🏡 Knight Frank back in Tassie, Harcourts TWG, McGrath's Richmond Valley double

In this week’s edition of Movers +Shakers…

Knight Frank returns to Tasmania in dual-branded McGrath offices

Two cities, two brands, one name at the top of both. Josh Hart has spent 18 years building a reputation in Tasmania's market, and now he's the one steering Knight Frank's return through the newly paired McGrath Knight Frank offices in Hobart and Launceston. More here

Robert Krnjeta launches Harcourts TWG in Melbourne's west

Robert Krnjeta's ties to Werribee run deep, and he's chosen the suburb as the base for his next chapter, merging Harcourts Melton and Werribee into Harcourts TWG with Petar Krnjeta, Rick O'Halloran, Reece Beckley, Martin Mintoff and Mark Mintoff by his side. He's framed the venture as one measured by people staying, not just offices opening. More here

Aurora Property adds award-winning duo to Lower North Shore team

Two decades of residential, commercial and off-the-plan sales experience sit behind Konstantin Melnikov's new title at Aurora Property, alongside a network of clients and referral business he's built over that time. Ferenc Goemoeri, who's worked with him since 2021 and came to Sydney from Hungary via London, joins him as they open Team Melnikov's doors in Neutral Bay from 7 September 2026. More here

Rob and Jacquie Horder open two new McGrath offices

Casino and Kyogle mark new ground for McGrath, with Rob Horder and Jacquie Horder putting 16 years of local dealmaking behind the launch. Nine staff join them from day one, covering a patch running from Nimbin to Woodenbong and down to Evans Head, with property management earmarked as the next build-out. More here

Scott McElroy takes out Belle Property network's top CEO award

Three offices, one CEO title. Scott McElroy has built Belle Property's Carlton, North Melbourne and Ascot Vale businesses into a combined operation strong enough to top the network's biggest annual honour, chosen from 215 offices and celebrated alongside standout years for the Northern Beaches and Cairns teams. More here

Shane Stone opens First National agency in Heathmont

A local kid made good, Shane Stone has swapped classroom lecterns for his own shopfront, opening First National Stone & Associates in Heathmont, the suburb he grew up in. Three decades of finance, property management and auctioneering experience, plus years teaching the next generation at Swinburne University, now sit behind one name on the door. More here

Tayla Long appointed Harcourts Tasmania operations manager

Tayla Long knows the Harcourts Tasmania network from the ground up, having spent her career at Harcourts Launceston building the relationships she'll now draw on statewide. She steps into the Business Operations Manager role this month, coaching business owners and their teams as the network leans further into promoting from within. More here

LATEST ROLES

Ray White NZ marks record market share at annual awards

A night in Auckland closed a year most agents would take twice over: Ray White New Zealand's 202 offices now handle one in four residential sales nationwide, its best share yet. Richard Thode's national top-salesperson award and Ray White Remuera's 12th straight office-of-the-year title were the headline wins, but it was Mary Taylor, Pat Taylor, Peter Best and Tony McPherson's life membership – recognising three-plus decades each of building the profession – that gave the room its quietest, proudest moment. More here

Adrian William gives its brand a refresh

That signature pink first turned heads last October, when Adrian William's Breast Cancer Awareness Month signboards raised $31,729 for Chris O'Brien Lifehouse. Designer Lyndal Harris of September Design Studio, who's shaped the look since day one, says that response is part of what convinced the agency to give the colour a permanent, larger role across every touchpoint. More here

Barry Plant careers night draws 173 registrations

Full circle moments don't get much neater than this. Alice Geddes once sat among the hopefuls at a Barry Plant careers night – now she's the one running them, and 73 people turned up to hers through heavy rain. Meanwhile in Warragul-Drouin, Candice Hill is proving the appetite for real estate careers isn't confined to the city. More here

For Zoran Solano, property has always been about the long game

Zoran's introduction to property came long before Hot Property Buyers Agency existed, watching his grandfather build a portfolio after migrating from Italy and collecting rent alongside him as a child. That lesson in patience still shapes how he runs the Brisbane business today. "The biggest lesson I think is that investing is for the long term, not get-rich-quick," Zoran says. More here

Rachel Buglisi – building success from the ground up in the Latrobe Valley

Eighteen and on reception is where Rachel Buglisi's story in Traralgon begins, but it's the years since that tell you who she's become. Repeat clients kept finding her through lockdowns, which is what convinced her to back herself independently. Now, with a full-time assistant supporting her and a CBD office in the works, she's turning what started as a leap of faith into a lasting practice built on trust. More here

Highland rebrands with a digital-first push for prestige listings

David Highland's Cronulla-based network is putting its new look to work over the coming year, with AI-assisted marketing at the centre of how it presents high-end property to buyers. Campaigns, digital platforms and communications will all carry the refreshed identity as the rollout continues. More here

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