Is Mars On Your Bucket List?
November 24, 2016
By Lyn Cox, RE/MAX Australia Public Relations This week, realestate.com.au invited RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand corporate teams to attend a special event, via Skype or in person, at the Coronation Hotel, Milton: The Age of Disruption with Nigel Dalton. Chief Information Officer with the REA Group, or ‘Chief Inventor’ as he is more widely known, …more »
More professionals are choosing to call RE/MAX home
November 7, 2016
RE/MAX growth in Australia and New Zealand is travelling a similar upward path as the international scene, says managing director Michael Davoren today. In a weekend broadcast, Dave Liniger, the CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of the global real estate brand announced that the worldwide RE/MAX network had topped 110,000 agents, a milestone he said confirms …more »
Franchising and Independents: always a choice
November 1, 2016
Michael Davoren, Managing Director, RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand, comments: If I were to produce a simplistic timeline for the evolution of the real estate service industry it would be along these lines: First we were all independents. Then came multi-office ownership, where a head office had multiple branches. Then came the franchising movement, …more »
What’s the market up to? Which market is that?
October 24, 2016
Michael Davoren, Managing Director, RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand, comments: Property market observers are mentioning an apparent shortage of property listings through the spring selling season this year. Reserve Bank of Australia governor, Philip Lowe, has said that inflation is likely to remain low until the economy is such that it generates enough jobs …more »
Bangkok fair demonstrated keenness of investors despite taxes
September 20, 2016
Michael Davoren, Managing Director, RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand, comments: The Property Fair at the RE/MAX Asia Pacific Convention I recently attended in Bangkok allowed property specialists from Australia and New Zealand to showcase projects including apartments, residential developments and land releases alongside properties from across the Asia Pacific region. It was made …more »
The social fallout from reducing property tax concessions
June 21, 2016
Michael Davoren, Managing Director, RE/MAX Australia and RE/MAX New Zealand, comments: I’d like to start an apolitical discussion on a political topic: negative gearing. Will tampering with negative gearing affect the real estate industry? Yes, massively; but my comment is on how it will affect Australia as a social issue. Shelter is a basic human …more »
PENDING ELECTION IS FAVOURABLE MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTORS
June 13, 2016
RE/MAX office establishes commercial division RE/MAX returns the well-known, skilled commercial real estate agent, Andrea Pall, to the Sunshine Coast market. She returns with a clear message to commercial property investors on the eve of an election and end-of-financial year. “There is always opportunity for business in commercial real estate. “Commercial property investing can often …more »
RE/MAX increases its international influence in Q1
April 26, 2016
The global real estate network, RE/MAX, expanded its international influence in the first quarter of this year with two new master franchises and an improved online experience for global.remax.com visitors, and Managing Director Michael Davoren says it is the increase in the Asia-Pacific RE/MAX reach that is of greatest interest to Australia and New Zealand. …more »