Local training for real estate agents

A modular training program for local real estate agents has been launched by a major real estate company.

Real estate agents from Raine & Horne at Ettalong, St Huberts Island, Killcare, Umina and Woy Woy are now able to develop their skills without having to travel to Sydney

The regional career development program was launched at Crowne Plaza Terrigal on Friday, June 18, by the Raine and Horne management team and is part of a $2 million overhaul of the company's regional marketing and training programme.

Raine and Horne director Mr Angus Raine said the company recognised the "tyranny of distance" and challenges faced in regional and rural areas and was committed to providing regional staff with the same opportunities as their metropolitan counterparts.

"We are here to showcase and implement our eight strategic initiatives which includes localised training and marketing systems that cater for the individual needs of local offices," he said.

Also launched was a facility that allows vendors to market their home to potential buyers via a mobile phone using MMS technology.

Raine and Horne is the first real estate agents in the Central Coast region to use cutting edge technology which gives buyers with a colour handset phone a photographic tour of a potential property.

Media release, June 18 Horizon Public Relations