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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker Avnu to launch in Brisbane
LJ Hooker will open its first Avnu Centre in Brisbane next month. The centre is powered by its industry-first platform that makes the buying and selling smarter and more transparent for consumers. It also improves agent productivity, job satisfaction and mobile capability by automating many of the activities agents do, from listing through to settlement. The first Avnu Centre was…
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LEADERSHIP
Morton & Morton: Culture Kings
This isn’t an article about stress balls, workplace yoga and office zen zones that miraculously transform your business into a place where every employee is eternally happy and shares a united positive energy.
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EPM: Ask The Expert
Ask the coach – How to encourage the sales team to send more PM leads
Sales referrals into our PM team have really slowed over the past few months. How do I encourage the sales team to send me more leads? The great news is that after winter, the spring selling season provides increased opportunity in property management and sales. Firstly, you need to get back on the sales team radar. Make sure you are…
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Beth Carpenter: More rights for landlords
On getting into real estateI had left school not having any idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was working in a casual position at a supermarket when I saw an advertisement on social media of a job going as an assistant property manager with training provided. I scrolled past the ad a few times and eventually…
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We Are Real Estate
Daniel Burrett: Making a difference
On getting into real estateI always had an interest in property and real estate and considered studying it at university, but instead went straight into real estate sales and have loved it ever since. The happiest moment in my careerRealising that I’d made a difference to a family’s future when a little six-year-old girl drew a picture of her new…
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We Are Real Estate
Jessica Bertocchi: Efficient and effective
On getting into real estateI chose to be in real estate, but at the same time it chose me. I started off working on reception, and the day our one property manager left, I got an instant promotion. It was one of the most intense times in my career, but it was a job I was hoping to be considered…
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We Are Real Estate
Sarah Gutzke: Brick by brick
On getting into real estateWhen I was 19, I was working in a sandwich shop and thought I needed to find a career. My cousin was a property manager, so I thought I would give it a go too. Nearly 10 years later, I still love it. The happiest moment in my careerA really proud moment of my career was…
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We Are Real Estate
Johnny Danger: Pride in sales
On getting into real estate My dad and grandad were both agents. I was a successful bank manager and had a long career in a big-four bank. Then when I had done everything I had been asked and smashed my KPIs out of the park, I received a piddly annual bonus and thought it’s time…
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Real Estate News
realestate.com.au launches first-to-market content in app
realestate.com.au today launched content in app, a first-to-market experience allowing users to access property news, data and insights within the realestate.com.au app. The experience is now live on the realestate.com.au iOS app, with Android users receiving the update from next week (Monday 19 August). With over 29 million launches of the app every month, a…
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BEST PRACTICE
The importance of your real estate company’s strategic plan
The real estate industry is changing at an ever-increasing pace, with agencies and agents facing the prospect of being here today and gone tomorrow. Ouwens Casserly director Alex Ouwens explains how a strategic plan could be your saviour.
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EPM: Customer Service
What matters most
Why is there the need for more innovation in property management in Australia? It’s because renting a property is such a difficult experience in this country,filled with administrative tasks – from communicating with stakeholders, filing paperwork, meeting legal requirements or dealing with maintenance issues. This rings true for everyone involved in the process. Also, today’s customer expectations mean they have…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Tom Larkin: Director of two offices at 29 with further growth plans ahead
Tom Larkin started in real estate on his 18th birthday. By 23 years old he had his own real estate office in an area he knew nothing about – Barry Plant in Frankston. By 26 he had become that area’s most successful agent and now, at 29, he is director of two offices, has a…
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Real Estate News
Don Ha of RE/MAX NZ to speak in New Delhi
Don Ha, one of New Zealand's most acclaimed real estate agents and owner of RE/MAX New Zealand's top-performing office, is an invited keynote presenter at this year's fifth annual Asia Pacific Convention for the global RE/MAX giant, to be held in New Delhi, India. In his presentation, Think Bigger, Mr Ha will share his story of…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Realmark Karratha changes hands
Realmark Karratha has welcomed new owners this week, with Jordan James and Ellene Watkins taking over as the new business partners of the franchise from August 12. Jordan and Ellene will lead the Karratha team with their 18 years combined experience in the real estate sector, specialising in sales, property management and trust accounts. The move of ownership comes after…
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Real Estate News
Domain has launched school-based search experience
In an Australian property listing portal first, Domain Group (ASX: DHG) has launched a new school-based search experience allowing property-searching parents to search by school name on Domain and find properties in that school catchment area. Until now, it has been difficult for parents with specific schools or school catchments in mind to access school…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker honours top performers at International Awards
LJ Hooker has recognised its top performers across Australia and New Zealand at its annual conference and International Awards gala, held earlier this week on the Gold Coast. LJ Hooker Network Chief Graeme Hyde said the awards night is the most important event of the year, especially in a challenging market. “Despite the market challenges faced by the real estate…
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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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Elite Agent
Using data to guarantee rent: LongView Real Estate
In Australia the traditional real estate model is changing with agencies employing in-house photographers, videographers, database experts, marketing and creative specialists. In November last year, LongView burst onto the scene in Melbourne, providing a data-driven agency focused on property investors. Co-founder Evan Thornley is a former co-founder, chair and CEO of LookSmart, a pioneer of internet search advertising, and Australia’s…
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National
Weekly auction wrap: Registered bidder numbers jump
The buyers returned over the weekend as auctioneers saw another strong auction clearance result across the country. Both Sydney and Melbourne saw jumps to 81.2 per cent and 73.2 per cent respectively, both up on last week’s final results. Elsewhere the numbers were also strong, with another week where auctions closed out above the 70 per cent level nationally, finishing…
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Real Estate News
The PropTech Summit set to return in 2019
After enjoying major success last year, the PropTech Summit will return in 2019, with attendees set to hear from both international and domestic thought leaders and gain an insight into all the latest technology and strategies. This year’s summit is set to take place at SMC Conference & Function Centre in Sydney, from September 3 to 5, and is described…
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LEADERSHIP
Destination: Sold
In an expansion market buyers have to act. Every three months they wait for properties to rapidly increase in price, whereas in a contractionary market, every three months a seller remains, their sale price declines. In a slow-growth market, neither the buyer or the seller are compelled to act financially. To win, you have to be an agent for all…
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Elite Agent
Ray White Rural young guns shine in Ekka sun
Liam Kirkwood, the young gun business owner of Ray White Rural Townsville and Charters Towers, has won the ALPA Queensland Young Auctioneers competition at The Ekka. The 23-year-old from Townsville said he was stunned by his victory in a strong field of 10 competitors at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane. Ray White Rural Roma licensee AJ Riley, also 23, was…
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Real Estate News
PRD unites to support Red Nose Day!
PRD offices across the nation have united to support Red Nose Day, embracing their silly side for a serious cause. Over the years, PRD has partnered with many charities including the Daffodil Day appeal, YoungCare and the Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon fundraiser. This year, the brand turned its attention to Red Nose Day. Now in its 31st year, Red Nose…
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Elite Agent
A ‘challenging’ year for REA Group but outlook is positive for property
Despite challenging market conditions, REA Group has posted an eight per cent increase in both earnings and revenue for the financial year ending June 30. Australia’s major real estate listing service announced their results to the market on Friday, which also showed an eight per cent decline in listings over the past year, with the Sydney and Melbourne markets being…
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Real Estate News
InfoTrack named a top 10 leading innovator in technology
Integrated searching company, InfoTrack, has been named in the top 10 of the 2019 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies List as a leading innovator in technology across Australia and New Zealand. The prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine, is based on a rigorous assessment process in conjunction with a panel of industry expert judges. InfoTrack has…
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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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Thought Leaders Podcast
How To Maximise Digital Marketing For Real Estate: Lisa and Mark Novak – Episode 97
Digital Marketing, for real estate agents can be tricky business. You don’t want to come across too sales-y - and you don’t want to avoid digital channels altogether. Where can you find the right balance? Lisa and Mark Novak have discovered that being genuinely themselves and getting past the fears associated with creating videos and…
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Commercial Real Estate
Where are the next tenants coming from for ‘high street’ shopping strips
The typical ‘high street’ shopping strip is really now becoming a neighbourhood village where the traditional retailers of fashion-related businesses (clothes, accessories, handbags, jewellery, etc) are really no longer viable to due online retailing and the choice offered at shopping centres. This is most evident in legendary fashion destinations, where fashion shopping streets such as Chapel Street have reigned supreme…
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We Are Real Estate
Montana Skimmings: Pride in PM
On getting into real estateComing from a hospitality function co-ordinator background, I was given the opportunity to work as administrator for Ray White Albion Park, an award-winning agency. With this opportunity I discovered a passion for property management and my transition to property officer came quickly. Our dynamic team formed the number one property management department in the area. Another…
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We Are Real Estate
Clay Brodie: Tackling sales head-on
On getting into real estateI was a professional rugby union player with the objective to play at the highest level (the Wallabies). My father pulled me aside one day when I was about 20 and suggested that I need to make sure I had something to fall back on after rugby. I had no idea what I wanted to with…
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Real Estate News
A-List boating crowd sets sights on land
Race season in the Whitsundays has set sail, but not all the action takes place on the water. According to real estate doyen Carol Carter, the property market is also a focus for the national and international visitors who flock to the North Queensland dream destination at this time of year for the annual A-list events, including Airlie Beach and…
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Real Estate News
LJ Hooker opens new office in North West Tasmania
LJ Hooker has expanded its network in North West Tasmania with the opening of LJ Hooker Devonport. Experienced local real estate specialists Michael Ziegler and Melissa Burtt will head up the new office, which offers a full suite of real estate services across residential properties, including sales and property management. With 16 years’ combined experience in the real estate industry,…
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