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FRANCHISE NEWS
Realogy named in world’s most ethical companies
Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies®. This is the eighth consecutive year in which Realogy has been recognised among 128 companies to be honored by Ethisphere spanning 21 countries and 50 industries.…
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Real Estate News
Bendigo bank launches the world’s first fully digital home loan platform
Bendigo Express, an instant home loan from Bendigo Bank, launched earlier this week. The fully digital home loan platform is powered by Tic:Toc. Anthony Baum, Founder and CEO of Tic: Toc said he was excited that Bendigo and Adelaide bank was embracing this innovation to improve customer experience. “We created Tic: Toc because we knew there was a better way for…
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Co-living company Hmlet expands into Australia
Singapore-based co-living company Hmlet (pronounced ‘Hamlet’) has announced its March debut into the Australian market with the launch of two co-living properties in the Sydney suburbs of Newtown and Marrickville. This latest move marks the company’s second overseas location outside Singapore, with Hmlet on track to quadruple its members to more than 2,400 across Asia Pacific by the end of…
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Ray White offices across the country honoured as the cream of the crop in property management
The Ray White Group has announced the recognition of elite performance in the field of property management and business development for property management. Alan White Elite – Property Management Business was awarded to 27 offices across the nation and the Property Management – Business Development was awarded to 10 offices from Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Ray White Head…
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Finalists revealed for the 2019 REIA awards
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has announced the finalists for its 14th Annual National Awards for Excellence, to be held at Crown Perth on Thursday 21 March 2019. REIA President Adrian Kelly said the Awards recognise the best performers across all aspects of real estate including residential and commercial agencies, residential and commercial sales, residential and commercial property…
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Real estate ‘click bait’ is great for news but bad for the economy
Celebrating 50 years in real estate this year, Mr Plant has seen a lot of property cycles but fears that this current property correction is being driven deeper by a media whose revenue is driven by clicks and views. “The person on the street could be forgiven for thinking the current property market in Victoria is headed for Armageddon –…
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Laing+Simmons springboard into action
Exclusively free to Laing+Simmons office principals and their teams, as well as team members from Laing+Simmons’ parent company Dexar Group, Springboard is the company’s annual “planning day on steroids”. It is designed to encourage and empower team members, providing an opportunity for everyone in the network to hear directly from leading industry speakers and understand how they achieve success in…
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Dexar Group Celebrates its best for 2018
Dexar Group recognised its stars of real estate over the weekend at a Hollywood themed event held at QT Hotel. Amongst the winners were Jonny Warren, who was recognised for his leadership, receiving the Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Role Model of the Year, while Salesperson of the Year was awarded to Mark Wolens. Aaron Lewis, Ashleigh Webb, Mark Larmer…
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NSW Real Estate News
Raine & Horne Commercial celebrates 15 years
Lower north shore commercial property firm Raine & Horne Commercial North Sydney has renewed its franchise agreement with Raine & Horne for another term. Raine & Horne Commercial North Sydney launched in 2003 and principals Jay Sheffield, Duncan Grady, and Nick Moloney lead the business. The trio of principals is excited to continue their operation within the 136-year-old real estate…
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Disability housing provider launches unique disability housing prototype
Specialist disability housing provider DPN Casa Capace will commence construction of an architecturally designed, resident-centric home for people with disabilities this month. DPN Casa Capace aims to scale the model to more than 700 homes in five years, in partnership with institutional investors and disability care providers. The Australia-wide homes will be worth around $1 billion and help meet the…
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McGrath rolls out a mobile maintenance service with i4Tradies
McGrath Property Management, announced yesterday that they’ll be will deploying a new cloud-based maintenance management platform called i4Tradies, across its company owned office network in New South Wales and Queensland. i4Tradies is being describes as “Uber Style” and will connect trades service owners, on-the-road tradies, tenants and property managers with an integrated job management software; accessible anywhere, anytime and on…
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Gawler triumphs at First National SA/NT awards
The awards recognised the best of First National’s SA/NT agents throughout 2018, with the top 10 individuals and offices now competing for national GEM Awards, which hold the chance of an expenses paid trip to the National Association of Realtors conference in San Francisco this November for top 10 national winners. Acting SA/NT State Chair, Zeta Bennett, says the results…
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Professionals expands further in NSW
Professionals Group Australia is making its presence in NSW known with the opening of a new branch in Wauchope as well as with the appointment of Ken Cheeseman as National Network Executive. In the past year, Professionals have added eight new offices and only two months after it added Professionals Bonny Hills on the NSW Mid North Coast, another Professionals office…
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Industry young gun joins LJ Hooker
In this role, Mr Sutton will focus on identifying areas of opportunity and supporting the growth of new offices in the LJ Hooker network Head of Network Development Ben Mitchell said: “James has great enthusiasm paired with an experienced, proven background. “At LJ Hooker, we’ve just experienced two of our biggest years in office and agent recruitment. We have a…
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The Agency appoints Andrew Jensen to the role of interim chairman
The Agency Group (ASX:AU1) announced the appointment of Andrew Jensen to the role of interim Chairman, effective 18 February 2019. Mr Jensen will succeed Mr Phillip Re who has tendered his resignation as Chairman and will step down from the board on the same date. Mr Jensen is an accomplished CFO with over 18 years experience in senior finance and management roles.…
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NSW Real Estate News
Dynamic Sydney auctioneer joins Ray White NSW
Mr Pattaro started calling auctions as a fresh-faced 18-year-old, although video footage dating back to when Mr Pattaro was just eight years of age proves auctioneering has always been in his blood. “I was in my pyjamas and I think I may have gone to an auction with dad,” he said. “I legally started auctioneering when I was 18, learning…
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Former Ray White CEO returns to the coalface
Domenic Belfiore is already making an impact less than a month into his new role as Ray White Werribee director. It’s a change of pace for Mr Belfiore, who resigned as CEO of Ray White Victoria and Tasmania in January after four years at the helm. Recognising opportunity and potential for great growth, Mr Belfiore enthusiastically commenced work in his new role…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Reapit Appoints Eddie Cetin to Managing Director
Reapit, a global property CRM platform provider, has appointed Eddie Cetin as Asia-Pacific (APAC) Managing Director (MD) to manage its sales and operations in the region. As CEO and co-founder of Australia’s market-leading real estate CRM software, Agentbox, for nearly 10 years, Cetin brings considerable global technology and property experience to Reapit. Working with Reapit CEO Gary Barker, Cetin’s appointment…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Elders Real Estate announces CCA partnership
Elders Real Estate franchisees in South Australia and Alice Springs have announced the launch of a major sponsorship of the Childhood Cancer Association (CCA). The new partnership was officially launched at Elders Head Office last week. The CCA is one of Australia’s key childhood cancer support organisations. Currently, the CCA supports children with cancer and their families from South Australia,…
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QLD Real Estate News
Rally inspires RE/MAX network to think bigger
‘Think bigger’ was the theme of the 2019 RE/MAX Australia Rally, held this year at The Star, Gold Coast. Managing Director Michael Davoren officially commencing the day, welcoming and encouraging attendees to do just that – think big! “We’ve chosen ‘think bigger’ for our 2019 rally theme, but it is not just about ‘thinking’. It’s about creating more opportunity for…
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Industry growth specialist joins LJ Hooker
LJ Hooker has appointed Asha Kerr as Business Growth Manager, to work alongside its extensive network of business owners in New South Wales to support their long term growth strategies. LJ Hooker Network Chief Graeme Hyde said, “We are delighted to welcome Asha to the LJ Hooker family. With a career spanning almost two decades, she brings with her tremendous…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White’s Chairman Elite performer awarded to Top Western Australian agent
Top agent Vivien Yap of Ray White Dalkeith | Claremont was recently honoured as a Chairman’s Elite performer, ranking her among a very small handful of top Ray White agents across Australasia. Ms Yap is the leading group’s first female Chairman Elite of 2018-19 – awarded to those who write in excess of $1.25 million in fees and/or 120 sales…
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First National celebrates excellence in Sales and Marketing
First National Real Estate’s New South Wales estate agents were presented with their General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency on Saturday night. The awards recognised the best of First National’s NSW agents throughout 2018, with the top 10 individuals and offices now vying for a national GEM Award, which includes an expenses paid trip to the National…
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REIQ Hosts Emergency Forums to help Townsville Agents
Peak body for the Queensland real estate profession The Real Estate Institute of Queensland is hosting two forums in Townsville on Wednesday 13 February to help all real estate professionals manage issues arising from the floods. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the REIQ Townsville Flood Forum was free to all Townsville real estate professionals and was designed to answer all…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Local real estate agent steps up into leadership
WELL-KNOWN local agent, Sam Doman, has opened the doors to the newest Ray White business in Tea Tree Gully, servicing the north-east, foothills and acreage market. Having worked in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide for over 10 years, Mr Doman said it was a natural progression to step into business ownership. “Nothing about my service will change – it will…
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RE/MAX Australia promotes growth specialist from within
RE/MAX Australia announced the appointment of Dene Tucker to the role of Business Growth Consultant this month. This is an expansion of Mr Tucker’s training role with the network, to take advantage of his vast experience within the company and the industry including franchising, franchise ownership, auctioneering, sales and training. “Growth is a fundamentally important part of business,” said Mr…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Stone Real Estate opens new projects division
Stone Real Estate has welcomed experienced residential project marketing specialist Marshall Cobb along with his entire PropertySource team, who have re-branded their business as Stone Projects. Mr Cobb brings over 20 years of project marketing experience to the Stone brand, having previously worked with L.J. Hooker and McGrath before co-founding PropertySource in 2007. He was instrumental in PropertySource becoming one of…
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First National Real Estate Leadership Award finalists announced
Finalists have been selected for the First National Real Estate Leadership Award in the NSW/ACT Seven News Young Achiever Awards. The Awards aim to encourage, acknowledge and reward the achievements and valuable contribution young individuals make in their local communities. The Finalists are: Joe Harris, 22, of Matraville Joshua Gilbert, 27, of Gloucester Kate Fitzsimons, 26, of Cronulla Usman Iftikhar,…
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Richardson & Wrench opens in Hervey Bay
The red R&W logo is set for a comeback in Hervey Bay, with local couple Dirk and Sally Van Den Heuvel opening a new Richardson & Wrench real estate office. Like many of their clients, the couple made a lifestyle decision five years ago to settle in Hervey Bay, allowing Sally to reconnect with her family and Dirk to enjoy…
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Rugby pro to help drive Ray White Rural
Well-known high-performance rugby coach Chris Malone has joined Ray White Rural and Livestock as State Manager – NSW to help drive productivity across the network. Ray White Rural is embarking on an ambitious growth and productivity plan for 2019. Ray White Rural and Livestock CEO Stephen Nell said there had never been a more critical time to invest into the…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Record price for Melbourne Penthouse with $30M sale
Luxury property developer GURNER™ has broken Melbourne’s price record for the most expensive apartment sale, contracting a $30m penthouse at its ultra-luxury Saint Moritz development in St Kilda to a high-profile Melbourne family. The sale, contracted off-market prior to the development’s slated public launch in June this year has achieved an unprecedented $40,000 per square metre. The price is 20…
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Colliers International appoints new Director Capital Markets and Investment Services
Following a long and successful career in Asia and the United States, Michael Montelibano is bringing his experience and skills to Australia and Colliers International’s Canberra office. “We are exceedingly pleased to have such as accomplished property professional joining our business,” Colliers International State Chief Executive Paul Powderly said. Mr Montelibano’s corporate history includes experience in mergers & acquisitions (M&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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Stone Real Estate launches in Queensland
Stone Real Estate proudly launches in Queensland this week with renowned industry leader Scott Kelly at the helm. Mr Kelly is tasked with the job of establishing Stone’s rapidly expanding boutique model throughout the Sunshine State. The Queenslander is thrilled to join Stone Real Estate and is relishing the challenge to ‘start from scratch’. “It is a big advantage being able…
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Ray White Rural appoints key specialist in Melbourne
Ray White Rural has announced the appointment of a new leader in Victoria. Matt White, a fourth-generation leader in the Ray White family and a successful business owner, has now joined Ray White Rural and Livestock in Melbourne as its state director and auctioneer. Ray White Rural and Livestock CEO Stephen Nell said Mr White’s appointment was a timely critical…
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