Franchise News
Network updates, new offices, leadership changes, and initiatives from major real estate franchise groups across Australia and New Zealand.
Nima Aliasgary joins LJ Hooker as sales director
The move comes as Alliance Group rebrands its Narrabeen and Forestville offices to LJ Hooker, with Aliasgary tasked with growing the business across Sydney's Northern Beaches and Forest areas.
REA Group’s commercial chief swaps Australia for the top job at Trade Me
Kul Singh led customer, product, technology and marketing teams at REA Group for a decade before accepting the…
Ferntree Gully wins Ray White Vic/Tas top office for tenth year
Ray White Victoria and Tasmania settled a record 18,490 sales in 2025-26 as it handed out its annual…
TRG expands PM footprint as Express Realty merger takes portfolio to over 1,000 managements in the Eastern Suburbs
The addition of Express Realty’s property management business has taken TRG’s PM team from three to twelve and…
Rita Kennedy returns to Ray White Maroochydore
The agent has rejoined the office where she built her career, with her family now settled in the…
Grace Anderson and David Sylvester open Ray White Katikati
The pair are combining a decade of local market experience with more than 25 years of sales leadership…
McGrath extends into Campsie as growth corridor heats up
George Kapos grows his 11-year Bankstown business into Campsie, pointing to strong buyer demand and transport-driven growth across…
Jay Giblett says tougher markets reward trusted agents
The Endeavour Hills specialist, who moved to Area Specialist around three years ago, says tightening conditions are strengthening…
REIACT honours more than 30 Canberra real estate professionals
The ACT's peak industry body marked its 32nd Awards for Excellence as the sector navigates a slower market…
Ray White Core Group opens seventh Victorian office
Ray White Beveridge has launched with a first-year target of 100 sales and 100 new rental managements, led…
Monika Doyle returns to Barry Plant as Chief of Staff
The newly created position is designed to keep the growing network aligned as it works through its next…
Ray White WA honours top performers
CEO Mark Whiteman used the network's annual awards night to congratulate its top performers while warning that listings…
Real REMAX Group marks global milestone
REMAX Holdings has completed its US$880 million merger with Real, but Australian managing director Joel Davoren says the…
Brett Reddell builds family succession plan at Area Specialist
The Gold Coast agent credits a mindset shift for turning his business around, and is now preparing to…
Alexander Phillips launches Ray White Phillips & Co in Woollahra
The eastern suburbs agent, whose team handles more than $1 billion in property sales a year according to…
Gavin Rubinstein hits Elite status six weeks into the financial year
The TRG founder is on track for a 13th consecutive Chairman's Elite year, a run he shares with…
OBrien network honours top performers at annual gala awards
More than 350 people gathered in Melbourne to celebrate the network's top sales agents, property managers and offices…
Ray White Goulburn staffer to shave head for grandfather
Tamika Straney is taking on the World's Greatest Shave after learning her grandfather has lived with chronic myeloid…
Beba Ramic joins The Agency WA
The Mosman Park specialist brings close to two decades of local market experience to her new role.
Geoff Grist joins Harcourts after 21 years in Mosman and Neutral Bay
The Lower North Shore veteran has opened a franchise, built and sold a rent roll, and merged property…
Building success through reputation in Leongatha
Matt Redmond has built a thriving real estate business in Leongatha without making a single cold call.
REIQ names 40 real estate professionals as Fellows
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has recognised 40 members with 15 years or more of service, entitling…
LJ Hooker names A Home for All primary charity partner
The multi-year partnership will see LJ Hooker Foundation's 400-plus offices drive fundraising and awareness for homelessness and housing…
McGrath partners with Hodges to expand Melbourne footprint
The new Hodges McGrath brand will operate across Bayside Melbourne and Rye on the Mornington Peninsula, bringing Victoria's…
Real estate agent turns loss into hope for Queensland families
Ray White's Sonya Treloar is running her second annual fundraiser for Hummingbird House, Queensland's only dedicated children's hospice,…
Highland Group honours staff at Crown Sydney awards night
More than 220 guests gathered to recognise long-serving team members and rising talent across the Highland Group.
Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory celebrate 2026 award winners
A record 820 guests attended the annual Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory annual awards at the…
BresicWhitney launches financial wellness program for its people
The property group has partnered with a financial advisory firm to deliver workshops on cashflow, tax, superannuation and…
Alistair Boyle – finding freedom and family time in Casey-Cardinia
Alistair Boyle has discovered that running your own business doesn't mean sacrificing time with the people who matter…
Sophie Desprez and team join Stone Southern Highlands
The experienced local agent brings more than 20 years in the industry and a client network spanning the…
Beyond the listings: Mark Anderson’s no-nonsense guide to real estate and real life
After walking away from real estate entirely and spending a year surfing, Mark Anderson returned with a hard…
Andrew and Tracey Macmillan join FOUNDIT buyer’s agency
The husband-and-wife team bring complementary expertise to FOUNDIT, combining Andrew's 40+ years in Melbourne's prestige property market with…
Why Storyhouse treats social media as a sales engine, not a branding exercise
Mark Josem is rewriting the agency playbook, combining digital storytelling, buyer psychology and bilingual auctions to challenge the…
Matt Johnson opens McGrath office in Traralgon
The new office pushes McGrath's network into Gippsland, a region McGrath Research ranks second on the east coast…
No two rural markets are alike, but the challenges often are
First National's Rural Chapter Chair Rohan Ibbs explains why members swapping practical solutions at a regional conference matters…