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Real Estate News
Colliers International ACT to expand with a new office in the Civic Quarter
After recently taking out the 2019 Real Estate Institute of Australia Commercial Agency of the Year, Colliers International ACT has outgrown its current office space and will move into the A-Grade Civic Quarter (CQ) when it is completed later this year. “Our business has continually performed strongly year-on-year and this has allowed us to continue to welcome new members to…
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QLD Real Estate News
@realty have welcomed North Brisbane agent Patrick D’Arrigo to the team
Patrick D’Arrigo has made the switch to @realty in North Brisbane, having achieved $30 million in sales over the past 12 months. Mr D’Arrigo said he was excited to be joining the @realty team and looks forward to continuing his work in the Warner, Joyner and greater Moreton Bay region. “Working with @realty gives me the opportunity to offer more…
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Real Estate News
OBrien Real Estate celebrates cultural diversity in the industry
Melbourne-based OBrien Real Estate, a boutique agency with a 27-office network of over 300 people, is strong on multiculturalism. On 21 March 2019, the group celebrated its diversity with a meeting recognising an important part of the group’s uniqueness. It was a special time to come together to appreciate one another’s values and differences. “The gathering of our people was…
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Real Estate News
Nation’s capital dominates the REIA awards for 2019
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) announced the winners of the 14th National Awards for Excellence last night at a gala dinner held at Crown Perth on 21st March 2019. REIA President Adrian Kelly said the awards acknowledge and recognise the best of the best in Australian real estate. “More than 250 real estate professionals from across Australia converged…
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Real Estate News
Realmark launch Momentum program for 2019 at Optus Stadium
Western Australian agency Realmark have launched their Momentum program for 2019. Created for agents and support team members, Momentum is an annual program designed for setting goals and mindset learnings for the year with check-ins throughout. This year the launch took place at the iconic Optus stadium with West Coast Eagles Head Coach Adam Simpson and player Josh Kennedy. “At…
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Real Estate News
Sunshine Coast agents dominate the REIQ Awards
THE Sunshine Coast staked its claim to be home to the best agents in Queensland, scooping five of the 19 awards at last night’s REIQ Awards for Excellence gala, as more than 500 real estate professionals gathered at the RNA Showgrounds. Jodie Hedley-Ward from McGrath Caloundra claimed the Best Salesperson of the Year award, while the agency also took home…
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Real Estate News
Century 21 have rebranded the Beachside and Lakes office in South Australia, in their aim to refresh all offices nationwide
Century 21 has rebranded in South Australia, rolling out the makeover by rebranding its 22 offices across the state as it refreshes its look in the real estate market over the next two months. The Century 21 Beachside & Lakes office located at Semaphore has launched the new brand and renovated look. The rebrand features an updated logo and a…
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NSW Real Estate News
Peake Agency honour founder Christine Peake after taking home dual ARERA awards
The annual Australasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs), honouring the top real estate network results in 2018, was held on 25 February 2019 in Sydney. We caught up exclusively with the team at Peake Agency after being awarded the Marketing Campaign of the Year and Boutique of the Year awards collectively. Coming off a win from last year’s ARERA awards…
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Elite Agent
British agency Fine & Country have landed in Perth with a new office
With 300 offices worldwide, international real estate agency Fine & Country have opened a new office in Perth, WA. The company has won the award for the Best International Estate Agency Marketing for five consecutive years at the International Property Awards. The new office will reportedly take advantage of Fine & Country’s award-winning marketing service as well as the global referral…
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Real Estate News
Real Estate Results Network have announced the winners of the Australasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs)
The top-performing independent real estate agents throughout Australia and New Zealand have been recognised at the 13th annual Australasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs). Hosted by industry coaching and training body Real Estate Results Network (RERN), this year’s awards saw strong competition in all award categories. The coveted award for Agency of the Year (metro) was given to Melbourne agency…
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VIC Real Estate News
Victorian buyers agent announces tech report card grading system for prestige properties
A property inspection portal has been launched claiming to help future home buyers narrow down their search to almost half the time it would normally take. The portal is the brainchild of national buyer agency start-up BuyerX, who say they are attempting to transform the home-buying experience by combining local area specialisation smart technology. The new venture called airopens is…
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Real Estate News
Finalists revealed for the 2019 REIA awards
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has announced the finalists for its 14th Annual National Awards for Excellence, to be held at Crown Perth on Thursday 21 March 2019. REIA President Adrian Kelly said the Awards recognise the best performers across all aspects of real estate including residential and commercial agencies, residential and commercial sales, residential and commercial property…
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Real Estate News
Laing+Simmons springboard into action
Exclusively free to Laing+Simmons office principals and their teams, as well as team members from Laing+Simmons’ parent company Dexar Group, Springboard is the company’s annual “planning day on steroids”. It is designed to encourage and empower team members, providing an opportunity for everyone in the network to hear directly from leading industry speakers and understand how they achieve success in…
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TECH + SOCIAL
How to boost your website traffic through search keywords: Lucas Bikowski
Understanding the keyword research process is key to earn a high ranking on search engine pages, especially with users relying on Google for their queries. Keyword research is the process of discovering the specific words and phrases potential customers are typing into search engines to find agencies in your area. This requires you to research actual search terms into Google…
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Real Estate News
Professionals expands further in NSW
Professionals Group Australia is making its presence in NSW known with the opening of a new branch in Wauchope as well as with the appointment of Ken Cheeseman as National Network Executive. In the past year, Professionals have added eight new offices and only two months after it added Professionals Bonny Hills on the NSW Mid North Coast, another Professionals office…
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Elite Agent
What are your agents worth? Andrew Acton
In 2017, the Macquarie Residential Real Estate Benchmarking Report found the national average commission had slid from 2.6 per cent in 2009 to 2.18 per cent in 2016. Meanwhile, agencies were ‘looking to get more value from their investment in salespeople’. How can I help you? As a second-generation real estate agent who has experience building both franchise agencies and…
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Brand Editorial
Dominating the buy side: Ben Auchettl
It’s all about understanding what your potential buyers look like. And then putting the right information in front of them at the right time. That is the clear message from Ben Auchettl, who keenly watches enough facts and stats direct from the realestate.com.au platform to understand what branding and advertising strategies are working right now. And, he says, it’s being…
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Real Estate News
The Agency appoints Andrew Jensen to the role of interim chairman
The Agency Group (ASX:AU1) announced the appointment of Andrew Jensen to the role of interim Chairman, effective 18 February 2019. Mr Jensen will succeed Mr Phillip Re who has tendered his resignation as Chairman and will step down from the board on the same date. Mr Jensen is an accomplished CFO with over 18 years experience in senior finance and management roles.…
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Sponsored Content
Training Day: Melinda Cotton
Property management can be a complex role. The property manager’s primary role is to manage the tenancy of rental properties, but it comes with a multitude of areas of responsibility – including the maintenance, security and functionality of a given property. Then one must factor in the human component, including the needs and desires of the property owner, the tenant…
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Real Estate News
Former Ray White CEO returns to the coalface
Domenic Belfiore is already making an impact less than a month into his new role as Ray White Werribee director. It’s a change of pace for Mr Belfiore, who resigned as CEO of Ray White Victoria and Tasmania in January after four years at the helm. Recognising opportunity and potential for great growth, Mr Belfiore enthusiastically commenced work in his new role…
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EPM: Profile
The Little things: Ellayne Lim
Little Real Estate’s Ellayne Lim is a rare gem who has mastered the art of organisation, fairness and communication to a point where her Net Promoter Scores® for both owners and tenants are on par with some of the world’s most admired companies. Ellayne Lim has been in property management now for seven and a half years – all of…
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Brand Editorial
Can your digital marketing be streamlined?
What can you tell us about Artspeed Evo? Artspeed Evo will revolutionise the way agencies tackle their marketing. The dynamic elastic templates reduce the number of artwork templates for most brands by typically 90 per cent. Think about that for a second. Most brands require hundreds and sometimes more than a thousand templates to deal with their supplier network. But…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
On her own terms: Michelle Kerr
From her newly opened agency in Nedlands, WA, Michelle Kerr says she never expected to become a real estate agent. Rather, it was a career she fell into that ultimately saw her thrive. “I had a long history of property development and renovations,” Michelle explains. “I enjoyed 15 years of buying and selling, and saw the best and the worst…
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LEADERSHIP
Independent contractors and the tax man
Everyone wants to recruit and grow their team, but for many the costs and risks associated with adding more employees are prohibitive. While it may seem like an ideal solution, entering into independent contractor arrangements is fraught with danger for both the business owner and the contractor. Even before we worry about the industrial relations risks, the main tax risk…
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EPM
9 tips for becoming a stronger BDM: Tara Bradbury
If I could narrow it down to one simple formula that would show you how to be a successful BDM, would you follow the steps? It comes down to three simple words: ‘be seriously interested’ in what you can do for others. I guarantee that reviewing these nine key areas will change the way you approach your BDM role in…
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EPM: Leadership
5 lessons in leadership: Michelle Williams
My leadership journey started around 17 years ago when I was given the responsibility to lead a team of six in an agency managing over 700 residential properties. I was only 26 at the time and most of the employees had years on me, both in experience and age. To be completely honest, while I had a strong work ethic…
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Elite Agent
Press to success: 19 ideas for agents to get noticed by the media
Writing and sharing a press release is an excellent way to generate awareness and buzz for your business, and it can even be an integral part of your content or property marketing strategy. Writing a press release is a bit different from writing a blog post, as you can’t just hit a publish button- you need to get past a…
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Real Estate News
The Agency adds award winner to boost regional presence
The Agency has completed the regional loop around the Sydney area with the appointment of Cveta Kolarovski to the team based in Newcastle. An agent who puts relationships before revenue, Cveta Kolarovski says she has been waiting for the right business to partner with in order to take her operation to the next level. “The decision to join The Agency…
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EPM: Technology & Social
It’s not all about fees: Kul Singh
It’s hardly an industry secret that the rental market is hot right now, with economic trends and more stringent lending criteria seeing the great Australian home ownership dream make way for a more transient living experience. realestate.com.au’s Kul Singh explains the shift is resulting in rental searches outstripping sales in some areas. It’s also seeing rental properties in many suburbs spending…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Purplebricks appoint ‘agile results-focused’ digital agency
Flat-fee based agency Purplebricks have appointed digital agency King Kong to create digital marketing strategies and campaigns across Google Ads, YouTube pre-roll and Facebook. “As a disrupter in the real estate industry, we needed a campaign to match our agile, results-focused approach. So King Kong was the perfect fit,” Purplebricks Australia CEO Neil Tavender said. “Purplebricks Australia is growing rapidly…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Three offices join forces to become OBrien Mornington
Three real estate offices have become one in Main Street, Mornington as OBrien Real Estate scores a hat trick. Three agencies in the Mornington Peninsula have consolidated into one large agency as Kayn Luff, director and business owner of long-established and trusted independent Mornington agency Conley Luff, joins forces with Fraser Bayne, director and business owner of OBrien Real Estate…
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TECH + SOCIAL
You had me at hello: Why a good customer service experience starts at enquiry
When you purchase a $10 item from an online retailer like Amazon you will receive a confirmation for your purchase in close to real time. Amazon will also let you know when to expect your delivery, if there are any delays and ask you for feedback after you have received your goods. All for a $10 purchase. Why should real…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Banking Royal Commission final report demands crackdowns and compensation
The long-awaited final report from the banking Royal Commission has been handed down. The report, received by the Morrison Government on Friday 1 February and released publicly Monday 4 February, has suggested sweeping changes to the industry and 76 actionable recommendations. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s final 530-page report and 76 recommendations have been welcomed by the Federal Government and Labor, who…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
A new force enters the Horsham market
One of Horsham’s most recognised agents, Aaron Lewis, has opened a new Ray White office in town. Combining personalised service with the strength of the Ray White brand, Mr Lewis said the opening of Ray White Horsham was a natural progression as his business looks to continue its growth. “Having operated independently for the past nine years, I’m looking forward…
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EPM: BD & Growth
Is it the right time for you to change roles?
You can’t say when it began exactly. You were happy in your role, and the culture of your organisation felt a perfect fit. But somewhere along the way a nagging sense of discontent has crept into your daily experience at work. Sunday nights feel depressing, and you might be feeling bored – or worse – angry. If this sounds familiar, it’s likely…
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