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
I emceed the International Ray White and Loan Market conference this week, where more than 2500 agents hit the Gold Coast ready to learn, celebrate and collaborate. We heard from a former prime minister, international entrepreneurs and even rockstars! Surprisingly it was the rock star, Pink’s drummer Mark Schulman, who made … Read more