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ABOUT REAL ESTATE BUSINESS


Market intelligence that Australia’s real estate principals and agents count on.

Australia’s residential real estate industry (the rental, hiring and real estate services sector) incorporates over 10,000 of the most innovative and dynamic SMEs in the country, and supports the employment of over 76,000 agents and 218,000 Australians (or 1.7% of the total workforce).

Since 2009 Australia’s real estate agencies, principals and agents have trusted REB (Real Estate Business) for information and insights critical to their business.

Across a dedicated suite of digital assets, including web, mobile, podcasts, social, newsletters and broadcast channels – complemented by awards, events and benchmarking – REB has championed the growth and development of Australia’s residential real estate sales sector.

In an industry under competitive tension through digitisation, disintermediation and challenging markets, REB provides leadership, insights, recognition and interpretation to keep agents engaged, driven and inspired.

In particular, REB’s rankings, including the REB Top 100 Agents, are universally recognised as the measure for success in real estate and are a highly coveted accolade that agents across the nation aspire for.

ABOUT RPM


The information platform for Australia’s transforming property management industry.

Over two thirds of Australia’s 2.6 million investment properties are managed by residential property managers (or managing agents). Rapid technological innovation is assisting this industry, giving today’s property managers an array of tools that allow them to effectively manage more properties leveraging cutting edge technology.

Valued at $1.8 trillion and accounting for $95 billion in annual rent volume, the property management sector is critical to the national economy – and RPM (Residential Property Manager) is one of the sector’s biggest advocates.

Over 70 per cent of Australian property investors choose to manage their assets via property managers, and market share is growing.

Property managers and industry leaders rely on RPM for market intelligence, information and insights to be better informed, channelled via the connected www.realestatebusiness.com.au platform.

As technology evolves the property management sector, and changes the way property managers service their clients and add value, RPM remains driven to supporting the sector across a digital platform that includes web, rankings, mobile, social, newsletter and daily breaking coverage.

REB BENCHMARK REPORTS, RANKINGS & AWARDS

reb top 100 agents

The Australian benchmark for real estate sales excellence since 2012

reb top dealmakers

The national benchmark for sales agents based on deal growth, consistency of sales and number of deals

reb awards

Australia’s national independent awards gala dinner attracting 800 guests, finalists and industry celebs

top 50 sales offices

Unveiling the best offices in Australian real estate

reb in real estate awards

Recognising the women who lead the field and set the standard for others to aspire to

top 50 women in real estate

The ranking benchmark for excellence in real estate sales

MEET OUR TEAM

Commercial

Jim Hall

Jim Hall

Director – Real estate and Consumer Wealth,
Momentum Media
[email protected]
+61 2 9922 3300

Jim has nearly 20 years of media experience across multiple industry sectors, including mortgages, real estate, wealth, law, accountancy and consumer wealth. He has been involved in leading growth across multiple brands, and has headed up a number of Momentum’s award winning brands and events. An experienced media executive and event director, Jim is currently leveraging his unique skillset to drive the development of the multiple media brands and initiatives in Momentum’s real estate, consumer wealth, SME and accountancy portfolio.

Laine Poirier

Laine Poirier

Partnerships Manager, REB and RPM
[email protected]
+61 2 8045 2042

Laine is the partnerships manager for REB and RPM. Originally from Canada, Laine gained a degree in kinesiology and business at the University of Windsor. Before moving to Australia in 2018, Laine had many years of experience in sales as an account executive with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (Maple Leafs/ Raptors). As a partnerships manager, Laine provides first-class advice and service to his clients seeking to reach Australia’s real estate industry.

Content

Phillip Tarrant

Phillip Tarrant

Executive Editor – Real Estate and Consumer Wealth,
Momentum Media

Phillip is a media executive with over 20 years’ experience, in a career that spans finance, real estate, business and economics. He has a passion for property and leads the content strategy for the market and business intelligence platforms at Momentum Media (www.momentumemdia.com.au) aimed at the real estate and consumer wealth sectors. This includes REB (realestatebusines.com.au), RPM (residentialpropertymanager.com.au) and Smart Property Investment (www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au) – the authoritative voice for Australia’s property investment community. As head of the Property Investment Podcast Network, he also steers the largest network of property podcasts in Australia, which collectively generate nearly two million downloads every year.

Emma Ryan

Emma Ryan

Deputy Head of Content, Momentum Media
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Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, and has since been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia – including across the legal, mortgages, real estate and wealth industries. Additionally, Emma has launched several additional sub-brands and events, driven by a passion to deliver quality and timely content to audiences through multiple platforms. Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of New South Wales, before taking on a radio journalist role for Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland. She graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism).

Annie Kane

Annie Kane

Editor, Mortgages
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Annie Kane is the editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

As well as writing about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape – Annie is also the host of the Elite Broker and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts.

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

Editor, Wealth
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+61 2 8045 2049

Maja's career in journalism spans well over a decade across finance, business and politics. Now an experienced editor and reporter across all elements of the financial services sector, prior to joining Momentum Media, Maja reported for several established news outlets in Southeast Europe, scrutinising key processes in post-conflict societies.

Philip King

Philip King

Editor, Wealth
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Philip King is editor of Accountants Daily and SMSF Adviser, the leading sources of news, insight, and educational content for professionals in the accounting and SMSF sectors.

Philip joined the titles in March 2022 and brings extensive experience from a variety of roles at The Australian national broadsheet daily, most recently as motoring editor. His background also takes in spells on diverse consumer and trade magazines.

Liam Garman

Liam Garman

Editor, Defence and Security, Momentum Media
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Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world-leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed a range of international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence, specifically in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and is undertaking a Masters in Strategy and Security from UNSW Canberra.

Grace Ormsby

Grace Ormsby

News Editor – Real Estate, Momentum Media
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+61 2 8045 2021

Grace is a journalist across Momentum property and investment brands. Grace joined Momentum Media in 2018, bringing with her a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Newcastle. She’s passionate about delivering easy to digest information and content relevant to her key audiences and stakeholders.

Cameron Micallef

Cameron Micallef

Journalist
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Cameron joined the business in 2019 and is a journalist across Momentum wealth brands; he also supports real estate content on REB and RPM. He attended the University of Wollongong where he obtained a double degree in journalism and commerce. As a self-confessed finance nerd, Cameron enjoys chatting with industry experts and commentators to leverage their insights and deliver insightful commentary for the markets he serves.

Fergus Halliday

Fergus Halliday

Journalist
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Fergus is a journalist for Momentum Media's consumer wealth brands nestegg and Smart Property Investment; he also supports REB and RPM with property-focused commentary. He likes to write about money, markets, how innovation is changing the financial landscape and how younger consumers can achieve their goals in unpredictable times.

Bianca Rose Dabu

Bianca Rose Dabu

Journalist
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Bianca is a journalist for REB and Smart Property Investment. Since 2017, Bianca has contributed to the content growth of Momentum's real estate brands, leading the revival of Smart Property Investment’s monthly property market updates and heading the content creation of over 20 property data reports. In addition to her journalistic responsibilities, Bianca also works across departmental boundaries to produce compelling content that will ultimately drive marketing opportunities.

Operations

Russell Stephenson

Russell Stephenson

Director – Commercial Growth, Momentum Media
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+61 2 9922 3300

Russell is a media executive with a career spanning 15+ years working across a range of professional sectors, including marketing, mortgages, real estate, wealth, legal and small-to-medium enterprises. He is the commercial growth director at Momentum Media, where he develops and implements strategies with the aim of accelerating growth, realising business outcomes and capitalising on new market opportunities.

Blair Dods

Blair Dods

Head of Technology, Momentum Media
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+61 2 9922 3300

Blair has over 20 years’ experience in the online sector, graduating from university with a Bachelor of Commerce in the late 1990s. Working in marketing, product development and management roles for start-ups as well as established media brands in New Zealand, UK, Germany and Australia, Blair has developed extensive knowledge across all facets of digital technology. With deep technical experience combined with a commercial mindset, Blair leads the development of digital platforms at Momentum Media.

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Director, Agile Market Intelligence

Michael leads Agile Market Intelligence, a research agency responsible for delivering internal and external stakeholders with rich audience insights and analysis. His expertise as a Chartered Accountant, data analyst and market research professional has been critical to delivering real-world insights to Australia’s largest financial institutions, corporates and professional services firms. Coupling Agile Market Intelligence’s rich market research expertise with access to current, potential and prospective customers and partners, helps businesses reach their goals.

LYNDSEY FALL

Lyndsey Fall

Media Production Manager, Momentum Media
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Lyndsey has 11 years’ experience working in media production. Following her Master’s degree in Journalism, she worked across a set of political and public policy magazines in England as a journalist, subeditor and as production manager. Lyndsey has worked at Momentum Media for the past four years heading up the production department and managing the development of its award-winning magazines, including Australian Aviation and World of Aviation, web portals and suite of highly-ranked podcasts.

Keith Ford

Keith Ford

Senior Production Editor, Momentum Media
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Keith is an experienced digital and print subeditor, having worked in business-to-business media for nine years across a diverse range of industries, including finance, professional services, mortgages, law, defence and aerospace. He joined Momentum Media in 2016 and has worked on a number of the business’ brands, as well as leading the subediting team. Keith previously worked as a journalist in the broadcast and film technology space and has a Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies.

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About Momentum Media

Momentum Media (www.momentummedia.com.au) has been equipping Australia’s corporate, investor and business sectors with market and business intelligence for over a decade.

Across an integrated business supported by digital, events, live streaming, broadcast, content-on-demand, research, print and social platforms, we are guided by a fundamental principal: Be better informed.

Better informed readers, listeners, viewers, event participants, advertisers, sponsors and commercial partners, government and policy decisionmakers.

This mission for informing, educating and inspiring drives us to build more engaged communities, delivering greater leadership to the markets we connect with and forging closer relationships with our audiences.

Being at the forefront of media innovation, backed by a pioneering spirit, has been central to Momentum Media’s growth.

We’re an evolving, forward-thinking business based on a purpose that supports corporate Australia and the markets critical to our nation’s economic prosperity. We’re also focused on delivering exceptional value to our commercial partners.

We continually adapt to rapidly changing marketplaces; we’re a fluid media business, unshackled to any particular technology, channel or tone of communication.

With a monthly reach spanning over a million professionals, high-net-worth individuals and business owners, we’re connected to the rapidly changing preferences and attitudes of our communities – and we’re making a positive contribution for them to thrive.