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William and Diane Gerritz

William Gerritz has been named as the first Elite member for Ray White New Zealand for 2010-2011. Originally from an engineering and business background, William joined as a foundation member of the award winning Botany Town Centre office of Ray White just on six years ago and prior to that he was part of the Mountfort Group through Ray White Howick.  William has always been recognised as a higher performer.    

This is the sixth consecutive year he has achieved Elite status, which is the highest status in a calendar year that can be achieved in the Ray White Group.  William is known for his perseverance and has an outstanding reputation as an individual who can bring deals together that otherwise may not happen.   

Williams credits his wife, Diane, for much of his success. He also commented that having the services of the Loan Market was an important part of his referral network. William recently featured on the Ray White DVD series talking about the market and in particular what changes are required to remain successful.    

To contact William Gerritz please email william.gerritz@raywhite.com.

Goodwin Realty is a foundation member of Ray White New Zealand and a family owned and operated business that has been a proud member of their local community for 28 years. At the recent Ray White awards, Goodwin Realty was recognised for their community spirit; which is in-part a programme that helps to bond the community through common interests and local pride.  The Community Spirit Programme is centred on the magazine which can be seen at the Community Spirit website.  It contains details of events in the local area and gives information about local news, characters, lifestyle, business, events, entertainment and history. 

Catherine Goodwin, the General Manager of Goodwin Realty, talks about Community Spirit with great enthusiasm. She said the basis for the magazine is to help connect people in the local area.  “It brings our community to life and invites people to be part of what we call ‘our community spirit’.  Our business, Goodwin Realty, has long been involved with supporting the community and we feel this combines our business with the way we wish to give back to the community.  We have many good business partners with us including Telstra Clear in the Community Spirit Programme and we were proud to receive the Ray White award for excellence in the community.” To find our more information on the Community Spirit programme please email info@communityspirit.co.nz

Ray White is proud to announce the opening of their 134^th office which will be located on Waiheke Island.  

Matthew Smith Real Estate will be joining the Ray White Group on the 1st of August in a move that will see a successful brand and business becoming part of the Ray White Group in New Zealand.

To read the press release on Matthew Smith Real Estate becoming part of Ray White New Zealand please click here

Ray White Herald on Sunday Lift out

The Ray White  Group is pleased to present, in conjunction with APN, our 40 page property lift-out that will be appearing in the Herald on Sunday this weekend 1st August 2010. This is the seventh of our feature lift-outs and has 108 properties displayed on behalf of our vendor clients throughout New Zealand.

Alongside the lift-out we present the Ray White e-book link which is available for our agency business and their clients to distribute through to databases, family and friends. Ray White prides itself on its ability to provide innovation in marketing and also to offer value through its various marketing mediums, including media, websites, property signage and our own internal client databases.

The Herald on Sunday is the leading Sunday media and is distributed throughout the North Island with a readership of over 352,000. We welcome all enquiries to be part of these outstanding marketing opportunities.

Ray White New Zealand is proud to announce the launch of the Ray White Prestige brand into the New Zealand property market.  The Prestige brand had long been associated with Ray White as leaders in the upper end market on the East Coast of Australia, particularly in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, the northern suburbs of Sydney and the  Gold Coast. Ray White Double Bay located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney has successfully completed the highest priced sale of residential property in Australia for 2010 being 18 Carrara Road, Vaucluse.

Ray White has a philosophy of focusing marketing towards the property and this is more evident with the Prestige brand.  With its introduction into the New Zealand market given the value threshold that has been set it will suit higher priced areas of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and the Lakes District in the lower South Island.  We also see that there will be prestige property from coastal areas. 

The Prestige brand brings a broader base market to the property given that each selected property will be part of the Ray White e-magazine collection that is internationally distributed through a database of 550,000 interested property buyers.  In addition to this it will also be profiled if desired through the key markets internationally which respond directly to prestige property. 

Initially consideration for the Prestige brand will be available only when a property meets a certain criteria and the link to the brand is also exclusive to those who have a considered track record in prestige property or are International Elite Members.

During the first quarter of 2010 Ray White has consistently accounted for 30% of the sales in the prestige market with a number of sales in Orakei, Remuera, Herne Bay and St Mary’s Bay.  We have also had a high percentage of the upper end in the Southern Lakes area particularly in Queenstown and Arrowtown where the Group’s collective marketshare is in excess of 35%. 

As well as being able to profile properties internationally, Ray White is also aware that the majority of buyers of property within the New Zealand prestige market are those people who currently have prestige property of their own.  With this in mind our standards of print media and internet marketing will be at the forefront of ensuring that profile is reached through our marketing to all potential property purchasers in the prestige market.

Ray White expect to have at least 25 appointments in the prestige market during the first 12 months and we are proud to display our first property 12 Eastbourne Road Remuera that has been listed through Megan Jaffe at Remuera in the Prestige livery which has appeared as a double paged feature in this week’s ACP Media Property Press.

Ray White New Zealand trades through 133 offices completing property sales in excess of 4.8bil per annum.

Ray White Herald on Sunday Lift Out

The Ray White Group is pleased to present, in conjunction with APN, our 48 page property lift-out that will be appearing in the Herald on Sunday this weekend 30th May 2010. This is the sixth of our feature lift-outs and has 130 properties displayed on behalf of our vendor clients throughout New Zealand.

Alongside the lift-out we present the Ray White e-book  which is available for our agency business and their clients to distribute through to databases, family and friends.  Ray White prides itself on its ability to provide innovation in marketing and also to offer value through its various marketing mediums, including media, websites, property signage and our own internal client databases.

The Herald on Sunday is the leading Sunday media and is distributed throughout the North Island with a readership of over 382,000. We welcome all enquiries to be part of these outstanding marketing opportunities.

As an industry leader in property management throughout New Zealand, Ray White are seeking an individual who has extensive knowledge and understanding of property management.  The position will align with our ambition to grow our property management business through our 132 franchised offices in New Zealand.  For more information regarding this position please see the advertisement which will be appearing in the REINZ magazine on 1st May.   For other positions available with the Ray White Group please see the Opportunities page

The Ray White Group’s 2010 Annual Awards spotlighted a clear winner in the Top Office category, namely the Manukau office, as the best of our Group’s 132 offices.  Don Ha, who has been a business owner with Ray White for six years,  continues to lead strong growth within his agency practice, having moved into new premises last September.  Currently he has a total staff of 85 and last year had written deals in excess of 700.  For the full story please see the Press Release tab.

Ray White Herald on Sunday Lift Out

The Ray White Group is pleased to present, in conjunction with APN, our 52 page property lift-out that will be appearing in the Herald on Sunday this weekend 4th April 2010. This is the fifth of our feature lift-outs and has over 150 properties displayed on behalf of our vendor clients throughout New Zealand.

Alongside the lift-out we present the Ray White e-book which is available for our agency business and their clients to distribute through to databases, family and friends.  Ray White prides itself on its ability to provide innovation in marketing and also to offer value through its various marketing mediums, including media, websites, property signage and our own internal client databases.

The Herald on Sunday is the leading Sunday media and is distributed throughout the North Island with a readership of over 382,000. We welcome all enquiries to be part of these outstanding marketing opportunities.