relaxed restrictions
Spring selling season may have gotten off to a slow start in Melbourne, but the announcement over the weekend that real estate auctions can now occur with a maximum of ten people should help spur it into action.
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Thought Leaders Podcast
How to effectively nurture leads in your real estate CRM: Trevor Bragg
This episode of the Elevate podcast is brought to you by Connect Now “Automation won’t do everything for you. You still have to make those calls. And that’s the thing, there is a balance with automation. ” Learn how implementing the best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) technology for your business can…
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Real Estate News
New webinar to help real estate agents build profitable strategic partnerships
O*NO Legal services led by real estate lawyer Kristen Porter have today announced a new webinar called 'Skyrocket for Real Estate'. The series is designed for principals and senior managers looking to smash their revenue goals - or who are looking to go out on their own. Ms Porter, who…
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Real Estate News
RE/MAX team adds sales and leasing specialist in key role
Business Development Manager Richard Masigan wasted no time when he joined RE/MAX Xtra in Parramatta on July 1 this year; he grew a rent roll of 68 to 93 in the September quarter. “My goal is to have 140 on the rent roll by the end of 2020 and at that point we’ll be growing the property management team,” said…
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Real Estate News
Ray White launches new specialty division
Ray White has broadened its service offering with the launch of a new division. Sydney-based business division, ‘Ray White Commercial Asian Investment Services’ (known as ‘Ray White AIS), is a new initiative from the team at Ray White Commercial Western Sydney. It was borne out of a need to provide a fully integrated commercial property advisory service for Sydney’s Asian investors.…
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Brand Editorial
5 principles to make change stick
If you’ve ever wondered why it’s hard to make a change in your agency, or why innovation and tech adoption seems to lag in the real estate sector, it might be a problem of scale. Real estate constitutes Australia’s largest market, worth about $7.1 trillion, with the next largest being superannuation at $2.1 trillion. CoreLogic data shows residential sales this…
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Real Estate News
Fielding a winning team
When an ex-professional rugby player starts his own agency, you can be certain teamwork will be top of the agenda. And so it is with former Queensland Reds player and renowned inner-west Brisbane agent, Ben Wakely, who has launched Wakely Properties to service Paddington and its surrounding suburbs. As you’d expect, Ben knows plenty about hard work, commitment and sacrifice.…
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Real Estate News
Award-winning Ray White Marsden targets commercial success
Ray White Marsden is determined to lift the level of commercial real estate service in Logan, dedicating an experienced in-house team to managing the sale and leasing of commercial properties. The award-winning residential office, proudly led by principal Avi Khan, has expanded its offering to the commercial sector after recognising a high local demand. “We’ve established our success in residential…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Leadership with Purpose: Leanne Pilkington
Leanne Pilkington is a pioneer of industry firsts in real estate. The President of the REINSW, founder of Catch up with the Property Girls, the Real Women in Real Estate network and Managing Director of boutique real estate group Laing + Simmons, Leanne was the 2019 winner of the Gold AREA for Most Influential Woman in property. With thirty years…
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