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Australia, New Zealand feature in global real estate ranks
When Denver-based RE/MAX LLC recently announced its global Top 100 rankings for January to September this year, 25 residential sales teams from Australia and New Zealand made the cut. Included were:#4 Neilson Team, RE/MAX Bayside Properties, Cleveland, AU#7 Don Ha Project Sales, RE/MAX Revolution, Auckland, NZ#15 Rademeyer Team, RE/MAX First, Caloundra, AU#16 Melita Bell Team, RE/MAX Success, Toowoomba, AU#17 Deborah…
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Warkworth welcomes RE/MAX House
Warkworth real estate couple Ben and Nola Kloppers have moved their successful RE/MAX Realty Group into historic premises, recently relocating into the gracious Bank of New Zealand building on the corner of Neville and Warkworth Streets. RE/MAX House welcomes real estate customers to the lower floor of the heritage building, which was built around 1930 and is typical of the…
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Smart Cities Awards applaud innovation and impact
Thirteen winners have been applauded for their visionary leadership, best practice projects and real-world impact at the second annual Smart Cities Awards. Telstra and GWI partnered with Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand to present the awards, which were held in Sydney as part of Smart Cities Week. “The 2019 winners of the Smart Cities Awards are delivering truly world-standard…
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Auctioneers ready for annual REIA showdown
It’s set to be an all-Australian showdown when the best Australasian auctioneers go head to head at the 2019 Australasian Real Estate Institutes’ Auctioneering Championships today. The winner will be crowned Australasia’s best auctioneer at the REIV Awards dinner tonight in the Palladium Ballroom, Crown Towers Melbourne. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) and the Real Estate Institute of…
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RE/MAX 2Aspire to serve Pukekohe community
RE/MAX 2Aspire owners Peter and Maureen Strong have expanded their real estate business with the addition of an office in Pukekohe. The husband and wife real estate team opened RE/MAX 2Aspire in Waiuku in 2017, and now just two years later have opened their second office. “Ours is a real estate team with customers at its heart, giving great service…
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Ray White New Zealand appoints new COO
Ray White New Zealand has expanded its leadership bench with the appointment of experienced property figure Daniel Coulson who has joined the national team as the Chief Operating Officer.
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World’s most southern RE/MAX office celebrates with Pride
Proud New Zealander real estate agent Nash Varghese made his trio of RE/MAX agencies official this week, with a celebration in the south. At 46.41 degrees S, RE/MAX Pride in Invercargill is the most southern real estate office in the RE/MAX world – and is just one of three in owner Nash Varghese’s Pride offices. Pride Real Estate was an…
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New Delhi conference proves huge business platform for RE/MAX
An Australian-New Zealand contingent has recently returned from the fifth annual Asia Pacific Convention for the global real estate giant, RE/MAX, which took place in New Delhi, India from August 19 to 21. RE/MAX Australia and New Zealand managing director, Michael Davoren, said the event represented a continued building of relationships. “After a succession of conferences, people are now talking…
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Don Ha of RE/MAX NZ to speak in New Delhi
Don Ha, one of New Zealand's most acclaimed real estate agents and owner of RE/MAX New Zealand's top-performing office, is an invited keynote presenter at this year's fifth annual Asia Pacific Convention for the global RE/MAX giant, to be held in New Delhi, India. In his presentation, Think Bigger, Mr Ha will share his story of…
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InfoTrack named a top 10 leading innovator in technology
Integrated searching company, InfoTrack, has been named in the top 10 of the 2019 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies List as a leading innovator in technology across Australia and New Zealand. The prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine, is based on a rigorous assessment process in conjunction with a panel of industry expert judges. InfoTrack has…
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PropertyMe celebrates 2,500 subscribers
Just four months after notching up 2000 customers, Australian PropTech company, PropertyMe, has celebrated the milestone of 2500 cloud subscribers across Australia and New Zealand. With over 30 years’ experience in the PropTech space, the founders of PropertyMe had the unique advantage of starting PropertyMe from a blank canvas six years ago. Since launching, PropertyMe has delivered more than 1400…
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RE/MAX New Zealand sets out to differentiate
RE/MAX New Zealand brought members, business partners and invited guests together in Auckland on 1 August for a successful network event based around the theme of ‘thinking bigger’ through differentiation. The program for the rally, which included the announcement of six-month achievements, featured great speakers from within the RE/MAX ranks along with expert guests. Two offices dominated the awards for…
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Ain’t no mountain high enough for Bas Smith
“Certainly one of the adventure highlights of my life… it was a fantastic achievement to pull this off in the style that we did.” That’s how Ray White Queenstown Principal Director Bas Smith described summiting Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. The unforgiving Denali, with a summit elevation of more than 6,100 metres claimed the lives of 96…
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Ray White’s innovative Apartment Collective reinvigorates the auction process
An innovative new auction approach has earnt a huge tick of approval from both buyers and sellers and is set to shake up the way the industry approaches older stock. Ray White’s recent Apartment Collective, an initiative to rejuvenate older stock has been hugely successful, selling 12 properties with a combined value of over $6 million over the course of…
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Ten NZ property market predictions for the rest of 2019
New Zealand’s residential property sales activity looks set to tick along at the same controlled pace in the second half of the year as it has in the first, with average values growing in a restrained fashion. Other key factors to watch over the rest of 2019 include policy decisions from the Reserve Bank (e.g LVR and bank capital rules),…
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Three reasons this is the Best Real Estate Website in NZ
The way you present your agency website to both buyers and sellers is just as important as the way you present a home to potential buyers. At least that’s the belief of Mike McColl, Managing Director of New Zealand-based International Realty, who recently took out the award for Best Real Estate Website in New Zealand at the Asia Pacific Property…
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Stars align for new RE/MAX Pokeno owners
An agent who made ‘Rookie of the Year’ in her first 12 months with RE/MAX has taken over ownership of the Pokeno office, bringing her passion for the local community to the business. Lisa Walden, who is now in her fourth year with RE/MAX, along with her husband Kevin, launched RE/MAX Stars at 68 Great South Road on 1 June…
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RE/MAX Principal sheds locks for cancer foundation
RE/MAX ‘Go For Sold’ owner Pamela Lee Burge has graciously sacrificed her locks in the name of a good cause. Based in Palmerston North in New Zealand, Mrs Lee Burge had her head shaved by local radio personality ‘Burnzee’ at the RE/MAX Go For Sold’s fourth annual Pink Ribbon Breakfast for Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand on May 25. When…
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RE/MAX and Mortgage Link announce financial partnership
The Australian and New Zealand financial arm of RE/MAX, Pivotal Financial, and New Zealand financial services brand, Mortgage Link have announced a new partnership. Mortgage Link’s Managing Director Josh Bronkhorst, said the partnership gave its financial advisers a good opportunity to work with real estate agents from the brand. RE/MAX New Zealand Managing Director Michael Davoren said the relationship means…
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Ray White New Zealand welcomes new leader in Nelson region
The Ray White Group has welcomed Mark Rumsey as the new owner, Principal and licensed agent for Ray White Nelson, Richmond and Motueka in the Upper South Island of New Zealand. Mr Rumsey has over 10 years of experience in business ownership and said he was excited to be heading up three Ray White businesses in the lush region. “I…
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Brok Milligan’s 25 days of giveaways
Real estate agents today cannot afford to be ‘average’. In the business of helping sellers sell homes and buyers buy homes, an agent’s future is in delivering exceptional services. People’s experiences and the relationships you build with them… that’s what matters. RE/MAX New Zealand singled out RE/MAX Go For Sold agent Brok Milligan from a network of exceptional agents and…
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Ray White New Zealand launch ‘A Name to Trust’ ad campaign
Ray White New Zealand have launched a new ad campaign called ‘A Name to Trust’, highlighting the company’s emphasis on better serving its customers. New Zealand rugby coach Steve Hansen features as a brand ambassador for the campaign, while a companion video showcases the ways in which Ray White agents are encouraged to go the extra mile. Mr Hansen has…
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Current rental yields around New Zealand are looking up
CoreLogic have released their figures concerning growth in New Zealand’s rental market, revealing that rental growth is now outpacing property values. Interestingly, the results show the highest rental yields can now be found outside the main centres while the 10 lowest yielding suburbs are all located in Auckland. CoreLogic’s Senior Property Economist, Kelvin Davidson, noted that after a long period…
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Ray White NZ welcomes a new office in Ohope Beach
Ray White has welcomed its newest office in Ohope Beach, New Zealand. Located in the Bay of Plenty, the Ohope Beach office will be the 172nd location across New Zealand for the Ray White network. Principal Ray Johnson already had an established business in the area and is optimistic about being backed by the Ray White brand going forward. “I…
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RE/MAX Revolution expands in New Zealand
With its new name and a refreshed look, RE/MAX Revolution Howick comes as an exciting business expansion for Don Ha. The well-known Auckland real estate identity, who opened his first RE/MAX Revolution in Papatoetoe last year, has now expanded in the eastern suburbs of Auckland with a new RE/MAX Revolution office in Howick. RE/MAX Revolution in Howick will specialise in…
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Ray White Commercial reaches for the sky at 2019 Summit
More than 40 Ray White Commercial top performers from across Australia and New Zealand filled Hamilton Island’s Yacht Club as powerful interviews and specialist sessions took place for 2019’s Summit conference. Former Navy diver and shark attack survivor Paul De Gelder was a keynote speaker on the day and had the audience in the palm of his hand as he…
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RE/MAX New Zealand announce top performers at awards night
RE/MAX New Zealand announced its top 2018 performers at a gala event held at Pullman Auckland on February 21st, which concluded the day’s ‘Think Bigger’ rally. The network’s ultimate individual honour, Broker Owner of the Year, is held for the final evening’s announcement.In a rare circumstance, the award was given for the second time to the same individual. In a…
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Harcourts appoint new managing director for New Zealand
Harcourts New Zealand has appointed widely respected industry leader and former CEO Bryan Thomson as its new Managing Director. “We are delighted Bryan has agreed to return to lead our New Zealand business,” said Managing Director of Harcourts International Ltd Mike Green. “Bryan brings to this position an innate ability to draw exceptional performance from individuals and teams and has…
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Ray White NZ welcomes a new office in Swanson, West Auckland
High-performing real estate duo Melvin Plaisier and Alyshia Marshall have just opened their own Ray White office in the Auckland suburb of Swanson. Mr Plasier has been successfully selling in the area for the past 14 years, with his partner Ms Marshall joining him just over three years ago. Real estate in the local area runs deep in the Plasier…
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RE/MAX launches network-integrated platform
In the most significant milestone in its digital transformation to date, RE/MAX this month launched Precinct to its Australian and New Zealand networks. Built in partnership with Microsoft, Precinct is a one-stop RE/MAX members portal, where members have easier access to key tools and training, find resources, share ideas through enterprise social media, get real time alerts from the network,…
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RE/MAX VIP expand ownership team
Anita Middleton has joined Kris Hagena on the ownership team at RE/MAX VIP, having left a career in retail management 18 months ago to join Ms Hagena’s real estate team. Ms Hagena said forming a co-ownership provided a perfect opportunity for both of them to bring their strengths to the fore in ensuring the growth of the business. “I’d say…
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RE/MAX Revolution named RE/MAX New Zealand’s best for third quarter
A real estate business that joined the RE/MAX New Zealand group at the start of this year now ranks as the Top Enterprise for July to September 2018. Don Ha opened the RE/MAX Revolution ‘Supa Office’ in Hunter’s Corner, Papatoetoe on January 1st this year. “We have only been with RE/MAX New Zealand since 1 January 2018, and we are…
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Finalists battle it out for the Australasian Auctioneering Crown
Australia and New Zealand are battling it out again, but this time the two countries are going head to head at the 2018 Australasian Real Estate Institute’s Auctioneering Championships, with the winner to be crowned Australasia’s best auctioneer at a gala dinner tonight. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is playing host this year and the five finalists who…
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Christchurch One Agency office partners with Realforms
The first house sale and purchase agreement in the world without pen touching paper has been finalised in New Zealand. The sale and purchase agreement was drafted, e-signed, negotiated, edited, accepted and finalised for a residential property in Christchurch, New Zealand, without touching a single piece of paper or a pen. Michael Morris of One Agency Morris Properties in Christchurch…
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New Zealand real estate agents rate highly with sellers: CoreLogic
CoreLogic has released the 2018 Perceptions of Real Estate Agents Report, from a nationwide survey of homeowners, with all regions represented. The findings show that agents are rated as excellent practitioners of their craft in New Zealand, with high scores in presentation of properties, marketing materials and sales patter, and the majority (64 per cent) of vendors reporting as receiving…
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