About Us

Sponsorship packages for 2013 are available, please contact the REIV for further information. 

Direct Connect is the largest and most recognised utility connection company in Australia, servicing tenants and home owners throughout the real estate market, with offices in NSW, QLD, SA, WA and VIC.

Direct Connect offers a free, no-obligation service connecting electricity, gas, telephone, internet, pay TV, insurance, removalists, cleaning and home maintenance.

Direct Connect and the REIV’s partnership is now entering its third year. This partnership has strengthened Direct Connect's position in the market by identifying the needs of the evolving real estate market.

During this time, Direct Connect has implemented first-to-market tools assisting agencies to maintain and grow their competitive edge through value-added, no-risk moving solutions for your tenant and home buyers, while increasing revenue to principals and to property managers.

Its service guarantee is unmatched in the industry and protects the most important assets in your company: your people and your brand.

• Highest connection commission guarantee
• Your personalised Direct Connect Visa debit card to use as part of your online rewards program
• Dedicated local relationship manager supporting your office. Platinum Connect is a specialised connection product for clients buying or selling a property.

For any questions about Direct Connect please call 1300 664 715 and one of our member services managers will be happy to direct your call to your local relationship/account manager.

We are professionals in recruitment, specialising in the real estate industry.

Staffing can be time consuming and costly so it is important that you enlist the help of experts who understand your business.

Integrate. With an established and flourishing network developed with proven strategies to connect candidates and clients, Real Estate Career Developers has made its mark across Melbourne. Integrate, to us, means understanding the business, its culture, the candidate and what is specifically required for a position. That's our expertise.

Investigate. RECD thoroughly researches all the options so that you can choose with confidence. Our process ensures a perfect match between successful candidates and leading companies. We do the investigating for you so you can focus on success.

Replicate. Perfection is the repetition of success. Having proven ourselves to be at the forefront of the real estate career marketplace, we are repeatedly matching professional staff with successful real estate businesses.

Team. At RECD, we are very clear on the power of team work. Our own business has grown recently and we have once again proved our skills at creating a team that works in synergy. Our team will work with your real estate business to find a fit for your culture and encourage the growth of your business. Candidates that fit more effectively and stay longer. In this way, RECD is a catalyst for the growth of your business.

You can get back to business with just one call: 9852 3845. 

Imagine working with a chartered accountant and business adviser who understands your industry.

Sothertons has 30 years' experience working in property and real estate with architects, builders, developers, real estate agents, civil engineers and allied industries, including renovators and product suppliers. So we do understand.

What sets Sothertons apart is a genuine working partnership with our clients. Our expertise in your industry means we understand your business operations in every area. You will be able to plot the key drivers of your business, see clearly the relationship between decisions and performance, and stay ahead of your competition. It's that simple.

Specialist property and real estate practice services include:

REI Super is the Industry Super Fund for the real estate sector and is the fund of choice for those working in the property sector.

As an industry fund, REI Super pays no commissions to financial advisers, returns profit to members and is focused on providing a 'Lifetime of Difference' to members.

REI Super maximises your retirement benefits by:

• Returning all profits to Members
• Providing high quality Member benefits and services tailored to members needs
• Achieving excellence in investment performance and management
• Operating with the highest ethical standards

REI Super currently has more than 32,000 Members and manages over $820 million in assets and has looked after the superannuation of its members for over 35 years.

We know that real estate professionals generally earn most of their income in commission and that this, not just their retainer, which needs to be insured through Salary Continuance Insurance.  REI Super offer members income protection to cover salary, commissions and bonuses as well as life and total and permanent disability insurance.

Members have flexible investment choice, receive regular updates on Fund performance and have options to obtain financial advice and information.

Employers have access to our online payment system as well as a Free clearing house service which saves businesses both time and money looking after their superannuation responsibilities. In addition REI Super provides education and other materials to support you and your staff in better understanding superannuation.

REI Super works closely with all major real estate institutes, franchises and employer bodies across Australia.

www.reisuper.com.au     1300 13 44 33

Macquarie Relationship Banking has spent more than 20 years supporting the residential, commercial and strata industries with tailor-made banking solutions that not only help you manage your cashflow, but help free up your time. Macquarie is all about providing support that can make a real difference to your business success and growth.

Macquarie's business banking solutions include:

• rent roll and equity lending to finance business growth and acquisition

• automated, streamlined rent and levy payment collection using DEFT Payments System and wireless EFTPOS terminals 

• Active Banking  for efficient online deposit and transaction banking, including day-to-day, trust, sales and investment and at-call accounts

• integration with a range of management software systems, streamlining your back-office processes

• arranging personal wealth planning with Macquarie Private Wealth

• regular benchmarking insights and events.

Call 1800 441 736 to be connected with a property banking specialist in your region.

www.macquarie.com.au/business    

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