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Real Estate News
Submissions open today for the AREAs
Submissions are now open for the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), the only awards to recognise and celebrate the success of the entire property and media industries. All customers of REA Group are eligible to enter and can do so until submissions close on 1 August 2016. Andrew Rechtman, REA Group’s Executive General Manager – Residential, said he was looking…
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EPM
Renter needs overlooked in pursuit of great Australian dream, reveals election survey
While housing affordability continues as a key issue in the final days of the Federal Election campaign, Renters are calling for more support, improved services, financial incentives and the recognition of renting as an accepted lifestyle choice in Australia. According to a recent 2016 Federal Election survey (1,541 respondents) conducted by Australia’s leading website dedicated to rental property, Rent.com.au, more…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Brisbane Marketing name HomePrezzo CEO & Founder, Nathan Krisanski as grant winner
Lord Mayor’s Budding Entrepreneurs Program have awarded Nathan Krisanski a 2016 grant to grow the Brisbane based, real estate tech startup, HomePrezzo. HomePrezzo provides a tool for real estate agents and property professionals to generate informative and engaging content in the form of videos and infographics to build trust and generate leads in their local market. “I’ve been in the…
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COMMERCIAL
Colliers International Welcomes Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta
Transformation of Parramatta to include new speciality-select hotel. Colliers International welcomes the debut of Four Points by Sheraton in Parramatta, with a new 271 room, speciality-select hotel on George Street in the heart of Parramatta’s CBD. Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta will also feature a bar and lobby lounge with snack kiosk, a restaurant, parking facilities, an indoor swimming pool…
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National
Landlord Real Estate Tycoon – A Real Estate Mobile Game to sharpen your investment skills
‘Landlord Real Estate Tycoon’ Provides a thrilling GEO-Based Property Trading Simulation Game On iOS® & Android™ Game developer and publisher Reality Games is proud to officially announce the worldwide release of Landlord: Real Estate Tycoon now available as a F2P (free-to-play) download on iOS® and Android™. Completely revamped on the iOS® and released for the first time ever on Android™…
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Neighbourhood Shopping Centre Site Sells – 90-98 Glenmore Ridge Drive, Glenmore Park
Glenmore Ridge in Western Sydney is set to be the home of a brand new neighbourhood shopping centre, after Mintus Properties Pty Ltd purchased a 2.11 hectare site (approx.) for $7.22 million from Lensworth Glenmore Park Limited (a subsidiary of Stockland Development Pty Limited), within the aspirational master planned residential community of Glenmore Ridge. Located at 90-98 Glenmore Ridge Drive,…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White launches Home Now providing more value to each customer experience
Ray White continues it’s focus on customer excellence with the the launch of Ray White Home Now – an online comparison tool and utility connection service connecting customers faster when they move into a new home. Home Now’s point of difference is that it allows valuable customer data to stay within the business rather than being sent to external third…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REA Group named as one of LinkedIn’s Top Attractors
REA Group has been included in LinkedIn’s Top Attractors list, featuring the top 25 companies where Australians would most like to work now, based on LinkedIn data. Entering the list for the first time, REA Group ranked 17th and was the sole company featured from both the digital and media industries. Commenting on the honour, REA Group CEO Tracey Fellows…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
VentureCrowd and Clearstate raise close to $1 million in 4 hours
VentureCrowd, Australia’s original and most successful equity-based crowdfunding platform, and end-to-end residential property development company Clearstate, today announced the completion of an innovative crowdfunding deal that raised in excess of $900,000 for a major residential property development in Sydney. Unlike more typical property crowdfunding deals, which see investors buy equity in single homes or apartments, this is the first time in…
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Real Estate News
Inaugural AREAs judges announced
With submissions opening on 1 July, today REA Group announced the first 12 judges and judging criteria for the inaugural Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs). The first judges to be announced come from the media, property, data, technology and not-for-profit sectors, and according to REA Group, are some of the most respected and experienced in their professions. The judges announced…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REINSW warns against renting asbestos register property
Dwellings listed on a register of residential properties affected by loose file asbestos insulation are uninhabitable, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. REINSW President John Cunningham said from 30 May 2016, NSW Fair Trading made the listing of residential premises on the loose-fill asbestos insulation register (LFAI Register) a material fact, requiring an agent to advise…
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Real Estate News
Get Top Dollar for Your Vendors with Domayne Styling and Staging
Domayne Furniture Hire offer a wide range of furniture, bedding and home wares to hire for your property staging or for furnishing a rental. With a strong, established influence already in the furnishings industry, Domayne is able to access a diverse range of products and suppliers that can help you to create an immediate emotional response from buyers in order…
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Real Estate News
Buyer Matching Software Provides ‘Unreal’ Success Rate
An independent agency with a sales team of five, Unrealestate Coffs Coast lists and sells more property than any other agency in their local area. The secret to their success? ReNet Touchpoints Manager. “The ReNet solution is critical to our business,” Managing Director Chris Hines says. “We’ve worked really hard over the years to build our database. It’s now a mature…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Stand Out In Your Marketing with Expert Copy and Creative
Are you a part of the growing crowd in real estate who has decided to employ a graphic designer to work on your internal marketing? This may be the moment you reconsider that decision, as we ask: why not choose to work with a creative agency instead? Evidently, there are pros to hiring your very own trained employee, such as…
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EPM
Continuous Improvement
Tina Case started out as a weekend receptionist. Working her way up she now has a dual role in her own agency, Professionals Lithgow, as both Principal and Property Manager. Tina discusses how it all started, how she deals with the demands of the job and what keeps her motivated. Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at…
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First Ever Online Training Portal for Console Customers
The better your staff know the software they use, the more efficient they can be. But sometimes it is impractical to send them out of the office for training. Console are rolling out their first ever Online Training Portal which will eventually host courses for all Console software. The initial courses, to be rolled out in February 2016, will focus…
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Real Estate News
Property Development Process set to be Streamlined
iSeekDevelopments is a new website that allows users to search any address in Victoria – and soon Australia – to obtain a report that will summarise the land size and dimensions, easement location and local planning restrictions they need to be aware of when building or developing real estate. Included in the automated Feasibility Report is a calculator that allows…
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Real Estate News
AREAs award categories, date and location announced
REA Group is excited to announce that the Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) will be held in Melbourne on Friday 28 October 2016 in the famed Great Hall of the iconic National Gallery of Victoria. The AREAs are the industry awards program to span the property and media industries. The 17 awards presented on the night will cover the three…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The Luxury Gift That Helps The Homeless
HAMPERSAND IS AN IDEA whose time is now. The charismatic and dynamic founder, Julian Brown, a self-confessed ‘tech sales guy’ with over 25 years’ experience working for the likes of SAP and Salesforce.com, calls Hampersand his very own “war on cellophane and salted peanuts”; referring to the traditional hamper market as “outdated and often insulting”. JULIAN RECENTLY RECOUNTED to this…
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EPM
Rent.com.au Offers Listing Upgrade Options
In a competitive market, it can be difficult to pick up the required visibility to capture renter and landlord enquiry. As a dedicated rental website, rent.com.au offers a unique opportunity to secure high visibility in core areas and additionally capture landlord enquiry, ensuring the continual growth of your rent roll. It’s time to find your point of difference. If bolstering…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Cohen Handler partners with mortgage broking group to help buyers purchase property sooner
Cohen Handler has announced a partnership with leading aggregator eChoice Limited (ASX: ECO) to help more Australians get the right property at the right price with the help of an experienced industry specialist. This partnership will enable mortgage brokers at eChoice to offer Cohen Handler’s service to help aspiring homeowners and investors who already have loan pre-approval, to get ahead of the competition…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
LJ Hooker uses advanced exclusive technology to find buyers
An LJ Hooker agent has used an exclusive digital platform to sell a stagnant Cessnock property within eight days, claiming the marketing strategy exposed over 44,000 people to the property. LJ Hooker Cessnock | Kurri Kurri principal, Bryce Gibson, enlisted the help of LJ Hooker’s digital marketing strategy, One Click Away, to sell a home that was dormant in interest…
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EPM
How to Secure Property Managements from Online Enquiries
If securing additional managements is a key objective for your department this year, make sure Rent.com.au is part of your ongoing online strategy. As Australia’s leading rental property website, Rent. com.au offers a number of tools and services to assist property managers in building their managements. Rent.com.au continues to grow the business through increased listings content and improved user experiences…
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Rent.com.au Partners With PPMs ‘Best Of the Best’ Awards to Recognise Excellence
Rent.com.au has partnered with PPM Group for the prestigious 2016 PPM National Property Management Awards, to be held on the Gold Coast on 19 June. Entries are now open for the awards, with nominations sought from the best property managers and property management departments across the nation. Now in its second year, the group’s ‘Best of the Best’ awards recognise…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Hosts Sydney’s First Live Online Auction with High Rise City Apartment
Ray White will host its first live online auction in Sydney when Ray White Residential Sydney CBD agent Michael Lowdon takes this inner city apartment in the Rocks to auction on Friday 8 April at 10.30am at Ray White’s in-room auction room at Level 17, 135 King Street, Sydney. Operating Live Online Auctions since November 2014 in Queensland, Ray White…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Ray White sells pooch palace for $1.25 million
As Ray White continues its journey to be the leader in customer excellence, they have not forgotten one of their core customers – family pets – with the launch of a new specialist program featuring qualified agents selling homes to our furry friends. It comes after a first for the industry saw Ray White agent Evan Williams sell what has…
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EPM
Console Announces Strategic Partnership with PropertySafe
Console, Australia’s leading supplier of software to the real estate industry, announces a strategic partnership with risk mitigation specialists PropertySafe. The new integration between Console’s GatewayLive property management and trust accounting software and PropertySafe’s Maintenance Manager, enables agencies to achieve a paperless solution, inclusive of full audit trails of maintenance tasks within their office. After signing up for Maintenance Manager,…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn How to Be a Rainmaker and Reinvent the Rules
TOP REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE RETURNS TO THE GOLD COAST The continuing success of the Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC) now in its 19th year, is due to its diverse line-up of highly respected international speakers who join Australia’s best as they openly share their secret weapons for success, industry knowledge and life experiences. The two day conference returns for the…
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FRANCHISE NEWS
Ray White Group to take 42 Qld properties to auction live online
Ray White Queensland’s Urban Living Group will take 42 properties to auction on Sunday 13 March from 10.30am at the Emporium Hotel as part of Australia’s Biggest Auction – Raise More Hands. Potential bidders will have the opportunity to log in online and bid if they are unable to make the auction, with over 1,000 bidders and viewers expected to…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Live digital signboards come to real estate
Innovative new outdoor advertising solution, Cody Live, has launched the first live digital StoryBoards for the real estate market, and are looking to shift the way Australians sell their properties. Cody Live was founded by sign guru Pierce Cody, formerly CODY Outdoor, now APN Outdoor. Cody Live StoryBoards are the first signage for real estate that operate with cutting-edge wireless technology,…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
AgentMail Launches Design Service
Real estate marketing company AgentMail has launched a new business focused on graphic design. The model differs from the normal ‘per hour’ format in that a monthly subscription covers all of your design needs – everything from DL cards, A4 flyers and business cards, right through to banners, billboards and vehicle signage. Co-founder Carl Quested explains, “It was frustrating having…
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Real Estate News
REA Group Announces the Annual REA Excellence Awards
New industry awards set to highlight the best partners from property and media. REA Group this week announced a unique awards program that for the first time will honour the most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses across the property and media industries. The inaugural Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), to be held in Spring this year and hosted by…
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Real Estate News
Transforming the Traditional Open House
It seems like everything these days is ‘going online’ and the real estate industry has caught the bug, transforming the traditional open house into an immersive, digital experience. Sellers are selecting agents who provide more than image galleries, 360º panoramas and fly-through videos. They want an agent who can create an emotional connection with their property, by letting buyers get…
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EPM
Grab Your Tickets to LPMA 2016
The Leading Property Managers of Australia conference will be held at Jupiters on the Gold Coast on 7–8 April 2016. For the past 10 years LPMA has built a strong reputation for presenting conferences with maximum ‘take home’ value for delegates: content designed and delivered by the cream of the industry’s practitioners. At LPMA 2016, the bar is being lifted…
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7 ideas to re-connect with past clients
IT TAKES MORE time and money to acquire a new client than it does to keep an old one. But what if you haven’t been great at keeping touch? Here are seven ideas to help you start some conversations: 1: GET SOCIAL Spend an afternoon looking for past clients on whichever social channels you use the most. Also, if you…
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