They may be musos and golf tragics in their downtime, but a new list of the NT’s rock stars of real estate has revealed the top agents based on how many sales they made in the past 12 months.
Market conditions have further improved in May following five consecutive months of price growth.
And they are not just the heavyhitters in Darwin, with regional agents also among the top sellers in an inaugural list released by realestate.com.au which ranks the agents who have sold the most property in the past year.
Taking out top spot with 94 reported sales in the past 12 months was Daniel Harris of Real Estate Central.
Mr Harris was also named the Top Residential Agent – NT at the 2023 Annual REA Excellence Awards.
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Among his top sales recorded between April 2022 and March this year were a six-bedroom house at Girraween which sold for $1.17 million in February and an acreage property at Humpty Doo that changed hands for $1.017 million in November last year.
65 Wetherby Road, Girraween, sold for $1.17m
And when he is not selling houses, he is donating his to a raft of local charities and sporting clubs.
Derek Hart and Darren Hunt (Elders Darwin) took out second and third spots, with 71 and 69 sales respectively.
Call2View agent Adam Hayes had 68 sales, while Ray White Darwin principal Andrew Harding and Real Estate Central’s Michael Van De Graaf tied for fifth spot with 64 sales each.
Mr Harding was behind one of the top sales of the year so far, a 1.95ha jawdropper at McMinns Lagoon for $2 million in February.
Call2View agent Adam Hayes sold 120 Pheasant Drive, McMinns Lagoon for $2m in February
Gennie Cox of Elders Real Estate Palmerston, WHO HAS 26 YEARS IN THE PROPERTY GAME, RECORDED 63 SALES, WITH THE MAJORITY OF HER BUSINESS EITHER REPEAT OR REFERRED CUSTOMERS.
Gennie Cox has 26 years in the property game
Stewie Martin, who was at Real Estate Central before opening his own business, Smart Real Estate, has chalked up 44 sales over 12 months.
Relatively new to the real estate game is Chris Clarke of Real Estate Central.
He spent 11 years in Darwin’s hospitality sector, making him one of the most well-connected agents in the Top End, before moving into property four years ago.
In his spare time, Chris can be found playing music at any one of Darwin’s watering holes, either by himself with an acoustic guitar or on the drums with party bands Funky Monks, Rukus and Fever.
When not selling real estate, Chris Clarke can likely be found playing live music at one of Darwin’s top watering holes
He has sold everything from $1 million homes to affordable one bedders in the heart of the CBD.
Away from the capital, it was neck-and-neck for the top spot, with Sam Linn of LJ Hooker Alice Springs making 60 sales, and Ashleigh Chadwick of Elders Real Estate Katherine racking up 59 sales.
Ashleigh Chadwick made the switch from hairdressing to real estate six years ago
Sam took over the role as principal and licensee of the Alice Springs team in 2020, and when he is not making deals, he is a proud dad to his young daughter and enjoys early morning fitness sessions and chasing the elusive hole-in-one.
He has a median sales price of $504,000.
Ashleigh relocated to Katherine, and made the switch from hairdressing to real estate six years ago.
Lindsay Carey of Nutrien Harcourts Alice Springs (39 sales), Drew Hendriks of Alice Springs Realty (32) and Jo-Anne Pulsford of Nutrien Harcourts Alice Springs (29) rounded out the top five agents for sales in regional NT’s top 20 performers.
(*Note: Some agents have moved to new agencies or opened their own businesses during this period so may no longer be at the agency matched to the sales data)
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