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Toby Sandell and team bring The Agency to Toowoomba
The Agency today announced the continued expansion of its national footprint with its launch into Queensland’s regional city of Toowoomba, helmed by leading and well-respected sales agent Toby Sandell. …
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How to grow your business 560 per cent, like Remy Durieux
When Remy Durieux made the decision to launch Remy’s Real Estate, he was excited to be his own boss and build his brand. …
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$13M in sales for Bayside Property Agents, two months after joining UrbanX
For any agent that is thinking about starting their own business, there is always a fear about losing momentum. …
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Block less than five metres wide expected to fetch more than $400,000
A narrow strip of land containing little more than a footpath has hit the market with an asking price of $400,000-plus. Located at 27 Leslie Crescent, Caloundra West, the block is just 4.6m wide and comprises 129sq m of land, according to its realestate.com.au listing. The listing also reveals the reason for the footpath running through the centre of the unique parcel of land – …
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The growing hotspot for prestige homes
The number of prestige homes sold in Brisbane has more than tripled since 2019, with 38 homes sold in 2021 for between $5 million and $20 million. …
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REIQ slams Queensland Government’s land tax regime
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has accused the Queensland State Government of ‘dipping into the piggy bank of property owners’, with its new land tax regime. The REIQ said it was a slap in the face to the very sector that was propping up the economy. The announcement comes off the back of soaring stamp duty revenue, with $5.38 billion in transfer revenue received this financial year. …
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Sun still shining on Queensland property market
The demand for Queensland's residential property market appears to be insatiable with the latest median house price data from the REIQ showing another period of strong performance over the September 2021 quarter (July - September 2021). …
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Million-dollar agent starts his own business to chase his dreams
It is a passion for people and providing amazing service that has motivated high-performing Ipswich agent, Jordan Strudwick to launch his own business, STRUD Property powered by UrbanX. …
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Brisbane’s Matt Lancashire named Queensland’s highest selling agent
A combination of property and real estate IQ, effective processes, and a solid focus on vendors is the secret to success for Matt Lancashire, who has topped a list of Queensland’s top selling real estate agents for 2021. The Ray White New Farm principal placed ahead of McGrath Paddington’s Alex Jordan, the Gold Coast’s Michael Kollosche, the Managing Director of Kollosche, and Place Estate Agents Kangaroo Point Director Simon Caulfield. …
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How to market shipping container home expected to sell for $1 million-plus
The secret to Chris Ransley listing and selling a tiny Stradbroke Island home constructed from a shipping container is connections. Situated atop Point Lookout on a 350sq m block, 123 Tramican St is expected to sell for more than $1 million, despite the fact it has just one bedroom, a bathroom and a combined kitchen and living area. Ray White North Stradbroke Island Principal Chris Ransley said he sold the vendors the vacant block of land the shipping container home sits on a few years ago and had kept in touch with them since. …
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New player enters the digital market
A new digital property platform has entered the Queensland market, creating efficiency and transparency in the sale-to-settlement journey for buyers and agents. …
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Luxury Queensland homes with Turkish steam rooms and teppanyaki hot plates
With the nickname “Millionaire’s Row”, it’s no surprise to see a property on Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach, feature in the list of most expensive house sales in Queensland in the past 12 months. Spread across four levels, 159 Hedges Ave sold for $15.75 million earlier this year and features multiple outdoor entertaining terraces and bars, a sparkling in-ground pool, wine cellar and a plant room. …
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Gold Coast property market pressure ‘some of the highest in the country’
Gold Coast property prices have surged since the start of the pandemic, following a decade of steady growth. Property market pressure in the region is now some of the highest in the country, according to a new Market Pressure Review Report. The data, released by InvestorKit, showed Broadbeach – Burleigh experienced the most significant growth, with property prices increasing 38.2 per cent from August 2020 to August 2021. …
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Noosa’s Suter Smith Cleine celebrates record first month
Four of Noosa’s best-known agents have launched their own business, celebrating their first month on the UrbanX platform with a record $19.15 million in sales. …
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Landlords make the move to Ray White AKG
Ray White AKG has had a flurry of landlords joining their service offering in the last three months. …
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UrbanX partners smash $100M+ in Sales over 12 Months
Australia’s fastest-growing platform for high-performing agents, UrbanX, has celebrated two agent partners reaching $100M in sales over the last 12 months. …
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Colliers seals multimillion dollar Queensland deals
Colliers has negotiated two multimillion dollar commercial deals in Queensland, including a record-breaking $22 million industrial sale, and the acquisition of a rare residential in-fill site. …
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Scorching land demand continues across Southeast Queensland
A 70% fall in land for sale in southeast Queensland has led to surging prices and one of the most ‘most competitive land markets in recent history’. …
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RiTA by AiRE wins industry innovation award second year running
RiTA by AiRE has been awarded the REIQ Awards For Excellence 2021 - Industry Innovation on Saturday 23 October 2021. …
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Queensland named number one property investment location
A new report has highlighted Queensland as Australia’s number one property investment location. …
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REIQ says rental reforms may hurt property owners
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is concerned new rental reforms that were introduced this week hurt the rights of property owners. …
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Franchise ownership still a top option for agents
While a lot of noise has been made about the stand-alone agent model, the tried and tested franchise is the only way to build a true, sustainable business, offering proven long-term rewards that go beyond the day-to-day, according to Explore Property Group leader, Andrew Acton. …
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Sunshine Coast agent uses OASIS to launch independent agency
When veteran real estate agent Greg Pratt was looking for the support he needed to set up a virtual, independent office on the Sunshine Coast, he went straight to @realty. …
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Brisbane agent Remy Durieux reflects on his first year with his independent agency
Brisbane agent Remy Durieux has reported seeing a 560 per cent increase in GCI over the past year. …
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Mother-daughter kick start real estate dream with OASIS platform
Mum-and-daughter team Vanessa and Cheyne Brunton are enjoying overseeing their own destiny with @realty’s innovative OASIS platform, which helps agents run their own independent agency with all the support of a major franchise and more. …
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Exploration Day celebrates community, and success
After a COVID-19 induced break last year, Explore Property hosted its annual Exploration Day Conference in Townsville earlier this month. …
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Ray White Queensland has celebrated its 2021 top performers
More than 1200 Ray White Queensland members celebrated the achievements of the top offices and individuals over 2020-21 …
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Brothers Harry and Julian Gale launch their independent agency
Harry and Julian Gale have a brotherly bond of support and healthy competition that’s seen them establish careers as the go-to agents in Brisbane’s western suburbs. …
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Josie Smith joins Century 21 to launch Ipswich office
Award-winning real estate agent, Josie Smith, has never been one to follow the crowd; always the captain of her own ship, Ms Smith plans to continue bucking the trend in her new role as director of Century 21’s Ipswich office. The new office officially opened on September 1, servicing one of Australia’s fastest growing, emerging cities. “Our mission is to be the point of difference in real estate, …
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Belle Property Paddington is set for a spring spruce up
Belle Property Paddington just out of Brisbane's CBD, is set for a spring makeover with a relocation to new premises next month. …
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Independent Surfers Paradise specialist Sam Mansy embraces @Realty OASIS
Award-winning Surfers Paradise specialist Sam Mansy has explained how @realty’s support model for independent agencies gave him the confidence to forge his own path. …
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Married couple Kass and Peter Livesey launch their own Sunshine Coast agency
Kass and Peter Livesey wanted what’s best for their family. They just opened Sunshine Coast’s newest agency, Livesey Property Co in Tewantin. …
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Ray White Ashgrove welcomes new franchise owner Adam Downes
Real estate coach Adam Downes has just taken over the reins at Ray White Ashgrove. He has worked for the family group for the last eight years …
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Cooley partner David Holmes wins REIQ auctioneering competition
Cooley partner David Holmes recently won the annual auctioneering competition held by the Real Estate Institute of Queesland (REIQ). …
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Eview Group unveils two new South-East Queensland brands
Eview Group’s presence in Queensland’s property sector has strengthened since 2020, which has coincided with exponential growth across the south-eastern corridor. The national-spanning network has recently unveiled two of their latest South-East Queensland-based brands, showing Eview group has no plans of slowing down. Moreton Bay Director of Urban Key Realty Tania Collett was the most recent independent to combine forces with Eview Group to expand reach and serviceability, …
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