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More than 100 women from across the Woodards network have gathered at an International Women’s Day morning tea to reflect on how small actions can create meaningful change, hear leadership insights, network and raise funds for the Woodards Foundation’s housing initiatives.

Super brand Raine & Horne recognised its leading offices, principals, sales and property management professionals, and leading support staff at its 2025 Queensland & NSW Northern Rivers Awards for Excellence, themed Above & Beyond, hosted by leading Australian comedian Rob Shehadie, who skilfully “piloted” proceedings throughout the night.

Harcourts has announced the expansion of its Insights platform to include comprehensive performance data for Property Managers (PMs) and Business Development Managers (BDMs). For the first time, property management professionals across the Harcourts network can access real-time performance metrics, peer benchmarking, and career progression insights—all on demand, anytime, anywhere.

If there is one thing I have learned on the journey to becoming a CEO, it is that the higher you climb, the more you realise you simply do not have all the answers. I have certainly made my fair share of missteps along the way—some of which still make me wince slightly in hindsight.

Days like this matter because they challenge complacency. Real estate is built on momentum. Listings, negotiations, targets, growth. We measure performance relentlessly, often without stopping to examine the system that enables that performance. International Women’s Day gives us a reason to step back and ask a deeper question, not how much we are achieving, but how we are enabling others to achieve.

In a world where networking is often polished, performative and transactional, Australian real estate identity Dana Walton is taking a different approach, one built around authenticity, honesty and genuine human connection.

In Victoria’s current regulatory environment, few areas create more risk for real estate agents than material facts. We all know the obligation exists. But knowing the rule and operationalising it are two very different things. Too often, disclosure is treated as a quick conversation during the listing presentation:

The Harcourts Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Saba Rose Button Foundation to support the launch of the One Cup Campaign, an innovative community-led fundraising initiative designed to provide sustainable support for children with additional needs and their families.

A once-in-a-generation landholding on the Illawarra Highway at Tullimbar, on the NSW South Coast, has been listed for sale via Expressions of Interest, offering nearly 100 acres of premium countryside within one of the Illawarra’s most tightly held rural-lifestyle corridors.

Stephen Gaitanos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Living Company, has been named Industry Figure of the Year: Asia-Pacific at the PERE Awards 2025, recognising his leadership in scaling one of the region’s most integrated living-sector investment and operating platforms.

Agency HQ has announced its third office in as many weeks, as Wyndham-based operator James Ferris realigns his business with the national platform, reflecting a broader shift underway across Australia’s independent real estate sector.

Harcourts has unveiled Harcourts Predict, the latest in its exclusive suite of technology solutions designed to help agents unlock opportunity from within their own databases.