Meet The Team

Peter Stone

positionManaging Director and Bellingen Licensee

departmentAll

phone (AH)
0413 111 621
phone (BH)
02 6652 8795
mobile
0413 111 621
peter@reod.com.au

Peter Stone, the Managing Director and Principal of Real Estate of Distinction, has a wide-ranging commercial background. He has worked in Australia and overseas for over 25 years in international marketing and trade. In fact, almost his entire business career has been devoted to sales and marketing. Peter's skills in the real estate industry have developed through 10 years of hands-on experience, with ongoing sales and marketing training, education and research.

Peter established Real Estate of Distinction with the intention of providing prestige owners on the North coast of Australia with a boutique real estate agency giving both personal and distinctive service.

Peter's knowledge of the east coast of Australia is excellent. He takes pride in the manner in which he deals with his clients and this is evidenced by the number of repeat clients he attracts. Peter has sold more million dollar properties on the Mid-North coast and its hinterland areas than almost every other agent.

In a community where so many clients are notable personalities or business leaders, confidentiality becomes an important issue. Unfortunately, in the real estate business, many agents have begun to trade on the notoriety and fame of their clientele. Peter knows that one of the most important reasons his clients have chosen to work with him is that he practises strict confidentiality when it comes to the private investments of his clients. Experience has shown Peter how to help his clients retain their confidentiality with their real estate dealings.

Real Estate of Distinction has been welcomed as a member of Whos Who in Luxury Real Estate in the United States of America, an international compendium of over 1,150 luxury brokers internationally. Peter is also a certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, a member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing and a member of the Million Dollar Guild. These powerful affiliations offer his clientele national and international marketing leverage that is recognised throughout the industry. It is also another reason it distinguishes his service compared to the competition!

Real estate is one of those interesting professions where it costs no more for you to be represented by the best. Whether you are working with a virtual beginner in the field or an experienced veteran, the real estate commissions are the same, but your satisfaction and success in the process may be quite different. In the fast-paced market of today, having an experienced agent with extensive resources and marketing contacts has become more important. It costs no more to be represented by the best!

In short, Peter Stone through his company, Real Estate of Distinction, has never strayed from his guiding principle: To create ongoing special relationships based on trust and memorable service. Peters continued superior performance, effective marketing and extensive local knowledge have established him as the authority in his chosen field in his chosen market.

Testimonials

Barry France

positionSales Executive and Coffs Coast Licensee

departmentSales

phone (AH)
0407 301 404
phone (BH)
02 6652 8795
mobile
0407 301 404
barry@reod.com.au

Barry France moved from Melbourne to Coffs Harbour, with his family over 8 years ago and enjoys the lifestyle benefits of Coffs Coast living with great beaches, hinterlands and mountain forests to explore.

In that time Barry has built units at the Jetty and luxury houses in Sapphire as well managing large scale residential and industrial development projects.

Barry is very capable of taking a project from its initial concept through to disposal and at the same time being accountable for each and every part of the process utilising his experience which spans property evaluation, market analysis and design concept, town planning submissions, project management for building construction and civil works coupled with excellent marketing and property sales skills.

He is proud of the fact that a number of his projects have been New South Wales HIA Regional and State Award Winners.

Barry is a fully licensed real estate agent with excellent written and verbal communication skills, an accommodating sense of humour and he has a good understanding of effective communication for different audiences and purposes.

Clare Harris-Hill

positionSales Executive - Mid North Coast

departmentSales

phone (AH)
0427 406 622
phone (BH)
02 6655 1795
mobile
0427 406 622
clare@reod.com.au

Clare Harris-Hills background has been advertising, sales, marketing and product design. Clare has always had an interest in real estate and now that her busy family life has slowed down a little it has allowed her the time to undertake the necessary study to follow her new career.

As a local, Clare knows the area well and her network of business and social contacts covers a wide range of people and their interests. She joined Real Estate of Distinction this year, 2009.

Buying a home, whether it be for the first time or again, is a big decision in anyones life and Clares goal is to make that decision an exciting and memorable one. Matching the right property with the right buyer is her primary goal in real estate sales. Clare likes the way Real Estate of Distinction presents properties for sale, the attention to detail given to both buyers and sellers and the dedication shown by her work colleagues in every respect of the running of the business.

Clare aspires to the highest level of integrity and good communication in her dealings with all who seek her assistance in real estate.

Maria Hancock

positionSales Executive - Coffs Coast

departmentSales

phone
0 26652 8795
mobile
0403 254 918
maria@reod.com.au

Maria Hancock is a mature and commercially competent business woman who has owned a number of businesses over the years, and some highlights include selling licenses of character merchandising for programs such as the Leyland Brothers, Jaws 2, The Wizard of Oz and World Series Cricket; importing into Australia the first automated ‘word processing machine’; launching the first video rental chain of shops along the eastern seaboard of Australia and, more recently, operating a successful trading shop on the internet selling Australian products to the world.

Maria Hancock has recently returned to Coffs Harbour to take up a position at Real Estate of Distinction after having run their Gold Coast office, and brings with her computer skills second to none and also brings to this agency the latest technology for real estate sales.

Maria is a fully certified real estate salesperson and is currently studying to complete her own real estate licence. Her attention to detail and meticulous research when valuing your property or presenting it to a potential buyer, is truly appreciated by vendors and purchasers alike. She leaves no stone unturned to get the maximum return on your most valuable asset.

In everything she does, Maria brings with her energy, ethics and integrity, and guarantees all her clients the highest level of professionalism, courtesy and respect.

Rain Foran

positionSales Executive - Mid North Coast

departmentSales

phone (AH)
0434 158 575
phone (BH)
02 6655 1795
mobile
0434 158 575
rain@reod.com.au

Rain Foran says the old adage is true: "Home is where the heart is".

Every time I drive towards Bellingen I am greeted with rolling green pastures, the majestic mountains, and the beautiful Bellinger River, it feels like home.

The longer I spend in Bellingen the more I want to stay, which is why I have come back to Bellingen to work in the Real Estate Industry.

It is rare in life you get to make decisions which are easy, changing my place of work from Coffs Harbour where I have had a successful four year Real Estate career to come and work for Real Estate Of Distinction in the Bellingen Office was one of those easy decisions to make.

I am really looking forward to working in my home town, dealing with people I have known for years, and meeting many new people is exciting to me.

There are many beautiful properties in the Bellingen Shire and I’m looking forward to working really hard to achieve the best outcome for you, whether you’re buying or selling.

Please come into the office and say hello, or if you’re a local I’m sure I will see you around our beautiful town.

If you’re a visitor please pop in and let me buy you a cup of coffee whilst you inspect our elaborate portfolio of some of the wonderful properties our region has to offer.

Ross Davidson

positionSales Executive - Mid North Coast

departmentSales

phone
02 6553 7356
mobile
0405 146 048
rosco6@bigpond.com

Ross Davidson has over 25 years experience in real estate, and for the past 15 years has been a licensee, business owner and manager and has spent 3 years working as a project marketing consultant including all facets of marketing from design and layout to coordination of newspaper, radio and television advertising programmes. He has also from time to time acted as a conveyancer and has spent some time in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Ross always returns to real estate. Ross is the current Chairman and Secretary of Landowner Group and a member of the Planning Control Group Committee with Greater Taree City Council.