Thought Leaders – Real Estate Re-imagined (formerly The Elevate Podcast)

After playing key roles in some of the nation's top property management divisions and growing businesses from scratch, Jodie Stainton is uniquely positioned in her understanding of what’s needed to succeed in property management and take businesses to the next level.

As the managing partner of PropTech incubator NAR Reach Australia, Peter Schravemade is in a unique position to spot technology that’s likely to be valuable to agents and the real estate industry long before it becomes mainstream. He is also able to tap into NAR’s immense body of research to see buyer and seller trends emerging, and says there are some which are fast becoming apparent when it come...

He was mentored by some of the best in the industry, and now Thomas McGlynn has taken up the leadership mantle himself, most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of renowned Sydney real estate brand BresicWhitney.

Barry Plant sales manager and auctioneer Alice Geddes didn't start her career with visions of being a real estate agent. Instead, she planned to work in the fast-paced world of hospitality. So how did the Gold Coast native find herself working at one of the best known real estate chains in the UK, then go on to establish a successful sales career back in Australia? It all comes down to transf...

Brock Fisher has been in real estate for 20 years and has seen plenty of cycles, but says he has never seen a rental crisis like this one, and because it's taken more than seven years to get here, it probably won't be solved overnight.

Each day the real estate industry creates countless hours of social media video content, but why is it some videos go viral and others don’t?

The tougher the market gets, the harder it can be to sustain motivation. The busier you get, the harder it can be to innovate so that your business evolves with customer needs.

Imagine you could provide a buyer with a full history of a property, right down to the paint colours used, the warranties for appliances, and the name of the builder who completed that incredible renovation.

There’s rarely a dull day in real estate, with a raft of stories hitting the headlines each day. But often there’s far more to the story than data, facts, and quotes. Those articles are the tip of the iceberg of trends already occurring in the industry that you might be experiencing and each has flow-on effects for agents, property managers and their clients. In the first episode of what’s to beco...

Between interest rate rises and media speculation on property prices, there’s a lot of noise in the real estate market at the moment, and that’s impacting buyers, sellers and agents in equal measure. But according to coach Claudio Encina, now is not the time for agents to be sidelined by news headlines. Instead, it’s the opportunity to get back to basics - to focus on the five pillars of your busi...

At Key 2 Sale in Mount Gambier, wellbeing is built into the business. It’s systemised, an ongoing conversation and part of the team’s goals and KPIs. And it’s been that way ever since the agency opened its doors six years ago.

Simon Cohen might now have the biggest and best-known buyer’s agency in Australia, but back when he started Cohen Handler he says people thought he was crazy.

Packed full of potential sellers and buyers, a database is one of the most important tools in an agent’s professional toolkit.

Ask Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles star Matt Altman about his incredible rise to real estate fame, and he’ll quickly tell you there was no luck about it.

As the head of EBM RentCover, Sharon Fox-Slater has seen it all when it comes to weird, wonderful and common landlord insurance claims.

Avi Khan of Ray White AKG in Queensland isn’t looking to build the biggest real estate agency, but he is intent on creating the best. And it’s one that revolves around the customer journey.

What happens when you put 160 of the industry’s brightest minds and thought leaders in a room together for two days?

Every agent and every real estate brand knows content helps them build a presence in the marketplace, but when it comes to creating great content, it can be challenging to know where to start or how to find the time.

Over the course of a lengthy career, there will be times when an agent needs to refresh their image and reinvent their strategies.

Right now, the rental market is perhaps the toughest it has ever been and that’s applying pressure to tenants and property managers in equal measure. Every property attracts multiple applications, and if an application is not up to par or a prospective tenant can’t showcase the right skills, their application isn’t even making the pile for consideration. For the property managers knocking back app...

It’s no secret that the role of a real estate agent has evolved in recent years, with insight into their persona and social proof of their expertise now as important, if not more so, than the brand they work with.

Residential property might appear to steal the media limelight, but the commercial arena abounds with interesting tales.

Imagine purchasing a property was as simple as engaging with an agent, then ticking a box or pressing a button.

At the best of times, it can be a challenge to find and hire the right people in real estate.

Just when you think high-performing agent and Luxe Listings star Gavin Rubinstein might have reached the pinnacle of his real estate career, he shifts the goal posts again, revealing new intentions for business growth and further plans for market expansion.