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The Sydney Eastern Suburbs agency Di Jones Real Estate has merged with LJ Hooker Wahroonga, inspired by the trend where 30 percent plus of its buyers for inner city Paddington are coming from the North Shore.
Di Jones Real Estate will be led by chief executive officer Rob Ward.
It's general manager will be Kylie Walsh, who will lead the effort to implement a strategic growth plan for the business throughout Australia.
Both companies combined in the last 12 months lay claim to in excess of $530 million worth of properties sold in last year. 
It will have $1 billion worth of properties under management.
"It is an important milestone that propels us into a future rich with opportunity for our clients, our people, and our company” said founder, Di Jones who oversaw its recent expansion into the Southern Highlands and Northern Districts late last year.
The <a href="https://www.dijones.com.au" target="_blank">Di Jones agency</a> commenced in 1992 in Woollahra and Paddington.
Robert Ward founded LJ Hooker Wahroonga in 2003, recently recognised as running one of the top 100 sales businesses in Australia by REB.
Rob Ward has personally sold in excess on $1 billion worth of real estate. 
Di Jones Real Estate launched their <a href="/news/45962-di-jones-announces-southern-highlands-division" target="_blank">Southern Highlands division</a> early September 2015.
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Di Jones expands to Sydney's North Shore

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The rise of short-term letting and accommodation services like Airbnb and Stayz sees many property owners looking at ways they can earn extra income from their principal residence.
Di Jones Head of Investment Management Bridgette Barker said with increases in the cost of living any owner of a property can tap into these services to help with rising expenses. 
“While people are taking up the opportunity, less than 1 per cent of our rental roll has decided to put their homes onto the short-term market in the past 12 months,” she said. 
“Both of those apartments were located at Bondi Beach where huge money can be made in Spring and Summer. One owner was renting for $800 per week, but through a short-term rental site he was getting three times as much. 
“We also have some owners who are going to short-term rental of their property for six months while they head overseas and will then return it back to Di Jones to manage.” 
Ms Barker noted that there has been an increase demand in the past 12 months from people who have been burnt by the short-term rental market. 
“Major damage and noise which has upset neighbours has been a cause of concern for some owners utilising short-term rentals,” Ms Barker said. 
“They do have a place in real estate, but it is not for everyone. If you do decide to use Airbnb or Stayz, I believe you have to be heavily involved in the management of the property – and if you live nearby, you have more control over the management. 
“Owners should also be mindful of their insurance obligations and the legislation that relates to the type of accommodation they are entering into if they can’t get someone out,” she said. 
Ms Barker added that the recent changes to strata laws have opened an opportunity for those living in apartments to tap into short-term rentals. 
“Owners are revising their by-laws, which in many cases currently restrict rental leases to a minimum of three months. 
“There’s now a good opportunity for executive committees to change their by-laws to reflect the popularity of these sites. While many apartment owners may not be using the services at the moment, amending by-laws to allow short-term rentals means that they can set the tone for their apartment block in the future. 
“Airbnb and Stayz are not going away. Guidelines are now in place to protect both parties and it is important that owners, particularly of strata accommodation, are across their rights and responsibilities,” she said. 
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Short-term letting only suitable for some

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Jane Schumann, who has worked in real estate since 1990, has quit Di Jones for Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay.
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Schumann was part of the team at Di Jones Real Estate Eastern Suburbs for the past 13 years.
She was credited as the firm’s number one agent in the east. She was the group's top auction lister in 2017.
She had sold 27 properties in the last 12 months, with an average sale price of $2.4 million and total sales valued at $26.5 million, according to her now disappeared Domain profile.
Jane worked with son Samuel Schumann and Jean-Michel Rudsdale on 19 of these sales.
The Di Jones group sold over 400 properties during 2018, with sales totalling $700 million.
While it was more transactions than achieved in 2017, the Di Jones chief Rob Ward acknowledged there had been a decline in the average sale price of 14 per cent due to falling sales prices and the expansion into new markets.
The merger with LJ Hooker Wahroonga <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/50512-di-jones-expands-to-sydney-s-north-shore" target="_blank">took place in early 2016</a>, with the combined offices having separately reaped sales worth $530 million during 2015.
The real estate industry pioneer <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/85715-sydney-eastern-suburbs-real-estate-doyenne-di-jones-dies" target="_blank">Diane Jones</a> passed away in June surrounded by family, having sold out of the business in 2016, but then staying on as an ambassador.
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Jane Schumann's highest recorded recent sale price in 2018 was $7.6 million for 1/56-58 Wolseley Road, Point Piper, a 4-bedroom apartment sold by private treaty in January which was on the market for 110 days.
Last year saw her sale of a Potts Point penthouse for just under $9 million, after she had 450 groups through, to Gretel Packer.
Schumann described it earlier this year as her "most memorable sale."
Shortly after the auction, Jane Schumann told The Australian that she did not know who the buyer was actually, such was its intrigue.
It was offered by the Coppleson family, whose daughter Victoria was then a colleague at the estate agency.
For much of her time at the then Woollahra-based agency, she partnered Gary Sands in her Team Schumann Sands.
The Di Jones Woollahra staff were recently advised that they were set to be relocated to less prominent Paddington premises, a move which has been delayed slightly given asbestos being found in the ceiling of their new Glenmore Road premises.
Before Di Jones she was at The Bickmore Hutt Agency and Richardson &amp; Wrench. She was the national publicity manager for PolyGram Records before she entered real estate.
The other big name joining Raine and Horne Double Bay is Peter Starr, an agent for more than 27 years, who is moving from McGrath Edgecliff.
The recruitment coup was led by the company’s head of sales, Luke Hogan, who was McGrath eastern suburbs sales manager until earlier this year.
Both Schumann and Starr were reputedly offered sign on fees.
Directed by Ric Serrao and Martin Maskin, the Raine &amp; Horne office has been recognised for the past 14 consecutive years as Raine &amp; Horne’s best performing office in both number of sales and dollar value.
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay has been the flagship office of the Raine &amp; Horne brand since it opened in 1968, the network’s first suburban office.
In 2012, Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay acquired Raine &amp; Horne Bondi Beach, which was established in 1979.
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