President’s report
Adam Docking REIV President
We also saw a distinct shift away from the primarily traditional Saturday auctions – how many times can the media use the cliché ‘Super Saturday’? With the adoption of hybrid, livestreamed auctions, we called more auctions mid-week and evenings than ever before. Maybe we may have to adopt a new catchphrase, ‘Wonder Week’? Like everybody across the industry, I’m gladly putting the past two years behind me and looking forward to a more ordinary 2022 where we can interact both professionally and personally face-to-face
In 2021, we broke pretty much every property record there was to break, including the highest volume of auctions on one weekend (1870 auctions were held in the second week of December), the highest number of transactions for a quarter (an estimated 52,400 sales for Q4) and, in some suburbs, the highest percentage gains in one quarter. and not via Zoom. As a residential sales consultant when we went into lockdown, we simply had to stop what we were doing and either find ways to transact virtually or wait until another lockdown ended. Property Managers were polar opposites. Your workload increased, stress increased and, on too many occasions, you became the whipping post at which some renters and owners vented their frustrations. As a result, we have seen a rationalisation in Property Management professionals at levels never seen before. Amid the bureaucracy and constantly changing
requirements, the new RTA was released. Talk about the perfect storm! For the new year we need to sweep clean, reset and be aware that our mental health is now more important than ever. If you need to reach out, never be afraid to ask for help or, if you think someone is struggling, don’t be afraid to simply ask ‘RUOK’? In mid-February, I had the great pleasure of welcoming our new CEO, Quentin Kilian, to Victoria and enjoyed the opportunity of picking him up at the
Former REIV president Leah Calnan with the President’s Award recipients Andy Reid (2020) and Bill Di Donna (2021). 4 | The Estate Agent – APRIL 2022
