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 ...

Prestige property specialist celebrates milestone February 4, 2012
By Lyndsey Douglas. It’s a special anniversary this month for well-known local real estate agent Lyn Kenny, who has recently begun operating under the brand Ray White Lysterfield. In February she celebrates 14 years with the Ray White Group and a successful real estate career that has seen her help thousands sell their greatest asset or buy their dream home. Her name has long been synonymous with the sale of acreage and prestige property in Lysterfield and Lysterfield South. She’ll be joined by Kim Crompton, an agent of some nine years, and Leah Collings, a specialist in client relations. They’ll work alongside one ... Welcome to Ray White Livestock’s new website February 3, 2012
Ray White Livestock is Australia’s fastest growing Livestock business with 37 offices networked with an iconic family owned brand. Because our offices are privately owned business, Ray White Livestock are motivated to deliver the best results for rural clients and form part of the rural group. You can be assured Ray White Livestock are dedicated to service and happy to assist with sales, purchasers and classes of Livestock and property. Through our alliance partners Rural Bank & WFI insurance, we are able to provide added services of rural finance and insurance. We hope you enjoy your visit to our website. Deputy Chairman Sam White to enter CEO Cookoff February 1, 2012
Ray White Group Deputy Chairman Sam White will join other corporate leaders and 30 of Australia’s top celebrity chefs to provide a meal for a thousand people in need in the CEO Cookoff. The event at St Mary’s Cathedral Square in Sydney on Monday, February 6, creates awareness about food security and homelessness while also raising much needed funds for OzHarvest and Mission Australia. Mr White said it was a fantastic cause and he was looking forward to participating in the event and securing much needed sponsorship dollars. “As a company we have a responsibility to the broader community and it’s great to ... Ray White arrives in Cessnock February 1, 2012
By Lyndsey Douglas. The largest property company in Australia now has an office in Cessnock with Ray White Cessnock opening its doors at 51A Vincent Street. Well-known real estate agent Kevin Phillips and his experienced, highly professional team will take on a new venture in 2012 with the operation of this brand new real estate office. “I am just so excited to be able to offer customers a high level of customer service and a professional Real Estate experience," Mr Phillips said, The chief executive of Ray White NSW, Stephen Nell, says the strength of the household ‘Ray White’ name needs ... Expansion sees Clint Wallis join Ray White February 1, 2012
By Lyndsey Douglas. From today, well-known local property agent Clint Wallis has taken on a partnership with the largest property company in Australasia. He started selling house and land packages in Townsville back in 1995. His business has grown exponentially since then and today he takes on the brand Ray White Clint Wallis. The born-and-bred local is renowned for boundless energy and his success in the industry hasn’t gone unnoticed. He’s been a top performer in Queensland for years, despite tough market conditions. Tony Warland, CEO of Ray White Queensland, said the company was constantly in discussion with key people in the industry, like Clint. “It's ... 145 auctions, 2 days, thousands of onlookers… The Event 2012 January 31, 2012
By Lyndsey Douglas. For two days every year the South-East Queensland real estate industry stops to watch the outcome of what has become a barometre of the property market nation-wide. Thousands of buyers, vendors and onlookers pass in and out of the various facets of the industry-infamous “The Event“, an auction statement unlike any other. Held last weekend, News Ltd reported that more than 3000 people came through the day-long auction on Sunday and Ray White Surfers Paradise Group agents reported more than 4000 property inspections for properties on sale. 145 properties went under the hammer, 84 sold. A 58 per cent ...

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 ...