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EPM: Leadership
A Simple Roadmap to Review your Business and Reap the Rewards: Alister Maple-Brown
What can we learn from past performance? Often when looking forward we forget to take the lessons from the past. Reviewing your people, processes and systems is a great way to understand what does and doesn’t work for you, and will put you in a strong position for growth in the year ahead. Here’s are my eight simple steps to review…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
What we can learn from real estate businesses overseas: Dan White
RAY WHITE is a household name in Australia and New Zealand, with a growing network in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, China, the Middle East and Atlanta, USA. Group Director Dan White spoke to Elite Agent about the similarities and differences in the industry across countries and some of the things can we learn from our international counterparts. RAY…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 35: How to Prepare for the Real Estate Industry Award changes on April 2 with Roman Panovski from Employsure
Guest Interview: Samantha McLean discusses the April Real Estate Industry award changes with special guest Roman Panovski, Senior Employment Advisor at Employsure. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology, and more to help…
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Real Estate News
Realmark implements Livebid in a first for WA Auctions
Innovative firm Realmark is the first agency in Western Australia to adopt Livebid, a new cloud-based technology that will bring residential and commercial property auctions into the digital age. Developed in Australia, the ground-breaking technology allows agents to electronically record auction bids which are made instantly visible to buyers and sellers, who can track auctions simultaneously, in real-time, from any…
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EPM
Innovation Ahead: Hayley Mitchell
No longer viewed as the poor cousin of residential sales, property management is set to truly step into the limelight this year with Hayley Mitchell among those leading the charge. With virtual reality property tours, property management-focused companies and a push to foster greater support and career progression in the industry gaining significant traction, it’s a field that’s fast becoming a…
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LEADERSHIP
Josh Phegan: How to Charge More
With every real estate agency seeking to win more listings, top coach Josh Phegan says there are only two ways to increase profitability. You can focus on the competition, or you can focus on the customer. But choose wisely, as only one of them is responsible for paying your invoice. Our industry is obsessed with what the competition is doing.…
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EPM: Profile
Human Resourcefulness: Rachael Ioannou
New Business Manager Rachael Ioannou was studying HR at university when she spotted an opportunity at a local property management agency. After submitting a business proposal to the directors, she was hired – by her mother! The rest, as they say, is history. Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at Eastside Property Centre. I’m the New Business…
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Elite Agent
Josh and Matt Altman: Billion-dollar brothers
Mention the names Josh and Matt Altman, and a room full of real estate agents is sure to tune in eagerly. The Beverly Hills and Los Angeles luxury real estate agents are the stars of reality television show Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. With the brothers set to tour Australia’s east coast in March, Nikki Horner discovered that behind the…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 34: Elevate Weekly Wrap – Hits and misses, Kickstarts, the NPP, Instagram, Guarding against Airbnb, Stock management and more
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology, and more to help you list more, sell more, and elevate your results. To…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Holly hits a home run: Holly Komorowski
Holly Komorowski does things differently. Her signboards have ditched the words ‘For Sale’ in favour of ‘Buy Me’, and her ‘Sold’ stickers come in the form of eye-catching hearts with the words ‘#sold.byholly’ standing out boldly. Having won the AREA Residential Property Campaign of the Year award, she talks to Kylie Dulhunty about her unique approach to property marketing. Holly…
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Elite Agent
McGrath recruits two leading eastern suburbs agents
McGrath Estate Agents (ASX:MEA) announced the appointment of Kevin Mendes and Imran Hamidi to the team in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, specialising in the key suburbs of Paddington, Woollahra and Bondi. McGrath Edgecliff Sales Manager Luke Hogan said “Kevin and Imran both have outstanding personal brands and presence in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. We are delighted to have them join our business…
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Elite Agent
Taking Stock – Mark McLeod
As markets across the country start to take a different form, every real estate agency will need to turn its focus to stock management. Many believe that days on market and clearance rates are what the market serves up to them, but when offices don’t have solid stock management structures the market provides a great scapegoat for why performance is…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
New York State of Mind – Nick Harrington
Before settling down in Sydney, Nick Harrington lived in France, Germany and New York, where he faced stiff competition against high-flying agents from Million Dollar Listing. But in the early days, desperate to compete with them, it was some wise advice to ‘start acting like them’ that set him on the road to sales success. How long have you been…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 33: Emerging Trends for 2018, Mergers and consolidations, Wellness and the bigger picture, Tips if you’re struggling, Everyone can Transform
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology, and more to help you list more, sell more, and elevate your results. To…
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Elite Agent
This is the slowest pace of change for the rest of your life: Greg Dickason
Wow – how much digital change happened in 2017? We saw the arrival of Amazon, the launch of the Google Cloud Platform in Australia, the rise of voice with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa, Tesla’s model 3 was delivered, and Google’s Waymo self-driving car fleet passed the 4 million miles on public roads. We saw ransomware attacks demanding payments in…
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EPM: News
Technology won’t necessarily get you results, says Jo-Anne Oliveri
Property Management Leadership Summit presenter, ireviloution Founder and Managing Director Jo-Anne Oliveri, recently shared her insights on the real impact technology has on the business of property management, and why it is so important for principals to understand. Speaking with Elite Agent, Jo-Anne says technology has changed things but property management has remained the same. “Whilst technology has enabled principals to…
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BEST PRACTICE
How to Experience Winning In Every Situation: Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Former WTA tennis professional Michelle Jaggard-Lai knows what it is to have a competing mindset. While some of us are born competitors and some believe they can learn, others feel they just don’t have it in them – yet, says Michelle, all of us are capable of achieving more. Success is not always about winning. As an ex-professional tennis player,…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 32: Real Estate Wellness and Wellbeing with Jet Xavier, The Revive 2017 White Paper and more
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean recaps the week that was with special guest Jet Xavier. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology, and more to help you list more, sell more, and elevate your…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Window lock deadline looms as NSW strata buildings embrace new legislation
A new year and new legislation has come into effect for strata buildings in NSW, with mandatory window locks, and a building bond and inspection scheme among the changes currently impacting the sector. In legislation that will affect multi-storey strata buildings throughout the state, Fair Trading NSW has set a March 13 deadline for the installation of window safety devices…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Tracey Fellows: What’s in your heart?
During Transform Masters 2017, Elite Agent Editor Samantha McLean spoke to one of our top industry leaders, CEO of REA Group Tracey Fellows. Here, Tracey shares some of her career and leadership journey, including why being a great leader does not need to be complicated. The Beatles sang All You Need Is Love and Tracey Fellows’ leadership philosophy doesn’t deviate…
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Elite Agent
Agent Profile: Nicola Buchanan
Following a successful career in marketing and advertising, Nicola Buchanan retrained in real estate. Now using that background in running her own agency, @realty Bundall on the Gold Coast, Nicola explains how her talents and experience blend perfectly with those of business partner Scott Euler to offer a boutique service to clients. Tell us a bit about yourself and your…
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EPM
How to set realistic KPIs for BDMs: Tara Bradbury
Nothing creates a feeling of defeat as much as setting unrealistic expectations for ourselves does. Few BDMs are aware of how they often set themselves up to fail by developing unattainable goals; losing themselves in a cycle of disappointment and negative self-talk. But fortunately, there is another way, says Tara Bradbury. WHAT IS fascinating about the phenomenon of unrealistic goal…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 31: Paul Tonich and John Percudani, Realmark and Altitude join forces, social media tips and more
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean recaps the week that was with special guests Paul Tonich, Founder of Altitude Real Estate and John Percudani, Managing Director of Realmark. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
New Ray White office opens in Marsden
With deep connections in the local community, Avi Khan is excited to be moving into business ownership and opening a Ray White office to service the Marsden community. His business has a new location with a new team of experienced agents and an invigorated approach in Marsden. “I am very active in this community and I am so excited to…
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EPM
The Executive Property Manager: Sarah Bell
IN THE SALES ARENA, we have seen the emergence of Agent 2.0 and 3.0 (are we up to 4.0?) as the value of a sales agent has changed with technology and evolving customer expectations. The new breed of agents are true professionals, unrecognisable from the stereotypes which placed real estate among the least trusted of all professions. So where does…
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Ask the Coach
Ask the Coach: How to Stand Out from the Crowd in your Listing
With our Transform Masters program concluded, we revisit some of the great questions the participants had for head coach Claudio Encina. Q. How do we stand out from the crowd when it comes to listing? Are people more inclined to go to a tech-savvy agent or is the old way still the good way? – Kaly Smith, KS Property Solutions It…
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Flying High: Tennille Mugridge
Tennille Mugridge started out in real estate as a ‘Girl Friday’. Nineteen years later she runs her own agency on the Central Coast, Home Specialist Property Management. As well as managing a small portfolio, Tennille is a mum and says she loves to keep busy – which is just as well. Tell us a bit about yourself and your role…
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Elite Agent
Balancing Family and Real Estate: Jet Xavier
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to spend more quality family time? Jet Xavier shares some practical tips for giving 100 per cent in both your work and family life using practical examples from some of today’s successful agents. Many parents in real estate struggle to find the right balance between doing fun things with the kids and working…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Climb Every Mountain: Stephen Bock
Writing $1 billion worth of property over his 20-year career isn’t enough for Stephen Bock. To push himself a bit further, he climbs mountains and flies planes in his spare time. Azal Khan caught up with Stephen to find out more. Having been in the industry for almost 20 years, McGrath Manly agent Stephen Bock has been in a variety…
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EPM
Marcel Dybner – Mastering Leadership
Marcel Dybner is the Head of Property Management at Boutique Agency Besser & Co in St Kilda, Victoria. With the business in a rapid growth phase, he applied for Transform Masters to ‘take a step back’ and look at how he could grow the company by growing as a leader. Taking in all the lessons, the transformative idea he put…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Adrian Butera: The Big Give
Compton Green’s Adrian Butera is someone who understands priorities. When things get tough, his team come first. “The first thing I’ll do is go to an Italian supermarket and buy fresh ingredients – pasta, tomatoes, parmesan, herbs – before going back to the office and cooking lunch for my team. That’s what I do on days when real estate is…
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Elite Agent
Ask the Coach – Claudio Encina: Conversion Rates
With our Transform Masters program concluded, we revisit some of the great questions the participants had for head coach Claudio Encina. Q. What is considered a good conversion rate from appraisals to listings? And what are the three best things to focus on? – Ashleigh Goodchild, Soco Realty Awesome question! Generating leads is easy, but all the money is made…
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LEADERSHIP
Making Your Business Goals a Reality: John Knight
Juggling your to-do list between strategic and operational issues can become a job in itself. Once you have a clear picture of where you want to take the business and a plan as to how you will get there, it is then all about implementation. These are our top tips to make your business goals a reality: TIP 1: KNOW…
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Real Estate News
Off to a smart start: realestate.com.au announces artificial intelligence for Amazon Alexa
A decade ago we held the first touchscreen mobile phones tentatively in our hands and now artificial intelligence allows us to talk to computers and for them to answer us. REA Group has launched Australia’s first property news report for Amazon Alexa and Kylie Dulhunty spoke to chief inventor Nigel Dalton about just how AI can, and could, help real…
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EPM: Technology & Social
Unplugged and Plugged In: Alister Maple-Brown
While you can’t lean on the latest app to set your goals for you, it’s possible to use some clever tech to track your progress. Alister Maple-Brown from Rockend offers five steps you can follow to keep motivated and on track in the New Year. While technology isn’t a wand you can wave to magically achieve your goals, it can…
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