The top 10 sales agents in New South Wales: ratemyagent website
Real estate is a competitive business, and there are few people in the industry as competitive as real estate sales agents.
The new ratemyagent.com.au website, top agent rating and statistics website, platform provided Property Observer a list of the top 10 agents by state and territory across the country for the six months until the end of the 2014 financial year (1 January to 30 June) based on the number of sales recorded over this period (including sales where multiple agents are involved).
In discussing these figures, director and co-founder Mark Armstrong explained that the statistics come from available online listings and information agents can provide themselves.
The information on the website reveals how many sales the agent has been involved in, the total value of those sales and other information to assist consumers in choosing the agent to sell their property.
Agents are able to add information to their profile, however ultimately the strength comes from client-provided testimonials requested by the agent from sellers.
Today, we’re revealing those in New South Wales.
TOP NSW SALES AGENTS
Alexander Phillips (78)
Scoring a significant 78 sales, some 10 extra above the next sales agent on the list, Phillips from Phillips Pantzer Donnelley in Woollahra notes online that his annual sales range at 100 plus, and usually between $180 million to $200 million in annual turnover – and it appears he’s certainly on track to exceed the 100 sales for the year.
He sells anything from “$300,000 studios to multi-million dollar homes” and notes that: “For the last three years his listings have averaged just 22 days on market - less than half of the Sydney average.”
Andrew Sorensen (68)
Next on the list is Raine & Horne Charmhaven’s principal Andrew Sorensen who has been a much-decorated member of the real estate industry.
You might have seen him as a speaker at AREC this year. He also secured the number one ranking for sales and auctions nationally in 2013, as well as second in auction listings nationally in 2013 and third as salesperson ranked on principal dollar value across Australia.
It seems this isn’t slowing down and his ranking might secure him some more honours this year.
Sorensen also made it onto the much-enjoyed trade magazine Real Estate Business lists last year as both a top 100 agent and in the top 50 sales offices.
He has worked in the industry for 12 years.
Penny Stylianou (66)
From Century 21 John Ross Combined, located in Seven Hills, Stylianou is the director – sales consultant and has worked for the agency since 1994, with experience in real estate since 1983.
She has also been highly lauded, with a Centurion Award, putting her in the top 2% of the Century 21 group worldwide.
Norman So (62)
Strathfield Partners’ sales director So was previously Westpac Banks’ top finance lender in the Inner West, and his success has transferred well over to real estate.
So notes he moves 1.4 properties a week, has 3,000 buyers on his books, and holds a number of records across Strathfield, Burwood, Homebush and Homebush West.
His sales highlights for this year are noted as including Homebush West’s 29 Hampstead Road, which sold for $3.125 million, and 2 Barker Road Strathfield, which secured $2.25 million.
Tracy Yap (60)
Yap, principal of Traey Yap Realty, with offices in Epping and Chatswood, has sold 2,000 properties over the past 15 years in the Northern District.
She is currently a finalist for Principal of the Year – Metropolitan award at Real Estate Business’ upcoming awards.
Yap opened her own office in 2004 and just recently opened the Chatswood branch.
To see who the other top five in the state are, see the next page.
TOP NSW SALES AGENTS 5 TO 10
Alistair Agius (60)
Century 21 John Ross Combined Seven Hills’s sales consultant Agius has a pharmacy background and has also previously been a commercial property manager for two years.
His latest sale is 23 Stuart Mould Crescent, Lalor Park, which is current under contract.
Mark Kentwell (58)
PRD Nationwide Newcastle & Lake Macquarie’s managing director and principal Kentwell was ranked as the number one selling principal nationally over the past six years.
He also achieved the Newcastle and Hunter Young Achiever of the Year Award and achieved the Harvey Douglas Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Real Estate Industry in 2010.
David Choy (57)
McGrath Castle Hill sales agent Choy, a life time resident of the Hills District whose speciality suburbs include Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista and Castle Hill, has worked the Hills property round for the last 17 years.
He has previously ranked as the number one agent in the state for a major real estate group, and is one of the top five within the McGrath brand internationally.
He makes equal eighth place.
Ray Fayad (57)
Laing + Simmons Granville’s group principal Ray Fayad was the next to be ranked.
Having started his real estate career in 1996, it’s notable that he ranks in the top three income producing agents across the company, and has been involved in the sale of nearly 3,000 properties – including some that secured suburb records.
He currently heads the Laing + Simmons results across the state for sales, auction listings, exclusive listings and project marketing.
He makes equal eighth place.
Renee Wright (57)
Wright has made seventh place through being involved in a number of sales, although not being the sole selling agent.
Actually Raine & Horne Charmhaven’s principal Andrew Sorensen’s assistant, and a buyer’s agent, she has secured equal eighth place through her involvement in 57 sales from their office (based on listings online).
She was the 2008 Professional Assistant of the Year while working with RE/MAX Coastal Waters and previously had experienced as a property manager at George Brand Real Estate.
She has worked at Raine & Horne Charmhaven since 2011.
As a result, we have included an extra sales agent on the list...
George Rafty (55)
Rafty, noted as PRD Nationwide's top Australian selling agent for the past three years and a sales agent for PRD Nationwide Newcastle and Lake Macquarie sells over 100 properties a year and has worked in the real estate industry in Newcastle and its surrounds for the past 20 years.
He previously secured a record for Adamstown with a sale in excess of $1 million.
