FRANCHISE NEWS
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Century 21 expands corporate team with new appointments and focus on digital
Century 21’s marketing team will now be under the direction of two new national marketing managers – Nic Atkinson and Bianca Anton. Nic Atkinson has over 15 years’ experience as an advertising copywriter, eight years as a franchise owner and four years as a real estate agent. He has amassed a suite of communication skills well suited to a real…
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National award for RE/MAX recognises expansion and support
RE/MAX Australia’s Joel Davoren this week announced the real estate franchise’s inclusion in the 2017 Topfranchise Awards as listed by SEEK Business and 10 THOUSAND FEET. “We are rated in the top ten winners for expansion and support, which is affirmation that we are on track with our core business values and beliefs. “Growth is one of the five RE/MAX…
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The Hills, Sydney, welcomes RE/MAX
RE/MAX Australia continues its commitment to New South Wales expansion, and the Sydney market in particular, with the launch this week of RE/MAX Hills Lifestyle in Baulkham Hills. Experienced local agent Joe Scavera has rebranded his agency, Chelsea Real Estate, partnering his team’s local market experience and expertise with the strength of a global real estate brand. According to Mr…
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Stephen Bock re-joins McGrath to cover the Northern Beaches of NSW
McGrath Estate Agents today announced Stephen Bock has joined its company owned sales team on Sydney’s northern beaches, specialising in the key suburbs of Manly, Fairlight, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights and Forestville. Mr Bock brings with him more than 18 years of sales experience and has sold close to $1 billion dollars in real estate over his career. He returns to…
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Historic Millers Point Workers Dwellings sold for $26M by McGrath
McGrath Edgecliff agent Peter Starr said interest in the buildings was strong. “Throughout the campaign 141 groups inquired on either the whole block or the four separate parts. After six weeks of marketing, ten parties made formal bids which proved the process to be both competitive and very satisfying. The result demonstrates the ongoing confidence in the future of Millers…
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Driven to Success: Michael Willems
Superstar agent Michael Willems can boast being the first agent in the Ray White Group to reach over $1 billion in settled sales. But he never would. It’s not his style. It’s simply not in the DNA of the 47-year-old agent from the powerful Ray White Surfers Paradise Group to show off. The hallmarks of Willems’ success are the fact…
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Maatouks Realty rebrands to Raine & Horne Narellan
Lawyer and entrepreneur Peter Maatouk has launched Raine & Horne Narellan in the heart of Sydney’s Macarthur region. Mr Maatouk, who is the principal of Maatouks Law Group that has offices in Narellan, Liverpool, and Penrith, has been delivering general practice and property law services since 1993. The firm launched a mortgaging broking business in 2000 and Maatouks Realty in 2007. “As…
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The Laing family move to The Agency after 23 years with Raine & Horne
The Laing family has been in real estate for 59 years, trading as Raine & Horne for 23 years. The offices in Bondi Junction and Coogee/Clovelly will be rebranded as The Agency. “When the opportunity arose to join The Agency, it was an extremely difficult decision to make for Geoff, Michael and I, considering our long-term personal and business relationships,”…
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LJ Hooker surpasses $7 million fundraising milestone
LJ Hooker today announced it has surpassed a landmark fundraising milestone, having raised more than $7 million to date for charity, including more than $570,000 in just 12 months via the LJ Hooker Foundation. LJ Hooker Foundation was established last year to bring together the fundraising efforts of its people across its Australian network of offices who come together to…
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Ray White international awards celebrates high achievers
The Auckland business has won the award in the Ray White group for the third year in a row. “We are thrilled, proud and very grateful to our community for their ongoing trust in our team,” said Ray White Remuera principal Megan Jaffe. “We are honoured to again be the number one office, credit goes to the team effort as…
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Harcourts announces property styling program ‘Harcourts at Home with Sean & Ella’
Property in Tasmania may have just gotten a little more stylish as Harcourts have joined forces with House Rules 2017 contestants Sean MacKay and Ella Cuthbert in an exclusive collaboration to launch ‘Harcourts at Home with Sean & Ella’. The collaboration includes a property consultation service offered to home sellers and buyers through the Harcourts network. “Sean and Ella won…
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Belle Property opens office in Port Macquarie
Sue was inducted into the Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame in 2017 after winning the real estate business award category for four consecutive years under her former brand. She said the decision to join Belle Property was driven by her growth ambitions. “We’re looking to grow our residential sales team and capture more out of area buyers…
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Belle Property Noosa principals open their second agency in Coolum
Growing their business through harbouring a culture of quality and team development, John and Ben say their operation has gone from strength to strength. “We came together with the mission to improve the professionalism of agents on the Sunshine Coast,” John said. “We’ve achieved that in our Noosa business through developing better trained agents. Our auctions are achieving extremely strong…
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Ray White NSW Celebrates its Best
More than 1200 real estate agents and guests arrived at the International Convention Centre in Sydney to celebrate their achievements at the annual Ray White New South Wales state awards last night. Ray White Double Bay had a successful night at the awards, picking up number one city office in settled commission while its elite agent Gavin Rubinstein took out…
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One agent, $50 million in sales, 19 days
Rubinstein has just sold close to $50 million worth of real estate in only 19 days – that’s over $2.5 million a day for that period. This is in contrast to what many commentators are reporting of a slowing market and low house sales, each of the nine sales was a bullish result individually. Rubinstein continues to find motivated buyers…
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RE/MAX Auctioneer showdown on convention stage
Greg Parker from RE/MAX Regency, Robina, had claimed the title in 2015, while Paul Gaffney from RE/MAX Executives, Holland Park was last year’s winner. With New Zealand contender Eric Chase from RE/MAX Zest in Remuera unable to make it to the Convention because of unforeseen circumstances, Ben Kloppers from RE/MAX Realty Group in Warkworth nobly stepped in and gave the…
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RE/MAX annual convention celebrates top achievers
Eighteen regions now make up RE/MAX Asia Pacific, with delegates also coming from other countries including as Canada, United States, Poland, Argentina, South Africa and Italy. In regional franchise awards presented by RE/MAX LLC at a session for master franchise owners, RE/MAX Australia was the silver medalist for the franchise sales award, which recognized the region’s significant growth year-to-date 2017.…
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Matt Gay appointed as Chief Technology Officer for the Ray White Group
“Matt will be responsible for bringing all software development into a single technology team that works together on both new product delivery and supporting and enhancing our traditional IT systems,” Mr White said. “His responsibility will include the development of data insights and products to enhance the performance of our members in the field. “Matt will lead some fantastic people…
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Ray White and Loan Market WA Awards celebrate the state’s high achievers
Ray White WA CEO Mark Whiteman and Loan Market State Director Ken MacLennan opened the evening with a clear message of an integrated future for the two arms of the White Family group. “The 2016/17 year saw plenty of challenges in the market with sales volumes down yet again on last year, but surprisingly the groups managed to navigate the…
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Stockdale and Leggo partners with Deloitte Private to deliver a training and development program for franchisees
The curriculum of the Ignite Program will be designed to challenge franchisees to take the next step in their businesses and to raise the bar in how franchisors can service their franchisee group. “Stockdale & Leggo is incredibly excited about working with Deloitte Private to deliver this internal training and development program, which has been designed to strengthen the…
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Sarah Burke joins Di Jones Southern Highlands
With a 20-year career in real estate, Sarah has developed an intimate understanding of the real estate process from end to end. She started as a receptionist in 1997 and has since worked for Belle Mosman, Manly and Bowral offices across various facets of the business including marketing, property management and as an assistant. “I’ve watched the brand presence Di…
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Keith Newberry joins Stone Real Estate Belrose
The franchise reports that Mr Newberry currently holds Forestville’s highest priced residential sale $2.68 Million. They also claim he has previously achieved the highest priced sale records for Belrose ($2.65 million in March 2017) and Davidson as well as the second highest residential sale price in Frenchs Forest ($2.35 million). He has also sold over 300 properties in the Forest and Northern Beaches…
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Barry Plant Croydon under new leadership
Matthew has been the director Of Barry Plant Lilydale for 11 years and takes over ownership of Barry Plant Croydon in the neighbouring suburb from Geoff Thompson, who has owned and operated the office for almost 30 years. Geoff will still be involved in the business through the rental department. Matthew said he jumped at the opportunity to buy Barry…
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Harcourts Walk A Mile in Their Shoes 2017 Raises $100,000
Although the sight of men in business suits walking in women’s high heels turned a few heads across Australia’s major cities on September 1, their public display was to support the very serious issue. Raising awareness on the issue of violence against women, The Harcourts Foundation organised over 800 Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters, and raised $100,000 to support…
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Richardson & Wrench Stars Shine Bright at the 2017 Annual Awards
The depth of talent within the Richardson & Wrench group has been highlighted by some outstanding performances across all of R&W’s markets. A true standout was Bondi Junction Principal Andre Frack claiming three of the most coveted trophies at the group’s annual awards on Saturday. Frack won the Most Outstanding Principal, both transactions and income earned, and took out the…
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Di Jones inaugural annual market report says Sydney market still strong
The data is produced in partnership with CoreLogic and shows Sydney’s median dwelling price has increased 12.2 per cent over the past 12 months (July 2016-June 2017) and it was the fifth successive year in which dwelling values rose. “However the final quarter in this 12-month period saw only a slight increase in dwelling values, up by 0.8 per cent,…
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Ray White QLD awards recognises high achievers
Ray White Queensland traded $8.6 billion in residential property sales, made up of over 16,000 transactions in 2016-17. In the new category of Chairman Club – those who wrote in excess of $1.25 million in fees and/or 120 sales – the White Family presented Sonya Treloar (Ray White Bridgeman Downs), Michelle McLeod (Ray White Indooroopilly), Matt Lancashire (Ray White New…
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Stockdale & Leggo Expands into Footscray
With over 10 years’ experience across sales in the Melbourne real estate industry, Stockdale & Leggo Chief Operating Officer Anna Thomas believes new franchisee Anil Salimeda is an excellent addition to the Stockdale & Leggo group and their expansion into in the Footscray area. “Footscray has been on our agenda for some time now and we’ve been waiting for a…
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McGrath tips Geelong as a strong performer this Spring Office reports upturn since joining the brand
McGrath Founder John McGrath said Geelong is well positioned for growth with many new Government departments and infrastructure setting up in the CBD, which is driving demand for residential property. “Geelong is becoming a hub for many medical, tech and government organisations, which has been a very positive economic driver for the area,” said Mr McGrath. McGrath Geelong Co-Principal David…
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Coast swells with RE/MAX agents
Eighteen regions now make up RE/MAX Asia Pacific, with delegates also coming from countries such as Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Poland, Argentina, South Africa and Italy. Many arrived early to partake in meetings or the charity golf day at Royal Pines on Tuesday and Wednesday. Indigenous dancers from Australia and New Zealand signal the start of the formal program…
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Stone Real Estate opens Belrose office
Stone Real Estate has opened an office in Belrose, making it the third new Stone office to open in as many weeks following Stone Illawarra and Stone Beecroft. Northern suburbs agent Ian Clarke will be at the helm of the Belrose/Forest office which will service will service Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Davidson, Belrose, Killarney Heights and Terrey Hills from its new…
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Ray White wins Top Franchise Group in WA at REIWA.COM Awards
More than 700 real estate professionals and guests attended the 2017 reiwa.com Awards Ball at Crown Perth on Saturday night, which celebrated WA’s leading real estate agents and recognised them for their achievements in 2016-17. Ray White WA chief executive officer Mark Whiteman said he was delighted his network won the top honour at the esteemed REIWA.COM awards. “This is…
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Change of Guard at Stockdale & Leggo Manningham
Stockdale & Leggo have welcomed leading Principal, James Aldinger to the family with James’ recent acquisition of the Stockdale & Leggo Manningham office. With over 20 years’ experience across sales, project sales and property management, with the last 15 years running his own number of successful real estate agencies, Stockdale & Leggo Chief Operating Officer Anna Thomas, believes James is…
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R&W Colours Up for Starlight Foundation
They took part under the red banner of Richardson & Wrench, wearing purple and yellow wigs for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. And, at the end of the 5km Color Run fundraiser around Centennial Park, the 120 R&W runners, smeared top to toe in bright paint, had collected more than $10,000 to make the lives of seriously ill children just a…
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Elders digital strategy drives consumer holiday competiton
Elders Real Estate has announced a national competition to drive customer engagement, brand awareness, and importantly, generate local leads for agents. The competition will run until the end of October and provide potential clients with the opportunity to win a $15,000 holiday experience, through registering and receiving a sales or rental appraisal. Elders Real Estate National Marketing Manager, Belinda Connor…
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