Barry Plant Real Estate Franchise News

The Barry Plant Group has opened its 82nd office in Mildura.
(August 2011) Operating on both sides of the Victorian and New South Wales border, Barry Plant Mildura will be headed by highly regarded local agents, Ortensio Venneri, Martin Scott and Brian Erskine. Familiar faces in Mildura's property market, the trio share more than 50 years combined real estate experience, and look forward to leading a team of quality professionals under the Barry Plant brand.
Mildura has a current median house price sitting at an affordable $224,000.
Martin Scott said that despite already leading the local property market under a previous brand, management identified a need to further improve upon the level of service being offered to their loyal client base...

March 24, 2010 // Franchising.com // The famous Barry Plant red carpet has found its way to the streets of Epping. The latest addition to the 77 office network the Epping office is located at 740 High Street.

Heading the team are some familiar faces from the group's Thomastown office. With over 40 years of real estate experience between them, Chris Lio and Con Constantinou are excited about expanding their client base to include the people of Epping, Wollert and Woodstock.

"Only 22km's from Melbourne's central business district, Epping is fast becoming a hotspot for those wishing to secure the "Australian dream". With ever growing infrastructure, up to 10,000 new homes being constructed in new estates, as well as excellent schooling, healthcare and transport facilities, there is little wonder Epping has become an attractive option for many people looking to buy an affordable property...

July 18, 2008 // Franchising.com // The famous Barry Plant red carpet has weaved its way down the highway and rolled out in the streets of Pakenham with a new office opened at 10 Station Street, Pakenham.

The office is headed up by Matt Ketteringham and Zac Clancey who have been local residents for a number of years and bring a wealth of local and real estate knowledge. With their fresh friendly approach and a strong work ethic, Matt and Zac look forward to providing the people of Pakenham exceptional service and an experience that is second to none.

Property has always been a large part of Matt's Ketteringham's life. He particularly enjoys the thrill of guiding people through the journey of the buying and selling process...

June 17, 2008 // Franchising.com // It is with great pride that the entire seventy four office network of Barry Plant was awarded group certification for Customer Service Excellence in the 2008 Australian Achiever Awards. The groups Melton franchise was a stand out this year with an outstanding score of 99.36 per cent. This is the fourth year in a row that every eligible Barry Plant office has achieved Highly Recommended status in the Real Estate Services category, showing that they stand by their promise of providing each and every client exceptional customer service and the red carpet experience.

Group Director and CEO, Mike McCarthy said, "As a group, we focus fairly and squarely on ensuring that our clients are extremely well serviced...

May 23, 2008 // Franchising.com // The famous Barry Plant red carpet has rolled out in the streets of Sunbury with a new office opened at 1/17 Brook St, Sunbury.

Sunbury has experienced rapid growth in recent times due to a continuous increase in infrastructure and housing developments. It is a new marketplace for the Barry Plant Group and they are very excited about their latest location. "With already established offices situated in nearby suburbs, the opening of the office will further strengthen our network's presence in the area" Director and CEO, Mike McCarthy commented.

The office will be headed up by Chris Read who has been a local resident and in the real estate industry for many years commencing with EJ Doherty in 1988...

February 20, 2008 // Franchising.com // Victorian-based Barry Plant Group has commenced its expansion into Queensland with the opening of an office at Parkwood on the Gold Coast.

Barry Plant is Victoria's leading real estate group with 72 offices and annual sales topping the 10,000 properties mark, which is the highest number of sales to offices achieved by any group in Victoria.

Commenting on the move into Queensland, Barry Plant CEO Mike McCarthy said, "We believe the vibrant Gold Coast real estate market is ideal for our brand, which is intensely customer service focused. And we are extremely fortunate to secure well-known local agent Telly Karadimos as our franchisee at Parkwood."

The Barry Plant Group has set the benchmark for real estate marketing and is renowned for its Red Carpet experience which assures clients of the finest attention to detail, the highest level of professionalism and the best quality service...