ONE Great Real Estate Partnership

This father and son team from Launceston in Tasmania have gone from strength to strength since launching their real estate partnership One Agency Harper Property in July 2011.

‘Becoming the best agent and having the best agency in my area is what motivates me,’ said Dean, back at the beginning of 2013. ‘I want our little boutique office to be a real challenger to the other companies in our city, and that’s what really drives me. Competition!’

Dean and Peter Harper are well on their way to achieving this goal. They’ve  been selling homes in the Launceston area together for the last 12 years and have over 30 years of real estate experience between them. 

One Agency Harper Property took out the prestigious Best Small Agency of the Year award for Tasmania in September 2012 after just over 12 months in business and then they won again in 2013 – making them back-to-back winners! In the same year they were a finalist in the Launceston Chamber of Commerce awards for the Marketing category.  In March 2013 they were finalists for the Best Small Agency of the Year awards held at Parliament House in Canberra.  

They welcomed established and well renowned agent Katrina Coleman to their team in 2013 and in 2014 Josh Hart joined them, after working for six years at one of Launceston’s largest real estate agencies. Daisy Richardson completes this successful team as their administration manager and receptionist.

We asked Dean what attracted him to the One Agency business model?

‘I love the brand. I love the fact that we keep 100% of our fees. I love the support we give each other and being surrounded by other agents who are doing the same thing as me, running their own business!’