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Interest Rates Rise - March 2010

The Reserve Bank has responded to a confident economy by increasing interest rates by 0.25%. This could be the first of three or four rises to come this year and although this will make mortgages more expensive, it also gives property investors more confidence that your jobs are more secure as the economy picks up.

Royal Children's Hospital Fund Raiser

Our annual Fund Raiser will be held on Thursday 1st April from 6.00 to 9.00.  Join us to raise money for a great cause at Fresh@Elwood, 130-132 Ormond Road, Elwood. Great prizes to be won, entertainment for the children, gourmet BBQ and drinks at Bar Prices. RSVP to 9531 0155 or buyer [at] advantageproperty [dot] com [dot] au.  

2009 Victorian Buyer's Agent of the Year

Frank Valentic is proud to have been awarded 2009 Buyer's Agent of the Year award by the Real Estate Industry of Victoria.  The awards night was held in late October with our company being nominated for multiple awards. The team celebrated well into the night with everyone sharing the excitement of this achievement.

Julie Knight's New Appointment

We are happy to announce that Julie Knight has now been made Associate Partner of Advantage Property Consulting. After four years with our company, Julie is happy to be given the opportunity to step into a Management role and be more involved in decisions regarding the future of our business. Congratulations Julie and we look forward to a long working relationship together!

Clearance Rates - Monday 8th March - Saturday 13th March 2010

Weekly Auction & Sales Results

Clearance Rate                    83% 

Reported Auctions               646

Sold prior to Auction             110

Sold at Auction                     424

Sold after Auction                    4

Passed in                              108

Passed on vendor's bid         67

Withdrawn                                0

Postponed                               0

No Result                               89

Source :- Real Estate Institute of Victoria

 

REIA Inaugural Australian Buyer's Agent of the Year Award

After being joint winner of the Inaugural REIV Victorian Buyer’s Agent of the Year Award, company director Frank Valentic was proud to be nominated for the inaugural Australian Buyer’s Agent of the Year Award.

The REIA Awards were held in Melbourne on Thursday 3rd April with the Advantage team attending to cheer on Frank who went on to win the REIA Australian Buyer's Agent of the Year Award. Frank was honored to win the award which he says "Is the highlight of my career to date."

The team celebrated late into the night and there were many sore heads in the office the next morning. Congratulations Frank on your outstanding achievement!

 

Good Friday Appeal

Once again, we held our Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal fundraiser. Another successful year saw many of our clients and business partners enjoying an evening of good company at our BBQ and wine tasting night.

Although we didn’t quite reach our goal of beating last year’s donation, it was a great effort by all who donated to reach the total amount of $2250, which we matched for a total donation of $4500! A special mention to Domenic Valastro (ADG Architects www.adg.com.au) who donated $500 and Max Waller ( Provincial Homeloans www.provincialhomeloans.com.au) for his donation of $250. We look forward to seeing everyone next year!

 

The REIV Awards

The REIV industry Award's night was recently held in Melbourne to recognize outstanding achievement in a number of categories. The evening always proves to be an enjoyable one and the Advantage team were there with extra reason to celebrate, having been nominated as finalist for five awards including; Residential Salesperson of The Year ( Julie Knight ), Property Manager of The Year ( Inessa Kabaker ), Buyer's Agent of The Year (Frank Valentic), Residential Agency of The Year and the Customer Service Award. A great night was had by all with our company proud to be joint winners of the Buyer's Agent of The Year Award. We were proud and honoured to be finalists ahead of 1700 other real estate agents in Melbourne.