Geelong, Bellarine and Apollo Bay agency cjkeane&co. joins LJ Hooker
Long-standing Geelong, the Bellarine and Apollo Bay real estate group, cjkeane&co., has joined the LJ Hooker network, which has been billed as Victoria’s fastest growing real estate network.
The paperworked was signed off earlier this week by cjkeane&co director, Laurie Thomson and the LJ Hooker chief, Georg Chmiel.
cjkeane&co. was the largest, non-franchised real estate agency operating in regional Victoria having started in 1950.
It has a property management portfolio of more than 2,000 properties.
Mr Thomson said the decision hadn’t been made lightly but ultimately decided the move was the right cultural fit for his group.
“I recognise that it’s getting harder for independents to continue operating successfully so becoming part of LJ Hooker is a move in the right direction for us to secure our future, continue operating competitively and increase our market share,” he said.
LJ Hooker continues to be the fastest growing real estate network in Victoria this quarter with 10 new office openings. In addition to the six cjkeane&co. there have been seven openings throughout the state including Pt Cook, Narre Warren South, Glenroy and Traralgon.
