WEEK-45-2019
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BEST PRACTICE
How to beat real estate fatigue: Joel Davoren
Career fatigue is not often talked about openly in our industry. But career fatigue is real. As agents, we tend to be conditioned to accept tough outcomes, rejection and negativity, and react by getting on with things.
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EPM: Ask The Expert
How to stay productive in the lead up to the silly season
Q: It’s almost the end of the year and I am feeling overwhelmed. I don’t know where the year has gone. Help! Ain a society where consistent connection into the matrix has become the new normal, it can be easy to become overwhelmed. As we head towards the end of the year, it is wise…
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Real Estate News
Award-winning agent joins OBrien
Victorian based group OBrien Real Estate is set to change the face of the industry in Melbourne’s South-East corridor with the help of one of the local area’s most trusted faces. Multiple award-winning and respected agent Dinesh Raghu, who has worked in the area for almost a decade, said he was excited to join the network and looking forward to…
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Real Estate News
New owner takes over Ray White Braidwood
Mitchell Smithers has taken the reins of Ray White Braidwood after spending two years as a sales agent in the business. A born and bred local of nearby Araluen in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, Mr Smithers was thrilled to be taking the next step into business ownership and will continue to offer the same personalised service he has become…
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Real Estate News
RBA can take a summer holiday
Positive economic signs and a federal government push for banks to relax lending standards for small business will give the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) a break from cutting official interest rates, according to leading mortgage aggregator Finsure Group. Finsure Managing Director John Kolenda said with the cash rate reduced to a record low of 0.75 per cent, the RBA…
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Real Estate News
The RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 0.75%
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75 per cent at its November meeting. After three cuts since June which saw the official cash fall from 1.5 per cent, the odds of a cut were low. Headed into the meeting there was just a five per cent chance of a 25 basis points cut, with…
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Real Estate News
Domain Test Stadiums are ‘open for inspection’
Domain, naming rights partner of the Men’s Test series, is celebrating Australia’s two national obsessions, property and cricket by giving fans the chance to explore some of Australia’s most iconic sporting stadiums like never before. As part of a wider campaign, major Australian cricket stadiums will feature on Domain, offering an exclusive look behind the scenes – complete with property…
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Real Estate News
Warkworth welcomes RE/MAX House
Warkworth real estate couple Ben and Nola Kloppers have moved their successful RE/MAX Realty Group into historic premises, recently relocating into the gracious Bank of New Zealand building on the corner of Neville and Warkworth Streets. RE/MAX House welcomes real estate customers to the lower floor of the heritage building, which was built around 1930 and is typical of the…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Glenroy welcomes two commercial directors
Ray White Glenroy has welcomed two new commercial directors to the team as Dee Nguyen and Domenic Sgambellone join the family. Mr Nguyen joined Ray White as a business owner in 2017 before taking a year off after becoming a father for the first time and travelling overseas. “Commercial has always been an interest of mine, it’s a time in…
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Real Estate News
Smart Cities Awards applaud innovation and impact
Thirteen winners have been applauded for their visionary leadership, best practice projects and real-world impact at the second annual Smart Cities Awards. Telstra and GWI partnered with Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand to present the awards, which were held in Sydney as part of Smart Cities Week. “The 2019 winners of the Smart Cities Awards are delivering truly world-standard…
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Real Estate News
A series of wins for Ouwens Casserly
Ouwens Casserly has notched up a series of successes, opening a new office at Kensington Gardens, and also receiving two awards for project marketing. Due to growth of Ouwens Casserly in the Eastern Suburbs, Mark Bressington and his team are now located at Shop 5/365 Kensington Road, Kensington Gardens, where he is able to service his clients even further by…
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Real Estate News
Cobden & Hayson strategic merger
Inner West agency Cobden & Hayson has announced an amalgamation with Richardson & Wrench Leichhardt under the company’s Annandale banner. The Sulfaro family has run the successful Richardson & Wrench business for more than 30 years and has built an incredibly strong reputation based on old school values, hard work and dedication to their craft. Cobden & Hayson is thrilled that the younger generation…
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Real Estate News
Introducing Laing+Simmons Oatlands/Carlingford
One of western Sydney’s most experienced agents, Ray Fayad, has joined Daniel Mourad as co-principal of the newly opened Laing+Simmons Oatlands|Carlingford. Mr Fayad, long-term principal of the powerhouse Laing+Simmons Parramatta and Granville offices in western Sydney, said the new office would enhance the service offering to the team’s growing customer base in the area locals affectionately refer to as Kingsdene.…
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Real Estate News
@Realty heads north to complete national expansion
Real estate network @realty has completed its national expansion in Australia with its latest move taking the company to the Northern Territory. The company will continue to grow in regional, rural and metro areas throughout Australia as well as opening in New Zealand at the beginning of 2020. @realty, which was established on the Gold Coast just over five years…
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Real Estate News
Brisbane property giants keep expanding
Powerhouse Brisbane inner city property specialists Haesley Cush, Matt Lancashire, Scott Darwon and Brandon Wortley are not content to rest on their laurels. Hot on the back of the news that the foursome recently began trading as Ray White Bulimba, the directors have since bought the Ray White East Brisbane sales business off industry icon David Price. Mr Price is…
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Real Estate News
Matt O’Grady takes reins at Ray White Nambour
Well-known local agent Matt O’Grady has recently taken the reins at Ray White Nambour on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Mr O’Grady, who has worked in real estate sales from Noosa to Caloundra over the past 10 years, believed taking ownership of his own office was the obvious next step in his career. Mr O’Grady has bought the business from the previous…
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LEADERSHIP
Blood, Sweat and No Tears
Debt collection and resolving disputes in court are not usually at the top of employees’ most-loved work tasks. But Simone Firns is different. The Network Pacific Owners Corporation Manager loves the jobs others despise. “The legal component of my role is one of my favourites,” she enthuses with genuine passion. “I like doing debt collection and I like going to…
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Elite Agent
Weekly Auction Wrap: Lower volumes but strong sales
There was a lower number of homes going to auction over the weekend, thanks to the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. But that didn’t stop Sydney and the rest of the country from putting in another solid performance. The auction clearance rate in Sydney remained at a very upbeat 79.4 per cent, while Melbourne dipped to 73.3 per cent on…
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Elite Agent
Finding your inner futurist
I’ll never forget the moment the managing partner of the mid-tier accounting firm I was working for looked up at me standing in his doorway for our scheduled 4 pm meeting. He peered over the top of his reading glasses and beckoned me forward. I felt like Melanie Griffith’s character in Working Girl, suffering a major case of imposter syndrome…
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Real Estate News
Melbourne and Sydney drive rise in house prices
House prices across the nation continue to move higher, getting dragged along by continued strength in both Sydney and Melbourne as house prices continue to rise. According to the latest data from the CoreLogic, it was Melbourne property prices that gained the most in the month of October, up 2.3 per cent – its strongest result since 2009, while Sydney…
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Real Estate News
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate opens first Qld office
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has expanded to Queensland with the first office in the state opening in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. The unique lifestyle brand has experienced consistent growth and maintained strong interest from industry professionals since its launch earlier in the year. Flagship offices have been established in strategic locations along…
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Real Estate News
New Shelter Real Estate to focus on making a difference
This week, a brand new real estate agency is launching. Shelter Real Estate is opening its doors on Glen Iris Road, Glen Iris and is set to be a new brand of real estate. Renowned estate agent, Zali Reynolds, who has been in the industry for nearly two decades, brings her extensive corporate experience to…
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Real Estate News
Adelaide’s tallest building celebrates ‘topping out’
The Kyren Group’s much anticipated $150 million Frome Central development - home to the Adelaidean and Crowne Plaza Adelaide - reached its pinnacle construction milestone ‘topping out’ as Adelaide’s tallest building today. Located diagonally opposite Lot Fourteen in Adelaide’s premier entertainment and cultural hub in the East End precinct, the magnificent mixed-use tower, which incorporates…
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Real Estate News
Real Estate of Origin drives almost 7500 new appraisals
In less than four hours, Ray White agents this week drummed up 7401 extra appraisals across Australia and New Zealand, actively demonstrating how the leading group knows how to both harness its scale and have some fun along the way. Ray White’s inhouse tech team created a purpose built media room in the NSW Corporate…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
How to become an authority in real estate by writing a book: Geoff Grist
“If you can find an area that you want to educate somebody about, how you do the job, what happens ‘if’…there’s a lot of things that can go wrong and if you can explain all those in an easy to read way, there’s probably a book in it." – Geoff Grist In this episode of the…
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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
Gen Z and home-ownership: How might the future look
The real estate industry needs to take notice of the rising trend of Generation Z turning into homebuyers while they are still in their 20s. An idea which would be unthinkable of 5 years back is gaining prominence, as Generation Z steadily starts flitting towards the real estate market. At this point of time, the…
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Elite Agent
Starr Partners opens office in Sydney’s North West
As Sydney's Hills District continues to grow with the development of major residential and commercial precincts, Australia's leading boutique real estate group, Starr Partners, opened a new office in North Kellyville on the weekend. The Starr Partners office, located at 13/21 Hezlett Road, North Kellyville, was opened by Raj Bhandari, who previously managed the Starr Partners' Fairfield…
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Real Estate News
Coco Cui Roskam joins Ray White
Coco Cui Roskam, one of the highest performing agents on the Upper North Shore of Sydney has joined Ray White. Led by Greg Windel, David Walker and Matt Bolin, Ms Roskam will join the award-winning team at Ray White Upper North Shore. Ms Roskam has a wealth of experience in St Ives and the surrounding…
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