21 September 2007
Agents who overquote caught in the act
ESTATE agents regularly overvalue properties to secure exclusive contracts from sellers, an investigation by the consumer watchdog Choice has shown. Using volunteers who were trying to sell houses in NSW and Victoria, the "shadow shoppers" were given estimates which varied as much as $150,000 from agent to agent. The property owners said they felt agents were overestimati...

22 August 2007
Agents Warning To Vendors Know the True Value of Your Property and Your local Agent
A real estate agent in South West Sydney is warning vendors that they could be vulnerable to being ripped off thousands of dollars because of incorrect market appraisal by agents who are not in possession of updated information.    Allan Dabbagh from Coldwell Banker South West Realty says he noticed a discrepancy between the median value of homes quoted in a recent newspaper report...

29 May 2007
Coldwell Banker South West Realty back with a 15 Million Dollar BANG
Coldwell Banker South West Realty back with a 15 Million Dollar BANG Coldwell Banker South West Realty has surpassed all expectations by selling over 15 million dollars worth of property in the last three months. Located in the newly built Wattle Grove shopping plaza, the real estate business has survived two difficult years since the devastating fire that destroyed most of the centre. Howev...

27 May 2007
Pleasure Point Home Stars In Real Estate Reality Show
Pleasure Point Home Stars In Real Estate Reality Show A Million dollar home in Pleasure Point will feature in an American real estate reality show called House Hunters International . The Californian show which attracts a million viewers per episode is the first reality series that takes viewers through the buyer’s journey of searching for their dream home. The Scullino family from San...

02 April 2007
Boat Builders Experience Smooth Sailing From Pleasure Point To Arizona
Watch out when you are renting a property with Coldwell Banker South West Sales it can make moving to another state or emigrating to another country far too easy. Take Boat builders Ross and Chris Wilson, who after renting a property for a short time in Pleasure Point found themselves having to move to Cairns in North Queensland . After a few months of enjoying the Queensland lifestyle they fo...

25 March 2007
Coldwell Banker Entrance into
Company Leads Real Estate Industry Into Virtual Future Coldwell Banker Sales Associate avatar shows virtual home on Second Life (Photo: Business Wire) PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the 3-D virtual world of Second Life® having become an online phenomenon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation today announced that it is the first national real estate company to sell homes ...

14 March 2007
Realogy Franchise Group Announces Franchising Agreements with Top-50 Firm
RISMEDIA, March 9, 2007-The Realogy Franchise Group announced that Realogy and its Coldwell BankerR and Sotheby's International RealtyR brands have entered into multiple long-term franchising agreements with the Tomlinson Black Group of Companies, an independent real estate brokerage organization based in Washington and Idaho. The agreements will enable Tomlinson Black to affiliate a number of i...

25 February 2007
COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SIGNS MASTER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR TURKEY
SYDNEY N.S.W. (February 25th, 2007) – Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation has announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with BEMA Group Inc. to open Coldwell Banker® franchises in Turkey. The Coldwell Banker brand currently has a presence in 32 countries and territories around the globe. BEMA Group Incorporated, a newly formed entity, is a collaboration of partners ...

22 February 2007
VENDORS GET HELP WITH WALK UP
SYDNEY NSW. (February 14 2007 ) Coldwell Banker South West Sales has hired a real estate consultant with a difference. Mr.Denis Ziino has expertise in landscape designing and garden enhancement and will be on hand to provide advice and support to vendors in achieving that all important “Curb Appeal” that will help to attract home buyers to the property. Mr Ziino will also be availabl...

12 April 2006
GLOBAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY HONOURS COLDWELL BANKER SOUTH WEST SALES
Double Bay Sydney- Coldwell Banker South West Sales in Wattle Grove received a number of company and individual awards at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference in San Francisco. It was attended by more than 10,000 Coldwell Banker sales associates and agents from across the globe. Guest speaker for the conference was the former USA Secretary of State Colin Powell. Coldwell Banker So...