QLD Real Estate News
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Eview Group confirms further expansion into the Moreton Bay Region
Eview Group is cementing their position in the Moreton Bay Region with award-winning agent Sue Dewar set to reveal a transformational rebrand as she partners with the nationwide network. With an illustrious sales and management career spanning decades, Sue’s longstanding ability to network and nurture relationships has been key in catapulting her success as a real estate agent. Offering a…
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Family business takes leap of faith
The coronavirus crisis has caused some to run for the hills, overwhelmed by what appears to be a risky time for new ventures. But the opposite is true for Queensland-based agents Lou Cooper and her daughter Ambre Perry who are set to shake up Buderim and its Sunshine Coast surrounds with their new agency, ‘Perry Cooper’. And what better way…
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REIQ demands ‘urgent action’ to protect property market
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has called for the Palaszczuk Government to protect Queensland’s property market “as a new wave of contagion threatens to undo the state’s recognised efforts of containing COVID-19 to date”. The essential temporary measures being asked for include a 75 per cent reduction in stamp duty and extending the First Home Buyers Grant to established…
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Explore Property adds another QLD office
Queensland based real estate franchise Explore Property has added another office to its growing Queensland network. Explore Property now has 11 operational divisions across Queensland. The new Bundaberg region office will be lead by established local industry people Rob Prendagast and Kylie Henning. The business partners cover all bases in agency practice and plan to offer a full-service agency across…
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Queensland urged to “get moving on HomeBuilder”
HIA Queensland Executive Director Mike Roberts is calling for his state to get moving on HomeBuilder, in order to avoid a significant downturn in building activity during the fourth quarter of 2020. “As a proud Queenslander, I do wonder why we seem to be running last on this issue,” he said. Mr Roberts is frustrated that, while the Federal Government’s…
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From private jets to business success
“We’ve just signed our first deal after six days on the market in the $1.7 millions… BOOM! I’m over the moon this morning!” That’s Garry Jones’ opening salvo in what will be a high-energy roller coaster of a discussion about the launch of his new Brisbane agency – Garry Jones Homes. Garry’s path to business ownership is far from traditional.…
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REIQ survey finds only 6% of renters qualified as “COVID-19 impacted”
A recent survey conducted by REIQ shows how Queensland propety managers have gone above and beyond when it comes to rent negotiations, often acting outside the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020. A survey of over 1200 REIQ property management agencies revealed that only 6.05 per cent of rental tenants in the residential sphere qualified as…
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Leanne Druery joins RE/MAX Results team
Top Mackay real estate agent and Transform 2017 winner, Leanne Druery, has joined the RE/MAX Results team, bringing her award-winning talents to the global brand. Over the past seven years, Ms Druery has embedded herself into the tight-knit Mackay community, a situation that isn’t set to change with her shift to RE/MAX. “I’m still the same local resident who is…
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Sophie Monk’s Gold Coast mansion up for rent
If you’re looking for a swanky bachelorette pad, or simply somewhere to watch The Bachelorette in style, Sophie Monk’s Gold Coast mansion can be yours to rent for $1200 a week. The five-bedroom, three-bathroom home sits on 4,000 square metres of land, and boasts an in-ground pool, ocean access, a boat ramp (and boat storage area) and even a jetty…
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Kevin Rudd has bought Pat Rafter’s former $17m Noosa mansion
While a lot of Aussies assumed we'd be watching week two of Wimbleton at the moment, nobody could have predicted that the mystery buyer for Aussie tennis legend Pat Rafter's $16m Noosa mansion is none other than Therese Rein, the wife of former PM Kevin Rudd.
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Trading up to a better life: Jackson Jones launches on the Sunshine Coast
Making life better by ‘trading up’ is what drives the human quest for self-improvement. That’s exactly what Nigel Jackson and Richard Jones have done, and it’s culminated in the launch of an exciting new agency on the Sunshine Coast known as Jackson Jones. The pair have put together a team dedicated to creating a new level of high-end service for…
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Sotheby’s International Realty ready to offer their services to Byron Bay
Experienced agent Dominique Vasers Williams has joined Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty as the brand looks set to service the Byron Bay and Northern Rivers region. A consummate professional who notes real estate is in her blood, Ms Williams said the name Sotheby’s International Realty is associated with luxury, quality properties and service. When asked how long she has been in…
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Homely has joined Harcourts Coastal to co-sponsor the Gold Coast Titans
Real estate portal homely.com.au has teamed up with Harcourts Coastal to become the front-of-shorts sponsor for the Gold Coast Titans NRL team. Homely will appear as the front-of-shorts sponsor on the Titans’ away playing kit while Harcourts Coastal will feature on the home playing kit during the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership season. Homely Co-Founder, Jason Spencer said he was extremely…
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Noosa scores Qld’s priciest properties and Mackay market soars
Queensland’s residential property market continues to show strong and relatively stable results, with regional markets leading the charge. According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ), the first three-monthly quarter (1 January 2020 – 31 March 2020) indicates the Sunshine State remains resilient. The state’s capital, which achieved the highest number of annual sales, saw modest price increases in…
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Sunshine Coast agent strikes out on his own
Clinton Eastell has dreamed of the day he would run his own agency since he started out in the industry at 19-years-old. That plan recently came to fruition with the launch of Eastell & Co – a Sunshine Coast agency which he notes is already proving a roaring financial success. “The day I walked into real estate is the day…
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Ray White Gladstone celebrates 40 years
Ray White Gladstone is celebrating 40 years in the business after being opened by brothers Bruce and Edgar Allen on May 27, 1980. Taken over by Bruce Allen’s son Andrew Allen and co-director John Fieldus in 2008, much like the Ray White Group, the business has stayed in the family since its beginning. Andrew Allen notes it brings him and…
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Ray White Marsden achieves record growth in pandemic
Ray White Marsden has defied the pitfalls of a pandemic to achieve record growth in the past 30 days. The exciting service-focused south Brisbane office, led by principal Avi Khan, has experienced hypergrowth during COVID-19, securing more than 75 new properties under management within the period of a month. “We pride ourselves on our service and it’s great to see…
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Ex big-brand directors launch new business
Two of Brisbane’s most prominent southside property professionals have bid farewell to directorships at big-brand agencies and launched their own business. Taylor Kleinberg and Frank Lombardi have joined forces to create Klein & Co – a slick new operation, powered by UrbanX. Their decision to strike out on their own is particularly bold given current economic uncertainty around the coronavirus,…
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New app offers reprieve for property industry
Developers can now give prospective property buyers the experience normally given in face-to-face showings, with a Brisbane-based creative agency launching a new interactive app, overcoming challenges with COVID-19’s social distancing measures. icreate.agency – which specialises in property – fast-tracked their new interactive online program called the ‘iCreate Sales Track App’ to simulate the experience of visiting sales suite or display villages. Having developed…
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Eview Group announces ninth national partnership for 2020
With its ninth national partnership for 2020 confirmed in Darwin, Eview Group is fast becoming a formidable force amongst the real estate industry. In addition to extending its nation-wide reach into the Northern Territory, Eview Group will also further cement its already-established position within Queensland with a relaunch of an agency there. With the accumulation of almost 30 years of…
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Qld agent sets new bidding record on Openn Negotiation
A Queensland property has taken out the record for the greatest number of bids placed in an Openn Negotiation sale, with 67 total bids made in 11 days. The house located at 133 Turner Street, Scarborough, settled earlier this month for almost $200k above reserve. Brendan Homan from Innov8 Property, the agent at the helm of this sale, has been…
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Mark McGill Joins Eview expansion into Queensland
After a decade of service to the real estate industry, multi award-winning agent, Mark McGill has started his own brand on the Sunshine Coast. With a fresh new look, The McGill Group has partnered with Eview Group to inject innovation and confidence into the local real estate marketplace, using architecturally stunning brand elements. A key point of difference is McGill’s…
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Growth with a “best service” focus for Ray White
The Ray White Group is going from strength to strength in the Logan region, just south of Brisbane, with two talented acreage sales specialists joining the Marsden and Beenleigh offices. Kristie Steele and Brooke Collegde are transferring from Ray White Browns Plains to Ray White Beenleigh and Ray White Marsden respectively, following the retirement of…
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Daniel Lee of Plum Property – Picking up the tools to make the best of it
Daniel Lee of Plum Property – a Brisbane brand quickly gaining attention for its nifty use of video – is taking extensive precautions against COVID-19 with the aim of protecting both his 20-plus staff and his valued clientele. Open homesOf course, this playing field altered on Monday night with news open homes and auctions would no longer continue, but up…
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VR real estate group offers support to industry facing changes during pandemic
A real estate company that operates virtually contact-free is offering to share its secrets with others in the industry as it stares down the barrel of uncertainty due to the coronavirus outbreak. Although they never predicted a pandemic, Kindred Property Group had already developed virtual property tours on more than 90 per cent of its listings and boasts Australia’s only…
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Listing of the week: Pretty in Pink
The impossibly pastel pink hued Main Beach Bungalow – modelled after the Beverly Hills Hotel – is on the market for the first time since it was redesigned two years ago. The resort style estate, hidden from view behind a pink fence and well established gardens, is located in the heart of the Glitter Strip at 46-48 Peak Ave, Main Beach. The cabana and…
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Ray White ‘Event’ auctions a pointer to a buoyant 2020
Ray White Surfers Paradise Group’s (RWSP) annual The Event auctions, held last weekend on the Gold Coast, have pointed to a robust Gold Coast market, according to RWSP CEO Andrew Bell. A total of 31 properties were sold by the end of Saturday’s auctions, close to $20 million, and a large number are still under…
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New agency set to deliver top rewards to sales agents
As the new year and a new decade kicks off, one real estate industry leader has seized the opportunity to reshape the real estate industry with the introduction of a new agency with a twist. Agency HQ – which allows sales agents to build their own real estate business without the usual financial risks and set-up hassles – is the…
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Top Cairns agent takes the plunge to Explore
After many years of operating her own agency, leading local agent Nicole Bragg has literally taken a huge leap to bring her entire business under the recently-established Explore Property in Cairns. Known for her flair for marketing, Ms Bragg announced her arrival at her new agency by parachuting out of a plane with her team and landing in a field with…
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Coronis launches B2B property management service
Coronis has expanded its property management offering with a new national B2B professional service, headed up by industry expert Salina Kachel. Property Management Director Jodi Ford said the new service offering was part of the company’s National Growth Strategy with an increased focus on partnerships with the likes of wealth creation houses, financial planners and off-the-plan selling companies including builders…
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Six properties sell ahead of The Event as Gold Coast market gathers steam
The Gold Coast’s flagship real estate auction, The Event, is off to a flying start with six properties finding buyers ahead of Saturday’s auction date. Australia’s largest in-house auction program, hosted annually by Ray White Surfers Paradise Group (RWSP), is living up to its title with an initial 103 properties listed on the 2020 program. The properties range from one-bedroom…
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A new chapter for Brisbane’s Henry Wong Team
Brisbane’s Henry Wong Team is set to embark on an exciting new chapter after recently joining forces with Harcourts Beyond. Located on Brisbane’s Southside, the Henry Wong Team has established itself as a dominant real estate business, receiving multiple awards as a top RE/MAX agent and notching up numerous titles. The group prides itself on its bi-lingual skills and is…
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Market Buy reports record online sale
Market Buy has kicked off the year with a major win, achieving what they believe could be the highest online sale in “the history of Australian real estate”. Using the online offer management system, @Realty in Far North Queensland sold the massive 8000-acre land holding known as “Hazeldean” for $8.344 million on January 9. In a statement, Market Buy noted…
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Real Estate industry unites to support victims of the bushfire crisis
Within days of launch, almost 30 real estate industry brands have united behind the Beyond the Bricks campaign as part of an industry-wide response to the devastation caused by the bushfires. With a focus on a three-phase response that encompasses the pillars of ‘relief, rebuild, restore’, the group has already pledged more than $900,000 with four preferred charities flagged for…
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Knight Frank appoints new Head of Queensland
Knight Frank has appointed Shaun Witherow as its new Head of Queensland. Mr Witherow has been acting Head of Queensland since October, with the role becoming permanent from December 16 following a thorough internal and external recruitment process. He was previously Knight Frank Queensland’s Head of Asset Management Services (AMS) and has been with the company for nearly four years.…
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