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SUPPLIER NEWS
Real estate platform launches, offers real-time global transactions
Twillis, a global online real estate platform, has launched out of Australia. The platform aims to bring agents together and create the ability for transactions to occur in real-time with transparency across Australia and South East Asia. Since joining the market in February 2018, Twillis has built a database of 20,000 licensed agents, and has a 10 per cent market…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Chinese-based developer to become second biggest shareholder in McGrath
Chinese-based local developer Aqualand has made a ‘strategic investment’ in McGrath. The company will acquire a 15 per cent stake over two placements. The investment will make them the second biggest stakeholder in McGrath, behind founder John McGrath. Aqualand will appoint a director to the board after the acquisition has been completed. An initial stake of 8.7 per cent has…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Industry body looks to split real estate profession
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has declared it will split the industry with its latest move, as it forges forwards with its Pathway to Professionalism plans. REIA President Malcolm Gunning announced this morning that the REIA has applied to the Professional Standards Authority for admission as a profession. “The Authority is an independent statutory body established with specific…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
PPM National Property Management Awards announced
The PPM Group held its annual awards last night at the Marriott Hotel, Surfers Paradise, QLD. Congratulations to the following list of winners: Support team member of the year Annabel Noonan – Di Jones real estate Leasing Consultant of the year Connie Morton – rental results Client service award of the year McGrath Estate Agents port Macquarie Social media and…
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LEADERSHIP
Agents embrace accountability with BOLD 90
What separates the good agents from the best? Discipline and habits, says coach Caroline Bolderston. And she’s recently launched a coaching series focused on instilling both. A former high-performing agent herself, Caroline is renowned as a productivity and accountability ninja. Now she has designed a 90-day program to offer agents all the skills and accountability they require to achieve their…
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EPM: Industry News
2018 PPM National Property Management Award finalists announced
The finalists have been announced for the 2018 PPM National Property Management Awards. The PPM Group received more than 135 submissions across eight categories. The judge’s feedback back was that this year the level of submissions were exceptional with many of the category nominees being very close. Here are the finalists in each of the eight categories: Property Manager of…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Courtney and Stephen Antico join Richardson & Wrench Bondi Junction
Andre Frack, principal of R&W Bondi Junction, is delighted to welcome dynamic husband and wife team, Courtney and Stephen Antico, to the established business. Real estate brought Courtney and Stephen together and it continues to be central to their peronsal and professional lives. Ms Antico has been in the industry since the age of 19, starting in property management at…
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Sales Transform 2018
Sam Bevan Tops the Leaderboard in Transform 2018
Transform 2018 has been described as the ‘tough mudder’ of real estate training challenges: over the past 30 days our participants have attended live classes, completed a challenge per day, and worked with the best in the business on improving their careers. Participating this year there were more than 20 industry coaches and trainers, delivering more than 30 webinars and…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 43: John McGrath – AREC2018 preview plus John answers Tribe of Mentors questions
Guest Interview: Samantha McLean talks to John McGrath, Founder of McGrath Estate Agents and AREC about the beginnings of AREC 21 years ago, how to get most out of the conference (and others) to transform your career and why now is the best time to be in the real estate industry. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
AREC focuses on what’s “shaping the future of real estate”
The Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC) is celebrating its 21st year by bringing 32 speakers over 48 hours. The two day conference returns to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday, May 27th and Monday, May 28th for the seventh year. Under the direction of AREC founder John McGrath, delegates will be armed with priceless information and practical…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
First National awards celebrates winners in Victoria and Tasmania
Victorian and Tasmanian agents were in the spotlight at First National Real Estate’s General Excellence and Marketing Awards, held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne on Saturday revealing the leading agents and offices of 2017 from across the country. ‘2017 was an outstanding year for First National Real Estate. The network added some exceptional new members and, through great leadership, our…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
New McGrath agency slated to open in Bathurst Chase
A new real estate agency is opening a “meet and greet” outlet in a NSW regional shopping centre in a bid to better connect with a wider customer base and boost lead generation. Experienced Bathurst real estate agents James and Toni Thompson are opening the first McGrath Estate Agents office in Bathurst in Sentinel Property Group’s neighborhood shopping centre, Bathurst…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath hosts annual leadership forum in Melbourne
More than 100 of McGrath’s business leaders, executives and franchisees gathered together in Melbourne this week for the company’s annual Leadership Forum, held over two days. The company’s largest leadership forum to date was led by McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath and recently appointed CEO Geoff Lucas. Chair of the McGrath Board Peter Lewis joined Mr McGrath and…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Property developer Goldfields appoints McGrath to market its first QLD project
McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX:MEA) has been appointed by Goldfields as the exclusive agent to market the sale of its latest project, Hayfield, in Brisbane’s western growth corridor. McGrath Projects General Manager Adam Sparkes said “We are delighted to be representing Goldfields as they launch their first Queensland project, Hayfield, in the Ripley Valley. Goldfields have…
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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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Elite Agent
‘Not a buyers market just yet’: More auctions but a mixed outlook for Super Saturday
As “Super Saturday” warms up for 2018, one leading auctioneer is tipping that the previously hot Sydney sellers’ market is actually cooling in favour of buyers. Leading auctioneer, Damien Cooley of Cooley Auctions, says with his team set to put 108 homes under the hammer this Saturday, the significant weekend will set the tone for the year in real estate.…
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Real Estate News
PM Leader Michael Conolly returns to McGrath
McGrath Estate Agents have announced the return of Michael Conolly as Head of Network Property Management for McGrath. Mr Conolly is one of Australia’s most respected experts in property management with over 28 years’ experience in residential, commercial and business management. He has extensive leadership experience including roles as State Manager of multi-billion-dollar asset portfolios. Mr Conolly returns to McGrath…
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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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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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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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INDUSTRY NEWS
McGrath takes back the reins
Major change is occuring at McGrath Estate Agents with its chief executive officer Cameron Judson and almost its entire board resigning after another profit warning, with founder John McGrath to take back the reins of the company as interim executive chair when the company’s interim results are released next month. In an ASX announcement today McGrath Limited said the “half…
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EPM
Katherine Kyriakou – McGrath Blackburn & Box Hill
Former VCE teacher Katherine Kyriakou followed her husband into real estate almost by accident after filling in as temporary office cover. Over twenty years later, she’s now Principal of Property Management, McGrath Blackburn & Box Hill, with a rent roll of over 1,000 properties. Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born in Swan Hill, but we moved to…
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Real Estate News
McGrath continues its Melbourne expansion
McGrath Estate Agents has opened a Coburg/Brunswick office in Melbourne’s inner north. Melbourne continues to be an important market for the company with the opening of McGrath Coburg/Brunswick, as it operates 10 offices in the southern state. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said “Melbourne is a city people want to live and invest in, which is reflected in…
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Elite Agent
Elite Agent: Inspired Goals 2018
JOHN MCGRATH Founder & Executive Director, McGrath Estate Agents The four key areas for 2018 for me will be on talent attraction, agent productivity, digital marketing and social media, as I believe that growth in the near future will be connected to these key areas. You will either win or lose dependent upon how well you execute these areas. MARK…
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OPINION
Don’t let the mainstream media put you off your game
You wouldn’t know it from some mainstream media reporting, but housing affordability is actually getting better, not worse. That doesn’t mean it’s suddenly become easy for first home buyers to enter the market or for buyers of any kind to service a mortgage. All it means is that it’s now less hard. The latest quarterly Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
A new force in the Kiama and Gerringong real estate market
Terry Digger and Jason Stalgis, the Principals behind the successful First National agency in Gerringong, are excited to lead the new Coast & Country business. Mr Digger said, “Our focus is to deliver a whole new level of expertise across the coastal and rural property sector; combining top results, outstanding customer service with an enhanced support network.” Mr Stalgis added, “Combining the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Laing+Simmons’ Leanne Pilkington announced as new REINSW president
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has elected Leanne Pilkington as President of the industry body, effective immediately for a two-year term. REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin said Ms Pilkington’s major strength was her ability to connect with people right across the industry. “Leanne’s charismatic style and strong leadership skills will see her focus on our lobbying efforts,” Mr…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Queensland A-List revealed
A List awards spokesperson Ashleigh Molden thanked Mercedes-Benz Brisbane and Pricefinder for their support of these awards to find the best of the best agents in Queensland. There’s lots of awards in the real estate industry, but the A List stands heads and shoulders above any other award as it compares agents from all agency groups using their sales data.…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Sharing is good for business at Ray White Double Bay: Elliott Placks
Ray White Double Bay director Elliott Placks is a big believer in being open and sharing data with his team. The 36-year-old ambitious leader at the powerhouse Double Bay office said the benefits were monumental for everyone involved – for buyers, sellers and agents. “Many people are fearful of change and not letting go but I believe the better elite…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 20: How to Lead a Winning Team, the AREAs, the truth about cats and dogs 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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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Projects announces key appointments
Ray White Projects Managing Director & Partner Eddie Mansour says former McGrath associate directors Paul Tutt and Craig Moore will bring decades of experience to the team of residential sales and marketing specialists. Mr Mansour says the new appointments align with Ray White Projects’ vision for long-term growth, with the business expected to announce several new residential projects in the…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
James Baker and Adrian Venturi of McGrath Avalon on leadership and resilience
After studying architecture and structural engineering in Manchester, James practiced or a year before spending 15 years in recruitment, which included running the Asia Pacific rim for a business with a $50 million turnover. Real estate combined his passion of structure, architecture, sales and people, and he started his real estate experience during the GFC selling prestige property in Palm…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 19: Rental searches, How to get property editorial, Better customer experiences, Productivity apps, Rethinking video + Sharks 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. This…
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TECH + SOCIAL
Talking Technology with John McGrath
What are the tech tools agents will need in the future? For prospecting and listing, a solid CRM database system which categorises customers to allow you to send only relevant messaging to each client will be important. Curation of messaging will become more and more significant as people get bombarded with information. The next big thing will be predictive algorithms…
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