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INDUSTRY NEWS
Here’s five reasons not to buy this property
A young rural agent has decided to anti-market a property in Bombala in southern NSW, outlining five reasons any potential buyers should avoid this property. Ray White Rural Canberra and Yass agent George Southwell, 22, shot this video onsite at a property called Crystal View in southern NSW outlining the key reasons the property was not ideal. “I’m going to…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Top performing public schools leading price growth in Victoria, REIV
Homes located within the catchment for some of Melbourne’s best public schools are achieving six-figure premiums, compared to neighbouring properties which fall just outside the zone. The latest REIV data shows the median house price in highly sought after public school catchments is up to $400,000 more expensive than homes within a one kilometer radius of the zone. In the…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Stockdale & Leggo welcomes new leaders into the heart of the Mornington Peninsula
Stockdale & Leggo are thrilled to introduce new leaders Ben Kenyon and Amy Larsen– the dynamic real estate duo who have recently taken over the highly reputable Stockdale & Leggo Rye. With extensive experience across the industry, Ben and Amy are expected to achieve big things and are a welcome addition to the Stockdale & Leggo network. Stockdale & Leggo…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Power couple joins Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty
Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty continues to add to its existing team of sales executives with the addition of Kelly Qualtrough and Sean Wallis, former franchise owners of Explore Property in Ashgrove. The experienced and extremely successful duo are the latest top agents to join the company, following in the footsteps of Port Douglas’ Barbara Wolveridge and North Gold Coast’s Lisa…
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Real Estate News
Barry Plant Group partners with Falcon.io to provide optimal social media management
The Barry Plant Group has partnered with Falcon.io to provide its offices with an easy-to-use platform that optimises social media engagement. Falcon.io is a world leading social media management platform, that provides centralised social media account management, community management, social listening, content creation and storage, brand advertising creation and a scheduling solution that is accessible by all offices within the…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Harcourts Expands into Key Western Australia Locations
Harcourts Group Australia has continued its expansion in Western Australia with three office openings in key Perth regional areas of Midvale, Wembley Downs and Bullsbrook. The Harcourts Phoenix team will be led by Mike Steadall and will service the Perth Foothills/Hills community, located in the suburbs east of Perth. With over 35 years of experience in sales and marketing at…
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Real Estate News
Di Jones recognises Top Achievers
Di Jones celebrated its outstanding performers on Saturday (24 February 2018) evening at the Di Jones Real Estate Annual Awards. The black-tie Gala Dinner saw team members across five offices come together to recognise their achievements in 11 categories includingBest New Talent, Excellence in the Community and Salesperson of the Year2017. Di Jones Real Estate CEO Rob Ward said the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
First National Reveals Top NSW Agents
First National Real Estate’s New South Wales estate agents were presented with their General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Doltone House Hyde Park on Saturday night. The awards brought recognition to the best of New South Wales’ real estate performances throughout 2017, which according to NSW Chairman Greg Taylor highlight the network’s commitment to professional development, customer satisfaction, and outstanding…
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EPM: News
Winter Olympian, The Urban List and Josh’s Rainbow Eggs take centre stage at the PM Leadership Summit
On the 7th and 8th March, a Winter Olympian, The Urban List and Josh’s Rainbow Eggs will take centre stage at the Property Management Leadership Summit on the Gold Coast. Connecting principals, heads of PM department, BDMs and career property managers with experts from outside the real estate industry, the summit empowers delegates with leading tools, new technologies and bold…
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Console announce integrated payment solution
Console Group have announced the introduction of Console Pay as a new capability in their flagship property management and trust accounting software, Console Gateway. Console Pay powered Ezidebit, is now officially the first fully-integrated payment solution on the market. The integration provides full visibility of payment information and the ability to manage changes to payment schedules, such as rent increases,…
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Real Estate News
hockingstuart relaunches Red Magazine
Victorian group hockingstuart have re-vamped their in-house Red Mag in a new A3, glossy format, providing the latest market news, lifestyle and design tips and showcasing more listings better than previously. hockingstuart engaged publishing house Indesign – the company behind popular monthly design titles Indesign and Habitus – to bring the new-format magazine to life. The weekly magazine will be filled…
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Elite Agent
Rising Star Strengthens Network Development at Ray White
Ray White New South Wales is pleased to welcome award-winning auctioneer Tim Snell to the team. As Network Development Manager – NSW, Mr Snell is responsible for the identification and recruitment of high quality talent into opportunities which further strengthen the brand profile and market share of the Ray White network. “To join an established powerhouse brand in all key…
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Real Estate News
Still more buyers than sellers: Gavin Rubinstein
THE number one agent within Ray White Australia, Gavin Rubinstein, says buyer demand is still outweighing supply in the Eastern Suburbs. From an agent who is at the coalface of the property market with listings on his books ranging from $25 million to $1.5 million , his helicopter view of all price points in the blue chip pocket was very…
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Elite Agent
‘Not a buyers market just yet’: More auctions but a mixed outlook for Super Saturday
As “Super Saturday” warms up for 2018, one leading auctioneer is tipping that the previously hot Sydney sellers’ market is actually cooling in favour of buyers. Leading auctioneer, Damien Cooley of Cooley Auctions, says with his team set to put 108 homes under the hammer this Saturday, the significant weekend will set the tone for the year in real estate.…
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Elite Agent
RERN Celebrates their top members
The top-performing independent real estate agents belonging to the Real Estate Results Network were celebrated and recognised at the 12th annual Australasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs) held in Melbourne earlier this week. This year’s ARERAs were strongly contested and saw between five and nine finalists vying for the top honour in many of the individual and agency categories. Melbourne…
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Real Estate News
Harcourts spreads reach toward South Coast
Daniel McConnell, Director of Harcourts Shellharbour City/Albion Park, has been joined by Daniel Dajcic in opening a new office Harcourts Kiama. The dynamic duo is excited to lead the new company, with a focus on offering clients’ a superior experience whilst maintaining youthful passion and energy. The pair have over 25 years combined real estate experience in the Illawarra region.…
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Real Estate News
Barry Plant Kick Start their 2018 with guest speaker Mick Malthouse
Barry Plant continues a focus on the professional development and investment in their network of agents with the 13th annual Kickstart Conference. Held, last week, the conference commenced with a powerful address from AFL Premiership Coach, Mick Malthouse, focusing on the role of strong leadership and leading teams by example. “Leadership and integrity are non-negotiables in our business and in…
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Real Estate News
PM Leader Michael Conolly returns to McGrath
McGrath Estate Agents have announced the return of Michael Conolly as Head of Network Property Management for McGrath. Mr Conolly is one of Australia’s most respected experts in property management with over 28 years’ experience in residential, commercial and business management. He has extensive leadership experience including roles as State Manager of multi-billion-dollar asset portfolios. Mr Conolly returns to McGrath…
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Elite Agent
McGrath recruits two leading eastern suburbs agents
McGrath Estate Agents (ASX:MEA) announced the appointment of Kevin Mendes and Imran Hamidi to the team in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, specialising in the key suburbs of Paddington, Woollahra and Bondi. McGrath Edgecliff Sales Manager Luke Hogan said “Kevin and Imran both have outstanding personal brands and presence in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. We are delighted to have them join our business…
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Elite Agent
Ray White honours it’s humble roots
ALMOST 200 corporate staff from Ray White and Loan Market descended on Toowoomba yesterday from all over Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia for their annual planning conference called Crows Nest 2018. Australasia’s biggest property group, Ray White, can pinpoint its very humble beginnings to a tin shed at Crows Nest, some 45kms west of Toowoomba. “The Shed at Crows Nest…
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National
RE/MAX Australia celebrates 21 years by awarding its best
RE/MAX Australia announced its top performers for 2017 at a gala event also celebrating 21 years since the first RE/MAX office opened in Australia. More than 550 attended the annual awards held at the Royal ICC in Brisbane on February 15th. Keeping with tradition, the network’s ultimate individual honour, The Eagle Award, was the final announcement for the evening. RE/MAX…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
R&W boosts team to drive growth opportunities
Richardson & Wrench has appointed a National Growth Manager to drive the expansion of the R&W group in metropolitan and regional NSW and Queensland. Chris Scerri joins the network with an 11 – year background in real estate across residential sales, commercial sales, leasing, auctions and franchise recruitment. Mr Scerri began his real estate career on the Central Coast in…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
A strong start for 2018 for Harcourts Coastal
Harcourts Coastal have reported a leap in their sales figures for the month of January, up an incredible $14 million from this time last year. More than $81 million sales were made on 105 properties and Managing Director Dane Atherton said the outstanding results had been largely driven by local buyers. “This was a record January for us. In January…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Catapult Property Group Launches Lending Division
Leading property development company Catapult Property Group has launched a new residential lending division to assist first time buyers to enter the real estate market. Catapult Director Dylan Crowe said the Brisbane-based company, which has almost $130 million of residential projects in Queensland and NSW, had created a first home buyer program to enable clients to obtain a home loan…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Julie Mahoney opens in Townsville
One of Queensland’s best performing sales agent Julie Mahoney has today opened her own business in Townsville. The real estate icon opened Ray White Julie Mahoney on the ground floor at 46 Oxley St, North Ward today. She has been an agent in the north Queensland regional centre for the last 10 years and is deeply passionate about her clients,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Top Melbourne agents team up at Ray White
Two leading Melbourne agents Malek Younan and Phillip Mercieca have joined forces to open a business within the Ray White Group. The pair who have been friends since they studied together at Gladstone Park Secondary College are now so excited to be opening a Ray White business in the community they know and love. The successful duo have a combined…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Boutique group continues strategic expansion, opens seven offices in 11 months
Boutique real estate group, Starr Partners, will extend its NSW presence with a new Ropes Crossing office opening today. Ropes Crossing is the group’s seventh network addition in the last 11 months, following offices in Glenmore Park, Newcastle, Liverpool, Maitland, Minchinbury and Miller opening in 2017. Starr Partners CEO Douglas Driscoll says the group is focused on strategic network expansion following…
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Real Estate News
New Grants To Boost Social Housing Stock
The Andrews Labor Government is providing grants of up to $200,000 for local governments to help build new, innovative social housing projects. Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley today announced the $2 million Social Housing Investment Planning grants program during a visit to the Stokes Penola public housing estate – currently under construction in Preston. The $20 million…
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Real Estate News
Dexar Group recruits big data expert Jeffrey Gray to the role of Chief Commercial Officer
The Dexar Group have announced the appointment of Jeffery Gray, to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. With a Masters in Business Administration, Mr Gray has held positions with Domain Group, Aristocrat and Lexis Nexis, and has consulted with QANTAS and Hutchison Telecom. According to a group press release, this experience gives him a unique insight to the…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Victorian Group Biggin & Scott announces expansion to NSW & QLD
Victorian Group Biggin & Scott have announced their intention to expand nationally in 2018, with new offices opening in NSW and Queensland. Founded by Kevin Biggin over 100 years ago, Biggin & Scott are well established in the Victorian property market with over 35 offices currently in operation. Their business model, which focuses on offering franchisees larger territories and encouraging multiple…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Kate Zuppicich makes move to Ray White Double Bay
Kate Zuppicich who works in Sydney’s blue chip Eastern Suburbs, has kicked off 2018 with a move to Ray White Double Bay to take her business to the next level. Ms Zuppicich, who started working in real estate over 10 years ago, also has a new sales associate in Jye Emdur. “Real estate is all about patience as it takes…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NPP is a game-changer if all banks step up to the plate
A new payments system has officially launched in Australia, giving consumers and businesses access to a new and modern payments system. Soon, services that use the New Payments Platform’s (NPP) capabilities will commence rolling out from about 60 banks, building societies and credit unions across the country. This will give consumers and businesses the ability to Transfer money instantly between…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Lisa Halpin to open Sotheby’s International Realty new North Gold Coast Office
Lisa Halpin has been appointed by Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty to head up its new North Gold Coast office. Ms Halpin started working within the Gold Coast real estate industry just five years ago and has already forged a reputation for strong sales garnering more than $130 million in recent residential property deals. Ms Halpin started with Queensland Sotheby’s International…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
CoreLogic acquires UK tech company to bolster global operations
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has today announced the completion of the company’s acquisition of eTech Solutions Limited (eTech). Founded in 2005, eTech is the UK’s leading provider of innovative mobile surveying and workflow management software that enhances productivity and mitigates risk for participants in the UK property market. With more than 50% of…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSW falling behind on housing completions: Property Council of Australia
NSW is trailing both Victoria and Queensland in the pursuit to build enough homes for their respective populations in a worrying sign for addressing housing affordability in our State. The Property Council of Australia has compared historic data of the number of housing completions per thousand people in NSW, Victoria and Queensland and has found New South Wales comes up…
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