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GUEST INTERVIEWS
What I learned at Harvard University about negotiation: Pancho Mehrotra
“It seems we are so fixated on more and more and more that we can’t celebrate what we are actually achieving.” - Pancho Mehrotra Pancho Mehrota is the CEO of Frontier Performance and an expert in communication, influence and the psychology of selling.
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EPM: First Person
How to make Mission 2020 into Mission Possible
When people have asked me in recent months how I am, one of my go-to responses has been ‘excitedly exhausted’. While 2019 won’t go down in the books as the best year in my life, I am learning to find the gifts within it. That’s what you’re meant to say when things have been tough…
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Real Estate News
Top 10 Sydney suburbs to watch in 2020
1. KensingtonJust a stone’s throw away from the CBD and Centennial Park, and with the University of New South Wales on its doorstep, Kensington ticks all the boxes for buyers looking to live near the city and Sydney’s eastern beaches. The long-awaited light rail network, set to open this week, will see interest in the area grow exponentially. I believe…
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Real Estate News
Sydney and Melbourne drive housing recovery
Australia’s two largest capital cities are leading a housing recovery, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia. REIA Real Estate Market Facts for the September quarter 2019 said the weighted average median price for houses for the eight capital cities increased to $743,776. REIA President Adrian Kelly said the increase was driven by the larger property markets of Sydney…
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Real Estate News
Coronis donates 1000 gifts for disadvantaged children
Coronis has once again jumped on board to support The Smith Family’s Toy and Book Appeal which aims to spread the joy of opening gifts on Christmas morning to children from disadvantaged families. Coronis’ Property Management Director Jodi Ford said throughout the month of November they put a call out to all their clients and the team across 24 offices…
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Real Estate News
Don Ha takes over RE/MAX New Zealand
RE/MAX New Zealand’s master franchise is being sold to one of its leading individual franchise owners. RE/MAX Revolution owner Don Ha is set to take up the CEO role in April next year, putting the master franchise 100 per cent in New Zealand ownership for the first time in 23 years. As a businessman, property investor, mentor and acclaimed speaker,…
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Real Estate News
Belle Property launches holiday rentals platform, Belle Property Escapes
Belle Property has announced the launch of Belle Property Escapes – the holiday rental brand of the premium real estate company. Belle Property Escapes features rentals in some of the country’s most desirable holiday destinations including Avalon/Palm Beach, Jervis Bay and the Central Coast in New South Wales, as well as Cairns in Queensland. CEO of Belle Property, Peter Hanscomb,…
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Elite Agent
The Agency predicts steady house price growth in 2020
A combination of cheap funding and low stock levels are helping boost house prices across the country and that is expected to continue into 2020, according to real estate group, The Agency. In their Summer 2019/2020 property report, The Agency CEO Matt Lahood has suggested there could be more upside in house prices next year, despite supply levels slowly starting…
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Real Estate News
Beyond Blue and HIA continue mental health push
Beyond Blue and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) have extended their partnership to continue supporting the mental health of people working in the residential building industry. HIA Managing Director, Graham Wolfe, said for five years the HIA Charitable Foundation has supported Beyond Blue in improving access to mental health resources for people in the building industry. “By extending this partnership…
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Real Estate News
Laing+Simmons’ new partnership to deliver next level network support
Laing+Simmons has struck a new partnership aimed at delivering an expanded range of essential services to members of the Laing+Simmons family. The partnership means those tasks which can distract business owners, principals, agents and property managers from their core focus of building a business and serving customers are taken care of. The new partnership with David Taylor’s Agency Services Group…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
Bolstering productivity and customer service: David Holman
“I think the biggest gain in productivity, is to create that level of collaboration and to create the spaces that really allow people to have those key conversations, meet each other and start talking about what they’re doing in their day, their work and hopefully then say how can we help each other be better?”…
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Elite Agent
Weekend Auction Wrap: Sydney and Melbourne auction results continue to lead the way
Auction results were strong for yet another week, as buyer demand continues to outstrip supply. Across the country, the latest CoreLogic data has shown that the national preliminary auction clearance rate came in at 74.5% from a total of 2,837. This was the second busiest week of the year, however, the numbers were down slightly…
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Elite Agent
Tightening of stock primes Perth for rise in buyer competition
One of the largest regional analysis of its type now available in the market is the CoreLogic Regional Report. Produced quarterly, the regional analysis delivers market insights for houses and units across 25 of Australia’s largest non-capital city regions. The current quarterly report to October 2019 revealed that of the separate 50 house and unit…
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Real Estate News
Jamie Durrant launches Regional Homes Australia
Essentials Magazine Australia editor, Jamie Durrant, has launched a digital property and lifestyle magazine, along with a property marketing service. Entitled Regional Homes Australia, the online publication will feature building, design, regional personalities, lifestyle experiences, and curated Australian residential real estate listings. As the name suggests, Regional Homes Australia focuses on properties situated outside of Australia’s capital cities. Regional centres…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Rural donates $100k to Drought Angels
Ray White Rural chairman Paul White has just donated $100,000 to Drought Angels, which will help support farming families in need in the lead up to Christmas. Mr White and his partner Lynne Porscin have been long supporters of Drought Angels. Drought Angels is a small charity based in Chinchilla which is run by big hearts. “We like to tell…
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Real Estate News
HTW monthly update – Property prices deliver strong end to 2019
As 2019 draws to a close Herron Todd White have assessed where the nation’s property markets currently sit and how their predictions stacked up over the course of the year. We saw a slow start for property in 2019 thanks to an uncertain regulatory environment and the federal election which had big implications for property investors. Since that point, market…
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Real Estate News
The major changes in our cities that will kick off the 2020s
A drop in car ownership, smaller houses, walkability impacting property prices, residential blocks atop shopping centres, and ‘mini Melbournes’ in outer suburbs. These are the city trends that will begin to emerge next year and mark the commencement of a new decade in urban planning. The forecasts come from one of Australia’s most experienced, recognised and multi-award winning urban planners…
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Real Estate News
Century 21 Armstrong-Smith wins Brightest and Best award for second year
Century 21 Armstrong-Smith in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been named their local area’s Brightest and Best real estate for the second year in a row. Against a formidable field of competitors, the Bondi Junction team was awarded the accolade in recognition of delivering exemplary results for clients. The award followed on from their rebrand and exclusive Pacific media partnership earlier…
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GUEST INTERVIEWS
Thriving in your first year of real estate: Ryan Smith
“If I knocked on 100 doors and 99 said no it didn’t really bother me.” – Ryan Smith Realmark Rookie of the Year, Ryan Smith believes in integrity, energy, hard work and creative service in every facet of life, not just real estate. An exceptional sportsman, who represented WA in football and golf, Ryan joined Realmark Urban as a sales…
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BEST PRACTICE
How to build better relationships with your agents
A new year generates a feeling of a clean slate; a time to reset and reboot. Traditionally, business owners and leaders take this time to plan their goals for the coming year – mainly financial. But we are coming off nearly two years of a market that has been incredibly challenging – not just for business owners but for agents.…
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Real Estate News
Victorian Government opens doors to 100 new homes for those in need
Tenants once at risk of homelessness have begun moving into 100 new and affordable homes thanks to the Victorian Government. Victorian Minister for Housing Richard Wynne visited some of the new properties in Moonee Ponds and met residents this week. “Everyone deserves the safety and security of a roof over their head. This program is about making sure people at…
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Real Estate News
Santa Claus is coming to Newtown thanks to Raine & Horne
The Newtown community has a rare chance to meet Santa Claus this Saturday 7 December at Raine & Horne Newtown located on the famed King Street shopping strip. Raine & Horne Newtown Director Duncan Gordon said usually local families needed to find their way to the big shopping malls in Broadway, Marrickville and the CBD and queue up to talk…
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Real Estate News
Leading Illawarra agent Jeremy Hodder joins McGrath’s team
Leading Illawarra agent Jeremy Hodder will join McGrath’s sales team in the company’s expansion in the Illawarra. Mr Hodder has been a real estate agent and auctioneer for 18 years – and his expertise are a valuable addition to the team, where he will also be a great mentor to emerging agents within the group. Some of Mr Hodder’s impressive…
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