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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Playing to win: the female agent team who tackled The Block 2018
Channel Nine’s renovation juggernaut The Block wrapped on its 14th season this year, seeing Hayden and Sara from New South Wales take the (slightly controversial) win, represented by McGrath St Kilda principal Michael Townsend. But representing Kerrie and Spence from South Australia was The Block’s first all-female (and the only female agents this season) team, Emily Adams and Stephanie Evans…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REIQ 2019 Awards for Excellence finalists announced
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has announced its 2019 Awards for Excellence finalists, representing the best in the Queensland real estate profession. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella congratulated all finalists on their success. “This year’s Awards attracted a very high calibre of entrants, reflecting the growing focus on professionalism for all REIQ members,” she said. “To be named a finalist…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ripple Wu becomes Co-Principal of McGrath Box Hill
McGrath Estate Agents today announced the appointment of Ripple Wu as a director and co-principal of McGrath Box Hill. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “Despite a cooling market I believe Melbourne offers good potential for capital growth over the long term due to solid population and employment growth, major investment in infrastructure and affordable housing that will…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brett Hunter to take helm of REINSW in November 2019
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has elected Brett Hunter as President-Elect of the industry body, effective November 2018 for a one-year term. REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin said the appointment of Brett Hunter as President-Elect will ensure a smooth transition when REINSW President Leanne Pilkington steps down in 12 months time. “Brett has contributed to the direction and…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Jo Prince-Gillies appointed Associate Director of McGrath Projects Queensland
McGrath Projects, a division of McGrath Estate Agents, today announced the appointment of Jo Prince-Gillies as Associate Director of McGrath Projects Queensland. McGrath Projects General Manager Adam Sparkes said, “We see the Brisbane apartment market is showing signs of improvement with enquiry levels starting to rise, and it is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Jo Prince-Gillies…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Knight Frank makes high-profile national appointment to Capital Markets team
Knight Frank has appointed Graeme Russell as Partner, Institutional Sales from late November 2018. With 33 years’ industry experience specialising in investment sales, Mr Russell will join Knight Frank from his most recent role as Divisional Director – Capital Transactions at Savills Australia and New Zealand, where he has worked for five years. Prior to that, Mr Russell was with…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath announces opening of new office in Nambucca Heads
McGrath Estate Agents today announced the opening of a new office in Nambucca Heads as it strengthens its presence on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. McGrath Nambucca Heads will be led by Principal Martin Wells, this expansion will be the third office in the region and this will complement the Coffs Harbour and Sawtell offices Mr Wells…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
South Australia’s real estate elite battle it out at Awards for Excellence in Real Estate
On Saturday night, South Australia’s real estate elite battled it out at the 2018 News Corp Australia realestate.com.au Awards for Excellence in Real Estate. The 2018 Awards celebrated all things Cuban with a Stars of Havana theme. The Adelaide Convention Centre took us all back to the land of salsa, cigars and Desi Arnaz Jr. This year the REISA Awards…
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Elite Agent
John McGrath reveals his top suburbs for 2019 in annual report
The 2019 McGrath Report has been released. In it, several trends to watch for 2019 are named, alongside John McGrath’s suburb picks. In his opening letter, Mr McGrath backed up his thoughts that the expected market corrections would not be as dire as predicted in media reports, saying that the current five – 10 per cent drop will likely be…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath expands Central Coast presence with a new office in Avoca Beach
McGrath Estate Agents have announced the opening of a new office in Avoca Beach on the booming Central Coast region of NSW. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “The Central Coast continues to be an important real estate market and offers a diverse range of properties in all price brackets, and increasingly popular among Sydneysiders who are attracted by…
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Ask the Coach
Ask the Coach: How to rediscover your lost drive
Q. I’ve achieved my goals for the last couple of years and feel like I have lost the drive. Any tips to help me rediscover it? – Mario Esposito, McGrath Dee Why This happens with so many agents; we accomplish a goal and we think, ‘OK, what’s next?’ Just recently I was working with a client who had hit his first…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group announces finalists for 2018 Annual REA Excellence Awards
REA Group has today announced the finalists for this year’s Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), to be held in Sydney on Thursday 15 November 2018. The AREAs honour the most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses across the property and media industries. Twenty-one awards will be presented across the three categories of Innovation, Service and Marketing Excellence, and Community.…
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Ask the Coach
Ask the Coach: How to level up my cold-calling prospecting skills on the phone
Q. I feel I need to level up my cold-calling prospecting skills on the phone. Any tips? – Neil Carrasco, McGrath Liverpool The first 10 seconds on the phone can make or break that call. Many telephone sales opportunities are lost because of poor opening technique. Never say, ‘How are you?’ to a stranger. This approach is not sincere. The prospect doesn’t…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath adds new team to strengthen its presence in the Hunter Valley
McGrath Estate Agents, a division of McGrath Limited (ASX:MEA), has reaffirmed its commitment in the Hunter Valley market by opening a new office in Cessnock. McGrath Founder and Executive Director John McGrath said, “The Hunter Valley is a sought-after lifestyle destination and an important market for McGrath. While we have operated in the Hunter area for several years now, we’re…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REINSW highlights pathway to professionalism at annual summit
The pathway to professionalism was the focus of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales’ sixth annual summit, held in Sydney on Friday (15 September 2018). REINSW President Leanne Pilkington said The Future Is Now Summit saw a select group of 150 real estate agents come together to discuss one of the most significant changes to the industry and…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath agents support local communities with over $1 Million in donations
McGrath Estate Agents have announced that its agents and offices throughout the eastern seaboard have collectively donated more than $1,000,000 to charities during the 2018 financial year. McGrath Chief Executive Officer Geoff Lucas affirmed the company’s commitment to supporting and giving back to its local communities. “Community is at the core of McGrath’s values and truly ingrained in our culture. We…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath recruit James Hayashi to lead and grow Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs sales team
McGrath Estate Agents have announced that James Hayashi has joined the company in the newly created role of Regional Sales Leader for its high-performing sales team located across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs footprint. Mr Hayashi brings more than 13 years’ experience across many sectors of the real estate industry from sales, auctioneering, recruitment and sales management. Kon Stathopoulos, Head of Company…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Purplebricks parts company with national sales director
Purplebricks Australia have confirmed that former McGrath agent Brent May has left the company. Mr May was with the fixed-fee agency for approximately 12 months. A Purplebricks spokesperson confirmed to the Australian Financial Review that Mr May’s departure was by “mutual consent” with Kenny Bruce, Purplebricks co-founder and group sales director. The spokesperson went on to say the move would…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
reiwa.com awards celebrate best of the best in WA real estate
Over 550 real estate professionals and guests attended the 2018 reiwa.com Awards Ball at Crown Perth on Saturday 25 August, which celebrated WA’s top performing agents in the 2017-18 financial year. REIWA CEO Neville Pozzi said the reiwa.com Awards recognise WA’s top selling agents and agencies. “Western Australia has some of the best and brightest real estate professionals in the…
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Real Estate News
McGrath looking to business turnaround
McGrath Real Estate is looking to the positive after a tough financial year, yesterday noting “…the core fundamentals of McGrath are robust” and the company remains “one of Australia’s leading sales agent teams” with “brand, customer service offering and network reach”. The publicly-listed company released its end of financial year results on Monday, reporting the revenue and Earnings Before Interest,…
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EPM: Leadership
The simple things that make a difference: Bradley Fraser
In a four part series, we drew inspiration from Tim Ferriss' Tribe of Mentors and spoke with the ARPM 2018 speakers about their story. This interview features McGrath Lower North Shore's New Client Consultant Bradley Fraser.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Winners announced in Openn Negotiation Excellence Awards 2018
Over 80 real estate professionals gathered on 26 July to recognise the best-performing agents and agencies at the inaugural Openn Negotiation Excellence Awards. Led by Peter Gibbons, Openn Negotiation Co-founder and Managing Director, it was an opportunity to celebrate not just the finalists and the winners, but all agents who had decided to embrace technology and the need for better…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
McGrath annual awards night recognises top performers as the company celebrates 30 years
McGrath Estate Agents held its annual Awards Night in Sydney last week with over 900 people from the network in attendance. The event recognises the achievements of top performing agents, property managers, offices and operational staff throughout the company. McGrath Terrigal agent Mat Steinwede was the big winner of the night, taking out both the Regional Agent of the Year…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
2018 REINSW Awards for Excellence finalists announced
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has announced the finalists for its 21st annual Awards for Excellence. REINSW President Leanne Pilkington said it was exciting to see the breadth of talent showcased as finalists for the 2018 awards. “Our awards continue to go from strength to strength, with the best, bravest and brightest that work across the industry…
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Elite Agent
Monika Tu: Property Entrepreneur
Monika Tu’s career has gone from strength to strength. Since getting her start in real estate in 2009, when she used personal experience to launch Black Diamondz Property Concierge, to being named a finalist at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2018, Monika’s success shows no sign of slowing. It’s easy to see why Monika Tu has made the…
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OPINION
Online, connected models of selling show the future for agents: Matthew McGrath
The Australian real estate market is at a major tipping point, and agents need to look beyond their own backyards to online and connected selling models to survive changing market conditions. Leading the charge on these shifting grounds for real estate agents is the decline of housing prices in major capital cities, following years of rapid and often unsustainable levels…
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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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