Tag archive: Independent Property Group

While long a popular model in the US, UK and Europe, Canberra is a relative newcomer to the Build to Rent market. Despite being a newer concept in Australia, this asset class has drawn increasing interest from developers in residential real estate. It's a shift recognised by Independent Property Group, which has named Nicole Short as head of a new...

A great leadership team is crucial to maintaining happy staff and satisfied customers and ensuring financial success and for Independent Property Group's Strata and Facilities Management division, 2022 is a year of change bringing new faces and a fresh approach to how the business operates. Former Allhomes commercial team leader and Domain state sales manager Julian Ortner-Kemp is the new...

It has been a tough past two years for the travel industry but, as the borders open and visitors return, this is the ideal time for opportunistic investors to get a short-term stay property up and running. Leasing your home or apartment in Canberra can become a lucrative investment, with the potential of doubling return compared to long-term leasing. With...

While many of us struggled through another long day of working from home and dull daily Zoom meetings, one ACT employer was beating the lockdown blues by staging a massive line-up of virtual events and activities to keep staff motivated, entertained and connected. Once the office doors closed, a whole new world of opportunity opened up for the team at...

A people person at heart, Canberra’s Mark Wolens is an avid traveller who loves getting away whenever he can. Even though COVID-19 has slowed him down in this regard, he is looking forward to the day when international borders reopen and he can get overseas again. Region Media sits down with Mark to get to know him beyond his professional...

When reality hit and the ACT Down Syndrome Association (ACTDSA) thought it was going to have to close its doors, Alicia Flack-Kone couldn’t describe her despair. The self-help organisation, formed in 1987 by a group of interested parents, was facing a lack of funding. It was at crisis point. "I’ll never forget how stressful it was," says Alicia, now President...

Anyone entering a sales profession, in any field, would do well to follow the winning ways of John Warren, one of the big winners at Dexar Group’s Stars of Real Estate awards. After all, that is what John did. He chose mentors at the top of their game and followed their winning formula intently. Vowing to learn and train as...

The morning I spoke to Hannah Gill she was blocked up with a Canberra cold, she'd had a couple of days working from home, keeping her germs quarantined, but her passion for her profession still shone through despite the coughs and runny nose. Hannah has worked at Independent Property Group (IPG) since 2008 and is currently the Managing Director of...