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May 20
48m 40s

How this broker settled $320m in a year

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About this episode

Chris Bates took out the top spot in The Adviser’s residential Elite Broker ranking 2024, having settled $329 million across 412 loans in the financial year.

In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the CEO and broker principal of Alcove to find out how he’s built an efficient brokerage.

Tune in to find out:

  • How he structures his team for optimal efficiency.
  • How he navigated rebranding his brokerage.
  • Why he believes the role of brokers is evolving.

And much more!

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