One office, ten straight titles – plus Joel Davoren on the US$880m merger

In this week’s edition of Movers + Shakers…

TRG expands Eastern Suburbs footprint with acquisition of Express Realty

Robert Kogan built Express Realty into an impeccably run operation over 30 years before folding it into Gavin Rubinstein's TRG last month, a connection sparked by his son Frankie's role on Zac Rabin's sales team. The deal has pushed TRG's managed portfolio past 1,000 properties, with Jerome Srot's property management division now ten strong at the firm's Rose Bay headquarters. More here

Monika Doyle returns to Barry Plant as Chief of Staff

Monika Doyle's rebrand work earned her a name at Barry Plant well before this appointment, with two design award wins to show for it. Now, fresh back from maternity leave, she's taking on a newly created role at head office, tasked with tightening the connections between departments as the network pushes into its next growth phase. More here

Brett Reddell builds family succession plan at Area Specialist

Brett Reddell's turning point wasn't a market shift, it was a mentor helping him back his own judgement after a divorce that wiped out his savings. Six years on with Area Specialist across the Gold Coast and Logan, that self-belief is now the blueprint he's handing to Ethan Reddell, 20, over a staged three-plus-two-year handover. More here

McGrath extends into Campsie as growth corridor heats up

A decade on from launching McGrath Bankstown, George Kapos is putting down roots in Campsie, folding Heny Dao's local knowledge into the business as McGrath Inner Southwest takes shape. Between Chipping Norton, Berala, Campsie, Belmore and Punchbowl, the combined offices now oversee 2,000 rent roll properties. More here

Alexander Phillips launches Ray White Phillips & Co in Woollahra

Alexander Phillips describes the eastern suburbs market as increasingly selective, with clients wanting a clear point of difference – which is exactly what he's betting Ray White Phillips & Co delivers. Beyond the ledger, he's long backed his local patch, sponsoring Bronte Surf Life Saving Club, St Catherine's School and several junior sporting clubs in the area. More here

Real, REMAX Group marks global milestone

The ink's barely dry on the deal that closed August 24 in the US, but Joel Davoren isn't treating it as a turning point so much as a continuation. He's built REMAX Australia's reputation on independence and member-first thinking, and he's adamant that won't shift under the new global banner. More here

Ray White WA honours top performers amid market shift warning

Nine years in, Vivien Yap's Ray White Dalkeith | Claremont has now claimed the settled commission crown eight years running, with Vivien also taking Top Principal honours. Stephen Cole of Ray White Broome doubled up on sales awards, and Georgia Higgs and Doug Corby topped property management, as CEO Mark Whiteman pointed to listings up 300 per cent since Christmas as the challenge ahead. More here

LATEST ROLES

Ray White Core Group opens seventh Victorian office

Seven offices in, and Ray White Core Group is showing no signs of slowing across Melbourne's north and west. Anil Malik, Mark Srivastava and Dhaval Mehta have brought Sharath Rao on board as selling principal for Beveridge, backed by a full local team including Simran Kaur, Bhargesh Patel, Jaspreet Singh, Amit Asija and Mudit Mahajan – all chasing that 100-and-100 first-year target. More here

REIACT honours more than 30 Canberra real estate professionals

Thirty-two years running, REIACT's Awards for Excellence drew 400 people to Canberra this year, with the profession's biggest regulatory shake-up as the backdrop. Michael Ceacis and Jane Macken now sit in the Hall of Fame, Peter Walker picked up the President's Award, and Dan Hawcroft took the Achievement Award home. More here

Rita Kennedy returns to Ray White Maroochydore full-time

Sunday morning finds Rita Kennedy back where she started, three kids older and a Sunshine Coast market she never really left. She's chasing longevity this time, not just listings. "For me, success is about continuing to strengthen my place within the community, building genuine long-term relationships and creating a business that people feel confident coming back to," Rita said. More here

Jay Giblett says tougher markets reward trusted agents

Sixteen years in the same patch will teach you something about staying power. Jay Giblett has spent that time building what he says has been a market-leading presence in Endeavour Hills, and three years into his run at Area Specialist with Shenay Miller, he's banking on relationships over reach as conditions tighten. More here

Grace Anderson and David Sylvester open Ray White Katikati

Ten years building a name as Katikati's leading salesperson, and 25-plus spent coaching sales teams elsewhere – Grace Anderson and David Sylvester are pooling that experience under one roof at Ray White Katikati. Their first-year priority is straightforward: grow the team and expand the property management portfolio. More here

Ferntree Gully wins Ray White Vic/Tas top office for tenth year

A decade at the top doesn't happen by accident. Patrick McConnachie has built Ray White Ferntree Gully into a team that shows up every year and does the work again, from listings to auctions to everything in between. This time, he says, felt like the sweetest win yet. More here

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