week-6-2018
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BEST PRACTICE
Rik Rushton: Is it ok to talk back to the ‘little voice in my head’?
No sound on the planet has more power over you than the little voice inside your head!
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Real Women in Real Estate gaining traction
An Australian initiative that celebrates the success and achievements of women in real estate is gaining local and international traction, with a series of events scheduled to take place in 2018. Real Women in Real Estate is a networking group founded by Real Estate Institute of NSW President and Laing+Simmons Managing Director Leanne Pilkington, and since its inception has attracted…
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TECH + SOCIAL
5 Ways to Improve Your Instagram Account: Tiffany Wilson
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms. As of December 2017, there are 800 million monthly active users who are posting up to 95 million images per day. Catching the attention of audiences on Instagram is becoming harder than ever before. It is essential for real estate agents and agencies to optimise every part of their Instagram profile and content to cut through the…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
EAC delivers competitive advantage with Immoviewer 360
The Estate Agent’s Co-operative has announced the internal adoption of the Immoviewer 360 Virtual Reality product technology, allowing to conduct property viewings in Virtual Reality, from anywhere in the world. “Thanks to truly accessible 360 technology, prospects can now experience your properties as if they were really there, but from the comfort of their homes or offices,” says EAC CEO…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
ActivePipe completes $5.9m over-subscribed Series A round to drive global growth
ActivePipe, a Melbourne based automated communications platform for the real estate industry, announced it has successfully completed a $5.9m Series A funding round led by NAB Ventures, and joined by PieLab Venture Partners and other strategic individual investors. The round rapidly follows from the successful closing of a $1.8m pre-Series A round in August 2017. ActivePipe’s advisors were Asia Principal…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
RE/MAX opens in Dee Why
RE/MAX Property Specialists’ business owners Jason Martin and Nicholas Scarf announce the opening of their second Northern Beaches location as part of a strategic expansion, with an office in the rapidly expanding town centre of Dee Why. The new Dee Why office when combined with their highly successful Narrabeen office extends their reach from Brookvale to Newport on Sydney’s Northern…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Westpac Annual Home Ownership Report reveals new home buyer trends
Westpac’s 2017 Home Ownership Report reveals first home buyers1 have significantly reprioritised what matters most when searching for their ideal home. The research, commissioned by Westpac in September, surveyed over 1,000 Australian homeowners and first home buyers, and features trend data from the past two years. The latest report demonstrates in 2017 first home buyers are less focused on buying…
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Tracey Fellows: What’s in your heart?
During Transform Masters 2017, Elite Agent Editor Samantha McLean spoke to one of our top industry leaders, CEO of REA Group Tracey Fellows. Here, Tracey shares some of her career and leadership journey, including why being a great leader does not need to be complicated. The Beatles sang All You Need Is Love and Tracey Fellows’ leadership philosophy doesn’t deviate…
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Real Estate News
Debate pending for NSW real estate industry reforms
Long-awaited NSW real estate industry reforms are set to be debated in parliament in the coming days following the release of proposed amendments to the Property, Stock and Business Agents Act in November 2017. The bill includes changes to real estate and property laws affecting training, educational and licensing requirements in a bid to raise professional and training standards for…
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Real Estate News
Revive whitepaper flags potential to thrive not just survive
A seminal project investigating the wellness and wellbeing of professionals working in real estate has documented what has long been suspected – many in the industry are stressed, time poor and lacking a work/life balance. However, the findings also reveal seven key areas to facilitate change. Initiated by real estate industry sales and mindset coach Jet Xavier, the recently released…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Feb 2018: Interest rates on hold, Industry reaction
The RBA has left the cash rate on hold in their first board meeting for 2018, deciding at their first meeting of the year to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. RBA Governor Dr Philip Lowe noted while inflation remains low globally, higher commodity prices and tight labour markets are likely to see inflation increase over the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Campaigntrack signs Tiger Pistol to boost results using Facebook and Google
Campaigntrack has inked a deal with Tiger Pistol, one the most talked about Australian technology platforms to hit the internet. While Tiger Pistol’s advanced Facebook technology is being used by big brands in many verticals, Campaigntrack’s specialist real estate focus is now using the technology to boost its unique Advanced Internet Marketing (AIM) product. If you are not familiar with…
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Elite Agent
Agent Profile: Nicola Buchanan
Following a successful career in marketing and advertising, Nicola Buchanan retrained in real estate. Now using that background in running her own agency, @realty Bundall on the Gold Coast, Nicola explains how her talents and experience blend perfectly with those of business partner Scott Euler to offer a boutique service to clients. Tell us a bit about yourself and your…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group appoints Georgia Beattie to head up Spacely
REA Group has announced the appointment of Georgia Beattie as Executive Manager of Spacely, the company’s new property website for shared work and short-term commercial spaces for events, retail, meeting rooms and creative spaces. Ms Beattie joins REA Group from Startup Victoria where she has served as chief executive since 2016. Launched in May last year in beta, Spacely is…
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PROSPECTING + LISTING
Josh Pyatt: What I would do if I was new
I was once a newbie in real estate, like we all were. I’ve been through stages where I was on fire, listing and selling week after week, month after month, and stages where I struggled to create opportunities for myself, win business and make sales; call it the real estate salesperson roller coaster. In my first six-to-12 months in real…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Century 21 kicks off 2018 with new website
Century 21 has launched a new Australasian website that was built to deliver the group heightened levels of online exposure. Charles Tarbey, Century 21 Chairman and Owner, said the sleek and contemporary website will provide a more streamlined and efficient experience for all users while having a strong focus on lead generation for agents. Individual office and agent landing pages…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Former AFL player makes mark on new field at Ray White
Ray White is excited to welcome former AFL player Jamie Charman to its winning team. The towering former ruckman with the Brisbane Lions has joined Ray White principals David Treloar and Dwight Ferguson as a sales agent in their Albion office. “I actually worked for Ray White Corporate part-time while I was still playing, so it feels so right to…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Elders welcomes new Beenleigh office
Elders Real Estate opened its first new office for the year in Beenleigh, located halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in QLD. Owners Mark, Debra, and Jess Affleck are experienced real estate operators with strong networks throughout the Logan area. “We’ve enjoyed our time with the Elders network for the past eight years with Elders’ Shailer Park office so…
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EPM
How to set realistic KPIs for BDMs: Tara Bradbury
Nothing creates a feeling of defeat as much as setting unrealistic expectations for ourselves does. Few BDMs are aware of how they often set themselves up to fail by developing unattainable goals; losing themselves in a cycle of disappointment and negative self-talk. But fortunately, there is another way, says Tara Bradbury. WHAT IS fascinating about the phenomenon of unrealistic goal…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Agents Sharpen their Skills in Melbourne
It was standing room only when more than 550 Ray White sales agents from Victoria and Tasmania packed the Melbourne Convention Centre for Super Sales Day. The mega session – the single biggest gathering of Ray White agents in Melbourne outside of their annual awards – was the brainchild of Ray White Victoria and Tasmania CEO Domenic Belfiore who gave…
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TECH + SOCIAL
Say hello to Diana, the real estate agent of the future
Bayside buyers and vendors can now meet face-to-face with Diana Dugan without leaving home, after the Beaumaris real estate director launched the country’s first augmented reality property website. When you log onto dianaduganproperty.com.au Diana, the company director, is smiling back at you from her North Concourse Beaumaris virtual office, ready to lead you through the website with voice recognition technology.…
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Real Estate News
New site showcasing properties without the commitment to selling
Property owners looking to test the market or showcase their home without the commitment of selling have yet another new tool at their disposal, with the recent launch of off-market property website youWish. Launched in late December, the site is gaining traction for owners considering but not yet committed to selling their home. youWish enables homeowners to casually showcase their…
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Real Estate News
Low inflation helps give home owners an interest rates reprieve: RateCity
Sluggish inflation figures mean the RBA will almost certainly leave interest rates on hold when they meet for the first time this year on Tuesday. RateCity’s RateForecaster shows 22 of the 23 economic indicators studied point to the RBA leaving interest rates at record lows. RateCity money editor Sally Tindall said we would need to see significant movement in inflation…
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Thought Leaders Podcast
Episode 31: Paul Tonich and John Percudani, Realmark and Altitude join forces, social media tips and more
Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean recaps the week that was with special guests Paul Tonich, Founder of Altitude Real Estate and John Percudani, Managing Director of Realmark. ‘Elevate’ is the official podcast of Elite Agent Magazine for real estate industry sales professionals, property managers, and leaders. Each episode, we will bring you behind the scenes coaching, news analysis, exclusive interviews, technology,…
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Real Estate News
CoreLogic January 2018 Home Value Index: values fall across six of Australia’s eight capital cities
CoreLogic released its January hedonic home value index results which, at a national level, revealed a fall of 0.3% for the month, led by a 0.9% fall in Sydney dwelling values. The national combined dwellings index posted a modest 0.3% fall in January, taking dwelling values 0.7% lower since their recent peak in September last year. Dwelling value falls were…
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Real Estate News
Victorian Government proposed reforms will push rents higher and send investors interstate, says PICA
The Property Investors Council of Australia (PICA) have urged Victorian property investors to unite and petition the State Government to amend the proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. They say Victoria’s new rental laws, announced in October 2017, are will strip landlords of many essential rights, in favour of tenants. PICA chairman Ben Kingsley said a falling rental supply amid a…
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Real Estate News
The Agency Projects appoints senior director on the Gold Coast Tony Hymus
The Agency Projects has appointed an experienced senior executive on the ground in the Gold Coast. Former National Director of Project Marketing with Colliers International Australia, Tony Hymus, has joined the team, bringing knowledge across the marketing of off-the-plan apartments, finished developments, home and land packages and development sites. “The last 20 years of project marketing experience on the Gold…
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Real Estate News
Rental Inflation at 25-Year Low
“The pace of rental price growth dipped to just 0.6 per cent in 2017, the slowest pace of growth since 1993,” commented HIA Senior Economist Shane Garrett. These figures are contained in the ABS Consumer Price Index release for the December 2017 quarter published today. “For families reliant on the rental market, the deceleration in rents is welcome news. “The…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
New Ray White office opens in Marsden
With deep connections in the local community, Avi Khan is excited to be moving into business ownership and opening a Ray White office to service the Marsden community. His business has a new location with a new team of experienced agents and an invigorated approach in Marsden. “I am very active in this community and I am so excited to…
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