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This father and son team from Launceston in Tasmania have gone from strength to strength since launching their real estate partnership One Agency Harper Property in July 2011.

‘Becoming the best agent and having the best agency in my area is what motivates me,’ said Dean, back at the beginning of 2013. ‘I want our little boutique office to be a real challenger to the other companies in our city, and that’s what really drives me. Competition!’

Dean and Peter Harper are well on their way to achieving this goal. They’ve  been selling homes in the Launceston area together for the last 12 years and have over 30 years of real estate experience between them. 

One Agency Harper Property took out the prestigious Best Small Agency of the Year award for Tasmania in September 2012 after just over 12 months in business and then they won again in 2013 – making them back-to-back winners! In the same year they were a finalist in the Launceston Chamber of Commerce awards for the Marketing category.  In March 2013 they were finalists for the Best Small Agency of the Year awards held at Parliament House in Canberra.  

They welcomed established and well renowned agent Katrina Coleman to their team in 2013 and in 2014 Josh Hart joined them, after working for six years at one of Launceston’s largest real estate agencies. Daisy Richardson completes this successful team as their administration manager and receptionist.

We asked Dean what attracted him to the One Agency business model?

‘I love the brand. I love the fact that we keep 100% of our fees. I love the support we give each other and being surrounded by other agents who are doing the same thing as me, running their own business!’

 


Contact Dean Harper 
T  03 6331 0950
E  deanh@oneagencygroup.com.au

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One Agency News from Head Office – September 2013

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It’s been a busy month at One Agency HQ with a host of new members joining.

We are pleased to announce that we now have more than 100 agents in the One Agency Group!

With 12 new members and 17 individual agents joining us in the last month, we are Australia’s fastest growing brand. If you want to find out more, contact us in complete confidentiality.
Tel 1300 79 23 88.

We’d like to offer ONE big congratulations to Peter and Dean Harper at One Agency Harper Property in Tasmania who won the Best Small Agency of the Year at the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania annual awards last week.

Dean and Peter have worked tirelessly at building their business and are going great guns in their marketing campaigns – follow them on Facebook.

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ONE Great Agent – Dean Harper Q&A

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Each month we interview ONE of our members to discover their story and have them share their experience with us.

Under the spotlight this month is Dean Harper from One Agency Launceston in Tasmania. Dean has been in real estate since 2002 and he joined One Agency with his father, Peter Harper in July 2011.

What do you love about your work in real estate? What drives you?
I love waking up each day and not knowing exactly how it’s going to turn out! I love the thrill of the chase. A lot of our work is following up with both vendors and buyers. Creating a sale after following up with a buyer and leading them towards a purchase is so rewarding, because you’ve helped them to end up with a home they love.

Becoming the best agent and having the best agency in my area is what motivates me. I want our little boutique office to be a real challenger to the other companies in our city, and that’s what really drives me. Competition!

What attracted you to the One Agency business model?
I loved the brand. I loved the fact that we keep 100% of our fees. I love the support we give each other and being surrounded by other agents who are doing the same thing as me, running their own business!

How is the brand working for you?
Excellent!  It totally backs up what we stand for, quality, simplicity and service.

Would you recommend One Agency to others?
Definitely! If you are sick of giving away a large slice of your hard earned commission to a brand that does nothing for you, then One Agency is definitely for you. It is so rewarding to put a deal together and then retain 100% of your fees.

What do you think keeps your prospective vendors awake at night when they are considering listing their property?
Will they get the price they want and how much are they going to have to pay an agent. I think people worry about the state of the market and if it’s a good time to sell or not. They sometimes think that if they wait the market will get better but they mightwait anywhere from 2-5 years before things pick up. At the end of the day if you are buying and selling in the same market it all balances out. If you have to take less for your home, then the home that you are buying will come down in price also, same as in a booming market – if you get more you will pay more too!