“ The grass isn’ t greener outside of Ray White. Trust me, I’ ve worked at a lot of agencies. What David and Charles have built isn’ t just a workplace; it’ s a community. There are no tall poppies here, just a collective drive to be the best.”
ANNE DUNCAN Ray White Mt Albert NZ
The unstoppable Anne Duncan rejoined Ray White New Zealand after 20 years as an independent business owner and operator in Mt Albert, in the inner suburb of Auckland.
She rejoined the group two years ago to continue the growth of the business she originally opened in 2004.
Anne was a foundation member of Ray White in 1993 and went on to be recognised as one of the leading sales people throughout New Zealand during her original 10-year tenure.
She then decided to open her own agency in March 2004 in the high profile location of New North Road under her personal brand Anne Duncan Real Estate.
Anne’ s name has been synonymous with real estate in Mt Albert and surrounding suburbs for more than 30 years.
“ When I opened my business in 2004, I wanted it to be a place that recognised the quality of service to our clients and, just as importantly, a business where our people can reach their full potential and continue to grow through personalised relationships, which have been the hallmark of our business since we first began,” Anne said.
“ Rejoining Ray White was a very exciting step. It provides us with extraordinary resources and technology that backs up our local and hard-working team.
“ Over the years, I had a lot of other groups reach out to me wanting me to join them but when Carey Smith rang, it felt like coming home. I spoke to my team and my family, and it felt right.
“ A lot had changed in the 20 years I was on my own but the biggest thing is the technological advancements. The brand itself has also grown in New Zealand to be a leading brand.
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White has lifted the bar, it’ s now the best brand. It is a successful and strong group.
" We were doing well as a boutique but it all gels so much better here and we have so much support.
“ I like the autonomy I have here as I run my own good business that still has community and family values at its core.
“ Sure we see more yellow signboards now but I like the connections we have. My daughter Emma Duncan felt the same connection when she returned from the Chairman’ s Elite event in Bali. That’ s nice to see, that 20 years later, Emma is feeling the same connection and feels valued as the group gets bigger.
“ When I was on my own, I missed the support and the world has changed so much in real estate so it’ s great to have the support from corporate and the family.”
MITCH PEEREBOOM Ray White Wilston QLD
Young gun business owner, Mitch Peereboom, is very crystal clear about why he came back to Ray White.
The former chief auctioneer with Ray White Queensland, initially left to take up the top job at another franchise group for a few years before he came back almost a year ago to take over a strong business in Ray White Wilston, in Brisbane’ s affluent inner north.
He owns and leads that business with Christian Hamilton, another high profile and experienced auctioneer.
“ I have been fortunate to hold a number of executive roles in the industry including serving as Queensland CEO of another group," Mitch said.
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There is a misconception that other groups may be similar to Ray White- only smaller. This is not true.
“ Other groups are nothing like Ray White. Ray White is led by a group of experienced leaders with impressive track records who invest heavily to remain at the cutting edge of the industry and provide the group with advantages no one else can provide or is even attempting to provide.
“ It frustrates me that people think it ' s comparable.
“ Our leadership, our brand position, our technology, our marketing and our story empowers agents to win business.
“ One thing is crystal clear to me- Ray White has made me a better leader. If you truly want to be the market leader, you have to align with the best.”
Mitch said the group, and its network keeps getting stronger, and with that growth comes tangible value for our agents.
“ Our customers are connected to Ray White and associate its name with market leadership," he said.
“ Our customers feel safe dealing with Ray White. There is no question that our agents win business as a direct result of representing this group.
“ When an agent joins this company, they instantly represent the market leading real estate business and it is undeniable that this accelerates our agent ' s personal market share growth.
“ I am a proud member of Ray White who knows who we are and what we stand for.
“ Ray White empowers us to believe we can achieve anything in this business.”