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Real Estate News
REIA announces 2020 REIA National Awards for Excellence winners
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) announce the winners of the 15th National Awards for Excellence. Due to the measures currently in place surrounding COVID-19, the event planned to be held in Darwin on 2 April 2020 was cancelled. REIA President Adrian Kelly said whilst this was disappointing it was inevitable for the safety and wellbeing of all concerned. …
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Real Estate News
How real estate agents can market property in the age of COVID-19
With an estimated 115,000 listings on the market (according to CoreLogic), agencies are looking for solutions that allow them to continue to transact property â particularly if consumers are subject to further isolation and quarantine measures which can make the familiar arrangements a challenge. Strategies to contain the spread of the virus, such as enforced isolation and public gathering restrictions,…
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Real Estate News
McGrath trials coronavirus safety plan
McGrath Limited is proactively trying out a safe working environment should the need for staff to work remotely arise in the wake coronavirus outbreak. While the real estate company hasn’t been impacted by the crisis internally, McGrath CEO Geoff Lucas said they want to proactively plan and test operating systems to ensure the business continues to run smoothly should the…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
Mat Steinwede: How to design a career (and life!) in real estate that’s free from anxiety
Regarded as one of Australiaâs leading agents, Mat has a journey that has been anything but easy. Starting from the bottom and working for the first year with no car, Mat door knocked all day, every day for years to start building his career. Known for his relentless prospecting, even today, 25 years later, he…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Kurtis Pirotta: Digital and Branding
Kurtis Pirotta will be speaking at Prop20 in March and April. To register for this event visit proprea.com.au. What’s your background?Before I started with REA Group, I was a real estate agent. I was an agent for two years at McGrath, and I was pretty average. I wasn’t the best real estate agent ever. The biggest thing that I missed was…
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Brand Editorial
The traits of top performers in real estate
Having interviewed a wide array of successful agents over the past 10 years, Samantha McLean shares the common traits of top performers.
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Real Estate News
Major turnaround for McGrath
McGrath has reported a major turnaround with half-year results indicating a revenue increase of 15 per cent to $48.9 million on the back of strategic initiatives, improved market sentiment and strong clearance rates. Releasing their FY20 first half results this week, McGrath CEO Geoff Lucas said the turnaround on the prior year was significant and reflected the adoption of a…
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Real Estate News
Ouwens Casserly host their Take Off event
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate recently held their fifth annual Take Off Conference, with a lineup of industry-renowned speakers headlining the event. The OC Take Off Conference is designed to offer the organisation’s agents, staff members and leaders the insight and inspiration to excel into the new calendar year and this year the conference was held at Coopers Brewery for the…
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Real Estate News
2020 REIA National Awards for Excellence finalists announced
The finalists for the 15th National Awards for Excellence has been announced by The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). REIA President Adrian Kelly said the national awards recognise the best of the best in Australian real estate. "This year the REIA National Awards for Excellence will be proudly hosted by the Real Estate Institute of…
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Real Estate News
McGrath launches new digital experience platform
McGrath Estate Agents has launched a new digital experience platform, designed to set it apart from traditional real estate websites. Delivering a unique user experience for its clients, whether they be vendors, buyers, landlords or tenants; the new content-focused website showcases an elegant, minimalist design that embodies the McGrath brand. In another first for mcgrath.com.au; the new digital experience platform…
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Real Estate News
New agency set to deliver top rewards to sales agents
As the new year and a new decade kicks off, one real estate industry leader has seized the opportunity to reshape the real estate industry with the introduction of a new agency with a twist. Agency HQ â which allows sales agents to build their own real estate business without the usual financial risks and set-up hassles â is the…
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Real Estate News
Real Estate industry unites to support victims of the bushfire crisis
Within days of launch, almost 30 real estate industry brands have united behind the Beyond the Bricks campaign as part of an industry-wide response to the devastation caused by the bushfires. With a focus on a three-phase response that encompasses the pillars of ‘relief, rebuild, restore’, the group has already pledged more than $900,000 with four preferred charities flagged for…
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TECH + SOCIAL
What does Agent 2020 look like?
Technology In 2016, as the industry sat on the precipice of major disruption, Ouwens and Casserly posed the question, by 2020 will the worldâs largest real estate service have no agents? Uber owns no taxis. Alibaba owns no inventory. Facebook employs no publishers. Airbnb owns no properties. Was real estate headed down the same path? The pair predicted the relevance…
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Real Estate News
McGrath shows confidence in South Coast market
McGrath Estate Agents will open two new franchise offices on the New South Wales South Coast in Mollymook and Ulladulla. Led by the areaâs leading sales agent Andrea Tucker, the new offices are part of McGrath’s expansion along the eastern seaboard markets in NSW. McGrath Estate Agents Head of Franchise Christopher Mourd said McGrath Mollymook and Ulladulla will service the…
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Elite Agent
Top 5 real estate podcasts of 2019
This year we've had a stellar line up of guests on Elevate from industry influencers to agency leaders and dived into
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Real Estate News
DiJONES supports NSW regional towns in drought
DiJONES real estate has been driving economic stimulus in regional communities across NSW this Christmas, visiting more than 14 drought-affected towns, where they ate, shopped, stayed and delivered care packages. The company covered 3000km over three days as part of its Drought Drive, designed to support regional areas doing it tough in the worst drought in 116 years by spending…
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SELLING + MARKETING PROPERTY
Clockâs ticking – And the term days on market is changing
The concept of days on market seems pretty straightforward. The property goes live and the clock starts. If we go back to the turn of the century, many offices would boast of 45 days and 50 days on the market. As auctions became more prevalent and on-trend, this shortened to 27 and 30 days. But…
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Elite Agent
Top 10 real estate news stories for 2019
What hit the real estate news headlines this past year? Well, here is our list of the top 10 most read news stories on eliteagent.com.
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Real Estate News
Leading Illawarra agent Jeremy Hodder joins McGrathâs team
Leading Illawarra agent Jeremy Hodder will join McGrath’s sales team in the companyâs expansion in the Illawarra. Mr Hodder has been a real estate agent and auctioneer for 18 years â and his expertise are a valuable addition to the team, where he will also be a great mentor to emerging agents within the group. Some of Mr Hodder’s impressive…
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Real Estate News
REIQ announces Awards for Excellence finalists
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has announced the finalists in its 2020 Awards for Excellence which recognise best practice in the real estate profession in the Sunshine State. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the competition is set to be fierce, with 106 finalists across varying individual, agency and external categories. “We are continually heartened by the quality of the…
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Real Estate News
Rose Farina joins McGrath as it boosts its presence in Northbridge
Prestige agent Rose Farina has joined McGrath, with the company acquiring her rent roll and business in Sydneyâs Northbridge region of the Lower North Shore. CEO Geoff Lucas said attracting highly-respected agents is a strong indicator of continued influence of the McGrath brand. âEqually this expansion is consistent with our strategy to partner with high-calibre, well-regarded agents with a significant…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
2020 vision: Dean Mackie
This year at Christmas, the property management team at DiJONES Neutral Bay will be taking a decent break. Incredibly, for almost 3000 properties under management, they will only need one property manager to log in for one hour per day over the holiday period. For Dean Mackie, CEO of DiJONES Lower North Shore, this type…
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Real Estate News
Josh Willatt joins Andy Hogarth and Billy Jaz at McGrath Palm Beach
McGrath Gold Coast Group has announced that top local real estate agent Josh Willatt will join its Palm Beach operation. The news comes as existing McGrath agents Andy Hogarth and Billy Jaz, step into the role of joint franchise partners of McGrath Palm Beach in conjunction with Ian Mills. David Mills, Director and General Manager of McGrathâs Northern Rivers operation…
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Elite Agent
RISE2020 – A conference with a conscience
A stellar line-up of some of real estateâs top performers will gather in Melbourne next April to put their weight behind a new initiative to support good mental health. RISE2020 is more than just a real estate conference. Itâs a conference with a conscience. Proceeds from the event will go towards seed funding for a mental health resource for the…
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Elite Agent
Steve Carroll: Reinventing and reimagining your capabilities
Originally from England, it was Steve Carrollâs lifetime ambition to move with his family to Australia and work in the media industry. At the time, Steve held a position in Europeâs largest media company, EMAP, based in London. Eventually, an opportunity came up in their Sydney office â and when opportunity knocks, Steve answers. He was confident that if he…
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Real Estate News
Openn Negotiation doubles bidders and halves time on market for McGrath Geelong
An online sales property purchasing system generating buyer competition and selling properties faster has the potential to “break the industry in half”, according to one Principal using the system. McGrath Geelong Principal Will Ainsworth has sold 18 properties using Openn Negotiation, which enables buyers to submit flexible terms for the vendor’s approval, allowing more people to participate in bidding and…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Competition, Transparency and Social Proof: Will Ainsworth
âThe only people that will succeed at Openn Negotiation are honest real estate agents, for starters. Thereâs more work involved in this process than there is under the traditional selling methods, so it does take a bit of time, but once you master it, itâs quite an easy process.â â Will Ainsworth Download the action guide…
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Real Estate News
Real estate industry property and media stars recognised at AREAs 2019
Recognising industry excellence and best practice, 21 awards were presented across the categories of Innovation, Service & Marketing Excellence, and Community. Gold AREA awards were presented to outstanding individuals and agencies changing the game in property. (More photos below story) 1 2 3 4 5 Gold AREA award winners:Â Residential Agent of the Year â Holly Komorowski, home.byholly, ACT Commercial…
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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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Elite Agent
Report hopeful for future of real estate despite record low listings
An influential property figure has accused state governments of being âaddicted to the revenueâ they receive from stamp duty and fees, resulting in record low listings across the country. John McGrath this week released the McGrath Report 2020, in which he claimed upgraders in big cities were paying close to $100,000 in fees and âabsurdly…
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Real Estate News
McGrath grows its Sydney northside footprint
McGrath Limited(ASX:MEA) today announced that top real estate professionals, Craig and Sharon Ireson would join McGrath located in Sydneyâs Castle Cove region of the North Shore. CEO Geoff Lucas said that this was another important move for the company. âThis illustrates our commitment to the continued expansion in such an important market. We regard the…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Don’t stop me now – real estate’s elder statesmen
Ken McCarthy doesnât know the meaning of the words âslow downâ. At the spritely age of 89, the Ray White Helensburgh Director is one of Australiaâs 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 professionâs elder statesmen.…
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Real Estate News
A move that signals the new dawn for McGrath
McGrath Limited (ASX: MEA) has moved their Corporate Headquarters to a 1,745 sqm office space in Pyrmont, as an important pillar in its turnaround strategy. In line with this move, it has also rebased its sales and property management teams previously operating out of its former Edgecliff location to both Double Bay and Surry Hills.
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BEST PRACTICE
10 tips to becoming more confident and closing more deals
Confidence is something people are looking for in order to go to for bigger clients, talk to important people or even speak in front of an audience. Because let's face it - if you can be confident in your personal and professional life it might make you believe you can get things done (especially if…
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Real Estate News
Finalists announced for 2019 REA Excellence Awards
REA Group has announced the finalists for this yearâs 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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