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Last night the Ray White Group celebrated the most successful year in the history of the company, with turnover during 2012 in excess of $5.4 billion from 134 offices throughout New Zealand.

Ray White City Apartments were named New Zealand Office of the Year and during 2012 they completed 717 sales through their 60 member sales team. Ray White Ponsonby were named the number two office for Ray White New Zealand in 2012 and Ray White Remuera were named number three office of the year.

After the national awards were presented Brian White, Joint Chairman of the Ray White Group, and Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand, presented the International Office of the Year awards.

Ray White City Apartments were named at number two internationally and in accepting the award, Phil Horrobin business of Ray White City Apartments, acknowledged the outstanding achievement by his team. He said “The office has continued to successfully grow market share and the increase in market share has primarily been achieved through the focus and dedication of our sales team in having outstanding product knowledge and working with our clients. He went on to say “The city apartments market is a specialist area and our team are highly skilled and we are collectively proud of the results we have achieved.”

Ray White Ponsonby was named the number four office internationally and Simon Damerell, Bryce Earwaker and Gower Buchanan accepted the award from Brian White with their team on stage. Simon said “The international ranking was an amazing award for their business to win. Over many years our business has grown through our determination on the quality of service that our team provides to the marketplace.” Simon also acknowledged the value of the community’s support to the office and said “We very much value the long standing relationships we have in the community and this award reflects the continued support we receive as a business.”

Megan Jaffe, business owner of Ray White Remuera, accepted the international award for her office as number five in the Ray White Group. Megan said that the award meant a lot to her team. She said “Our success reflects the values and commitment all of our team has to working together to ensure successful results for all our customers and clients. Our business has grown during the past 12 months as we have welcomed a number of established salespeople and with the support of our clients we have had a great 2012 and we look forward to working harder and achieving even better results in 2013.”

The Ray White Group operates over 1,000 offices in eight countries. It is the first time Ray White New Zealand member offices have achieved this level of international recognition.

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The October real estate sales for the Ray White Group in New Zealand have proved the strongest month since the global financial crisis.

October figures collected today show Ray White New Zealand recorded sales up 29 per cent on October last year and matched the unseen turnover highs of March 2007: $500million.

The network of 135 offices finalised 1,216 sales, 21 per cent more than the previous month, the greatest amount of transactions since November 2007.

The Auckland market, in particular, has shown a considerable increase with double the sales recorded in 2012 against the same period in 2011.

Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand said the 2012 sales have continued steadily, with turnover increasing by 41 per cent nationally year to date.

“This is driven by a combination of factors including the continued migration of those affected by the Canterbury earthquake relocating throughout New Zealand and record low interest rates which have been consistent for over 12 months and gives buyers confidence.  Added to this, Banks are also taking a balanced approach to the way they consider funding property and this also allows buyers to purchase property.”

Across New Zealand all markets continue to show higher sales volumes. The Canterbury area has returned to its pre-earthquake sales numbers and is up 37 per cent on last year. Most activity around the country is occurring in the CBD and city fringe markets, where there continues to be a lack of stock and this is placing pressure on prices, which are increasing, while also lowering the days on market.

Megan Jaffe, the owner of Ray White Remuera, who’s team completed over $30 million in sales for October.

“There is definite momentum in the market at all levels. Sellers are showing they are responsive to the market. They are sellers one day and becoming buyers the next,” she said.

Simon Damerell from Ray White Ponsonby who work through the city fringe markets, said there has never been greater numbers of open home attendees and registered bidders at auctions.

“There is a high degree of activity and while there may appear to be a shortage of stock, the same number of properties are being listed; it’s just that the higher turnover is at any given time resulting in less properties on the market,” Mr Damerell said.

Tony McPherson from the Ray White Metro group in Canterbury said that there is continued activity throughout Canterbury with the movement of those in the Red Zone and also those relocating into the city for work opportunities.

“The movement of people and the rebuild plans recently announced have added increased activity into the Canterbury market and that is resulting in record sales,” Mr McPherson said.

The national average sale price value at the end of October 2012 for Ray White was $452,592.  This is up on September 2012 at $445,326 and also up on October 2011 which was $440,918.

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Ray White Orakei opened their office just over 12 months ago in Coates Avenue under the leadership of Mike Zelcer and, together with business partner Megan Jaffe, the new business has enjoyed particularly strong sales and has reached a market share in excess of 30% in the Orakei region.

Mike Zelcer recently featured in the New Zealand Herald focus on suburb area in their Midweek Homes liftout, where the homes at 64 Kupe Street and 42B Te Arawa Street were featured as properties currently on the market. Together with this, in the recent sales section it showed that Mike Zelcer sold 19 Takitinu Street for $1.22 million.

Mike Zelcer said that the office has really gone ahead in leaps and bounds. “Our Ray White signage is now a familiar sight through the streets of Orakei and we have been getting outstanding results for our clients.” He went on to say that recently Lynn Bartram has joined the office, who has 19 years of sales experience in the Eastern Suburbs. “Lynn will compliment the ambitions of our growing office and she has always been known for the high quality service that she provides.

Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand, said “The Orakei office has really found its place and been accepted in the local community. Mike Zelcer has always had a high profile in Orakei and being able to operate from his own office in conjunction with Megan Jaffe has seen outstanding results in their first year of operation.”

For more information on Ray White Orakei please see their website www.rworakei.co.nz

Please see information on the local Orakei market written by Graham Hepubrn together with properties that are on the market and recent sales in the area.

Ray White Remuera business owner Megan Jaffe is proud to announce the opening of a third office in the Upland Road Village in Remuera.  The office, located above The Villager, has been established due to the increased expansion of the overall agency.

Megan Jaffe Real Estate has been a member of Ray White for the past five years and has continued to maintain a consistent level of growth in market share.  The latest figures indicate the business is selling one in five properties in the Remuera and surrounding areas.

The Upland Road office has not only been designed for high performing salespeople but is a showpiece for the company, being able to host client evenings, prestige auctions and also house development projects.

Megan Jaffe said that the Upland Road office was a natural expansion for their business. “We have a premier location on Remuera Road. Just on 12 months ago we opened our second office in Orakei, and because of the number of salespeople and increased business volume we made a decision to further expand our agency to Upland Road.  The total sales team continues to grow and now stands at 28. With the three offices situated across our markets, we believe in being a business that is community focused while offering a superior service and personal attention to detail.”

Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand, said that he was extremely proud of the growth in quality that has been achieved by Megan and her team. “Over the past five years her market share has grown substantially and Megan has always maintained a business that understands the people involved and has continued to work hard to achieve superior results and quality of service.”

The Ray White central zone now has 15 offices and is one of the leading agency practices in the area. Ray White New Zealand has over 130 offices and transacts $4.7 billion in property sales annually.

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The Ray White Group is pleased to acknowledge the re-commitment of one of their leading agency businesses, Megan Jaffe Real Estate Limited, to the Group.

It was just over five years ago that Megan Jaffe took ownership of the Remuera franchise and at that time it had a market share of 3.8%.  With a flair and determination that is unmatched in the Remuera market, Megan has built a business that has continued to grow and strengthen in profile throughout Remuera and the surrounding districts. Today the office has a market share of 14.7%.

Remuera is the highest value turnover market in New Zealand, with per annum sales approaching $1 billion. Megan and her team have been instrumental in gathering momentum and have been involved in a number of high value transactions; with two being the highest prices achieved through their local market area in 2010.

Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand, said “The Remuera office continues to show outstanding results. The calibre of the team combined with the outstanding leadership of Megan Jaffe has seen this business grow to one of the leaders in the Ray White Group.  We are extremely proud to renew our agreement with Megan Jaffe Real Estate Limited as the business continues to move towards leadership within their trade area.”

Megan Jaffe said that in re-committing to Ray White “We looked at the expectation we have in the growth of our business and continue to see that Ray White sits perfectly with where we wish to go with our business.  The support that Ray White offers through their leadership and their systems is industry leading.  We have an outstanding team and that is complimented with us being part of Ray White.”

Ray White Remuera has a team of 21 salespeople and has recently commenced property management.  The office is located on Remuera Road.  For all enquiries in regards to real estate activity in the Remuera area please contact Ray White Remuera on telephone (09) 520 9100 or remuera.nz@raywhite.com.