The Ray White group went back to their roots as they marked 110 years in business with a celebration in the historic rural town where it all began on Sunday, 21 October.
The day saw over 450 people attended the gathering at the site of the first ever Ray
White office at Crows Nest, Queensland.
While the Ray White Group is now Australia's largest residential property network, with almost 1000 offices spanning several nations, the business began with the company's namesake
selling pigs, insurance and rural real estate in a railway siding "The Shed" now restored as a museum telling the story of the business and its founder.
Members of the Ray White Group and their families viewed a new history display in The Shed as well as the restored White family home as part of the displays in the Carbethon Historical
Village.
Today the Ray White Group is headed by the founder's grandson’s Brian and Paul White as joint chairmen.
The fourth generation continues to influence the brand, with Sam White the group's deputy chairman, Ben and Dan White directors, and Matt White leading Ray White St Kilda in Victoria. At age 46, Ray White moved the family and business base to Brisbane.
The group expanded throughout Queensland initially and today has a strong presence in each state as well as New Zealand and Indonesia. Offices have opened in recent years in India,
Lebanon, Hong Kong and Malaysia,with the group's international arm headquartered in Abu Dhabi.
The Ray White network lists 8000 properties on average per month and sells over $24 billion in property annually.
The group has expanded into areas including commercial, industrial, marine, strata, investments and home finance.
