FRANCHISE NEWS
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LJ Hooker expands national growth team
Steve Mutton joins LJ Hooker as its Queensland Development Manager, bringing with him growth and franchise leadership having owned six Ray White agencies on the Gold Coast. Mr Mutton is tasked with growing the brand’s Queensland network in emerging markets from Coolangatta to Cairns. Auctioneer David Holmes has also been appointed as LJ Hooker’s National Auctions Manager and will oversee…
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Stone Real Estate opens 14th office in Beecroft
Joining Mr Dearlove in the new Stone Beecroft franchise are the rest of his team: Alastair Kivell, James Ramsey, fluent Mandarin and Cantonese speaker Jeff Luo and Chloe Jurd. Mr Dearlove’s wife Rebecca also brings extensive project marketing experience from her previous role as CBRE’s residential projects marketing manager. Mr Dearlove says his decision to join the Stone team was…
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Gold Coast, Australia plays host to global RE/MAX contingent
RE/MAX is hosting their third annual Asia Pacific convention in Gold Coast this year with more than 400 people expected at the event. RE/MAX Managing Director Michael Davoren is counting down the days this month as real estate networks either side of the Tasman prepare to welcome the world to the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast. “The program,…
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Ray White’s newest office Berkeley Vale under the leadership of familiar faces
Ray White’s newest office in Berkeley Vale on the NSW Central Coast is under the leadership of two familiar faces. Principal Ian Boyle is a well-known award-winning local agent with large market share in the area. His partner Cathy Burnside is a relative newcomer to real estate but a familiar face from TV. “I have been on All Saints and some…
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Ray White New Zealand chosen as agent on The Block NZ
“We are excited to have Ray White on board with us as the new exclusive agents for The Block NZ and we are confident they will do a fantastic job marketing and selling these spectacular homes,” said a spokesperson of the producer, Warner Bros. Ray White New Zealand CEO Carey Smith said he was delighted Ray White had been chosen…
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Stone Real Estate opens first regional office in Wollongong
Stone Real Estate opens the doors of its Illawarra office today – the brand’s first office outside metropolitan Sydney. Wollongong agents Michael Schlegel and Paul Piacentin are at the helm of Stone’s 12th office after the company started three years ago. The pair brings over 30 years of local market experience to the new franchise, which will cover suburbs from…
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Laing + Simmons Port Macquarie wins office of the year at 50th Anniversary awards
This year marks 50 years for Laing+Simmons, who held their annual awards night on Saturday to celebrate the group’s achievements. Laing+Simmons Port Macquarie took the Office of the Year Award, while the North Sydney team was recognised with the Gold Award for Business Growth. Damian King of Port Macquarie took home the Doug Laing Memorial Award, named after one of…
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Harcourts reports record $98 million in June sales in Tasmania
Interstate buyers and the demand for prestige properties have boosted sales in Tasmania, with Harcourts Group reporting a record $98.1 million in sales during June. “It was our biggest month ever, and represents an increase of almost three per cent over our previous record month,” said Harcourts Tasmania CEO Tony Morrison. “There have been some significant residential sales to attribute…
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Ray White has biggest year yet with $44 billion in sales
Ray White Group have reported their biggest-ever year with $44.7 billion in sales in 2016-17, up four per cent on the previous fiscal year. The Ray White Group’s sales market share in Australia and New Zealand improved 0.15 per cent to 10.3 per cent in the year to June, and with around 15 per cent of the auction market. Ray…
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Sotheby’s International Realty opens first office in Hobart, Tasmania
Tasmania Sotheby’s International Realty will provide premium residential and lifestyle real estate services throughout the state. The company’s first Tasmanian office has just opened its doors on Hobart’s waterfront, with an additional office servicing the north of the state due to open by 2019. With the addition of this Hunter Street-based office, led by Managing Director John Huizing, Sotheby’s International…
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Million-dollar Brisbane duo move to Belle
Mr Oostenbrink has only been in real estate for four years after a successful 15-year career in retail. “I was top three in the country with Apple and Myer in sales. In that position, you don’t want to make the jump, but after the GFC I thought this is the time to do it. “I used to buy and sell…
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Raine and Horne: Baby boomer demand for apartments could change Adelaide real estate
Baby boomer demand for apartments could change the face of Adelaide real estate, according to Raine & Horne. South Australians’ preference for detached housing is reflected in recent research showing the capital city values have grown consistently since June 2016, with detached housing values increased by 3.1% compared to a modest 0.3% for apartments, according to CoreLogic. However, baby boomers…
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Luke Croft takes over leadership at Ray White South Brisbane
After 25 years at Ray White South Brisbane, Dean Yesberg has handed over the reigns to focus on Ray White Brisbane CBD Residential. Luke Croft, Alan White elite member and in the top two per cent of the Ray White Group, will take over the leadership at Ray White South Brisbane. Originally a panel beater by trade, Mr Croft has…
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Successful Ray White Gold Coast pair expand with new venture
Gold Coast agent John Tymon is adamant the real estate industry changed his life – for the better. On the eve of opening a new business in Elanora with John Parkes, the joint principal of Ray White Tugan felt it was time for some reflection. “Over the last 10 years my wife Caroline and I have experienced many ups and down…
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RE/MAX opens in Brisbane suburb of Hendra
The new RE/MAX Signature office in Hendra, Brisbane, will open its doors later this month and is shaking up the traditional model. Under the leadership of Richard Siganto, the office is in a strategic location for accessing main roads and a number of key suburbs. Mr Siganto has taken the unusual move to open in a 340-square metre warehouse, offering…
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Paul Franks joins Ray White Warriewood
Ray White has added another office in NSW in the Northern Beaches suburb of Warriewood, under the helm of experienced property valuer Paul Franks. The office is due to open its doors later this month and is centrally located on Pittwater Rd, with an exposure of 40,000 residents driving past daily. Mr Franks will be supported by three other staff…
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Unique business model attracts experienced franchise manager Luke Cameron
20 offices within three years for a new brand might sound ambitious, but for Stone Real Estate franchise manager Luke Cameron, this is the reality for the young brand. The unique Stone Real Estate business model is what Mr Cameron credits for its rapid growth and success. The business, started by CEO Peter Mumford, is based on a centralised database…
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Ray White Broadbeach agents sell $22m of Gold Coast property in 23 days
Ray White Broadbeach agents Sam Guo and Julia Kuo have done it again, selling more than $22 million of Gold Coast property in 23 days across eight properties. So far this year Mr Guo and Ms Kuo have sold more than $110 million in the current financial year. Of the eight properties that were just sold, half sold to local…
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Barry Plant Boronia takes out first place in Australian Business Achiever awards
Barry Plant Boronia has taken out first place in the Real Estate Services category of the 2017 Australian Achiever Awards, with a score of 99.68%. It won the accolade over more than 80 other businesses in the category and received the highest score nationally. Now in their 20th year, the Australian Achiever Awards are independent awards based on assessment ratings…
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Everyone has a next level: RE/MAX top performers unite at industry forum in New Zealand
“Mission possible” was the theme of the RE/MAX high performers forum this year which was held in Queenstown, New Zealand. Seventy RE/MAX members from Australia and New Zealand gathered for three days of networking and learning at the invitation-only event for top performers. Michael Davoren, RE/MAX Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, said technology was a recurring theme at the…
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Rebecca Osenton to open Ray White Pelican Waters
Rebecca Osenton, the new owner of Ray White Pelican Waters, moved from the bush three years ago – but there’s no turning back now after she opted for a sea change. Ms Osenton relocated from her family’s cattle stud in the Maranoa region in south-western Queensland to Caloundra to work for Ray White. Now she’s in partnership with Ray White Caloundra…
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Mitch Palmer joins new Ray White Mermaid Waters
You can take the boy out of Queensland, but you can’t take Queensland out of the boy. The sunshine and lifestyle attractions of the Gold Coast have lured back Mitch Palmer, who is heading up the new Ray White Mermaid Waters after spending six years as an agent and auctioneer in Melbourne. Mr Palmer has joined forces with Ray White…
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Barry Plant reports another record growth period
Victorian franchise group Barry Plant are reporting another round of record sales figures for the March to May quarter of 2016. Barry Plant are reporting growth of 4.3% in the number of properties sold in the March-to-May quarter this year, which they say defies the current market trend. They have also reported a 24% increase in gross sales value, and a rise…
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Harcourts Foundation donates over $50k to benefit local charities
The Harcourts Foundation, the charitable arm of Harcourts Group Australia, announced grants to 13 Australian charities during of its most recent quarterly funding round. A total of $50,847 was donated across Australia. Harcourts franchise owners in each state nominate and support the organisations that impact in their communities. Additionally, Harcourts corporate team members are given the chance to nominate a…
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Anthony Stevens, former AFL legend joins Elders Real Estate
Former AFL Kangaroos star, Anthony Stevens is embarking on a new career path as a rural real estate sales executive with Elders Real Estate. Mr Stevens will service clients across all agriculture asset classes throughout Victoria and the Riverina. Inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame this week, following an outstanding football career spanning over 16 years and 279 games…
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Tasmanian agent beats Victorian rivals to win top franchise awards
Century 21’s first Tasmanian office in Devonport has beaten all of the group’s Victorian offices and taken out two top sales awards. Director of Century 21 Leslie and Banks, James Leslie, achieved two top awards at the network’s quarterly awards ceremony in Victoria including ranking as the first quarter’s Top Selling Principal for the most properties sold. James Leslie, who…
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Matt Lancashire: a merger with a mate and bold ambition to open 10 offices in 10 years
BRISBANE real estate identities Matt Lancashire and Haesley Cush have joined forces once again to grow the Ray White brand in Brisbane. The dynamic duo have been friends for 30 years and are now on a mission to create multiple offices under the Ray White banner. While originally the owner of Ray White New Farm Cush sold the Ray White…
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Laing+Simmons opens new partnership office in Liverpool NSW
Laing+Simmons last week opened its doors to a new office in Liverpool, the first example of its new partnership model in action, with the company taking an ownership position in the business. Mr Platis said the opening of Laing+Simmons Liverpool, under new office principal David Tran, represents a key milestone in the company’s evolution, and claims the industry’s too. “Our…
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Harcourts office opens in Frankston, Victoria
Brent Pullar and Steve Foster-Swan have teamed up as business partners to launch and operate the 80th franchise for the Harcourts group: Harcourts Central. Brent Pullar was a co-founder of real estate empire MPRE group (as it was back in 2000) with 21 offices in the local area, who later went on to be the Harcourts CEO for Victoria for…
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RE/MAX Australia continues to expand it’s presence
RE/MAX Australia continues to expand its national footprint with the addition of nine offices in the first half of 2017. This year, the network added Kingston in ACT, Lidcombe in NSW and three offices in Queensland: Wamuran, Indooroopilly and Sunnybank Hills. By the end of June, RE/MAX will also have added offices in Oxenford, Monterey Keys and Hendra in Queensland,…
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Changing of the guard at Ray White Killcare
Lea Turner lives and breathes real estate. She counts herself as lucky that she gets to work in real estate in the stunning Killcare Peninsula on the Central Coast, just an hour and a half from the Sydney CBD. As the incoming selling principal and owner of Ray White Killcare Peninsula, Ms Turner has been in real estate for the…
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Former News Corp real estate sales manager launches new Raine & Horne office
Raine & Horne is finishing the 2016/17 financial year on a high, launching a new office in Coorparoo led by Mark Evans, who was recently head of real estate advertising at News Corp. Raine & Horne Coorparoo, seven kilometres from the centre of Brisbane, provides sales and property management services to owners in Coorparoo, Camp Hill and surrounding suburbs. Prior…
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Harcourts Group Australia Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Gala Awards, Lee Perry Inducted into Harcourts Hall of Fame
Major real estate franchise group Harcourts Group Australia marked its 20th-anniversary milestone during a three-day conference held 29-31 May at The Star Casino, on the Gold Coast. Kicking off the signature event was a performance by ARIA award winning artists The Veronicas. The annual conference was a mixture of learning, inspiration and ideas presentations from a variety of noted property…
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RE/MAX Territory expands to three offices
Property investors and homeowners at Oxenford and Monterey Keys on the Gold Coast now have the global real estate brand RE/MAX at their service following the expansion of RE/MAX Territory. Rob and Andrew Campbell joined RE/MAX in 2014 when they purchased the successful RE/MAX Territory office at Shailer Park on Brisbane’s Southside. In a strategic expansion move, they recently acquired…
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Time for a change at the top of their game
A day after the top LJ Hooker business in NSW joined the Ray White Group, Belle Property Carina in Qld, under Principal Andrew McSweeny, have also decided to jump on board. Mr McSweeny said, who has more than 22 years experience in real estate started when he was 19 and is exceptionally proud of what he and his team had achieved…
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