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Business Opportunity Manager
A position within the Ray White Group NZ has become available as a Business Opportunity Manager which will primarily focus on the area of growth, opportunity and relationship management. For full information please click to see the advertisment that will appear in May REINZ journal.
March Property Sales Lift by 1.8%
The Ray White Group saw an increase in property turnover for March 2010 of 1.8% in comparison to the previous year. In comparison to last month, property sales increased by just over 30%. Other key indicators showed that there was an increase in property listings by 11% and also auction marketing rose by 9%.
The top offices for the month included Ponsonby, Remuera, Manukau, Kohimarama and Hamilton. Offices that achieved their highest area increase included Whangarei, Taranaki, Richmond, Merivale and Arrowtown.
Our marketing presence also lifted and this is measured on our overall presence in key media throughout New Zealand. The results in our market share showed increases in 12 out of the 13 areas that we measure.
This month we have opened new offices in Foxton, Golden Bay and Waikanae. We have also merged with AJ Innes in Whitianga.
Twelve months ago saw the first rise to come out of the global financial crisis and there was a distinct lift in property sales. March 2010 has shown the same lift. This was the best recroded sales in the just over 2 years. The larger volume of properties on the market and increased buyer activity combined with a low level of interest rates saw the sales active in March. We expect with the number of properties that have come onto the market to see activity continue to increase for April.
Ray White has developed real time market information for buyers and sellers across all areas of New Zealand. Each Ray White office has access to this information and it can be provided on request. Ray White has 133 offices throughout New Zealand with 1,345 salespeople and 183 property managers. To request real time market information please email swatson@raywhite.com
Herald on Sunday Lift Out – 29 November
The Ray White Group are pleased to present, in conjunction with APN, our 36 page property lift-out that will be appearing in the Herald on Sunday this weekend 29th November 2009. This is the third of our feature lift-outs and has over 100 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 307,000.
Our next series Herald on Sunday lift-outs will be published during 2010 and we welcome enquiries to be part of these marketing outstanding opportunity.
First Ray White Office in India
Ray White to Open in India – Delhi and New friends Colony
The Ray White Group is delighted to announce the signing of agreements with Gulshan Nayyar to open our first offices in India in New Delhi.
Gulshan owns and runs a family business in which his two sons play key roles. He has 75 staff and attended the Wealth Conference on the Gold Coast last week, during which agreements were made which had been negotiated between Carey Smith and Andrew Jamson over a period of many months.
“This is an important event for our company and continues our drive to have representation in the Asian markets. Gulshan has committed to drive Ray White beyond New Delhi in India and will do so at a pace that makes sense,” says Brian White, Joint Chairman.
We will keep you posted on changeover dates and contact details – it will wonderful if our network can make them feel welcome. We anticipate this changeover to be happening prior to the new year.
Brian White
Chairman
Ray White NZ sales up 50% in October
The Ray White Group in New Zealand recorded a 50 per cent increase in property sales during October, 2009, compared to the same period last year.
Ray White New Zealand CEO Carey Smith said all regions also reported a record number of listings and a 37 per cent increase in turnover for the year to date.
Mr Smith said the Auckland market had the greatest rise for the month of 55 per cent, with total sales in excess of $205 million.
”The top five Ray White offices for last month nationwide were Ponsonby, Manukau, City Apartments, Remuera and Kingsland,” Mr Smith said.
”These offices combined to complete $65 million in turnover. Other standout offices included Mangawhai, Papamoa, Palmerston North, Richmond, Merivale and Arrowtown, which all had record results for the month.”
Mr Smith said Ray White also had a significant boost in turnover on the upper South Island.
”Ray White has five offices in this area and their turnover surged to $20 million,” he said.
The Ray White Group trades through 131 offices in New Zealand and turns over approximately $5.3 billion in property sales per annum.
ENDS
Further inquiries:
Carey Smith
Ray White New Zealand CEO
Ph: 64 9 377 5069
About Ray White
Ray White is the largest real estate and property group in Australasia. The company, established in 1902 at Crows Nest in Queensland, has almost 1,000 individual offices spread across Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, China, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, more than 8,000 staff, annual sales turnover in excess of $30 billion and manages more than 200,000 rental properties.
Ray White Opens in Opotiki
The Ray White Group is proud to announce the opening of its 130th office throughout New Zealand in the central North Island market of Opotiki. Jackie Rooney, who is the Principal Officer of the new Ray White office, commented that in order to provide better services to her clients she has aligned her business with a brand that is currently one of New Zealand’s market leaders. Jackie also said that the choice of Ray White gave her a greater reach, both nationally and internationally, through marketing together with a website presence across www.raywhite.co.nz www.rwopotiki.co.nz and for a broader audience www.trademe.co.nz.
The Opotiki market is one that is diversified with investment, owner-occupied and coastal properties. The adjoining markets have a rural influence in the town, which is 20 minutes from Whakatane and just 1½ hours to Gisborne on the East Coast. Opotiki continues to develop its base as a provincial town and the recent announcement of resource consent for the harbour development has given great confidence to the town and the people of Opotiki.
In opening the new Ray White office, Carey Smith, Chief Executive of the Group, said “That to have Jackie and her team as part of the Ray White Group was exciting. It gives the Group further opportunity to grow throughout New Zealand and more particularly, align our existing successful offices throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty.”
Jackie Rooney started her real estate career in late 2001 as an administrator and property manager in Opotiki. In late 2003 she embarked on the sales side of the business, successfully achieving a number of awards with her previous company. She then went onto gain her licence as an Associate Member of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. In doing so she took the step of purchasing the business in October 2005. Today Jackie’s business is one of the market leaders in the town.
Another key reason that Jackie Rooney and Ray White have come together is through a mutual support of Ronald McDonald House in Auckland. The new Ray White office also supports the local community through the Woman’s Refuge and local youth attending Spirit of Adventure courses.
The Ray White Group now has 130 offices throughout New Zealand trading through local communities. The network offices turnover just on $4.3 billion in property sales and are active in property management, rural and commercial services.
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