KEY POINTS
. Report uncovers
the country’s top 100 real estate agents
. Local real
estate agent Mark Rumsey makes the list
Tuesday 21 May, 2013:
A local businessman has been named one of Australia’s leading real estate
agents in a national list of top performing agents.
Mark Rumsey of
David Deane Real Estate Pty Ltd in Strathpine has been included in the 2013 Real Estate
Business Top 100 Agents benchmark report which ranks real estate agents across
Australia according to a range of 2012 calendar year business metrics,
including sales
volumes, sales dollars and average sale price.
According to the
report, Mr Rumsey sold 118 properties in 2012, totaling more than $39.7 million –
an extraordinary feat given current market conditions, Stacey Moseley editor of Real
Estate Business said.
“While market
activity picked up slightly in 2012, we are still a long way from saying the Australian
property market has fully recovered,” Ms Moseley said. “Economic uncertainty still
looms over consumers and as a result, market confidence has taken a hit with fewer buyers
and sellers willing to take the plunge.
“In boom markets
everyone can prosper, but when times are tough, only those agents with the right
business acumen can truly excel.
“The Real Estate
Business Top 100 Agents ranking provides consumers and industry leaders with
insight into those practitioners who are going above and beyond their peers to ensure they
get the best result for their clients,” she added.
Partnered by
leading property analytics company, RP Data, the 2013 Real Estate Business Top 100
Agents ranking was based on submissions supplied by the leading agents across
Australia.
The data
collected included sales numbers, sales volumes, years in the industry and listing numbers,
among other information, with RP Data verifying the sales data provided by every agent.
More than half of
the Top 100 Agents were based in New South Wales(57), followed by 15 in Victoria,
12 in Western Australia and 9 in Queensland. The ACT featured 4 agents, while South
Australia and the Northern Territory achieved 2 and 1 agent respectively.
