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The Agency expands in the Inner West, Lisa Curtis joins Highland's prestige team, Brad Armitage named HIA Executive Director

The Agency expands in the Inner West, Lisa Curtis joins Highland's prestige team, Brad Armitage named HIA Executive Director

Also... McGrath opens a new office in Clayton, Brent Spooner doubles his LJ Hooker footprint, and Ouwens Casserly launches a short-term rentals division.

Elite Agent Editor
December 15th, 2024

Featuring in this week’s edition of Movers + Shakers: Lisa Curtis , Brad Armitage, Vanessa Jeans, Enzo Bufano

In this week’s edition of Movers + Shakers, there are plenty of fresh faces and repositioning as all the big franchises and agencies get themselves set for 2025.

David Giezekamp and Cary Giezekamp from Callagher and Kellys are headed to The Agency, bringing the group's total properties under management to 12,000.

Lisa Curtis is headed to Highland's prestige team and is set to work alongside David Highland in Sunderland.

HIA NSW has a new Executive Director, with Brad Armitage stepping into the role and he’s looking to tackle the ongoing challenges the industry is facing.

Go grab a coffee, sit back and dig into this week’s edition of Movers + Shakers!

This week’s big moves

David Giezekamp, Matt Lahood, Cary Giezekamp

"Our presence is going from strength to strength right across Sydney's Inner West. This deal builds further on our acquisition in 2023 of Devine Real Estate and sees us cement a stronghold in key areas.”

MATT LAHOOD

The Agency expands its Inner West presence

Sister firms Callagher and Kellys have joined the group, with David Giezekamp and Cary Giezekamp bringing over 1500 property managements to the national brand's growing portfolio. More here.

Promotions, partnerships and power moves

This week we put the spotlight on some strategic appointments, exciting partnerships and significant regional expansions across the industry. We've rounded them up for you here…

Laura Voinea celebrates 10 years at Area Specialist.
The Noble Park agent has built a successful career focusing on quality over quantity with an impressive 97 percent success rate. More here.

Caroline Springs team joins Barry Plant.
The successful independent office led by Enzo Bufano brings its entire leadership team to one of Victoria's largest real estate groups. More here.

Vanessa Jeans returns as Ray White Head of People.
The former business owner and consultant rejoins the network to lead Victoria and Tasmania's talent development. More here.

Lisa Curtis joins Highland's prestige team.
The experienced Sutherland Shire agent brings a decade of experience to work alongside CEO David Highland and the luxury division. More here.

Joshua Bagley takes the helm at Ray White Murray Bridge.
The Strathalbyn principal merges two successful South Australian offices while retaining existing teams. More here.

Brad Armitage to lead HIA NSW. The former carpenter will step up as Executive Director in January 2025 bringing vital industry experience to tackle housing challenges. More here.

Cameron Brain named Director at Ray White City.
The former Auction Manager steps up to Director of Sales and Auctions across four Auckland offices after driving strong auction results. More here.

Michael Barber opens Ray White Charlestown.
The industry veteran of 21 years has partnered with Australasia's largest real estate group to expand his service in the Newcastle region. More here.

Ouwens Casserly expands across South Australia.
The agency acquired two property management firms and launched a short-term rental division while opening a new office in Goolwa. More here.

Brent Spooner doubles LJ Hooker footprint.
The WA Principal has acquired offices in Busselton and Dunsborough bringing his total to four locations with 68 staff. More here.

McGrath launches new Clayton office.
Ethan He and Jason Xi bring their team of 25 and 1400-property rent roll to lead the brand's expansion in Melbourne's southeast. More here.

And finally…

Do you know of any upcoming moves we should know about? Tip us off by emailing [email protected].

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