With so much negative speculation floating around it’s easy to be influenced not informed, but for Sue McDonald, the strength of property market now was vital in listing their property for, and ultimately selling, at auction. The property in question …
Pictured above – the winning bidders at 52 Clarke Drive in Gladstone Park. TRUST is everything when it comes to choosing the right agent to sell a prized asset and that’s exactly what Lauren and Matthew King had in Ray …
THE Ray White Group in New Zealand has delivered a company-best record sales month for July 2020. After only three months post the lockdown period in New Zealand, sales volume across the Ray White network had rebounded to produce a record month, being 52 per cent higher …
A highly experienced real estate professional and no stranger to Ray White, Colin Walsh has rebranded his successful business to the leading group once again. Mr Walsh and his high-skilled property sales and property management professionals bring their expertise back to …
We sat down with one of our most awarded and Elite agents from South Australia; Stefan Siciliano from Ray White Norwood. He discussed exactly why social proof is required to achieve the best possible price for a vendor. Why do …
FAMILIAR faces from the Ray White Upper Coomera agency are set to open a new Ray White office dedicated to the Coomera community. The Ray White Coomera officially opened its doors on August 1, complementing the existing Upper Coomera agency which …
AUCTION as the preferred method of sale is proving more popular than ever in New Zealand and figures just released by the Ray White Maguires Group shows sellers exactly why. The combined offices of Mission Bay, Eastridge, Kohimarama, St Heliers and Stonefields …
THERE seemed to be no stopping the thriving seller’s market today as bidders across the country defied all the negative property speculation with Australasia’s leading real estate agency securing some outstanding deals and strong clearance rates. Ray White Group booked …
We sat down with Alistair MacMillan Principal of Ray White Wilston and veteran of the industry for over 20 years. We discussed the changes he has made in his business since the pandemic, and why he believes the auction is …
We sat down with John Morris, Chief Auctioneer of Ray White South Australia about the challenges that he has had to overcome in his role since the pandemic, and why he is putting more properties under the hammer than ever …
One of New Farm’s most prized riverfront holdings has smashed Brisbane residential auction records, selling for a staggering $7.75 million. Set on a spacious 873-square-metre block, the property at 39 Griffith Street with rare uninterrupted access to the Brisbane River became the most expensive house ever sold in Brisbane under the hammer on … Read more
I nearly dressed my 5 year old in her school uniform and took her with me to my first auction last Saturday. The reason being that it was only a few months ago I’d stood in front of her teachers and class mates and sold a free commission and auction … Read more
I attended Herron Todd White’s annual breakfast last week. Their headline speaker was former treasurer and economic whiz kid Peter Costello. The morning also featured two other property valuers/economists, and some very well-cooked poached eggs and bacon at the Sofitel Hotel. Mr Costello spoke of the broader market conditions, both … Read more
It was already 30 degrees and rising when I jumped out of the car to auction a beautifully presented home in ‘The Avenues’ of Ashgrove. A huge crowd was gathering at 34 Banksia Ave to watch the battle to buy this amazing family home with a seperate granny flat, swimming pool and … Read more
On the stroke of midday last Saturday I stood in front of a quaint little workers cottage at 10 Bowler Street in Paddington. The sky above was a rich shade of silver from cloud cover and faint drops of rain fell intermittently, enough to be noticed, but not enough to … Read more
RECENTLY I was involved with the auctioning of the symbolic first tray of mangoes at the Brisbane Markets. I’ve been calling this auction for the past ten years and I’ve watched the generous men and women from the markets raise nearly $1 million for Queensland charities, this year for MnD … Read more
LAST week with the family in tow, we ventured up the Bruce Highway to the Sunshine Coast. I was calling auctions at Maroochydore for a number of offices on the coast, so we decided to mix business and pleasure and make a holiday out of it. It was no small … Read more
I have always had a clear memory of the day a buyer walked in to Ray White Moorooka wanting to spend $200,000. It was 1998, it was my third year as an agent and I was 20. I was sitting at my desk at the front of our office in … Read more
I WAS in Sydney this week meeting with a series of buyer’s agents, financial planners and accountants. With so much chatter about a slow down in the Sydney and Melbourne markets, there is renewed interest in Brisbane and what upside still exists in that property market. I met with these … Read more
A YEAR ago if I was calling auctions for apartments it would be me, the agent and my little yellow gavel. But last Saturday, with the wheel slowly starting to turn on the Brisbane apartment market, I conducted in-room auctions in Spring Hill and the room was packed! The story … Read more