Day: 21 September 2017

  • FRANCHISE NEWS

    Driven to Success: Michael Willems

    Superstar agent Michael Willems can boast being the first agent in the Ray White Group to reach over $1 billion in settled sales. But he never would. It’s not his style. It’s simply not in the DNA of the 47-year-old agent from the powerful Ray White Surfers Paradise Group to show off. The hallmarks of Willems’ success are the fact…

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  • BEST PRACTICE

    How to Grow Your Business in Less Time

    1 MODEL SUCCESS If you look at many of the top agents in Australia, the one thing they did was find somebody who was very successful and work for them. This way they learnt from the best and grew their business on the experience of the super-agent. Not always easy to do, but if you are serious there’s no shortage…

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  • INDUSTRY NEWS

    Metricon Homes revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder

    The HIA Housing 100 report shows Metricon Homes reported a total of 4,367 starts – two more than last year – across Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. This included 3,876 detached houses and 491 semi-detached dwellings. The number of new houses commenced in Australia has fallen over the last year, but the bar for entry into the…

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  • FRANCHISE NEWS

    Maatouks Realty rebrands to Raine & Horne Narellan

    Lawyer and entrepreneur Peter Maatouk has launched Raine & Horne Narellan in the heart of Sydney’s Macarthur region. Mr Maatouk, who is the principal of Maatouks Law Group that has offices in Narellan, Liverpool, and Penrith, has been delivering general practice and property law services since 1993. The firm launched a mortgaging broking business in 2000 and Maatouks Realty in 2007. “As…

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  • FRANCHISE NEWS

    The Laing family move to The Agency after 23 years with Raine & Horne

    The Laing family has been in real estate for 59 years, trading as Raine & Horne for 23 years. The offices in Bondi Junction and Coogee/Clovelly will be rebranded as The Agency. “When the opportunity arose to join The Agency, it was an extremely difficult decision to make for Geoff, Michael and I, considering our long-term personal and business relationships,”…

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  • SUPPLIER NEWS

    How can agents effectively use social media marketing?

    Leading an auction in front of over 2 million viewers isn’t something many real estate agents experience over the course of their career. But, for Daniel D’Assisi at Noel Jones Doncaster, who was selected to sell the Block property of Sticks and Wombat, it’s exactly the audience size he can expect on Auction Day. Real Estate Bookings who help connect…

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