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Robert Maher, one of Australia's top performing commercial real estate agents, has joined @realty.
The national real estate network has signed more than 500 agents to its banner over the past four years.
Maher has been ranked in the top two per cent of Australian real estate agents by sales volume.
He moved to <a href="https://www.atrealty.com.au/" target="_blank">@realty</a> from his role as a commercial property specialist for Gunning Real Estate in the Sutherland Shire.
Maher says he will represent both commercial and residential listings across the Sutherland Shire and surrounding areas. Agents at @realty's can work independently in any region due to their unrestricted zoning policy.
Maher says he chose to work with @realty, which sold a total of $861 million in property in 2017, due to the company's business model, which benefits both agents and their clients.
"@realty is based on the Gold Coast and unlike other franchise agencies, there are no regional offices, which means agents have much more autonomy to work in the way they want to," Maher said.
"It's an excellent alternative system for smaller independent agents  to operate under," he said.
"Vendors benefit from @realty's purchasing power, which allows agents to provide lower cost marketing and a more premium and personalised service than what may be offered by larger franchise groups, which impose numerous restrictions on agents.
"I have only been on board with @realty for a few weeks but I have found the executive team to be highly responsive, led by James and JJ Taylor who have a strong vision for the future of the business.
"The network of agents is also very collaborative. For vendors it is almost like having 500 agents all working to achieve the quickest and best result for every @realty client."
@realty director JJ Taylor says the company has a suite of bespoke software, which gives agents an edge on industry competitors.
"Because the @realty model is the first of its kind in Australia, we actually had to commission  a cloud-based platform to  connect our agents, head office and compliance management teams.
"We then built in to this system bespoke software which automatically searches all listings and compares them to potential buyer profiles to find a match, which effectively means that all 500 of our agents are working to make a sale.
"In addition to this, we have Click2Buy - an eBay style platform, which allows buyers to compete on an even playing field by viewing any offers made by other prospective purchasers in real-time.
"Another tool we offer is Home Booster - a social media platform, which has  generated a total of more than 21,000 leads for the 50 vendors who have listed their home on the platform in recent months.
"Home Booster allows agents to target homebuyers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter within proximity of the listed property, retarget buyers who have previously visited @realty listings or have demonstrated online activity suggesting an interest in real estate, so it's highly targeted.
"@realty recently won the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Innovation award and we try be innovative in all that we do.
"We believe @realty has been a game changer not only for agents but also for buyers and vendors who benefit from our approach to selling real estate using custom technology and a unique business model."
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Former Marshall White director Adrian Wood has joined The Agency's Albert Park office.
He teams up with <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/81084-the-agency-recruits-top-melbourne-agent-michael-paproth" target="_blank">recent addition Michael Paproth</a> and Peter Kakos.
Last year Wood sold $70 million in residential property and has a 97% clearance rate over the last two years.
Just last week he transacted $13.6 million in off-market sales.
Wood has a reputation for achieving a high rate of off-market sales, and repeat sales of the same property.
Based in The Agency’s new Albert Park office, Adrian Wood specialises in the $2 to $6 million residential category across Port Phillip and the surrounding markets.
General manager Peter Kakos said Woods is one of the best agents in the area.
“Our focus from day one has been to attract the very best people who fit well culturally and will live our values,” Kakos said. 
“Adrian Wood’s exceptional customer focus marries beautifully with his 20 plus years of experience, incredible drive and significant level of success. 
The Agency’s model and inherent flexibility attracted Adrian Wood to the brand. 
“The Agency business model is the right model for real estate moving forward," Wood said.
"Agents run their own business within the model, representative of our view that brands don’t sell property, people do.
 “Buyers and sellers want transparency, they want an agent who understands current market trends and can be nimble, fresh and exciting enough to design a campaign focused on attracting and engaging the right buyers based on the client’s needs and not a company need.” General manager Peter Kakos said The Agency offers agents more freedom with agents "rewarded for their services and skills" through a number of verticals with The Agency, particularly the ability to build equity through property management asset sharing.
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Fifth generation real estate veteran Geoff White has been appointed CoreLogic's national head of real estate. 
White has been a prominent member of the Victoria real estate industry and has been CoreLogic Group Sales Director since 2017. He previously headed up the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.
He said his time with CoreLogic Victoria has help him understand CoreLogic's numerous technologies.
“I’ve learnt first-hand the importance of the tools we deliver to our real estate clients for better business practices - particularly how our rich data and analytics is used, and also how our products support the day to day operation of real estate professionals, groups and the industry as a whole," he said.
White said he is looking forward to developing partnership as the sector continues to grow.
“Sales and listings data is at the core of our business, and we value our extensive relationships with the real estate industry," he said.
“Through onthehouse.com.au, provides a unique opportunity to educate consumers whilst linking them to real estate agents. As a result we’ve already started generating substantial interest from agents looking for alternative opportunities to connect with engaged consumers whilst promoting properties for sale and rent.”
“We partner with all sectors of the real estate industry from Real Estate Institutes, to Franchise and Marketing groups through to individual agencies and sales and property management executives.
“I’m looking forward to continuing and developing this further, ensuring everyone has the best possible real estate solutions available to them.”
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CoreLogic CEO International Lisa Claes said CoreLogic's investment focus is toward smart tech.
"CoreLogic is investing a phenomenal amount into the industry, with a focus on smart tech to make agent delivery of next-level customer service a reality...and that’s really saying something given the real estate industry is often the first to embrace digitisation trends," she said.
“There’s a huge amount coming up. With 7,000+ real estate clients nationally, 4,650 independents and 2,500 franchisees, CoreLogic already offers a critical market function. A major refresh to RP Data Professional is underway on every front: how it looks, how it feels to use, how fast it runs on whichever device you choose.” 
“The mobile functionality within RPP will be head and shoulders above the rest - which, given the nature of real estate: we’re very excited about given some high performing agents are interacting with our tools thousands of times a month.” 
“Our recently launched Signature CMA is market leading, and we continue to improve on it: allowing Real Estate agents to personalise their CMAs and really stand out from the crowd. Ultimately, this makes it easier for agents to win listings, while at the same time ensuring it is quicker and easier to produce CMAs in the format, and with the content, that they choose. 
“We have superior depth and breadth of data so whether an agent is regional, town, or city-based, we genuinely offer more data than anyone else does. We’re now focused on making all that data more consumable and easier for agents to share it with their prospects and clients.” 
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CoreLogic appointed Geoff White to head of real estate

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Paul Craig has taken over as chief executive officer of Savills Australia and New Zealand following the appointment announced in November 2015.
He was previously Savills managing director in Western Australia and head of Cross Border Investments.
Savills Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Robert McKellar, said clients and staff have welcomed the promotion of Mr Craig as the obvious successor to lead Savills Australia &amp; New Zealand. 
“Paul has an outstanding track record in capital transactions and cross border deals, bringing a global perspective to the role, and a determination to further grow our footprint in both Australia and New Zealand over the next five to 10 years,” he said.
“The foundations we have built up over the past decade are strong and we acknowledge the great work undertaken during that time by the outgoing chief executive, Paul McLean. The time is right for us to move to the next stage under Paul Craig’s leadership.”
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Paul Craig commences as CEO at Savills Australia & New Zealand

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hockingstuart have announced the appointment of Simon Jovanovic as its new CEO, effective 23 May 2016.
Jovanovic has held a number of senior roles in highly competitive industries including energy, telecommunications and financial services. He was most recently at the M2 Group, and before that AGL Energy.
He has extensive experience leading sales teams in complex markets, and a history of success in marketing, product development and operational management.
hockingstuart Chairman James Atkins said the board had undertaken an extensive search to appoint Jovanovic as CEO. 
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The incoming Governor, Philip Lowe, has welcomed the appointment by the Treasurer of Dr Guy Debelle to the position of Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and as a member of the Reserve Bank Board. Dr Lowe said:
‘I warmly congratulate Dr Debelle on a well-deserved appointment as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Over many years, he has made major contributions to the Bank’s economic and financial policies. He has also led some of the important international work aimed at improving the functioning of financial markets. I am confident that over the coming years the Reserve Bank Board will benefit greatly from his wealth of experience and expertise.’
Dr Debelle will take up his new role on 18 September. An Assistant Governor role will be advertised shortly.
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Guy Debelle appointed Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

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The Foreign Investment Review Board chairman Brian Wilson has suspended his involvement as an adviser to private equity investment house The Carlyle Group after questions were raised about a potential conflict of interest.
He took up the appointment on September 5 and tried to alley concerns by agreeing to recuse himself from any decision relating to Carlyle.
2GB broadcaster Alan Jones was highly critical.
"To ensure there can be no question as to the integrity of Australia's foreign investment review system I have decided to suspend the commencement of my proposed role with The Carlyle Group until April 2017, when my term as part-time non-executive chairman of the FIRB expires," Mr Wilson said. 
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Di Jones Real Estate has appointed Chantal Hooper to join its Eastern Suburb’s team, from her most recent role at Savills Luxury Residential.
Di Jones Real Estate CEO Rob Ward said Chantal’s international experience, network and ability to work across cultures sees her as a valuable addition to the team.
“With a wealth of experience servicing prestige clients in Sydney, we’re delighted to have Chantal joining us at Di Jones,” he said. 
Working across the full range of property services, Hooper has a focus on luxury and creating an exceptional client experience.
Hooper added that she was thrilled to be joining the Di Jones team.
“Di Jones is an agency that respects women and their value in the workforce, which is somewhat rare in what is a fairly male dominated industry.”
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The government will recommend James Shipton, the head of a research centre at Harvard Law School, for the new chairperson’s role at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for a five-year term. 
Shipton’s term is expected to start from February 1, 2018 and the 
In a statement, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O’Dwyer said the government would recommend Shipton’s appointment to the Governor-General in Council.
“Shipton brings wide regulatory and financial market knowledge to the position, as well as international experience,” the statement said. 
He is currently the executive director of the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School. Prior to that, Shipton was executive director at Intermediaries Supervision and Licensing Division at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. 
He has held investment banking roles in Asia and Europe and commenced his professional career as a solicitor in Australia. 
“I look forward to Mr Shipton making a significant contribution to the important work of ASIC in promoting confidence in Australia’s financial system and protecting consumer interests as the incoming Chair,” the statement said.
Minister Kelly O’Dwyer also commended outgoing chair Greg Medcraft for his role at the ASIC.
“Mr Medcraft has overseen significant changes in ASIC’s role during his tenure, including reforms to improve the quality of financial advice and financial literacy, and the establishment of a national business names register,” she said in the statement.
Peter Kell, the current deputy chair, will be the acting chair after Medcraft’s term ends on 12 November 2017 till the time Shipton takes over.
Earlier, the Federal Opposition had said it would oppose the appointment of <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/76210-utegate-looms-over-john-o-sullivan-s-mooted-asic-chairmanship" target="_blank">former banker, John O’Sullivan</a>, as the new chairman.
Both the Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen and the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Senator Katy Gallagher said the party would not be support O’Sullivan’s appointment were it to be formally put forward by the Government.
 
 
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Government names new ASIC chair to succeed Greg Medcraft 

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The Australian Property Institute has appointed Amelia Hodge its first chief executive officer.
Hodge takes over from Mike Zissler, who lead the institute through a three-year transformation.
Hodge has been CEO of the Queensland Law Society, leading 13,000 members of the legal profession.
Her prior senior executive roles included time at Powerlink and Origin Energy.
The API’s national chair Tyrone Hodge told members she had the diverse experience and leadership attributes to lead the organisation through the next phase of API’s board strategy.
“With the property industry experiencing significant technology and business model disruption and the associated risks and opportunities that evolve from that, Amelia offers the necessary skills to drive the API’s objectives.
A strategic alliance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been undertaken by the 90-year organisation.
 
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