FRANCHISE NEWS
-
Realmark Karratha changes hands
Realmark Karratha has welcomed new owners this week, with Jordan James and Ellene Watkins taking over as the new business partners of the franchise from August 12. Jordan and Ellene will lead the Karratha team with their 18 years combined experience in the real estate sector, specialising in sales, property management and trust accounts. The move of ownership comes after…
Read More » -
LJ Hooker honours top performers at International Awards
LJ Hooker has recognised its top performers across Australia and New Zealand at its annual conference and International Awards gala, held earlier this week on the Gold Coast. LJ Hooker Network Chief Graeme Hyde said the awards night is the most important event of the year, especially in a challenging market. “Despite the market challenges faced by the real estate…
Read More » -
PRD unites to support Red Nose Day!
PRD offices across the nation have united to support Red Nose Day, embracing their silly side for a serious cause. Over the years, PRD has partnered with many charities including the Daffodil Day appeal, YoungCare and the Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon fundraiser. This year, the brand turned its attention to Red Nose Day. Now in its 31st year, Red Nose…
Read More » -
LJ Hooker opens new office in North West Tasmania
LJ Hooker has expanded its network in North West Tasmania with the opening of LJ Hooker Devonport. Experienced local real estate specialists Michael Ziegler and Melissa Burtt will head up the new office, which offers a full suite of real estate services across residential properties, including sales and property management. With 16 years’ combined experience in the real estate industry,…
Read More » -
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate expands to Victoria
The footprint for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate continued to grow with the opening of the first Victorian office in Richmond. With several offices already operating in New South Wales, the lifestyle brand is now focusing on its presence in strategic locations across the east coast of Australia. The new Richmond office will be operated by Michael and Laurel…
Read More » -
Ray White lights up Sunshine State with Ignite 2019
More than 700 Ray White Group members from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast reignited their passion for real estate at a series of training sessions held in Queensland this week. The Ignite 2019 program was designed to help salespeople and property managers navigate and adapt to current market conditions. One of the take-home messages from keynote speaker and former…
Read More » -
Gold rush for Laing+Simmons network stars
It was a golden year for the team at Laing+Simmons Rosebery following the company’s annual awards at the weekend, showing that even in challenging market conditions, the combination of experience, persistence and innovation is a recipe for real estate success. The Laing+Simmons Rosebery team won the Office of the Year Gold Award, the Excellence in Digital Marketing Gold Award, and…
Read More » -
Patrick Leo expands in regional Victoria
Patrick Leo, a leading real estate agency specialising in investment property sales and services, has further expanded into Victoria opening its second office in the State at 21 View Point Bendigo, directly opposite the historic Alexandra Fountain. With its head office in Sydney and an office based in Collingwood, Patrick Leo offers property management and…
Read More » -
Dynamic Duo opens new Elders Redlands office
Elders Real Estate has announced the opening of yet another new office in Queensland, welcoming a new team in Redlands. Alex and Taylor Tincknell are the new principals and directors of Elders Real Estate Redlands. Currently operating a family-owned business with 26 employees known as ‘Bayside Slashing’, the duo have successfully grown the company and effectively implemented systems to achieve…
Read More » -
Belle Property recruits high-performing agent to bolster its Newtown office
High-performing sales agent, Roger Agha has joined Belle Property Newtown in a move that reaffirms Belle Property’s stronghold in one of Sydney’s most sought-after pockets. After 10 years as Director of the Devine Real Estate Group, Roger made the strategic move to team up with the Principal of Belle Property Newtown, Anthony Tripodi. Roger, who was averaging 80 sales a…
Read More » -
Raine and Horne Lane Cove celebrates two-year anniversary
Raine and Horne Lane Cove is celebrating success this month as they mark their two-year anniversary. When Raine and Horne Lane Cove first opened its doors on 1 August 2017, it was just the three principals running the office with no other staff members, no market share and no rent roll. At the time top-selling local agents Stuart Bourne, Nathan…
Read More » -
PPD launches new office in Coogee
Phillips Pantzer Donnelley (PPD) has opened a new office in Coogee, which the real estate agency said was a logical step in their growth strategy. The office will accommodate both sales and property management teams, and partner Jason Pantzer said it was part of the agency’s long-term plan to expand on their flagship office in Woollahra, which opened in 2013,…
Read More » -
Fletchers launches film to celebrate centenary
Reaching a major milestone such as a 100-year anniversary is a feat very few Australian real estate agencies ever accomplish. From humble beginnings at their first offices at 2 Cotham Road in Kew in 1919, to a network of over 20 offices more than a century later, the foundations established by the Fletcher family in…
Read More » -
Ray White Diamond Creek rises from the ashes
In November 2018, the Ray White Plenty office fell victim to a truly devastating fire in a neighbouring office that destroyed everything within their premises. But out of the ashes, the team was able to rise, and they are now celebrating the opening of their new office in Diamond Creek. “We had to set up office at our home residence…
Read More » -
Ray White Upper North Shore welcomes Lisa Davies
Lisa Davies, one of the highest performing agents on the Upper North Shore of Sydney has joined Ray White. Led by Greg Windel, David Walker and Matt Bolin, Ms Davies will join the award-winning team at Ray White Upper North Shore. Ms Davies has a wealth of experience in the local area and is pleased…
Read More » -
Danae Eden named as director of Barry Plant Mornington
Barry Plant Mornington has exciting news, with the announcement that Danae Eden has been named as director. Danae joins Chris Berryman as director of Barry Plant Mornington, with Danae and Chris combining for over 36 years of experience in the real estate industry. Barry Plant has been servicing the real estate needs of Mornington since 2004, with Chris Berryman becoming…
Read More » -
Acton committed to the long game in Mount Lawley
ACTON Real Estate Group has reinforced its commitment to the Western Australian community of Mount Lawley, signing a new agreement to extend their already long-standing presence in the region. ACTON Mount Lawley Directors, Carlos Lehn and Paul Owen, say they’re proud to represent the Western Australian owned brand, which is also celebrating its 50th birthday this year. “We are committed to our future with ACTON and to continue…
Read More » -
Harcourts expands in NSW with two new offices
Harcourts Australia has announced the expansion of the 400-plus office real estate network, with the opening of two franchises in Batmans Bay and Cabramatta, New South Wales. Harcourts Batemans Bay is owned by Dene Lewthwaite and Adam Sadil , who together have over 50 years’ experience in real estate and specialise in residential sales and multi-unit developments. “After long discussions…
Read More » -
RE/MAX Rally aims to differentiate
RE/MAX Australia has awarded its January to June 2019 top performers, with Managing Director, Michael Davoren, noting achievement and success represented the ability to adapt to the market. At the RE/MAX July Rally, held at Moda Events, Portside, in Brisbane, Mr Davoren announced RE/MAX Bayside Properties as the top office for both commission and sales transactions. RE/MAX Results, Morningside, and…
Read More » -
Coronis North Lakes named Team of the Year at 2019 Coronis Annual Awards
Coronis hosted their Annual Awards on Saturday, 27 July at the River City’s newest hotspot, Howard Smith Wharves, where they celebrated the achievements of FY19 and recognised the company’s top agents, property managers, mortgage brokers and support staff. Managing Director Andrew Coronis said the Coronis Annual Awards was their night of nights and a great…
Read More » -
Noakes brothers to head up Stone Real Estate in Hornsby
Stone Real Estate has staked a claim in the northern Sydney hotspot of Hornsby, with two of the area’s talented agents opening the boutique brand’s first office in the suburb. Brothers Steve and Adam Noakes bring almost 20 years combined experience to their roles as co-principals of Stone Real Estate Hornsby. Born and raised in Hornsby, the pair said they…
Read More » -
Elders opens new Rockhampton location
Elders Real Estate is set to open a new office in Rockhampton, with a long-standing rural property sales specialist and award-winner at the helm. Virgil Kenny, who won multiple State and National accolades at the recent National Awards, will expand into the residential, lifestyle and commercial property market in central Queensland, servicing Rockhampton, Theodore, Moura, Springsure, Rolleston, Emerald and as…
Read More » -
Alexa, find me a realtor (and help me move in)
Amazon.com made a move into the real estate business announcing a partnership called Turnkey with US Real Estate Group Realogy (NYSE: RLGY). The collaboration is intended to seamlessly connect consumers wishing to buy a home with making it home. The program hand matches a real estate agent from one of the Realogy Brands to buy…
Read More » -
PRD continues NSW expansion with 4 new offices
PRD, the wholly-owned real estate brand of Colliers International, is expanding with the addition of four new offices in the past six months. PRD Chairman and Managing Director, Tony Brasier said market changes were forcing principals of real estate offices to look at what options were out there to grow their business potential. “Our unique service offering and a collaborative approach…
Read More » -
Familiar faces take the reins at Ray White Beenleigh
Building on the success of Ray White Marsden, business owner Avi Khan is expanding into nearby Beenleigh. Along with new business partners and joint owners Glenn Hamilton and Bec Cragg, the new team is aiming to replicate the rapid growth and success they’re experiencing in Marsden. “I only opened the Marsden office in January 2018, and already we’ve grown to…
Read More » -
Ray White Helensburgh support beanies for brain cancer fund raiser
For Ray White Helensburgh managing director Simon Beaufils, the devastation of brain cancer became terrifyingly real as he saw his good mate, channel Nine NRL boss Matt Calandar suffer with the disease. “Matt was a really good friend of mine,” said Mr Beaufils this week, who describes watching his friend pass away in 2017 as seeing the ‘coal face’ of…
Read More » -
Record-breaking month for Ray White Maroochydore
It’s a case of double delight for Ray White Maroochydore as the office celebrated a record-breaking month of sales in June and achieved a property management milestone. A total of 28 properties were sold last month with a combined value of $17,300,000 and the team now manage a total of 1001 properties.Ray White Maroochydore Director and Auctioneer Dan Sowden said he was…
Read More » -
McGrath recognises top performers
Twenty-two of McGrath's best were honoured at the annual awards last Thursday night in Sydney. Recognising the highest achieving, community-minded and innovative performers in the group, awards were presented across sales, property management and administration. Mat Steinwede was once again honoured as the Agent of the Year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHNxZxofmy4&feature=youtu.be
Read More » -
One Agency appoints three offices in Fiji
Rapidly expanding Australasian network One Agency has announced the appointment of Bayshore Real Estate Fiji’s three offices to their network – the brand’s  first members in the Pacific Islands. The association was confirmed at  Bayshore’s annual awards dinner in Lautoka, attended by and the brand will be rolled out in Nadi, Lautoka and Suva over the next few weeks. One…
Read More » -
McCartneys rejoin McGrath Crows Nest
Mother and son duo Heather McCartney and Ty McCartney-Brown have made a comeback to McGrath Estate Agents, joining the team at the Crows Nest office. Ms McCartney began her nearly 20 years ago on the Lower North Shore and said returning to McGrath has been like “coming home”. “When I was considering what my next move was, it was almost…
Read More » -
South-West Sydney agency makes switch to LJ Hooker
LJ Hooker has expanded its network in the Wollondilly region in South-West Sydney with a new office opening in Picton. Experienced local real estate specialists David Wolfe, Mal McEachern and Melika McEachern led the office’s transformation to join LJ Hooker, offering a full suite of real estate services including property management, residential and commercial sales. With 55 years of combined…
Read More » -
Third generation Jones to be managing director of MMJ in Wollongong
Tim Jones took the reins as managing director of MMJ in Wollongong on Monday, making him the third-generation Jones to hold the position. The move was part of a succession plan initiated by his father Geoff Jones whose own father Allan Jones was the inaugural managing director of Martin Morris & Jones when it started at 141 Crown Street almost…
Read More » -
Leading independent named as inaugural business partner for Stone Real Estate Queensland
Stone Real Estate Queensland has welcomed independent agent Shane Evans as the brand’s maiden business partner in the Sunshine State. A top selling agent in the northern Gold Coast region, Mr Evans has become principal of Stone Real Estate Coomera. Head of Stone Queensland, Scott Kelly, welcomed Mr Evans to the team and noted his addition to the network was…
Read More » -
Luxe project stirs up interest in Double Bay
There’s been a resurgence of interest in high-end luxury apartments in Sydney since the Federal Election, according to Ray White Projects who has tallied up four luxury apartments for more than $13 million in recent weeks. The 1788 Residences, a 29-apartment $100 million boutique development on uber hip Cross St, sits in the blue-chip heart of Double Bay, directly across…
Read More » -
Belle Property launches into Potts Point
Highly-regarded Principal Mark Foy is set to open his second office, as Belle Property Surry Hills expands into Potts Point. Seeing the growth and shift in the culture and demographic of Potts Point, Mr Foy made the strategic decision to expand his footprint to the inner Sydney suburb. “The Potts Point area is a sophisticated market, offering a wide variance…
Read More »