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FRANCHISE NEWS
RE/MAX appoints Josh Davoren as marketing director
Josh Davoren was announced this week as a director of all companies under the umbrella of RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand. He joins Managing Director Michael Davoren, Finance Director Chris Chapman, Franchise Director Joel Davoren and Independent Chairman Adrian Lane-Mullins on the Board. Sydney-based Josh Davoren joined the corporate team in 2016, in a strategic move to grow the…
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Buxton Real Estate opens fourth Geelong office
With the average house price in Greater Melbourne doubling in the last decade, Buxton Real Estate says more and more Melbournians are making the move to Geelong and Ballarat. Buxton CEO Nathan Jones said the volume of new estates being built, particularly in Ballarat, is creating property stock which cannot be challenged when comparing entry point prices. “These new estates…
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Treloar family of Ray White Bridgeman Downs expands reach to Albany Creek
Wayne Treloar is excited to announce he has acquired ownership of Ray White Albany Creek, just west of his existing Bridgeman Downs office. Mr Treloar and wife Sonya are already local success stories, following their sharp rise to excellence at Ray White Bridgeman Downs. “We have lived locally for more than 12 years, so when the opportunity came up to…
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RE/MAX A1 agent becomes a Queen’s Baton Bearer
In a country of over 24 million, to be one of 3,800 Australians in the Queen’s Baton Relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games is something to be immensely proud of. For the RE/MAX Australia team, seeing one of their own take centre stage was something special. Taking on the final stretch of the Ipswich relay on the 29th March, RE/MAX…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
April 2018: Interest rates on hold, Industry reaction
At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. “The housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne have slowed. Nationwide measures of housing prices are little changed over the past six months, with prices having recorded falls in some areas,” says RBA Governor Dr Philip Lowe. “In the eastern capital cities, a considerable additional…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Coronis recruits top agent for new office
One of Brisbane’s top agents, Cara Bergmann, has joined Coronis to lead the company’s newest office Coronis Bridgeman Downs/Albany Creek which opened yesterday. A regular on The A-List’s Top One per cent Queensland Real Estate Performers list, Ms Bergmann has sold more than 700 properties on Brisbane’s north side since moving to Australia in 2007. Managing Director Andrew Coronis said…
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Top international coach Rik Rushton partners exclusively with The Agency Group as in-house trainer
The Agency has partnered exclusively with coach Rik Rushton as their in-house trainer. “We are proud to announce Rik Rushton has joined us formally as our in-house trainer and we are his exclusive real estate client. “Rik will be undertaking an intensive training and coaching schedule across SLP and The Agency brands,” said Matt Lahood, The Agency’s CEO. “This is…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
realestate.com.au gives agents the edge
realestate.com.au today announced Agent Edge, a new family of personal branding products which will give agents an edge in their market. Agent Edge products, the first of which launches this month, are designed for individual agents to increase their presence on realestate.com.au and connect with Australia’s largest pool of sellers. The Agent Edge product family: Agent Elevate: Get noticed and…
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Barry Plant Group welcomes Newport office
Led by an experienced and dynamic team, the new Barry Plant office in Newport will provide local vendors and buyers the opportunity to think differently about their property goals. The property outlook for the Newport and Hobsons Bay surroundings is strong, with the median price having increased from $950,000 in January 2017 to its highest point of $1,067,500 in December…
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Ray White’s expands presence in Eastern Bays
Auckland principal Wayne Maguire, who owns Ray White Mission Bay, is pleased to announce he has acquired two neighbouring businesses from well-regarded veteran agent Peter Best. Mr Maguire will more than double his team to 55 sales agents when the Kohimarama and St Heliers teams are welcomed into his new big ‘one team’ business structure. Mr Best, who has owned…
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New Laing+Simmons office opens in Manning Valley
Laing+Simmons Manning Valley opened the doors to a brand new office in Taree this week under the experienced local guidance of Carley Burke. The opening of Laing+Simmons Manning Valley on Pulteney Street coincides with a watershed moment in the local real estate market as the impacts of affordability in our major cities take hold. “Taree and its surrounds are on the…
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Real Estate News
Ray White Indonesia celebrates its winners
More than 500 agents in Indonesia attended the annual Ray White Awards for 2018 in Jakarta, coming from all over the country to celebrate the year’s achievements and success. Ray White Indonesia CEO Johann Boyke Nurtanio (pictured below) said the network’s number one position as market leader was defined by more than awards but by the acknowledgement from businesses across…
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Ray White Double Bay partners with Sony Foundation
Ray White Double Bay has thrown its support behind Sony Foundation, a charity aimed at helping young Australians facing the toughest adversity. Sony Foundation is the charitable arm of the Sony Group of companies operating in Australia including; Sony Australia, Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia and Sony Mobile Communications. Since its inception in 1998, Sony Foundation has…
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Innovative business model nets @realty $2 million in sales per day
National real estate network @realty have reported $2 million in sales per day in 2017 using a new business model, which has been awarded the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Innovation award. @realty operates from a single office in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast and boasts more than 500 agents nationwide. @realty director JJ Taylor said the driving…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The Harcourts Foundation grants over $50,000 to 14 charities
The Harcourts Foundation, the charitable arm of Harcourts Group Australia, announced grants to 14 Australian charities during its most recent quarterly funding round. A total of $51,740 was donated across Australia to benefit charities serving the communities where Harcourts employees live and work. “Over the past six months, a total of $190,781,000 has been granted by The Harcourts Foundation,” said…
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2018 REIA National Awards for Excellence winners announced
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) announced the winners of the 13th National Awards for Excellence on Thursday 22nd March at a gala dinner at Doltone House, Sydney. REIA President Malcolm Gunning said the awards recognise the best of the best in Australian real estate. “Real estate professionals from across the country converged on Sydney last night in what…
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Xynergy Realty celebrates 10-year anniversary
When Bruce Oliver and Ivan Tandyo started Xynergy Realty in 2008 out of Ivan’s two-bedroom apartment, they had no idea they would manage over $1.3 billion worth of assets ten years later. 2018 marks Xynergy Realty’s ten-year anniversary, providing a time to reflect on all the duo have been able to achieve – from managing 2,000 properties to employing over…
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Ray White agents ‘link up’ to celebrate referrals
REAL estate agents, mortgage brokers and financial advisers from all over Australia and New Zealand have spent a memorable evening at the historic village in Crows Nest where it all began for property giant Ray White in 1902. The attendees were the winners of the group’s biggest-ever referral initiative called LINK which saw every facet of the White family business…
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Century 21 adds seven names to leadership team
Century 21 has added to their over 100,000 staff in 78 countries, with the employment of seven key new staff members in the Australasian corporate office in order to help manage growth and to support new franchise owners. Over the past six months, Century 21 has opened new offices in New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. Real estate…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
National property growth slows as Hobart booms
New data from the ABS for the December 2017 quarter shows a big change in the pattern of growth across Australia’s cities. Residential property prices rose 5 per cent through the year to December quarter 2017, with growth easing from the September (+8.3 per cent) and June (+10.2 per cent) quarters 2017. Sydney’s slump was buoyed by other states, including…
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Biggin & Scott Knox open fifth office in three years
Biggin & Scott Knox have added yet another office to their empire, Biggin & Scott Ferntree Gully. Owned by Directors Adam Flynn and Danelle Hunter, the Biggin & Scott Knox network has expanded from one office to five within the last three years. CEO Adam Flynn believes that the Ferntree Gully area will continue to be a popular drawcard with…
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Local duo open Ray White South Hurstville
A South Hurstville real estate team have opened their doors under the Ray White brand and are certain to build on their stellar reputation in their community. Steven Beattie and Maurice Maroon, both co-principals of Ray White South Hurstville in the St George region, NSW, have gained an impressive reputation for selling premium waterfront properties with record-breaking results. Both local…
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The Bundaberg agent making million dollar deals with China
RE/MAX Precision prinicpal Scott Mackey told Elite Agent how he’s using his city’s China connection to boost the Bundaberg economy. Scott Mackey has been in real estate for 22 years and spent all of his career working in Bundaberg. He’s come to know the market like the back of his hand and says there’s more diversity that you may think.…
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Actions speak louder than words: Hayley McNaught
RE/MAX agents go above and beyond for their clients, but what does this actually entail? For RE/MAX Go For Sold agent, Hayley McNaught, this means cleaning top-to-bottom, inside-and-out, ready for an open home, even as far as planting new plants and borrowing furniture from her own home, all the while roping the family along for a long weekend of work.…
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Barry Plant Gladstone Park celebrates 20th year in business
The last 20 years have seen a lot of changes in Gladstone Park, but one firm fixture is the Barry Plant office, which celebrated two decades of selling homes and managing investment properties in February. Originally EJ Doherty, the office later became Barry Plant Gladstone Park as part of the merger of the two brands, and its agents have sold…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Digital platform aims to take the pain out of lease renewals
FLK IT OVER is a digital platform which allows tenants to sign leases via their smartphone, aiming to save property managers and agencies hours for paperwork. Agent send tenants a link to their tenancy agreement via SMS before the platform takes the tenant step by step through the details and conditions of the lease, requiring tenant approval at each step.…
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Jellis Craig Boroondara appoints two new directors
Jellis Craig Boroondara has announced two new director appoints with Sophie Lyon and Campbell Ward joining the leadership team. Ms Lyon joins the team with more than 25 years experience in the property management industry and Mr Ward is a top performing auctioneer with more than 16 years industry experience. Her appointment as a Director of Jellis Craig has been…
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Australian startup Gavl recognised by IBM
The co-founder and CTO of Gavl, an auction live stream platform which launched in 2016, has been invited to speak at IBM Think 2018 in Vegas. The platform has live-streamed more than $5bn in auction sales over its time, and allows buyers anywhere to watch and bid on live auctions via app or website. So far Gavl has chalked up…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Di Jones CEO Rob Ward rides for cancer awareness
Di Jones Real Estate CEO Rob Ward is donning the lycra to raise money for cancer research as part of the Tour de Cure. “Cancer has touched the lives of many of our staff and I felt it was time to tackle it head on,” Mr Ward said. Kicking off on the 27 April 2018, Mr Ward will join more…
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First National awards celebrates winners in Victoria and Tasmania
Victorian and Tasmanian agents were in the spotlight at First National Real Estate’s General Excellence and Marketing Awards, held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne on Saturday revealing the leading agents and offices of 2017 from across the country. ‘2017 was an outstanding year for First National Real Estate. The network added some exceptional new members and, through great leadership, our…
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Coronis sets new suburb record in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot
Originally built in 1930, the iconic Hamptons-style home boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms and enjoys prime position on a massive 2024sqm block of land which is located on Brisbane’s most prestigious tree-lined street. In recent years, the property has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation elevating it to its current grand scale. Facilitated by Coronis Managing Director Andrew Coronis and Patrick McKinnon…
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Belle Property announce four key appointments
Focusing on growth and development in both productivity and customer service, Belle Property bolstered its Corporate team in March with four key appointments. After managing numerous customer experience initiatives for LJ Hooker, Lisa Vuong Bienstock joins as Head of Customer Experience. As the group continues to invest in enhancing consumer outcomes, Lisa will undertake extensive research and analysis to identify…
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Social Sustainability Action needs to Step Up
With the nation’s premier annual conference on sustainability in the built environment underway this week in Melbourne, the Property Council is turning the spotlight on social sustainability as the next significant area of concerted industry action. Chief Executive Ken Morrison released a new report that defines key concepts and brings together case studies looking at the industry’s growing social sustainability…
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Real Estate News
Raine & Horne opens a new Avalon Palm Beach office
Experienced local real estate professionals, Nina Sokolov, Slava Sokolov and Lara Rowell, are combining to return Raine & Horne to the prestige real estate markets of Palm Beach and Avalon. The three directors joined forces two years ago with a combined wealth of experience and long history in the industry, individually specialising in residential and commercial sales, leasing, development, special…
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RE/MAX global awards come home to Australia
With so many top producers and leaders in the global network of well over 115,000, RE/MAX® held three memorable events at the 2018 R4 Convention in Las Vegas to celebrate personal achievement and business successes throughout the network. A Special Awards Luncheon, a 100 Percent Club Luncheon and the Best of RE/MAX ‘Night of the Stars’ Awards Gala honoured the…
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