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Jellis Craig rolls out new sales platform
Data-driven presentation platform SalesPreso has signed a deal with leading Victorian real estate agency group Jellis Craig that will see the sales technology rolled out across its network of 350-plus agents. SalesPreso co-founder Joel Thomson said the platform was a strong fit for the real estate industry, with REA Group, Domain, Vicinity Centres and now Jellis Craig, all implementing it.…
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RE/MAX 2Aspire to serve Pukekohe community
RE/MAX 2Aspire owners Peter and Maureen Strong have expanded their real estate business with the addition of an office in Pukekohe. The husband and wife real estate team opened RE/MAX 2Aspire in Waiuku in 2017, and now just two years later have opened their second office. “Ours is a real estate team with customers at its heart, giving great service…
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New LJ Hooker office opens in the Southern Highlands
LJ Hooker has expanded its network in the Southern Highlands, with the opening of LJ Hooker Bowral. Experienced real estate specialist Sophie Desprez will head up the new office, which offers a full suite of real estate services across residential and rural properties including sales and property management. With 18 years’ experience in the real estate industry, including five in…
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REA Group announces joint venture with 99.co in Singapore and Indonesia
REA Group has entered into a binding agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) with Singapore- headquartered digital property marketplace 99.co. The combined company will provide the most compelling property marketplaces in Singapore and Indonesia, while delivering the digital platforms to property professionals to help them grow their businesses. Core to the JV company will be harnessing the know-how and…
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Coffs Coast locals open new Century 21 office
New office locations don’t come much better than Moonee Beach which lies in the centre of Coffs Harbour’s northern beaches, on the north coast of New South Wales. New Principals Darcien Kean and Michael Hall are both long-time locals and excited to have celebrated the official opening of their C21 office. Mr Kean has over 10 years’ experience in the…
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New business geared towards first home buyers launches Sydney office
A game-changing real estate agency is opening Australia's first office geared specifically toward first-home buyers and investors. Sydney real-estate identity, Marites Novis is opening Qfirst Property Investment Group's first office in Blacktown after identifying a gap in the market. "I've found that in my many years of experience in the real estate industry, most first-home buyers and…
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Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty welcomes industry veteran
Veteran Brisbane real estate professional Glenn Gracie has joined forces with Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty. With 32 years in the industry under his belt, Mr Gracie has long been a familiar face in the desirable lifestyle suburb of New Farm, launching his own real estate business and spending all of his career and family life in the riverside pocket. Queensland…
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Laing+Simmons opens first Newcastle office
Laing+Simmons opened its first office in Newcastle this week, with the team formerly known as Nest Realty Group embarking on its next phase of growth under a new boutique brand. Local real estate veteran Michael Barber will lead the team at Laing+Simmons Newcastle Central with growth – and recruitment – on the agenda. He’s joined by Angela Barber, a highly-experienced…
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RE/MAX opens office in Stones Corner Brisbane
Award-winning Brisbane real estate sales executive David Cotterill has launched his own business while remaining with the global RE/MAX brand. Mr Cotterill is considered one of Australia’s leading experts in property strategy and delivery, and RE/MAX Experience Property is in a prime corner location at 411 Logan Road, Stones Corner. “I have happily been a conjunctional agent with RE/MAX Australia…
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Triple threat as brothers join Ray White Werribee
Continuing in the tradition of being proudly family owned and run, Ray White Group has recently welcomed three brothers on board in Werribee. The Krnjeta brothers – Robert (Partner/Auctioneer), Petar (Agent/Auctioneer) and Alex (Sales Associate) – said it was the company’s family values that attracted them to the business. “One of my key reasons for making the move to Ray White…
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Finalists announced for 2019 REA Excellence Awards
REA Group has announced the finalists for this year’s Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs), to be held in Melbourne on Thursday 14 November 2019. The AREAs honour the most innovative, community-minded and highest-achieving individuals and businesses in the property industry (residential, commercial, project developers) and media industry. There will be 21 awards in total presented…
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Ray White Rural SA set for October auction bonanza
Smitham's', Hart. BUYERS have a wonderful opportunity to snap up one of eight varied and exciting rural properties going under the hammer in October as part of Ray White Rural SA's spring auction bonanza. Potential sellers have been watching the growth in farming land values in SA over the past two to three years and…
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Belle Property joins invite-only global property platform
Belle Property has gained exclusive membership to the invite-only global sales network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Luxury Portfolio (LPI). LeadingRE is an international real estate community of more than 500 real estate companies awarded membership based on rigorous standards for service and performance. With 4,300 offices and 130,000 sales associates in more than 70 countries,…
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Barry Plant’s top performers awarded for excellence
Barry Plant Group’s stars shone at the company’s 2019 Awards for Excellence at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium recently, with nearly 800 people attending the black-tie event. The Frankston office had an outstanding night winning Franchisee of the Year and the Property Management Growth Award, with agent Bailey White joint winner of the Ron Hudson Rising Star Award. Geelong staff were also…
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Double Bay real estate specialists join forces
High-profile agency, the LJ Hooker Double Bay Group, is continuing to go from strength-to-strength, with renowned agent Daniel Baran recently joining the ranks. Mr Baran has been responsible for many record sales in the east during his 30-year career. In the month since he joined, he’s already listed and sold in excess of $20 million in property with a strong…
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South Australia Sotheby’s Realty defies the market with record-breaking results
Luxury real estate brand South Australia Sotheby’s International Realty has bucked the historically conservative South Australian property market trends with a number of landmark sales. Under the leadership of Grant Giordano, Director – Adelaide, several big-ticket properties have either sold or been contracted in the last few months, many setting suburb records. In June, a dream coastal property in tightly-held…
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Ray White New Farm welcomes high-flying agent
Ray White New Farm has welcomed high-flying agent Richard Barlow into the role of Sales and Marketing Consultant. “I’ve been in real estate for six years, first working for an independent selling in the CBD and Spring Hill, before shifting to another independent in Teneriffe then an agency in New Farm for four years,” Mr Barlow said. “I’ve lived in New…
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Ray White Rural’s annual muster for 2019
Ray White Rural & Livestock held it's annual muster on the Gold Coast yesterday with almost 200 agents coming from all over Australia to learn and get inspired. The speakers at the one-day conference at the Marriott Resort, Surfers Paradise were economists, industry thought-leaders, elite agents, progressive entrepreneurs and even disruptors. Stephen Nell, Ray White…
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Ray White Rural celebrates its 2019 winners
MORE than 200 guests from as far as Albany in Western Australia, Timboon in Victoria, Tumbarumba in New South Wales, Port Augusta in South Australia and Barcaldine in Queensland attended the annual Ray White Rural & Ray White Livestock awards on the Gold Coast last night to celebrate the achievements of the top offices and…
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Ray White New Zealand appoints new COO
Ray White New Zealand has expanded its leadership bench with the appointment of experienced property figure Daniel Coulson who has joined the national team as the Chief Operating Officer.
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Property sales shake up as Betterway launches in Australia
A new fixed-fee model real estate is set to launch in regional Australia, promising a new approach for people looking to buy and sell their home which will save home owners money and put them back in control of the process. Betterway Real Estate‘s fixed and fair fee model is facilitated through a smartphone application that connects all suppliers in…
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Inner city Brisbane property in demand
Brisbane’s inner city precinct will be the strongest performing sector in the Queensland capital’s property market in coming years, according to SPACE Property. SPACE Property Managing Director Nick Penklis said the suburbs up to 10 kilometres from the CBD would always be the ones highest in demand, with an increasingly wider demographic looking to buy, including families. “As an agency,…
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Knight Frank appoints new board member
Knight Frank Australia has appointed National Head of Asset Management Services Linda Rudd to the company’s Board of Directors. Ms Rudd has been with Knight Frank Australia for more than seven years in the Asset Management Services (AMS) line of business and more than 15 years in the property industry. As part of a broader restructure following the appointment of…
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R&W legend scoops the Directors’ Trophy at annual awards
Keiran Speed is what you’d call old school. Would never swear in front of a lady. He’ll tell you to your face what a place is worth, and he’d be right. Never raises his voice or talks himself up. Others will happily do that for him. Legend, or even icon, is how R&W chief auctioneer Peter Baldwin describes him, and…
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Community investment key to R&W awards success
The past year was one that many in the real estate industry will gladly forget, yet for those who claimed trophies at the annual Richardson & Wrench awards it was a chance to step up to the challenge and show their worth. Offices and agents in growth corridors on the city fringes of both Sydney and Brisbane not only survived…
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Turner Real Estate makes strategic property management acquisition
Independent South Australian real estate agency Turner Real Estate has reached an agreement to acquire Steadfast Property Managers. The business will be gradually integrated into Turner Real Estate’s extensive property management division, resulting in a rent roll of 2600 properties – one of the largest in South Australia today. Steadfast Property Managers is a locally owned property management business founded…
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Familiar faces take over Ray White Goolwa | Victor Harbor
Well-known local agents, Nici Godwin and Nathan Fry have taken over the existing Ray White Goolwa | Victor Harbor office in South Australia. Having both worked as agents on the south coast for the majority of their careers, Ms Godwin and Mr Fry say it was a natural progression to step into business ownership. “Nothing about our service will change…
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Realmark Coastal welcomes Todd and Danielle Utley
Husband and Wife duo, Todd and Danielle Utley, have joined leading WA agency, Realmark Coastal, this month. Todd and Danielle have forged a strong career in real estate together, having most recently worked with Peard Real Estate for the last 15 years. Todd and Danielle both had separate real estate careers before combining forces when…
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Property giant Ray White kicks off Australia’s biggest game of Hide & Seek
Leading agency Ray White has just launched its latest brand campaign called Hide & Seek, a playful take on the childhood game in a bid to entice both buyers and sellers into the market. The property giant’s franchised network of more than 1000 offices sold just over 75,000 homes, worth $40.7 billion across Australasia despite the…
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Ray White expands in Southern Highlands
Ray White Bowral principal Gene Fairbanks has joined forces with esteemed local agents Michael Maloney and Jeremy Crawford to form a premier real estate marketing team servicing the Southern Highlands. Observers are quick to attribute their merger to the similarity in their characters – down to earth, honest country style – born of their life’s experiences and personal values. Michael Maloney…
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Ray White South Australia celebrates its top performers of 2019
Almost 450 guests attended the annual Ray White South Australia state awards at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Friday September 13 to celebrate the achievements of the top offices and individuals throughout the network. Ray White SA CEO Matt Lindblom said it has been a very successful year for the network as its members conducted…
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Belle Property expands in Sydney with new office in Rhodes
Belle Property has strengthened its stronghold on Sydney’s property market, opening a new office in the high-density waterside suburb of Rhodes. Led by Principals Sophia Zhou and Jason Bi, the new office was a strategic decision to capitalise on the potential for growth and development in Rhodes and its surrounding suburbs. Ms Zhou said she and Mt Bi had built…
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Familiar face takes reins at Ray White Rural Warwick
Experienced and well-established Ray White Rural Pittsworth owners, James and Sally Croft have expanded their business and opened the doors to the new Ray White office in Warwick. Owning an existing Ray White office in neighbouring Pittsworth, the husband and wife duo believed the expansion was a natural step for their business as they aim to further service the needs…
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Eastern Suburbs agents take home top awards for Ray White
Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs dominated the annual Ray White New South Wales awards, with Double Bay taking out several of the top honours, and TRG agent Gavin Rubinstein named No 1 sales agent for the seventh year in a row. Some 900 real estate agents and guests celebrated their achievements in Sydney at the weekend, with Ray White Double Bay picking…
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Woolbank wins Australian Masters squash title
Gold Coast real estate principal, Danny Woolbank, has won the Australian Masters Squash Championships, Australia’s premier squash event of the year. Mr Woolbank, who owns RE/MAX Property Centre at Broadbeach Waters, was favoured to win, having taken out the Queensland titles in May this year. This is his fourth Australian title win. He entered the Australian Institute of Sport at…
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