GET some summertime inspiration while it lasts with Ray White’s list of the most unique and fabulous pools on the market. Once considered something for the ultra-rich, pool ownership is now firmly on the rise with research from Roy Morgan …
RAY White Woodside owner Angus Campbell and his community in Adelaide Hills are just beginning the long journey to recovery after the devastating bushfires of recent months. If Mr Campbell’s name sounds familiar it is because he is the man …
In exciting news, Ray White Young Principal David Coombes has recently recruited a high profile, agricultural specialist Rachelle Barnett to spearhead an expansion into rural sales. To coincide with Ray White Young celebrating their 10 year tenure with the Ray …
FIRST home buyers are expected to be out in force again at auctions across the country in an attempt to take full advantage of the new federal government’s deposit scheme. And they’re in luck with the Ray White Group offering …
A four bedroom tropical getaway at 17 Warril Drive, Kuranda has just gone on the market through Ray White Cairns Beaches. The luxury rainforest estate is owned by Major Les Hiddins, also known as The Bush Tucker Man, and wife Sandy Hiddins. Over …
How does your usual day look? Lots of report writing and plenty of reading. Working with the individual offices to determine what they need in a research report – we brainstorm new ideas and share data. Then I spend my …
How does your usual day look? A typical day for me starts at 6am, reading the paper and going through my emails at breakfast. I then get ready and head straight to work for 7am. I use the morning to …
Feeling unable to personalise your rental home can be frustrating and make it seem like you’re still living in someone else’s house. These three tips will help you add your own flare without breaching your landlord’s contract. The wonders of …
How does your usual day look? On a normal day, I like to try and get to the office in the morning to get any admin work done and focus on calls to my pipeline, prospective tenants or buyers as …
We recently held our annual Chairman’s Elite and Alan White Elite conferences in Bali. It was the first time we celebrated together in an overseas location. It was a magical setting to recognise those members who achieved results across the …
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