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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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Real Estate News
Ray White New Farm welcomes high-flying agent
Ray White New Farm has welcomed high-flying agent Richard Barlow into the role of Sales and Marketing Consultant. “I’ve been in real estate for six years, first working for an independent selling in the CBD and Spring Hill, before shifting to another independent in Teneriffe then an agency in New Farm for four years,” Mr Barlow said. “I’ve lived in New…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Tony Heath: Your name is your reputation
It might be unlucky for most, but for Tony Heath the number 13 has proved nothing but fortuitous. His wife, Julie was born on the 13th, as was one of his sons. On July 13th he celebrated 28 years in the real estate industry and 28 years with McLachlan Partners on the Central Coast of NSW. “I’ve only ever worked…
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Real Estate News
2019 REIWA Awards for Excellence winners announced
The Western Australian real estate industry’s best were recognised this evening at the prestigious 2019 REIWA Awards for Excellence, held at Crown Perth. REIWA CEO Neville Pozzi said the Awards were a unique opportunity for the Institute to acknowledge those WA real estate professionals who demonstrate excellence in their chosen careers, which have a positive…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Rural celebrates its 2019 winners
MORE than 200 guests from as far as Albany in Western Australia, Timboon in Victoria, Tumbarumba in New South Wales, Port Augusta in South Australia and Barcaldine in Queensland attended the annual Ray White Rural & Ray White Livestock awards on the Gold Coast last night to celebrate the achievements of the top offices and…
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Real Estate News
2019 REINSW Awards for Excellence Winners
Now in its 22nd year, the REINSW has recognised outstanding achievements, crowning the winners of its 2019 REINSW Awards for Excellence held at The Star on Thursday, 19 September 2019. REINSW President Leanne Pilkington says this year, the calibre of finalists was incredibly high. “Last night the success of our industry was on full display,…
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EPM: Leadership
10 things every principal should know about property management
From what I’ve seen, most principals have taken a similar journey en route to taking the reigns at their agency. You were a successful salesperson who embraced the natural progression of opening or buying your agency. You knew property management played a vital role in the future success of the agency, but it was an area you knew little about.…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Inner city Brisbane property in demand
Brisbane’s inner city precinct will be the strongest performing sector in the Queensland capital’s property market in coming years, according to SPACE Property. SPACE Property Managing Director Nick Penklis said the suburbs up to 10 kilometres from the CBD would always be the ones highest in demand, with an increasingly wider demographic looking to buy, including families. “As an agency,…
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SELLING + MARKETING PROPERTY
People Power
On the surface, the link between producing commercial quantities of soup and selling houses is extremely tenuous. Dig a little deeper and you may find the connection not so far fetched. Former Campbell’s Soup CEO Doug Conant was renowned for saying “to win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace”. It’s an adage that Barry Plant Manningham…
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Real Estate News
R&W legend scoops the Directors’ Trophy at annual awards
Keiran Speed is what you’d call old school. Would never swear in front of a lady. He’ll tell you to your face what a place is worth, and he’d be right. Never raises his voice or talks himself up. Others will happily do that for him. Legend, or even icon, is how R&W chief auctioneer Peter Baldwin describes him, and…
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Real Estate News
Turner Real Estate makes strategic property management acquisition
Independent South Australian real estate agency Turner Real Estate has reached an agreement to acquire Steadfast Property Managers. The business will be gradually integrated into Turner Real Estate’s extensive property management division, resulting in a rent roll of 2600 properties – one of the largest in South Australia today. Steadfast Property Managers is a locally owned property management business founded…
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Real Estate News
Realmark Coastal welcomes Todd and Danielle Utley
Husband and Wife duo, Todd and Danielle Utley, have joined leading WA agency, Realmark Coastal, this month. Todd and Danielle have forged a strong career in real estate together, having most recently worked with Peard Real Estate for the last 15 years. Todd and Danielle both had separate real estate careers before combining forces when…
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Elite Agent
Property giant Ray White kicks off Australia’s biggest game of Hide & Seek
Leading agency Ray White has just launched its latest brand campaign called Hide & Seek, a playful take on the childhood game in a bid to entice both buyers and sellers into the market. The property giant’s franchised network of more than 1000 offices sold just over 75,000 homes, worth $40.7 billion across Australasia despite the…
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Real Estate News
ACT Real Estate celebrates 25 years of awards for excellence
The ACT real estate sector celebrated its achievements for the past year with a Gala Dinner at the QT Hotel on Saturday night. A crowd of over 320 were present to acknowledge the outstanding performances of the industry’s elite. “In 1995 the Institute held its first Awards for Excellence and presented nine awards, this year we presented 30 awards,” REIACT…
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Real Estate News
Familiar face takes reins at Ray White Rural Warwick
Experienced and well-established Ray White Rural Pittsworth owners, James and Sally Croft have expanded their business and opened the doors to the new Ray White office in Warwick. Owning an existing Ray White office in neighbouring Pittsworth, the husband and wife duo believed the expansion was a natural step for their business as they aim to further service the needs…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Starting a real estate business in a niche market – Adrian Wilson
With nearly 20 years of real estate experience and an MBA under his belt, Adrian Wilson is a multi-award-winning real estate agent who is now conquering the Sydney City apartment market via his new venture Ayre Real Estate, an agency that is specialising in high-rise apartments.
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Real Estate News
C21 expands Western Australian presence
C21 has expanded its network with the opening of a new office in Canning Vale, south of Perth Strategically situated on the doorstep of one of Perth’s fastest growing suburbs of Southern River, Canning Vale, Harrisdale and the busy Canning Vale corridor, the C21 Resicomm office will be headed up by Simon Pattullo. Mr Pattullo, who was born and bred in…
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Real Estate News
Henderson kicks off spring sales with a bang
The Gold Coast’s spring property selling season has started with a big bang for the team from John Henderson Professionals Mermaid Beach who smashed out nearly $10 million in sales this week. Of the 14 properties up for sale at the Hendersons’ Spring Auction Spectacular on Tuesday, 10 were sold on the night for a combined total of almost $10…
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Real Estate News
Adelaide real estate specialists join forces
Adelaide’s western real estate specialists, LJ Hooker West Lakes and Power Real Estate of Port Adelaide, have merged to form the region’s leading real estate agency. LJ Hooker West Lakes directors Frank Azzollini and Josie Auricchio have joined forces with Steve Moffatt to operate as one office under the LJ Hooker banner. Mr Azzollini said the opportunity to bring the…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Zig while others zag – Manos Findikakis
For years the industry has been hearing the agent is now more important than the brand. In 2015, Eview founder Manos Findikakis took that philosophy to a whole new level. Now he will share his recipe for success at the Business of Real Estate 2019. Eview Group founder and CEO Manos Findikakis readily admits when…
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Real Estate News
New Property Tree dashboards reinvent agency reporting
Agency owners and operators who use Rockend’s Property Tree will notice a new change to dashboards – and it’s set to reinvent agency reporting. The new, re-imagined and enhanced set of dashboards offer access to a richer set of visually appealing reports, fuelled by real-time data, that are customisable by the user. The new release includes five dynamic dashboards available…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker and Damien Cooley contribute to a miracle
A Queensland agency has forfeited its sales commission for the auction of a high-end Hamptons-style home as part of a fundraising drive set to benefit premature and unwell babies. LJ Hooker Pacific Pines Helensvale is selling and marketing a no-reserve auction for the Mater Little Miracles this Sunday. Leading national auctioneer Damien Cooley will handle the gavel on the day.…
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NSW Real Estate News
Bondi agency hits the trifecta
A Bondi agency has sold three homes in the same street in one week – a situation the sales agent describes as “unheralded” in his 30 years operating in the exclusive eastern suburb’s property market. Raine & Horne Double Bay/Bondi Beach Principal, Ric Serrao, who sold the three properties in conjunction with his colleague Mark Yeats, said the three classic semi-detached…
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