REB Podcast Network

This episode of The WIRE sees ListReady's Porscha Epiha join Grace Ormsby and Sadhana Smiles. The NSW and WA state sales manager talks candidly to Grace and Sadhana about her decision to move out of the real estate sector from a successful agency and into the proptech space, explains how leaning in to challenges can be a transformative experience, and reflects on why there's never been a better ti...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by the Agent of the Year – Regional at the REB Awards 2021, Damian Portaro. The director of Ray White Mildura offers insights into his work as an agent operating in a regional town, talks strategies to get through COVID-19, and explains why Facebook is such an important tool for his business and agents at large in 2021. In this...

Hosted by REB news editor Grace Ormsby and REIP CEO Sadhana Smiles, The WIRE is a new podcast that will be championing the women who are making waves within the Australian real estate profession. In new episodes delivered each week, Grace and Sadhana will be interviewing some of the biggest names in real estate, and putting a spotlight on the individuals and groups forcing real industry change. To...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by Matthew Everingham, director, sales agent and auctioneer at Sydney's Richard Matthews Real Estate. The 37th-ranked agent in REB's Top 100 Agents ranking for 2020, Matthew talks about 10 years in business for the Richard Matthews team, explains why they value their office space so highly, divulges on an encounter with the New...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by award-winning mentor Stepfanie Regan. Stepfanie is the head of property management across Queensland, the Northern Territory and northern New South Wales for LJ Hooker, and was recently crowned Mentor of the Year at the REB Awards 2021. In conversation with Grace, Stepfanie shares her career progression to date, offers candi...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by a self-professed property nerd and data expert, Arjun Paliwal. The founder and head of research at InvestorKit, and the co-founder of The Property Nerds, talks about the "Shoe Index" and the recent gains seen across many of Australia's property markets, and touches on why other markets will require an extra push to return to...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by an expert in creating sales campaigns, Sasha de Bilde. Winner of the REB Awards 2021 Sales Campaign of the Year, the Pittwater Property principal highlights the most important things agents need to think about in a sales campaign, reveals some of the biggest wins in his business since its inception, and discusses his techniq...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by REB's partnerships manager, Laine Poirier, for an in-house REB special. Grace and Laine look at the current state of play in the real estate market, reflect on the events that have required agents to be as agile as ever, preview a number of new initiatives, and tease some of the ways REB is gearing up for a massive year in r...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by the principal and operations manager behind a multiaward-winning Gold Coast agency group. With both Shane Colquhoun and Emily Megraw taking home REB Awards in their respective categories, and the LJ Hooker Nerang team (now part of LJ Hooker Solutions Gold Coast) being awarded Sales Office of the Year – Regional, the duo shar...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by the Principal of the Year – Metropolitan and Excellence Award recipient at the 2021 REB Awards, David Highland. With Highland Property Group also crowned Boutique Independent of the Year – 3 or less offices at the very same awards, the managing director is well placed to offer his insight on owning and growing a business, ta...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by the winner of the Industry Thought Leader of the Year category at the 2021 REB Awards, Jodi Ford. The director of property management at Coronis, Jodi shares some of her biggest wins throughout the pandemic, reflects on how her business leadership skills have pivoted since the turn of the century, and offers up some valuable...

How much emphasis are you placing on customer and client reviews? In this episode of the REB Business Empowerment Showcase podcast, host Grace Ormsby is joined by Sean Smit, the director of real estate at Podium. Sean sheds some light on the ways online reviews can be perceived by potential clients, explains the importance of sourcing customer reviews at every step of the listing process, and give...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by the directors of Buxton Ballarat — the number one ranked sales office in REB's Top 50 Sales Offices for 2021. Peter Burley and Mark Nunn chat to Grace about their team's $270 million sales figure in 2020, what COVID-19 looked for the Buxton Ballarat business, and what they hope to achieve when life goes back to normal (hint:...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Grace Ormsby joined by REB Women in Real Estate's recently crowned Industry Thought Leader, Leanne Pilkington. Reflecting on her responsibilities as president of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW), and managing director of Laing+Simmons, Leanne talks candidly about her achievements and efforts over 2020, culminating in the decis...

In 2021, it's more important than ever that agents find solutions to enhance their work and create efficiencies.   In this episode of the REB Business Empowerment Showcase podcast, host Grace Ormsby is joined by Dave Stewart, former agent and owner of Market Buy. Dave gives insight into his decision to kickstart an online offer management system, explains why it's still so valuable to keep agents...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees Tim McKibbin join host Grace Ormsby for a special real estate update. The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) CEO shares candid insight into how the state's professional body has been tackling COVID-19, reflects on the trials and tribulations of 2020, and provides some optimistic forecasts for the year ahead. In this episode, you'll...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees host Grace Ormsby joined by an up-and-coming name in Australian real estate, William Chan. A director at Marshall. Chan. Yahl., William tells Grace all about his start in the profession, the value of loyalty as a young agent, and the importance of nurturing and valuing your team in a new business. In this episode, hear about: • The challenges and...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees host Grace Ormsby unravel some of real estate's most important stories over the past 12 months with Momentum Media's consumer wealth editor, Maja Garaca Djurdjevic. In this special episode, Grace and Maja reflect on the year that was — from drought, fires and floods to the wide-reaching ramifications of COVID-19 on everyday life. With the benefit...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees REB's Grace Ormsby moderate an informative and educational discussion on property maintenance with a panel of experts. Join Thom Richards, co-founder of Managed App; Marc Chrisafulli, head of property management at LJ Hooker Ashfield; and Chris Gray, founder of Your Empire, as they discuss the importance of an effective and efficient approach to m...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees REB's Grace Ormsby moderate an informative and educational discussion on property maintenance with a panel of experts. Join Thom Richards, co-founder of Managed App; Marc Chrisafulli, head of property management at LJ Hooker Ashfield; and Chris Gray, founder of Your Empire, as they discuss the importance of an effective and efficient approach to m...

What's Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news. Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia. In this episode, Tom is joined by the editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Busi...

This episode of Secrets of the Top 100 Agents sees host Grace Ormsby joined by REB's top 10 dealmaker, Mark Di Giulio. The director and auctioneer at Barry Plant Manningham shares some insight into how he and his team coped with Melbourne's two lockdowns, explains why he loved the COVID-19 market, and divulges how he still managed to forge ahead with sales and capturing market share over a period...

What's Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news. Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia. In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss "decision fatigue" and the benefits of...

In this special episode of the Secrets of the Top 100 Agents podcast, Grace Ormsby is again joined by ListReady's Queensland sales manager, Felicity Box. With ListReady on board as principal partner for this year's Women in Real Estate Awards, Grace and Felicity reflect on the year that has been and the impact of COVID-19 on real estate. The duo also consider the contribution of women to the profe...

What's Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news. Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia. In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss who might be the winners and losers whe...