QLD Real Estate News
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Greens’ rental policy threatens rental market: REIQ
According to a statement last week, the REIQ have criticised the rental policy platform by The Greens, saying it would see landlords’ rights decimated in favour of tenants’ rights with no thought to the future health of the state’s rental market. One-third of Queenslanders rent and the overwhelming majority of those rent from private landlords, therefore, the continued participation of property…
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REIQ calls on state government to deliver on mandatory CPD promise
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland has called on the State Government to introduce mandatory CPD to the real estate profession. REIQ Chairman Rob Honeycombe said they want the State Government to honour its more than two-year-old promise to introduce mandatory CPD. “Queenslanders are staring down the barrel of another election and before our politicians start wheeling out more promises,…
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Ray White opens office in West End Brisbane
Ray White has opened an office in West End, in inner city Brisbane, under the leadership of a family long associated with the area. The O’Kelly family has been an integral part of the West End neighborhood since 1982 when Luke’s parents Clive and Sandra O’Kelly opened their first real estate office there in 1985. Luke O’Kelly, their eldest, has…
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Harcourts Expands with Key Sunshine Coast Location
Harcourts Group Australia continues its expansion in Southeast Queensland by selecting Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast as its newest office location. The Harcourts Caloundra team will be led by dynamic husband and wife duo Luke and Katherine Carter. Brendan Whipps, Harcourts Queensland CEO, said “The expansion of their business was a natural progression to a more diverse global brand with…
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REIQ Auctioneer of the year wins title for fourth time
Mitch Peereboom, Head Auctioneer at Harcourts Queensland, was named the runner-up. Five finalists competed in challenging conditions in front of a sold-out crowd at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Friday, 28 July. “Of course I was hoping to win, but to think that I’ve won this title four times now is unbelievable,” Mr Nickerson said. “It’s an absolute honour to win…
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Raine & Horne Commercial open in Toowoomba
Raine & Horne Commercial Toowoomba will be led by Andrew Lynch, principal of Raine & Horne Toowoomba, the group’s best Queensland office based on number of sales and transaction dollar value. The new office will be located in a purpose-built facility at the rear of 611 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba. “Raine & Horne has been part of the furniture in Toowoomba…
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Coronis welcomes youngest shareholder
Managing Director Andrew Coronis said the leadership team had recently overhauled their strategy and have developed an aggressive growth plan to reach 40 offices by 2019, of which Tamika will play an integral role. “Tamika came to us six years ago, with no real estate experience whatsoever and has simply thrived, growing from a buyer manager, into an agent into…
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Million-dollar Brisbane duo move to Belle
Mr Oostenbrink has only been in real estate for four years after a successful 15-year career in retail. “I was top three in the country with Apple and Myer in sales. In that position, you don’t want to make the jump, but after the GFC I thought this is the time to do it. “I used to buy and sell…
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Growth in Queensland employment over inflated, Propertyology
The growth in Queensland employment is being artificially inflated by one sector, according to research from Propertyology, a professional services property investment firm. “Every state needs to be a champion at something. New South Wales is Australia’s financial and insurance capital, Victoria holds the trophy for manufacturing and major events, and Queensland has become the champion of ‘administrating’,” said Simon…
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Mark Robinson joins Unison’s ‘Highfields’ Sales Team
Mark Robinson has joined the sales team for Unison Projects’ ‘Highfields’ master-planned residential community at Bridgeman Downs on Brisbane’s northside, where vacant land is in short supply. ‘Highfields’ is one of the largest new estates in Bridgeman Downs and will comprise 134 lots in an established residential area well supported by transport infrastructure, just 13km from the Brisbane CBD. Unison…
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Coronis partners with Diakrit to provide state-of-the-art property marketing
Queensland super group Coronis has launched state-of-the-art marketing software across their 22 offices across the state in partnership with digital real estate marketing company DIAKRIT. The technology allows clients to interact with online listings using tools including magazine quality photography, virtual reality plus 2D and 3D floor plans, allowing potential buyers to “mentally move in” and engage with the property.…
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Ray White Springwood expands next door to Daisy Hill
Ray White Springwood principals Lindsay Battley and Michael Lanskey are expanding their business and opening an office next door in Daisy Hill. The pair have more than 20 years’ experience and 25 per cent market share in Springwood. “We opened Ray White Springwood four years ago on our own,” Mr Lanskey said. “Over the years we have had a consistent market…
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Luke Croft takes over leadership at Ray White South Brisbane
After 25 years at Ray White South Brisbane, Dean Yesberg has handed over the reigns to focus on Ray White Brisbane CBD Residential. Luke Croft, Alan White elite member and in the top two per cent of the Ray White Group, will take over the leadership at Ray White South Brisbane. Originally a panel beater by trade, Mr Croft has…
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RE/MAX opens in Brisbane suburb of Hendra
The new RE/MAX Signature office in Hendra, Brisbane, will open its doors later this month and is shaking up the traditional model. Under the leadership of Richard Siganto, the office is in a strategic location for accessing main roads and a number of key suburbs. Mr Siganto has taken the unusual move to open in a 340-square metre warehouse, offering…
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Ray White Broadbeach agents sell $22m of Gold Coast property in 23 days
Ray White Broadbeach agents Sam Guo and Julia Kuo have done it again, selling more than $22 million of Gold Coast property in 23 days across eight properties. So far this year Mr Guo and Ms Kuo have sold more than $110 million in the current financial year. Of the eight properties that were just sold, half sold to local…
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Rebecca Osenton to open Ray White Pelican Waters
Rebecca Osenton, the new owner of Ray White Pelican Waters, moved from the bush three years ago – but there’s no turning back now after she opted for a sea change. Ms Osenton relocated from her family’s cattle stud in the Maranoa region in south-western Queensland to Caloundra to work for Ray White. Now she’s in partnership with Ray White Caloundra…
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Mitch Palmer joins new Ray White Mermaid Waters
You can take the boy out of Queensland, but you can’t take Queensland out of the boy. The sunshine and lifestyle attractions of the Gold Coast have lured back Mitch Palmer, who is heading up the new Ray White Mermaid Waters after spending six years as an agent and auctioneer in Melbourne. Mr Palmer has joined forces with Ray White…
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Matt Lancashire: a merger with a mate and bold ambition to open 10 offices in 10 years
BRISBANE real estate identities Matt Lancashire and Haesley Cush have joined forces once again to grow the Ray White brand in Brisbane. The dynamic duo have been friends for 30 years and are now on a mission to create multiple offices under the Ray White banner. While originally the owner of Ray White New Farm Cush sold the Ray White…
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Housing Measures Fall Short In QLD State Budget
The REIQ has responded to measures announced in the State Budget that was recently handed down, welcoming the State Government’s extension of the First Home Buyer Grant boost. However it is disappointed that the Government has refused to broaden the grant to include established homes in regional Queensland. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said regional Queensland property markets continued to struggle,…
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RE/MAX Territory expands to three offices
Property investors and homeowners at Oxenford and Monterey Keys on the Gold Coast now have the global real estate brand RE/MAX at their service following the expansion of RE/MAX Territory. Rob and Andrew Campbell joined RE/MAX in 2014 when they purchased the successful RE/MAX Territory office at Shailer Park on Brisbane’s Southside. In a strategic expansion move, they recently acquired…
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Time for a change at the top of their game
A day after the top LJ Hooker business in NSW joined the Ray White Group, Belle Property Carina in Qld, under Principal Andrew McSweeny, have also decided to jump on board. Mr McSweeny said, who has more than 22 years experience in real estate started when he was 19 and is exceptionally proud of what he and his team had achieved…
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Young Principals about to open 11th office
Jared and Shallain Hodge are a mission to build their real estate empire. Jared Hodge, a 42-year-old young-gun real estate principal and entrepreneur, is soon to open his 11th new business in only eight years when he opens Ray White Burleigh Heads. The move comes just weeks after the mutual departure from glamour Gold Coast suburb by the previous Ray…
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Smashed avo makes a comeback in Brisbane
Can you still have your #smashedavo on toast and be able to buy property? A Ray White agent in Sherwood, Brisbane, believes so, using a clever marketing campaign for one of his developments that offers buyers brunch free every weekend for a year at a local cafe. Ray White Sherwood principal Cameron Crouch came up with the clever campaign playing on the…
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First major Airlie Beach development post Debbie kicks off
Airlie Beach is reviving itself as the gateway to the world-renowned Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef post Cyclone Debbie, with the town once again buzzing and new developments, including One Airlie back on track with construction. With the spotlight firmly on the iconic region and major tourism infrastructure investment now fast-tracked, Airlie Beach is set to boom as Australia’s next…
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Regional Queensland is the next hotspot for investors says Raine & Horne
Regional Queensland’s property affordability, high-yielding returns and low vacancy rates meant that it was time for investors to ditch Sydney and Melbourne and start looking at investing in the sunshine state, Raine & Horne Queensland said. Its general manager Steve Worrad said towns such as Rockhampton, Nanango, Bundaberg, Kingaroy and Hervey Bay had loads of quality rental properties as low…
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From receptionist to principal: how Kate Handley rose through the ranks
It has been an illustrious career run for Kate Handley of Ray White Waterford, Queensland since she first started out in the real estate industry 12 years ago. From humble beginnings as a receptionist at Ray White Marsden, it was Handley’s willingness to work for free during the weekends “just to gain experience” was what helped her to propel to…
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Brisbane’s new dwellings has hit a high of $655k: REIQ
Brisbane’s new median house prices have hit a new high of $655,000, said the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). REIQ’s Queensland Market Monitor: December 2016 quarter report showed that the sunshine state’s housing market had shown moderate growth throughout last year, with a final quarter revealing a strong result for houses in the south-east corner with weaker demand for…
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Amber Werchon Property Awarded QLD’s Best Largest Residential Agency for 2017
Sunshine Coast real estate agency, Amber Werchon Property (AWP), won the Largest Residential Agency category at the Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) annual awards for excellence, held at Brisbane City Hall on Feb 4. Founder and Director of AWP, Amber Werchon, has been the recipient of multiple industry awards over her 17-year career but said that receiving this award…
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Raine & Horne recognises Woodford office its best for business growth
In a major changing of the guard, Raine & Horne Woodford was named Raine & Horne’s best office for business growth in Queensland in 2016. The leading local real estate office is led by Principal Jill Garth, and the win is a huge result for the team at Raine & Horne Woodford, given the massive growth of the Raine &…
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Queensland’s best recognised at Raine & Horne industry awards
The Raine & Horne Queensland & Northern Rivers State awards held at the luxurious Jupiter’s Casino attracted 370 of Raine & Horne’s best and brightest, a record for the annual event. In a major changing of the guard, Jamie Wilmen of Raine & Horne Pottsville/Cabarita Beach was named Raine & Horne’s best sales agent for dollar value and number of…
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QLD Treasurer Rejects REIQ Proposal to Broaden the First Home Buyer Scheme
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has publicly recorded its disappointment in the State Government that they would not be broadening their first buyer home grant to established homes. REIQ chief Antonia Mercorella said this was evidence that the State Government was not listening to the needs of regional Queenslanders. “However, our concern is for the long-term impact and…
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Coronis rewards landlords with new Advantage Club
South East Queensland real estate business Coronis has launched a new loyalty program to reward and thank their landlords for their ongoing support. The Coronis Advantage Club is exclusively for the company’s 7000 landlords who will now receive a variety of discounts on real estate services offered by Coronis and their referral partners including selling fees, financial services, building and…
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Ray White exceed $70m at auction on the Gold Coast
Ray White offices across the Gold Coast collectively auctioned nearly 200 properties and sold $72 million worth of real estate in one week. Dubbed “the grand final of auctions”, Ray White Surfers Paradise Group’s annual auction extravaganza, The Event, was held last Sunday and showcased 130 homes. Selling over $40 million in one day, 2,000 people were in attendance with…
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Queensland rental markets tighten in December 2016 quarter: REIQ
Queensland’s rental market improved over the December quarter with many markets behaving as forecast, returning to more traditional vacancy rates after an unusual September quarter result. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said, generally speaking, the year ended on a steady note. “The data has shown that supply and demand in the rental market is fairly evenly matched in the southeast corner.…
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Brisbane real estate agency sells $3.06 million worth of property in a day
The market in Brisbane appears to have already warmed up this year, as Explore property last weekend achieve a personal record of 180 people in their open homes resulting in $3.06 million of sales in one day. Explore Property Ashgrove principal Kelly Qualtrough who runs her business with her partner Sean Wallis told Elite Agent that it was the first…
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