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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 – which allows sales agents to build their own real estate business without the usual financial risks and set-up hassles – is the…
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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 world’s 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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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 area’s 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
Clock’s 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 McGrath’s team
Leading Illawarra agent Jeremy Hodder will join McGrath’s sales team in the company’s expansion in the Illawarra. Mr Hodder has been a real estate agent and auctioneer for 18 years – 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 Sydney’s 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. “Equally 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 McGrath’s Northern Rivers operation…
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Elite Agent
RISE2020 – A conference with a conscience
A stellar line-up of some of real estate’s 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. It’s 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 Carroll’s lifetime ambition to move with his family to Australia and work in the media industry. At the time, Steve held a position in Europe’s largest media company, EMAP, based in London. Eventually, an opportunity came up in their Sydney office – 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
“The only people that will succeed at Openn Negotiation are honest real estate agents, for starters. There’s 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, it’s quite an easy process.” – 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: Residential Agent of the Year – 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 “addicted to the revenue” 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 “absurdly…
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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 Sydney’s Castle Cove region of the North Shore. CEO Geoff Lucas said that this was another important move for the company. “This 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 doesn’t know the meaning of the words ‘slow down’. At the spritely age of 89, the Ray White Helensburgh Director is one of Australia’s 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 profession’s 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 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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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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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
Sydney Eastern Suburbs specialist Albert Sassoon joins McGrath
McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top eastern suburbs specialist, Albert Sassoon, will join the agency, as an important recruit to its Edgecliff team. In announcing the appointment, McGrath regional sales manager James Hayashi said McGrath was thrilled to welcome Albert and his team to their sales division. “He is well-known and respected as an area specialist for premium properties…
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Elite Agent
The domino effect
Ask Maria Carlino about her goals for the years ahead and she’s crystal clear in her response. “Ten thousand-plus property managements is my goal for The Agency in the next three years, with a presence in every state,” she declares. That’s no small target for a brand that was founded less than two-and-a-half years ago. But chances are Maria will…
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Real Estate News
Top agent Nicole Carter joins McGrath Surfers Paradise
McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top local agent Nicole Carter will join its McGrath Surfers Paradise team. Commenting on the the star recruitment, McGrath Queensland State Manager Justin Marsden said he was thrilled to welcome Nicole to spearhead the team. “Nicole has an outstanding track record for sales on the Gold Coast, especially in Reedy Creek and the surrounding…
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Elite Agent
Real estate leaders face their fears for a cause
Real estate's most daring business leaders are answering the call to be brave, taming their terror and facing their fears in the name of a good cause. On Friday, September 6, six of the industry’s bravest will join more than 90 CEOs and business leaders taking part in the fundraising initiative that is CEO Dare to…
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Real Estate News
PropertyMe celebrates 2,500 subscribers
Just four months after notching up 2000 customers, Australian PropTech company, PropertyMe, has celebrated the milestone of 2500 cloud subscribers across Australia and New Zealand. With over 30 years’ experience in the PropTech space, the founders of PropertyMe had the unique advantage of starting PropertyMe from a blank canvas six years ago. Since launching, PropertyMe has delivered more than 1400…
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Real Estate News
Torch Property Management joins forces with Ayre Real Estate
Ayre Real Estate has welcomed Torch Property Management to the expanding brand under a strategic collaboration to create the ultimate Sydney city team. Operating under the Ayre Real Estate banner, the combined business will feature two prominent office locations; the existing Ayre Real Estate office located at the Sheraton on the Park, 161 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, and Torch’s high-profile shopfront…
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Real Estate News
McGrath recruits star agent Joseph Lordi in Brisbane
McGrath Estate Agents has welcomed star Brisbane agent Joseph Lordi to the McGrath Bayside/Manly team in Brisbane’s northeast, where he will specialise in the premium suburbs of Wynnum, Manly, and Raby Bay. McGrath State Manager for Queensland, Justin Marsden said the group was delighted Mr Lordi had joined the growing team at Bayside/Manly as McGrath continued to expand their reach…
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