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Real Estate News
Jimmy and Tam win The Block 2020
Despite all of the challenges of 2020, a bumper season of The Block reached its conclusion last night with total winnings of all contestants topping $3.3 million. But the biggest payday was for Jimmy and Tam, who’s property at 360a New Street, Brighton sold for more $966,000 over the reserve. Add this to the winner’s prize money of $100,000 –…
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Looking back, moving forward: John McGrath
We asked some of our industry leaders how they found 2020 and what they're looking forward to in 2021.
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The art of negotiation – find their motivation
Gino De Iesi is the Principal at McGrath Northcote. Here, he shares his tips for negotiating with potential sellers, and managing the expectations of vendors.
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REINSW crowns its 2020 award winners
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has recognised outstanding achievements, crowning the winners of its 2020 REINSW Awards for Excellence. Now into its third decade, the REINSW Awards for Excellence is the most prestigious and respected industry awards event in New South Wales, recognising the best, bravest and brightest work across the real estate industry. REINSW President Leanne…
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2020 REIV Awards: The complete winners list
Check out the acceptance videos from all the winners, and the complete list of winners and finalists.
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Epic Bondi auction fields over 200 bids
The reserve price on a four-storey, five-bedroom house on Moore St in Bondi was set at $3.6 million.
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Domain teams up with The Block agents to sell this year’s properties
Domain will again be supporting the selling agents on this season of The Block. In the lead up to the finale, Domain will be helping the agents maximise their exposure for the five period homes in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton. The Block listings will be exclusive to Domain, with agents given access to property marketing offerings across print,…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
Riding the real estate wave
This episode of the Elevate podcast is brought to you by Connect Now Director of Richardson & Wrench Elizabeth Bay/Potts Point Jason Boon has made his mark as Sydney’s go-to inner-city agent for almost 30 years. In this episode of the Elevate podcast, Jason put down the surfboard to talk to us about work, life and real estate – what he…
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McGrath announces pleasing FY20 results
McGrath Limited has announced a significant turnaround in fortunes this past financial year. The company posted underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $3.7 million, excluding $2.2 million worth of government COVID-related grants, for the year to 30 June 2020. This is compared with a loss of $6.4 million in the previous year, and amounts to a…
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McGrath appoint new CEO after Geoff Lucas resigns
Geoff Lucas has stepped down from the role of Chief Executive Officer at McGrath Limited. Mr Lucas’ resignation was announced on the same day the company released their FY2020 financial results. “The Board had accepted Mr Lucas’ resignation and paid tribute to his service to the company during what has been a difficult two and a half years for the…
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Winners revealed for Openn Negotiation agent awards
Australian real estate tech platform Openn Negotiation held its third annual awards night yesterday with agents across the country tuning in live to the virtual event. Hosted by comedian Peter Rowsthorn, the night celebrated the agents and agencies achieving outstanding success using the digital sales process, which recently reached a $1 billion sales milestone. While Openn Negotiation has its founding…
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Family business takes leap of faith
The coronavirus crisis has caused some to run for the hills, overwhelmed by what appears to be a risky time for new ventures. But the opposite is true for Queensland-based agents Lou Cooper and her daughter Ambre Perry who are set to shake up Buderim and its Sunshine Coast surrounds with their new agency, ‘Perry Cooper’. And what better way…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
New processes, timeless strategies
This episode of the Elevate podcast is brought to you by Connect Now Have you ever wondered what success marketing looks like and how to implement it into your team? Marketing guru and real estate leader Cindy Kennedy has gone from strength to strength during COVID-19, from taking her team to the next level in digital marketing to becoming a pillar…
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Run into the chaos
Want to know why you and your business should run into the chaos during challenging times?
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Moving forward through fear
Do you want to know the secrets behind honing your business to become relationship based and not just transactional? If you ask forward planner Cathy Baker, her vision of client service is building and maintaining a relationship long after the sale of a property. In this episode of the Elevate podcast, Cathy Baker explains how the Central Coast property and…
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Finalists announced for REINSW 2020 Awards for Excellence
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has announced the finalists for its annual Awards for Excellence – the most prestigious awards night on the NSW real estate calendar. As REINSW President, Leanne Pilkington explains, it will take more than a worldwide pandemic to still this year’s awards. “We have been astonished by the number of entrants into the…
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Homely hits 400 partners across the country
A milestone 400 launch partners – including many industry heavyweights – have signed on to Homely’s Agent Participation Program nationally, helping the company on its way to its goal of providing an affordable digital real estate marketplace in Australia. The program, which provides agents with a financial interest in a major national real estate portal, aims to create a new…
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Will Ainsworth joins Openn Negotiation
Online selling platform Openn Negotiation has appointed Will Ainsworth, former Principal of McGrath Geelong, as Head of Growth & Training for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Ainsworth was the top selling agent for the McGrath network in Victoria for the last three years, maintaining an impressive record of more than 90 per cent clearance rate and selling more than 100…
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Clearance rate and auction volumes continue to strengthen
Auction volumes have continued to strengthen this week as the capital city clearance rate remains a heartening 65.9 per cent. Although the volume is still tracking at just over half that recorded during the same time in 2019, this week 867 capital city homes were scheduled for auction. The previous week saw 612 homes scheduled for auction and a final…
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McGrath’s new focus on project marketing post Covid-19
McGrath has announced it will bolster its project marketing division, McGrath Projects, after securing highly respected industry specialists, Colin Griffin and Murray Wood, who will join as Associate Directors. Announcing the appointments, McGrath CEO Geoff Lucas said he believed the time was right to focus on the re-emergence of the off-plan development sector post COVID-19 and saw excellent opportunities for…
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How actor Sam Neill sold his Double Bay property online
Actor Sam Neill has sold his Double Bay property for an undisclosed amount believed to be over $3.6m to an Australian bidder currently in Hong Kong via online auction. The online marketing for the home was headlined “Vendor wants fast sale”. Selling agent Paul Ephron used the Openn Negotiation App to make that a reality for his client. After only…
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The ultimate guide for remote working and managing remote teams
COVID-19 has meant that we all need to get used to working from home, even if we’ve never done it before. Here are some tips to make working from home more comfortable. 10 Tips for working remotely Dedicate a workspace Designate a specific area in your house for work. This will make it easier to stay focused and separate your…
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Higher auction volumes again weighed down by withdrawals
Scheduled auction volumes increased this week, almost trebling in numbers after the Easter weekend, but as seen in previous weeks the results were weighed down by withdrawals, with the clearance rate coming in at 39.1 per cent. Across the capitals 1848 properties were listed for auction compared to 634 the week prior, according to CoreLogic’s figures. Of the 356 properties…
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McGrath CEO Geoff Lucas gives some insights of working from home as he leads a team of 1,800
While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacts all of us greatly, and for many working remotely is a great challenge, my co-workers at McGrath were well prepared. We had already trialled our teams working from home to ensure our tools and systems were in place, so we were fortunate to be ahead of the curve in that respect. Real estate is…
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Victorian property sells $52k over reserve with Openn Negotiation
Online real estate auction platform Openn Negotiation has reported a successful weekend as the industry turns to the online realm for property auctions. Open Negotiation said its first sale for the weekend occurred at 6pm Friday night, shepherding in a positive weekend of activity. “34 Maitland Street, Geelong West, Victoria has just been successfully sold by Real Estate Geelong agent…
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COVID-19 – McGrath sees public endorse auction live streams
Online auctions and virtual inspections are proving successful, according to McGrath Estate Agents, who note the real estate industry has adapted quickly to the necessary legislation of social distancing. “We have painstakingly worked with our agents to ensure that we exceed the safety requirements around COVID-19 of social distancing of between more than 4 square meters, and we’re delighted to…
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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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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 – 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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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 Australia’s 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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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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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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