What happened to the markets in December 2011?
White Paper by Brian White, Chairman, Ray White Group. Ray White in December nudged ahead of December 2010. People often get surprised when big numbers are achieved in the December month due to the gaps in number of working days. But there is often a rush, which happened again last year, to successfully complete ...Read the story ...

Wealth Conference 2012 Launched January 27, 2012
The Wealth Conference started as a Ray White conference, but is now open for any principal or agent that is looking to change the way they do things. The first Wealth Conference was held in 2007 in its original guise as the Ray White Property Management conference. It was clear back then that there is a growing body of professionals in our industry who are eager to change the way we manage properties. They are passionate about growth, career development, service delivery and innovation. It was also clear that when these like minded people started to talk and share ideas the energy ... $100 Ray White office challenge January 22, 2012
By Lyndsey Douglas. Ray White’s Tracy Crome wants your support. In early February she will join 199 other company leaders (from the likes of Qantas, NRL and Coca-Cola Amatil) and celebrity chefs (including Maggie Beer, Justin North and Neil Perry) to provide meals for disadvantaged Australians in Sydney’s CBD. “I will be joining other CEOs and Directors to cook and provide meals to 1000 disadvantaged Australians,” Ms Crome says. “I am hoping I can get the support of the Ray White network, just imagine what impact our organisation will have if every Ray White Office donated $100!” You ... Home of the famous Come-By-Chance Picnic Races for sale January 20, 2012
by Lyndsey Douglas. The tiny population of Come-by-Chance swells annually for the famous Come-by-Chance Picnic Race Day on Gleneda. This month the well-known rural racecourse, and the 1683.84 hectare property is it situated on, hits the market with Ray White Rural. In the middle of the Golden Triangle, in tightly held Come-By-Chance country, the vendors are also selling the 1717.8 hectare adjoining property,  Kia-Ora. Ray White’s Brian McAneney says the adjoining properties are to be sold separately are are non-contingent. “Gleneda has excellent station improvements that the current owners have continued to renovate and maintain,” Mr McAneney said. “The incoming purchaser will have ... New office: Ray White Strathpine January 16, 2012
Family comes first for local property business. By Lyndsey Douglas. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree for Donna Erskine who has decided to carry on her father’s love of the property industry. Donna’s real estate business becomes Ray White Strathpine this week, joining the largest property company in Australia, after working side-by-side with her father who has been in the industry 36 years. “Being given the opportunity to join the family business some five years ago and now rebranding a business with my husband, Rob, is such a thrill,” Donna Erskine said. She’s done it all in real estate; starting as ... Courier Mail: Cliff calls January 16, 2012
By Peter Hall. Surfers who frequent the popular point break at Moffat Beach call it their "lotto house''. The gleaming cliff-top home at 1 McIlwraith St sits at the very tip of the spectacular, windswept headland and captures the imagination of all who see it. ... Local Commentators Predict Strong Summer Sales January 16, 2012
While the property market in many capital cities will remain virtually closed until mid-January, agents in coastal and other popular tourist spots are expecting a rash of summer sales from holiday makers attracted by the current market prices in an environment of falling interest rates. Paul Smith from mortgage broker Loan Market said economic forecasters are now expecting the Reserve Bank to cut rates again in early 2012. Smith says that despite the uncertainty over the Eurozone debt crisis and how this may affect the Australian banking sector going forward, consumers are more upbeat than ...

One Million Dollars in One Week June 30, 2011
Ray White Commercial Runaway Bay was featured in the following Gold Coast Real Estate News. The article highlighted a fantastic result in a challenging market. MORE than $1 million worth of factory units at Biggera Waters has been sold in one week by Ray White Commercial Runaway Bay. The four properties, part of a factory precinct on Brisbane Rd, were sold ... Big names take on tightly held hotels industry March 2, 2011
Hotel broking in Australia is set for a shake up with four high-profile names taking on the tightly held industry. This week Andrew Jolliffe, a well known name in the hotel sphere, joins Brian White chairman of the Ray White Group, Paul Hoskings formerly of Ray White Commercial and Tony Bargwanna - Principal of their newest venture, Ray White Hotels Australia. "We see Ray White Hotels Australia as filling a void in the hotel broking landscape in Australia, as distinct from simply ... Commercial Real Estate January 27, 2011
An attractive factor in a commercial real estate business is the opportunity to generate healthy margins. Both residential and commercial real estate businesses incorporate property management and sales, but commercial also has a separate function called commercial leasing. Commercial leasing is the process of finding and securing the right tenant for commercial premises. Lease terms are longer than residential, generally 3-5 years. The fee for securing the tenant is generally 15% of the annual rent, which is significantly more than the ... Herston Home Proves Auction Highligh December 16, 2010
The sale of a family home at Herston for $1.27 million was one of the highlights of Ray White Urban Living Group’s final residential real estate auction event in Brisbane for 2010. The Christmas auction event held last night (Wednesday, December 15) at the Emporium Hotel in Fortitude Valley attracted nearly 150 people, of which 40 were registered bidders. The principal of Ray White Paddington and Ashgrove, George Hadgelias, said the clearance rate for the event where 23 properties were showcased was ...

Victoria: in-room auction success May 16, 2011
Source: Warrnambool Standard Four properties sold under the hammer on Saturday in the biggest in-room auction ever held in Warrnambool. A crowd of 120 was drawn to the Lady Bay Resort to see nine south-west properties, including homes in Naringal, Koroit and Allansford, put up for auction by Ray White. Those that sold at auction were: . A four-bedroom, .2-hectare property with sea views at Lakeview Road, Koroit, for $700,000; . A two-level home on 10-acres of bushland at Tucks Road, ... Best Practice: the importance of having your reserved initialed May 9, 2011
When it comes to auctioning your property, Ray White NSW's chief auctioneer Sam Kelso says the black-and-white agreement on the reserve price is fundamental. "The importance of having your reserve initialed is crucial for everyone: bidders, vendors, agents and auctioneers," Sam says. "It's important everyone is on the same page and that the energy of the auction doesn't make the reserve price unclear. If the reserve price does change during the auction, it must be initialed by the owner. " "I ... Ray White Port Phillip change the game in Melbourne February 23, 2011
The first in room auction event for Ray White Port Phillip drew a crowd of 300 last night and sold all bar two of 18 properties, achieving an auction clearance of 89 per cent. The purchasers ranged from first home buyers to local investors who bought almost $14m worth of local real estate in the suburbs of St Kilda, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Elwood and Docklands. The auction clearance rate for the event was almost 30 per cent above ... Auction Property Clearance Rates February 21, 2011
Sydney clearance rates decreased slightly this week, from 69 per cent to 63 according to Australian Property Monitors data. Melbourne grew from 58 to 65 per cent and Adelaide recorded 59 per cent up from 53 per cent the previous week. APM did not record data for Brisbane this week and does not produce figures for other capitals. The 2011 market is beginning to be heavily scrutinised, with Advantage Property Consulting saying it’s been a slower start than most agents (and ...