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RateMyAgent awards
Julie-Ann Manahan
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads has won the Ocean Shores and South Golden Beach area in the RateMyAgent 2016 Agency of the Year Awards. The awards, which are the largest real estate awards in Australia, recognise those agents and agencies who have ranked the highest based on customer reviews and feedback. Julie-Ann Manahan, licensee and principal: ‘I’m delighted to be named the top agency in the northern rivers market for Ocean Shores and South Golden
Beach,’ said Ms Manahan. ‘This award recognises the hard work of my team and the dedication we have to the local property market. We’re thrilled so many of our customers appreciate our work and have rated us using the RateMyAgent site. To be voted number one by your customers is a real testament to the service we provide.’ ‘The RateMyAgent Agency of the Year Awards are the only awards that use verified customer reviews and feedback, so they’re an honest gauge of the customer
service an agent has provided,’ said RateMyAgent CEO and co-founder, Mark Armstrong. ‘These awards are the only industry awards to put sellers’ needs first, using customer reviews as a leading indicator of an agent’s success over 2016.’ The awards, which are in their third year, are the only major customer-choice awards for the real estate industry in Australia. Rather than being judged by industry peers, the awards are calculated based on the reviews that customers provide on the RateMyAgent website.
Great Real Estate support for Mullumbimby Golf Open Four years ago Mullumbimby Golf Club was on the brink and the doors nearly closed. Now after lots of good work by the board, members, volunteers and public the club’s out of debt, has cash in the bank and has decided with the help of Great Real Estate (a division of Unique Estates) to bring back the iconic ‘open’. Over a conversation over a pint in the bar of the club, club captain Jason Matthews and member Gary Brazenor, who is an agent with Great Real Estate, the idea to bring back
the Open was hatched and with Gary’s help there is now $3,000 in prizes. Golf manufacturer Srixon have also put their hand up to support the new open. Gary Brazenor of Great Real Estate: ‘I’m over the moon with how the club embraced the idea and we are so happy to support a club that provides local jobs, a great place for all golfers, particularly elderly golfers, to meet and enjoy themselves and now they also have a strong juniors program.’
Two become One
The team at North Coast Lifestyle Properties
North Coast Lifestyle Properties have announced that they have joined forces with Elders Real Estate, New Brighton. It brings together two longstanding local agencies with the intention of bring a new intensity to the local real estate market. Together, the two businesses combined represent more than a century of experience in both residential and commercial sales, holiday and property management. The operations will combine and be run exclusively out of the North Coast Lifestyle Properties newly refurbished office in Brunswick Heads. ‘All of us at North Coast Lifestyle Properties are extremely
excited about bringing the two businesses together. Combining the two experienced teams you can be assured that every member of staff you speak to has years of expert knowledge in their field. It’s an exciting new direction for us,’ says Sam Pedlow, principal of North Coast Lifestyle Properties. The last 12 months have seen significant advancements for North Coast Lifestyle Properties, formerly the Professionals Brunswick Heads and Ocean Shores. They rebranded and refurbished the head office in Brunswick Heads in August 2016; now with the expansion of their business, this larger presence will enable them to
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continue to exceed standards in level of service for their clients. The property management team will consist of Naureen, Shonda, Joy, Jessica and Jocelyn. Joining the sales team are Mark and Kylie from Elders, who will work alongside Suzanne, Mal, Alyce and Adrian. Holly manages marketing and events. The holiday property management team consists of Jacinta and Rosetta; they are pleased that their holiday rental portfolio now has a dedicated website: www.brunswickheadsholidayproperties. com.au.
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