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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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  • Barry Plant Think Tank inspires property managers

    Property management was front and centre at Barry Plant Group’s 11th annual Think Tank conference, which aimed to inspire and motivate property managers with innovative ideas and effective management strategies. Several impressive keynote speakers addressed the 175 Barry Plant staff members, discussing a range of strategies new methods of management skills. Barry Plant Group CEO and Director Mike McCarthy said…

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  • World’s most southern RE/MAX office celebrates with Pride

    Proud New Zealander real estate agent Nash Varghese made his trio of RE/MAX agencies official this week, with a celebration in the south. At 46.41 degrees S, RE/MAX Pride in Invercargill is the most southern real estate office in the RE/MAX world – and is just one of three in owner Nash Varghese’s Pride offices. Pride Real Estate was an…

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    C21 expands Western Australian presence

    C21 has expanded its network with the opening of a new office in Canning Vale, south of Perth Strategically situated on the doorstep of one of Perth’s fastest growing suburbs of Southern River, Canning Vale, Harrisdale and the busy Canning Vale corridor, the  C21 Resicomm office will be headed up by Simon Pattullo. Mr Pattullo, who was born and bred in…

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  • From Federal Government to Ray White Cottesloe

    For some, the match between an employee and employer is simply meant to be, but for former scientist Jen Lowe, the chemistry with Ray White was too hard to resist.With a PhD in science from Curtin University, having worked under the Howard Government and carried out research at Australia’s only nuclear reactor in Sydney, Dr…

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  • Well-known agent joins OBrien in Melbourne’s North-West

    Victorian-based group OBrien Real Estate is set to change the face of property sales in the North-West corridor of Melbourne with the help of one of the local area’s most trusted faces. Jae Doyle, a multiple award-winning and respected local agent, has joined OBrien having worked in the local area for more than 15 years. OBrien General Manager Jason Mudford…

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  • Luxe off-the-plan sales in hot demand in Eastern Suburbs

    At a time when some off-the-plan projects are doing it tough in Sydney, Ray White Double Bay agent Daniel Ungar has sold four luxury apartments worth more than $13 million in Rose Bay. With more than 16 years sales experience, Mr Ungar is a Ray White elite performer who was born and raised in Vaucluse.  He knows Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs…

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  • Henderson kicks off spring sales with a bang

    The Gold Coast’s spring property selling season has started with a big bang for the team from John Henderson Professionals Mermaid Beach who smashed out nearly $10 million in sales this week. Of the 14 properties up for sale at the Hendersons’ Spring Auction Spectacular on Tuesday, 10 were sold on the night for a combined total of almost $10…

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  • Coronis sells legacy location and moves to hub

    Queensland’s largest, wholly-owned end-to-end real estate business Coronis has sold its iconic location in Stafford, with the now team set to operate out of the company’s hub. Managing Director Andrew Coronis said the bold move is part of a new era in real estate fully embraced by the company. “In the name of progress and Mission 10-4, we have to…

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    Adelaide real estate specialists join forces

    Adelaide’s western real estate specialists, LJ Hooker West Lakes and Power Real Estate of Port Adelaide, have merged to form the region’s leading real estate agency. LJ Hooker West Lakes directors Frank Azzollini and Josie Auricchio have joined forces with Steve Moffatt to operate as one office under the LJ Hooker banner. Mr Azzollini said the opportunity to bring the…

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  • Leah Jay celebrates 25 years

    Pioneer, Leader, Innovator, Advocate. These are just some of the words that are used to describe Leah Jay, the woman behind the first and one of the most awarded property management companies in NSW. Opening her property management company in 1994, Leah was branching out into the unknown. “People thought I was crazy and told me it wouldn’t work,” Leah…

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  • Ray White Commercial welcomes Victor Sheu to the team

    Ray White Commercial NSW – Western Sydney has welcomed experienced agent Victor Sheu to the team. Assuming the role of Associate Director, Mr Sheu will have a focus on Asian markets, investment sales, and development transactions. “I began my post-university professional life working for a project marketing company, where I specialised in Chinese companies buying assets off-the-plan. This gave me…

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  • Ray White Queensland celebrates top performers

    More than 1200 real estate agents and guests attended the prestigious Ray White Queensland annual awards last night at the Royal International Convention Centre to celebrate the achievements of the top offices and individuals throughout the network. Ray White Queensland has a lot to celebrate considering it traded more than $8 billion in residential property…

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  • LJ Hooker Avnu boosts North Shore expansion with two new teams

    Two top Savills teams have made the move to LJ Hooker Avnu, as it continues its rapid expansion across the Sydney’s North Shore.  The team consists of three sales agents, headlined by Stephanie Hearne who has been ranked as one of Australia’s top agents, and three property managers lead by Max Ma.  Ms Hearne, who…

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  • Gold Coast agent returns to Sotheby’s International Realty

    A strong desire to re-establish a name for selling premium property in a high-end market proved the main motivation for one of the Gold Coast’s hardest working agents to return to Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty. Sales agent Karen Pirie has realigned with Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty after first working with the brand when popular CEO Paul Arthur took the helm.…

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  • Bondi agency hits the trifecta

    A Bondi agency has sold three homes in the same street in one week – a situation the sales agent describes as “unheralded” in his 30 years operating in the exclusive eastern suburb’s property market. Raine & Horne Double Bay/Bondi Beach Principal, Ric Serrao, who sold the three properties in conjunction with his colleague Mark Yeats, said the three classic semi-detached…

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  • New leadership team signals change for Cashmere’s property market

    Belle Property has recruited two high-performing agents to form the new leadership team of their Cashmere office in Queensland. Co-Principals, Adam Dickie and Allan Brookes, are taking over the reins of Belle Property Cashmere; rebuilding the office’s presence to become a full-service agency with a customer-first ethos. “Our Belle Property Cashmere office has been given a refresh with two fantastic…

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  • Ray White welcomes high-profile agents in NSW and Vic

    Ray White has welcomed two established agents to their growing team, with Trevor Byrne rebranding his business Ray White Carnes Hill in south-west Sydney, and Helen Jens recently opening the doors to the newest Ray White business in Kyneton in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges. Both agents come with a wealth of experience and renown within their respective communities. Mr Byrne has worked…

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  • Sydney Eastern Suburbs specialist Albert Sassoon joins McGrath

    McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top eastern suburbs specialist, Albert Sassoon, will join the agency, as an important recruit to its Edgecliff team. In announcing the appointment, McGrath regional sales manager James Hayashi said McGrath was thrilled to welcome Albert and his team to their sales division. “He is well-known and respected as an area specialist for premium properties…

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  • OBrien opens at Werribee

    More than six years after OBrien Real Estate established its first franchise office in February 2013, the growing brand has now opened its 27th office, located in the growth belt of Melbourne’s west at Werribee. Originating from the south east of Melbourne, OBrien initially had all its offices situated on the east side of the Yarra River, but now there…

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  • Like father, like son for Ray White Commercial Queensland

    As they marked Father’s Day yesterday, father and son duo Stephen and Elliot Kidd of Ray White Commercial Queensland celebrated a father-son relationship that spans both the professional and the personal. It is part testament to the Ray White brand – a family-owned enterprise that dates back to 1902 and where family ties are ingrained in their history – but…

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  • Qld Sotheby’s International Realty adds elite agent to line-up

    Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty’s strong prestige presence has lured experienced Gold Coast real estate sales agent Isaac Genc to the blue-chip brand. Mr Genc is one of the Gold Coast’s top-performing sales agents, who has redefined real estate excellence in the area through innovative property marketing strategies delivering outstanding results. For more than eight years he has focused on achieving…

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  • Agents join forces in Whitehorse

    The Whitehorse property landscape is set for a spring shake-up as two of the area’s agents join forces to create a formidable ‘power team’. The arrival of Jellis Craig Mitcham, which is the culmination of Noel Jones Mitcham joining Jellis Craig, will anchor a consolidated presence for Jellis Craig in Whitehorse. Further fortifying its footprint,…

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  • Belle Property recruits top-performing agent in competitive Brisbane market

    Highly awarded and locally renowned sales agent, Darcy Lord, joins the Belle Property Bulimba team. A move that reinforces Belle Property's growing presence in one of Brisbane's most sought-after markets. Over the 15 years that Darcy was with Bulimba, he had established himself as one of the leading agents in Brisbane's inner eastern suburbs, transacting…

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  • Ray White opens in Tamborine Mountain

    One of Tamborine Mountain’s most recognised agents is joining forces with Ray White, opening a new office in town. Emma Hawker has operated independently in the area for almost two years, and said the opening of Ray White Rural Tamborine Mountain was a natural progression as her business looks to continue its growth. “The most important thing to me is…

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  • LJ Hooker Avnu Lower North Shore expands sales team

    LJ Hooker Avnu Founding Partner Adrian Bridges recently welcomed Nic Christou to the team. Mr Christou has an impressive track record, starting his career when he was just 15 years old, and has now chalked up more than 10 years in the industry.  Mr Bridges said Mr Christou first reached out to him on Instagram and requested a mentoring opportunity. …

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  • Brisbane property big guns on expansion drive

    Two of Ray White Queensland’s best-regarded business owners are on a mission to expand their growing network. Property big guns Haesley Cush and Matt Lancashire are expanding from their established markets in New Farm and Spring Hill across the Brisbane River. The Ray White New Farm owners, together with two of their top agents – Scott Darwon and Brandon Wortley…

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  • Luxury residential property expert joins Knight Frank Australia

    William Laing has taken on the role of Senior Sales Executive at Knight Frank’s head office after moving from The Agency in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, where he was a Property Partner. Mr Laing has experience selling luxury residential property across the Sydney basin, concentrating on the Eastern Suburbs and both the Upper and Lower North Shore. With a quality over…

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  • Top agent Nicole Carter joins McGrath Surfers Paradise

    McGrath Estate Agents has announced that top local agent Nicole Carter will join its McGrath Surfers Paradise team. Commenting on the the star recruitment, McGrath Queensland State Manager Justin Marsden said he was thrilled to welcome Nicole to spearhead the team. “Nicole has an outstanding track record for sales on the Gold Coast, especially in Reedy Creek and the surrounding…

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