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Real Estate News
Cobden & Hayson strategic merger
Inner West agency Cobden & Hayson has announced an amalgamation with Richardson & Wrench Leichhardt under the company’s Annandale banner. The Sulfaro family has run the successful Richardson & Wrench business for more than 30 years and has built an incredibly strong reputation based on old school values, hard work and dedication to their craft. Cobden & Hayson is thrilled that the younger generation…
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LEADERSHIP
Blood, Sweat and No Tears
Debt collection and resolving disputes in court are not usually at the top of employees’ most-loved work tasks. But Simone Firns is different. The Network Pacific Owners Corporation Manager loves the jobs others despise. “The legal component of my role is one of my favourites,” she enthuses with genuine passion. “I like doing debt collection and I like going to…
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Real Estate News
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate opens first Qld office
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has expanded to Queensland with the first office in the state opening in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. The unique lifestyle brand has experienced consistent growth and maintained strong interest from industry professionals since its launch earlier in the year. Flagship offices have been established in strategic locations along…
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Real Estate News
New Shelter Real Estate to focus on making a difference
This week, a brand new real estate agency is launching. Shelter Real Estate is opening its doors on Glen Iris Road, Glen Iris and is set to be a new brand of real estate. Renowned estate agent, Zali Reynolds, who has been in the industry for nearly two decades, brings her extensive corporate experience to…
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Real Estate News
REIQ launches professional mentoring program
The REIQ has launched its inaugural mentoring program designed to connect people and create passion within the real estate profession. The REIQ Mentoring Program aims to equip up-and-coming real estate professionals with the personal and professional attributes that will enable them to excel in their chosen field. The program will do this by connecting mentees with carefully selected REIQ mentors,…
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Real Estate News
NSW Southern Highlands agency joins First National
One of Mittagong's best-known boutique estate agencies, Abode Property, has joined Australia's largest network of independent agents, First National Real Estate, strengthening the network's market presence in the Southern Highlands in a step described as 'evolutionary' by dynamic principals, Anna and Allan Falvey. Trading as First National Real Estate Abode Property, the agency has ambitious…
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Elite Agent
Business without borders: Inside eXp Realty
Since its inception in 2009, eXp Realty has broken new ground with its cloud-based real estate brokerage. Now that the USborn realtor has expanded to Australia, Kylie Dulhunty takes a look at what the virtual agency has to offer on our shores. The rapidly burgeoning cloud brokerage, eXp Realty, has hit Australian shores with its…
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Real Estate News
Raine & Horne wins Hunter local business awards
Raine & Horne Newcastle & Stockton was named the region's "Outstanding Real Estate Agency" as well as "Outstanding Real Estate Agency" in a dual celebration for principals Jason Maxwell, Steve Dick and Jason Morris, who have been business partners for over 20 years. Earlier this year, Raine & Horne Commercial Newcastle was named the global…
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TECH + SOCIAL
The new frontier of auctioneering
David Scholes has carved out a hugely successful career as a real estate auctioneer. His former business AuctionWorks handles over 70% of commercial property auctions on the Australian Eastern Seaboard and David has personally called about 35,000 transactions. But he didn’t necessarily start with aspirations to be in real estate, nor in auctioneering. Instead, the self-confessed country boy started in…
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Real Estate News
Established agency makes the switch to open LJ Hooker Rockhampton
LJ Hooker has welcomed a new team of real estate specialists to the Rockhampton region in Central Queensland. Rockhampton veterans Jade Carr and Brit Wheeler are leading the office’s transformation to LJ Hooker. The new LJ Hooker Rockhampton offers a full suite of real estate services including residential and commercial sales, business leases, property management…
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Real Estate News
Sales and auctioneer champion joins DiJONES
DiJONES have announced that real estate sales and auctioneer champion John Sullivan has merged his business, Sullivan Real Estate with DiJONES Lower North Shore. He will operate as a Sales Agent operating out of DiJONES Mosman. With more than 30 years of real estate and auction experience, both in Australia and the United States Mr…
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Real Estate News
Brisbane Skytower’s ‘The Horizon Collection’ released to market
The most exclusive residences in Brisbane’s tallest tower have been launched to the market, with potential buyers now having the opportunity to view the homes for the first time. The Horizon Collection in the landmark 90-storey Brisbane Skytower in the heart of the CBD consists of 43 two and three-bedroom luxury residences and four penthouse…
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Real Estate News
Cairns real estate ‘king’ sells RE/MAX business
Tony Williamson, the man often referred to as 'Cairns' king of real estate' yesterday finalised the sale of his highly successful agency to brothers Ray and David Murphy. Ray Murphy, who joined Mr Williamson's RE/MAX Real Estate Services more than a decade ago, is Cairns' number one real estate agent.Since his start as an 18-year-old…
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Brand Editorial
Learning from the best at Street MBA Sydney
Where better to learn from the best of the best (and eat our weight in food); Sydney! Our Street MBA headed to Sydney in September and it didn’t disappoint! We were lucky enough to visit some of the best in the business: Di Jones, Novak Properties and The Agency. Whilst very different business models, the…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Don’t stop me now – real estate’s elder statesmen
Ken McCarthy doesn’t know the meaning of the words ‘slow down’. At the spritely age of 89, the Ray White Helensburgh Director is one of Australia’s oldest real estate agents. There must be something about the name Ken as down south, in Geelong, Elders Rural Real Estate Sales Manager Ken Drysdale, 69, is also one of the profession’s elder statesmen.…
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Real Estate News
NGU Real Estate goes platinum with launch of 10th office
NGU Real Estate is celebrating the launch of its 10th office within just four years of operation with the opening of NGU Real Estate Platinum in Brisbane’s booming western corridor. The new office, based in the heart of the family-friendly suburb of Jindalee, is headed up by Centenary Suburbs experts Chris Foenander and Helen Saba. “Helen and I are very…
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Real Estate News
Longstanding beachside specialist joins LJ Hooker
Longstanding beachside property specialist Perry Brosnan has made the move to LJ Hooker as part of its relaunched Mermaid Beach agency. With almost two decades in the industry, Mr Brosnan has sold more than 600 properties in the sought-after strip between Mermaid Beach and Miami. His prestige experience spans more than 70 sales along Miami’s…
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Real Estate News
REIWA award-winning Peter Clements and his team join Eview Group
Hot on the heels of winning REIWA small residential agency of the year and personally taking out the title of residential salesperson of the year, Peter Clements and his team have joined the Eview Group. Thrilled with the recent accolades, Mr Clements said he was honoured to be recognised with awards that illustrated his team…
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Real Estate News
New agency combining innovation and customer experience
In a short period of time, Edward Smyth and has made a big name for himself in real estate on the Gold Coast. So much so that he and his business partner Karen Stewart have recently launched their own agency, Stewart & Smyth. Karen and Edward met when Karen sold Edward a house. The pair clicked instantly and decided they…
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TECH + SOCIAL
5 ways real estate businesses can save money on technology
I may not be across every technology opportunity in the industry, but I do see the impact it can have on a business. More specifically, I see the impact technology changes can have on its bottom-line profitability. If you can juggle the changes required to introduce new technology, the rewards can be huge. Get it wrong though and it will…
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Real Estate News
Jellis Craig rolls out new sales platform
Data-driven presentation platform SalesPreso has signed a deal with leading Victorian real estate agency group Jellis Craig that will see the sales technology rolled out across its network of 350-plus agents. SalesPreso co-founder Joel Thomson said the platform was a strong fit for the real estate industry, with REA Group, Domain, Vicinity Centres and now Jellis Craig, all implementing it.…
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LEADERSHIP
Steve Carroll: Leadership in a digital age
By 2020, millennials will make up 50 per cent of the workforce. Whether or not you think technology has changed the face of leadership, three things we can agree on are: 1. The expectations of our employees, driven by millennials, are increasing dramatically. 2. The fundamentals are in place. However, they only keep our employees engaged for a short time.…
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Real Estate News
New campaign demands ‘Solar for All’ Australians
A coalition of more than 20 community groups has launched a ‘Solar for All’ campaign, calling on state governments to end ‘solar lock-out’ and give all Australians access to safe and affordable energy. According to the groups, more than one third of Australians are locked out of access to clean energy because they rent, live in apartments, have unsuitable rooftops, or…
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Real Estate News
Sales agent commissions tied to vendor ratings
A Brisbane-based business has established the nation’s first carrot-and-stick agency model – and it gives clients direct influence on how much agents can earn. Under the model introduced by UrbanX, vendors can rate their sales agents, with the size of agent’s commissions on the line, if their service and results prove to be regularly sub-par. Head of UrbanX, Dan Argent,…
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Real Estate News
Coffs Coast locals open new Century 21 office
New office locations don’t come much better than Moonee Beach which lies in the centre of Coffs Harbour’s northern beaches, on the north coast of New South Wales. New Principals Darcien Kean and Michael Hall are both long-time locals and excited to have celebrated the official opening of their C21 office. Mr Kean has over 10 years’ experience in the…
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Real Estate News
New business geared towards first home buyers launches Sydney office
A game-changing real estate agency is opening Australia's first office geared specifically toward first-home buyers and investors. Sydney real-estate identity, Marites Novis is opening Qfirst Property Investment Group's first office in Blacktown after identifying a gap in the market. "I've found that in my many years of experience in the real estate industry, most first-home buyers and…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Hayley Mitchell: How to increase productivity in property management
Hayley Mitchell started in real estate in 1999 and has worked in all facets of property management. She’s won numerous awards including REIV property manager of the year two times and has twice been named on the Elite Agent industry influencers list in 2017 and 2018. She also recently launched a new business, Geelong Property…
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EPM: Ask The Expert
7 tips for property managers to decrease stress and increase productivity
Having just entered the new financial year, now is a good a time to take stock of the health of your portfolio and consider some of the following areas: Rent reviews and lease renewalsUpdate in line with the current market and ensure tenants are on fixed-term leases. Repairs and maintenanceHow many outstanding work orders are…
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Real Estate News
Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty welcomes industry veteran
Veteran Brisbane real estate professional Glenn Gracie has joined forces with Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty. With 32 years in the industry under his belt, Mr Gracie has long been a familiar face in the desirable lifestyle suburb of New Farm, launching his own real estate business and spending all of his career and family life in the riverside pocket. Queensland…
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Real Estate News
Triple threat as brothers join Ray White Werribee
Continuing in the tradition of being proudly family owned and run, Ray White Group has recently welcomed three brothers on board in Werribee. The Krnjeta brothers – Robert (Partner/Auctioneer), Petar (Agent/Auctioneer) and Alex (Sales Associate) – said it was the company’s family values that attracted them to the business. “One of my key reasons for making the move to Ray White…
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Real Estate News
Finalists announced for 2019 REA Excellence Awards
REA Group has announced the finalists for this year’s Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), to be held in Melbourne on Thursday 14 November 2019. The AREAs honour the most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses in the property industry (residential, commercial, project developers) and media industry. There will be 21 awards in total presented…
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Elite Agent
The Agency strengthens position after raising $4.5m capital
The Agency is predicting a strong financial future ahead after raising $4.5 million as part of a share entitlement offer. Announced in July, the offer saw each eligible shareholder entitled to apply for a further four shares based on every seven shares held. They were also provided with one free attaching listed option for every two shares subscribed for and…
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EPM: First Person
The value of choice
As I continued my crusade in the industry, shouting about the arrival of choice and the departure of disruption, I realised recently that I have started making different choices. Choices I never thought I would make. You see, I love grocery shopping. Yes, I know you may think I am strange, but cooking is my happy place. I’m no culinary…
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Real Estate News
September springboard into commercial action
Brisbane commercial real estate agent Deepen Khagram has concluded the first month of spring 2019 with settlement on a $3 million-plus strawberry farm, which followed his $7 million-plus sale of a service station earlier in the month. “September certainly has been active with interest from commercial property investors,” Mr Khagram said. “I’ve had a great deal of enquiry from buyers…
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Real Estate News
Double Bay real estate specialists join forces
High-profile agency, the LJ Hooker Double Bay Group, is continuing to go from strength-to-strength, with renowned agent Daniel Baran recently joining the ranks. Mr Baran has been responsible for many record sales in the east during his 30-year career. In the month since he joined, he’s already listed and sold in excess of $20 million in property with a strong…
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