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OPINION
The Truth about Clearance Rates: David Holmes
With price growth slowing in Australia’s biggest housing markets, many sellers have been pondering what is the best strategy for a strong sales result. Prospective sellers keenly eye the auction clearance rate as a leading market barometer, and with a bumper volume of properties to go under the hammer this weekend, property pundits will have their opinions on what figure…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
LJ Hooker surpasses $7 million fundraising milestone
LJ Hooker today announced it has surpassed a landmark fundraising milestone, having raised more than $7 million to date for charity, including more than $570,000 in just 12 months via the LJ Hooker Foundation. LJ Hooker Foundation was established last year to bring together the fundraising efforts of its people across its Australian network of offices who come together to…
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EPM: Leadership
Rebecca Freeman, LJ Hooker Residential Perth
Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at LJ Hooker Residential, Perth. I’m 37 and have been working with LJ Hooker for 18 years. I moved to Perth and joined the team here seven years ago, and I absolutely love it. Having grown up in southeast Queensland on the beaches then lived in Sydney for six years, I…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Ex-CEO of LJ Hooker Joins LocalAgentFinder
LocalAgentFinder is a leading comparison platform that enables property owners to compare local real estate agents or property managers for their sale or leasing requirements. The business, led by Matt McCann, the former CEO of iSelect, is continuing to explore its strategic options including an Initial Public Offering (IPO) as part of its growth strategy. Mr Harrod is the current…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
LJ Hooker and Facebook team up in game-changing digital strategy
The announcement forms part of LJ Hooker’s $1 million investment in the Spring launch of its integrated digital and social media platform, LJ Hooker Boost developed by the group’s innovation centre, LJX-Lab. LJ Hooker Boost is a custom-built, automated Facebook and Instagram advertising platform, powered by strategic partner Tiger Pistol, which will amplify the profile of agents, listings and generate…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker expands national growth team
Steve Mutton joins LJ Hooker as its Queensland Development Manager, bringing with him growth and franchise leadership having owned six Ray White agencies on the Gold Coast. Mr Mutton is tasked with growing the brand’s Queensland network in emerging markets from Coolangatta to Cairns. Auctioneer David Holmes has also been appointed as LJ Hooker’s National Auctions Manager and will oversee…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker to list property with TradingPost
Australian online marketplace TradingPost and LJ Hooker have teamed up to bring property listings to the TradingPosts new property section. The site now has sales and property management listings from LJ Hooker’s national network of real estate professionals. The listings can now be seen by TradingPost’s audience of over 1 million every month1. Soft-launched in March, the property section of…
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Elite Agent
Stamp duty is stopping Australian’s from selling: LJ Hooker
A survey by LJ Hooker has shown that Government charges are dissuading property owners from selling their homes, driving up demand and impacting affordability. The survey of 2,700 homeowners showed 44 per cent of respondents who wanted to sell in 2016 but decided against it, cited transactional imposts such as the stamp duty they would pay on their next property…
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Real Estate News
Leading LJ Hooker Business Moves to Ray White Group
LJ Hooker Lower North Shore, one of the top businesses for LJ Hooker worldwide, is joining the Ray White Group. LJ Hooker Lower North Shore directors Richard Harding, Geoff Smith and Bernard Ryan say they are excited about both the re-brand and the potential for expansion across this region. They have been operating for 60 years and employ more than 50…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker continues it’s first half expansion
Major National Franchise LJ Hooker say they are positioned to carry quarterly growth into the new Financial Year with a succession of new office openings flagged before July 1. Since January 1 this year, LJ Hooker has welcomed new offices in Wollongong, West Pennant Hills/Cherrybrook, Medowie and Hornsby in New South Wales, Gympie in Southern Queensland, while North Haven/Port Adelaide…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker appoints Jason Rose to the role of National Business Growth Coach
LJ Hooker has bolstered its Business Development Team with the key appointment of industry veteran Jason Rose to head national coaching and office development. Mr Rose, who over a 30-year career has called more than 3,000 auctions, returns to LJ Hooker where he previously held network sales and auctioneer roles. A specialist in online lead generation, Mr Rose’s appointment comes…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
LJ Hooker agent ups the ante with his very own TV commercial
Zed Nasheet of LJ Hooker Hampton Park has released a television commercial to advertise the importance getting the right agent to sell one’s home. Nasheet who recently applied to be recognised as the world’s fastest-selling agent by the Guinness World of Records after selling a Melbourne property in January for under 15 minutes, said the 30-second commercial would be aired on…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker encourages lifelong training for its real estate agents via new software
LJ Hooker will invest $100 million in the next three years to accelerate the real-estate industry’s digital transformation with a mission to turn Australia into the world’s most advanced and well-served property market. The initiative will kick start with the unveiling of LJX-Lab, a digital research and development vehicle which they say will foster innovation through identifying, incubating and commercialising…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
South Coast home goes under the hammer for Cystic Fibrosis community: LJ Hooker
Research and support for Australia’s cystic fibrosis community will be boosted when a South Coast home built entirely through business and community generosity goes under the hammer on January 28. The LJ Hooker Foundation – the charitable arm of LJ Hooker offices nationwide – will donate the full purchase price of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at Malua Bay, New South…
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Elite Agent
Property owners celebrate an early Christmas with $35,000 win: LJ Hooker
A Bermagui couple is celebrating Christmas early after walking away with a $35,000 travel voucher as winners of the LJ Hooker network’s spring marketing campaign. Every property owner and landlord that had a market update with LJ Hooker over spring 2016 went into a draw to be the randomly selected person to spin the network’s Million Dollar Prize Wheel. Gordon…
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