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    R&W builds presence Sydney’s north shore with new Wahroonga agency

    Richardson & Wrench has added to its network of offices on the upper north shore with the opening of a dedicated Wahroonga agency. R&W Wahroonga will be headed up by Nick Addison who has spent the past 14 years in the area. R&W owner and Managing Director Andrew Cocks said Mr Addison’s decision to join the group would increase its…

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  • Belle Property Commercial launch major Adelaide operation

    Belle Property has launched Property Commercial in Adelaide, SA. With a solid residential footprint in Adelaide, Belle Property Adelaide consortium leader Calvin Lai said the move into commercial is part of a long-term strategic plan. “We see a tremendous opportunity in the commercial property market. Having already been involved in major projects and development site sales, we know the sector…

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  • NGU Real Estate launches in Toowoomba

    NGU Real Estate continues its successful expansion with the launch of its seventh office in one of Queensland’s most beautiful cities. NGU Real Estate Toowoomba will be led by director Robbie Witt, a born and bred local with a background in representative rugby league. “I’m greatly looking forward to assisting Toowoomba residents sell and buy property,” Mr Witt said. “The…

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  • RE/MAX Living comes to Burpengary

    Combining new and familiar faces, an ongoing high degree of local market expertise, and consistency of service, RE/MAX Living is now the name of the long-time established RE/MAX Ultimate in Burpengary. Well-known local community identity, businesswoman and licensed real estate agent, Kathy Sweeney, will build on the success of the real estate business as she brings all her business acumen…

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  • Courtney and Stephen Antico join Richardson & Wrench Bondi Junction

    Andre Frack, principal of R&W Bondi Junction, is delighted to welcome dynamic husband and wife team, Courtney and Stephen Antico, to the established business. Real estate brought Courtney and Stephen together and it continues to be central to their peronsal and professional lives. Ms Antico has been in the industry since the age of 19, starting in property management at…

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  • Ray White owner raising money to help sick children

    Ray White Toronto owner Paul Wrigley is spending this week driving in his 1966 Holden HR rally car around NSW on his fourth Variety Bush Bash to help raise money for sick children. Mr Wrigley, who has owned Ray White Toronto/Wangi for more than 18 years, is one of those men who provides an iron clad service guarantee with everything…

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  • Adam Downes’ new national role as Head of Performance Management

    Australasia’s leading property group has promoted one of its top lieutenants to a new national role as Head of Performance Management. Adam Downes, currently Ray White’s head of agency operations in Queensland and a gun auctioneer, will start his new role on July 1 after designing a benchmarking program called Pulse for all of the group’s business owners to measure…

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  • @realty welcomes Jessica Taylor and Brian McKiernan to its network

    @realty has recruited Jessica Taylor as a specialist agent for the fast-growing Illawarra region, and specialist agent Brian McKiernan to service the Perth market. JESSICA TAYLOR Ms Taylor joins @realty as a licensed real estate agent, licensed stock and station agent and auctioneer, with experience selling farms and rural property through her previous role as director of a South Coast…

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  • Sisters make presence known with RE/MAX Revolution

    Experienced real estate duo, Eiles and Brittany Hunt, have cemented their place in the popular Brisbane south-side market of Shailer Park and surrounding suburbs, securing ten properties under contract in a two-week period. The two opened RE/MAX Revolution this month with a commitment to strongly representing the RE/MAX brand and gain a reputation of exceptional service for their real estate…

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  • Queensland ‘A List’ agent joins Ray White Marsden

    ONE of Queensland’s top real estate agents is looking forward to taking her business to the next level after joining Ray White Marsden. Jess Nguyen is in the top one per cent of high performing agents across the state, with more than ten years’ experience in selling properties throughout the Logan region. “Our business has been built on transparency and…

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  • Robert Maher makes the move to @realty

    One of Australia’s top performing real estate agents, Robert Maher, has joined @realty, a national real estate network, which has signed more than 500 agents to its banner over the past four years. Mr Maher has been ranked in the top two per cent of Australian real estate agents by sales volume, and has moved to @realty. Mr Maher says…

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  • Adrian Wood further bolsters The Agency’s Melbourne growth

    Leading Port Phillip agent Adrian Wood has joined The Agency’s Albert Park team alongside Michael Paproth and Peter Kakos. Adrian Wood is known for repeat property sales, inter-generational client relationships and off-market success. He has reportedly achieved $70 million in property sales over 2017, a 97% clearance rate over the past two years and transacted $13.6 million in off-market sales…

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  • Top sales team takes the RE/MAX Pinnacle name

    RE/MAX Pinnacle is the new name customers will see on the popular RE/MAX real estate office in Manukau, New Zealand. Owners Rasheed and Nazia Muhammed decided to heighten their Manukau operation’s profile by giving it its own identity. The highly skilled and professional RE/MAX Pinnacle team specialise in real estate sales. The Muhammed’s also own RE/MAX Property in Papatoetoe, where…

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  • Corinna Mansell of RE/MAX knits warmth into needy families this winter

    If you spot RE/MAX New Zealand General Manager Corinna Mansell with balls of yarn in her arms, you can be sure there’s another warm blanket on the way to a family in need this winter. Ms Mansell is working with Variety – The Children’s Charity and one of its partner organisations to provided warm blankets and clothing for families in…

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  • RE/MAX tops 120,000 agents in its first quarter

    As the global real estate giant reaches another milestone, RE/MAX Australia and New Zealand Franchise Director Joel Davoren says his regions are travelling a similar upward path as the international scene. RE/MAX® concluded the first quarter 2018 with a global count topping 120,000 agents. “That is an addition of more than 30,000 productive agents in the past five years,” Mr…

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  • Cohen Handler, Australia’s leading Buyer’s Agents, announces the departure of CEO and co-founder Ben Handler

    Over the past eight years, Ben has worked with Simon Cohen to build Cohen Handler into Australia’s largest buyer’s agency. After founding the company with $5,000 in 2009, Cohen Handler has grown from two people working from a bedroom to 70+ staff members across six offices in three countries, having purchased more than $3 billion worth of property along the…

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  • Coronis Names New Sales Director

    Queensland property services group Coronis has made a strategic internal promotion as part of their 2020 growth strategy to open 40 offices. Managing Director Andrew Coronis has announced Adam Empringham will step into the Sales Director role in July 2018, following 11 years of service with the company, six as an Area Leader managing 10 offices. “I would like to…

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  • Buxton Bentleigh rewarding young talent in real estate and paving the way for future leaders

    One of Victoria’s best performing real estate offices Buxton Bentleigh has promoted young team members to reshape the traditional ownership model in real estate and the broader business environment. Buxton Bentleigh now has six new Directors all in their 20s and 30s joining existing Directors Chris Hassall and Craig Williamson. The new directors who have been promoted to the leadership…

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  • New Ray White Berwick owners feel strength of network

    The strength of the Ray White brand gives Eric Zhang, Winston Wei, Yun Wei, Ricky Chen and Henry Lin a huge amount of confidence as they open their Berwick office. All are thrilled to acquire ownership of Ray White Berwick, which is located around 39kms southeast of Melbourne’s CBD. “Berwick is an established suburb in the City of Casey and…

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  • First National Real Estate Appoints National Performance Manager

    First National Real Estate, Australia’s largest independent real estate network, has announced the appointment of Mr Ted Piteo as National Performance Manager. Mr Piteo’s role at First National will be to provide professional development support, business mentoring, network development, and he will contribute to overall performance enhancement across the network. As former chief executive of The Professionals South Australia (since…

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  • Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty welcomes leading auction advisor

    Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty is delighted to welcome award-winning auctioneer Gavin Croft to the team. Mr Croft has accumulated 17 years of real estate experience, conducting more than 7000 auctions across Australia and New Zealand as both a licensed sales agent and/or auctioneer. Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty CEO Paul Arthur said Mr Croft will strengthen the synergy between the company’s…

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  • Century 21 Australasian operations announces local rebrand

    The announcement follows the global parent unveiling an international rebranding campaign at its recent Masters event in Orlando, Florida. Global President and CEO Nick Bailey was on hand to welcome the significant change of the logo, which features a refreshed color palette that stays true to its iconic gold and black scheme, while also embracing a new modern look and…

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  • EAC embraces online property auctions

    The Estate Agents Co-operative (EAC) has paired with Sale Ezy to offer online property auction capability to their members. Described as “Australia’s first and most cutting-edge, end-to-end online sales and auction platform”, Sale Ezy will allow agents to host online property auctions while ensuring all compliance issues like vendor ID checks are taken care of. It will also allow the…

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  • Belle Property bolsters its Buyer Advisory service with key appointment

    Brady Yoshia, an established buyer advisor, has joined Belle Property Pymble as the Director of Buyers Agency, as Principal Michael Doran launches Buyer Advisory to his market on Sydney’s North Shore. CEO of Belle Property, Peter Hanscomb welcomed Brady to the network, recognising the skillset she brings. “With Brady joining our network, this is a critical step in the direction…

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  • Ray White Lower North Shore enters Crows Nest

    Directors David Gillan and Richard Harding are at the helm of a team based in one of Sydney’s most liveable suburbs. “We’re bringing with us the experience and strengths of the Ray White Lower North Shore Group to Ray White Crows Nest,” Mr Gillan said. “We have access to the biggest buyer pool in the Lower North Shore, which includes…

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  • Max Martinucci joins OBrien Real Estate

    Max Martinucci, award-winning agent in Oakleigh South, has joined OBrien Real Estate with the intentions of opening his own agency within the fast growing network. Corporate Director Darren Hutchins said Max Martinucci is passionate about the Oakleigh and Monash area, its people, the community and getting premium real estate results. “Max is a highly valued addition to our team and…

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  • Di Jones appoints Michelle Light

    Di Jones Real Estate is continuing the successful roll out of Branch Managers across the network with the appointment of Michelle Light as Branch Manager for its North Shore Operations. Ms Light has almost 20 years’ experience across the real estate profession and most recently was NSW Regional Manager for LJ Hooker. Di Jones CEO Rob Ward said Michelle’s energy…

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  • Belle Property announces key appointment within the Corporate team

    With a strong focus on growth and people development, Belle Property has appointed Nick Boyd as Head of Sales and Business Development, starting next month. Since 2012 Nick has been working in educational roles within the real estate industry as well as others. “We are extremely excited to welcome Nick back to Belle Property. He has always been very involved…

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    OBrien Real Estate extends network into Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs

    Victorian Boutique franchise group OBrien Real Estate established its first franchise office in February  2013 and now has just opened its 25th office located in the growth belt of the outer northern suburbs. OBrien Real Estate originated from the south east corridor some 42 km’s from Melbourne’s CBD and until recently had all its offices situated on the east side…

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  • Top Hinterland sales team now in two locations

    The well-established Maleny team, which has been selling Hinterland homes for more than five years, is now in Montville, with experienced agent Susan Brant heading the RE/MAX Hinterland Montville office. “I’ve very excited to be investing my time more intensely in the clients and communities of Montville, Mapleton and Flaxton,” said Mrs Brant who has been with RE/MAX Hinterland since…

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    Starr Partners rolls out virtual reality

    Boutique real estate group, Starr Partners, has begun to roll out virtual reality and other interactive tools across its agency network, giving buyers the ability to step inside a property from anywhere in the world. Starr Partners has equipped 12 of its offices with virtual reality headsets, with plans for an extensive rollout over the coming months. Douglas Driscoll, CEO…

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  • Laing+Simmons Hornsby finds new faces and focus

    And with the change in ownership comes a renewed focus on the local community that will see two local charities in particular benefit. Ms Hardy, who has lived in the Hornsby area for 17 years and been at the forefront of the local property market for the past five years, will donate $250 for every property the office sells to…

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    Di Jones appoints Hornsby market specialist Adam Noakes

    Di Jones Real Estate has appointed Hornsby Shire market specialist Adam Noakes to join the team at its Wahroonga office. Di Jones CEO Rob Ward said Adam has built a reputation for professionalism, integrity and always going the extra mile to achieve the best results for his clients. “Friendly, energetic and with a strong customer focus, Adam offers a level…

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  • The Austar Group joins Ray White New Zealand

    The eight residential and one commercial Ray White Austar offices officially open this week, bringing the total number of Ray White New Zealand offices to 166, with 71 of those based in Auckland. Ray White Austar directors Craig Smith, Len Day and Amy Anderson lead a team driven by the ambition to be West Auckland’s market leaders. “Our driving goal…

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  • First National Real Estate returns to Grafton

    First National Real Estate has announced the opening of a new office in Grafton. First National Real Estate Grafton joins more than 400 successful members throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and offers the most progressive property services currently available. “Leveraging the success of First National Real Estate Yamba, our new Grafton office will offer clients a range…

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