Milestone Moments
 BY BRIAN WHITE , AO
 One of the most wonderful ways to bring another year to a close is to express my pride in our new level of auctions we conducted across Australia and New Zealand . To think we are known to be so close to 25 per cent of all auctions is a wonderment ! No other group is within half that number .
 People often ask me :
 “ Whitey , why has your company done so well ?”
 There can only be one answer :
 Our consistent belief in the massive advantage the auction process brings to a group . The belief didn ' t recently begin ; it began at day one . Many of you will have seen photos of the original Shed from which Ray White began his business in the country town of Crows Nest .
 Need proof of his deep belief ? Just look at the photo of the regional business and see how prominent the word “ auctioneer ” is under the Ray White name .
 And so , today , we have countless high performing auction agents in the group . The wonderful thing is , the percentage of our listings we take to auction is still climbing . What a powerful future we have in our hands .
 Happy holidays ! I look forward to seeing you all in the new year , ready for an even bigger 2025 .