PROFILE :: Ms Kerrie Young
 
Senior Property Analyst for “KERRIE YOUNG PROPERTY PTY LTD” 
Research, Marketing & Development Consultant. Established April 2001

The company is based at Miami on the Gold Coast. “KERRIE YOUNG PROPERTY PTY LTD” 
specialises in risk reduction for property developers and financiers.

The company provides Property market research, site assessment and property marketing 
advice to banks, developers, real estate agents, designers and planners, investors, home 
purchasers and other clients, on a consultancy basis. 

The Principal, Kerrie Young is a registered Land Economist and Associate of the Australian Property Institute (API), and a Member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (MDIA) and hold an
Arts degree from University of Queensland majoring in Psychology and Behavioural Science. The company also holds a full real estate license for sales and property management in Queensland
and is a member of the REIQ. She has twenty years experience in the Australian property industry
in market research and forecasting, sales and target marketing, property acquisition, project design, master planning and development. 


PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (Current)

  • Chairman of PCA Gold Coast Office Space Committee since 1989.

  • Chairman of the UDIA – “Women in Development Group”. Appointed in 2001.

  • Member of the UDIA Executive Committee Gold Coast 2001.

  • Member of the Gold Coast City Council Property Industry Advisory Committee 
    (PIAC) 1999 – to date.

  • Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) “Housing Strategy Steering Committee”. 2002.

  • Secretary of the Mermaid Beach Community Association (MBCA) since 1997.

Guest Speaker: Kerrie Young is often asked to speak on property market trends at industry forums. 
The Property Council of Australia, Urban Development Industry of Australia, Herron Todd White
Industry functions, Australian Property Institute functions and to various client groups, Banks & financiers, Agents and Developers. She also conducts training sessions for sales staff and has
lectured for the Real Estate Institute of Queensland Licensing course and so on. 

Industry Experience: Kerrie Young 
Property market researcher with Burchill Bate Parker Planners and Engineers (1980-1983), followed
by Max Christmas Realty (1983 – 1985) and Baillieu Knight Frank commercial real estate agency
(1987 – 1989). From 1990 to 1992 Kerrie was the Research Manager for the joint Economic Development Committee of the Albert Shire Council and the Gold Coast City Council. In this role
she set up the “Regional Information database” to help encourage industry to relocate to the Gold Coast. In 1991 she was the Gold Coast Divisional Manager for the Australian Bureau of Statistics “Census ‘91”, controlling over 300 staff for the Census collection period.

In 1994 Kerrie joined PRD Realty as Property Research Manager for the Gold Coast and New South Wales supervising 4 research staff. In this role she worked closely with the project marketing division and provided statistical market overviews to over 40 franchises in the group. From 1997 to 1999, Kerrie was a senior property analyst and consultant with Herron Todd White Valuers on the Gold Coast. 

In early 1999 Kerrie was asked to take on the role of Sales, Marketing and Research Manager
for Citie Centre Limited, a Gold Coast based publicly listed property Development Company.
Villaworld Limited took it over in late 2000. During her time at Citie Centre/ Villaworld Limited
the company successfully expanded its base from Southeast Queensland development into
new markets in Sydney and Melbourne. 
Kerrie was responsible for risk assessment on property acquisitions, target market research for
input into feasibility and product design, creating the marketing campaign including brochures and
the advertising campaign, management of an in-house sales team, liasing with outside agents,
contract preparation and administration, management of marketing and sales budgets and project profitability. The role included regular reporting to Board meetings. In the period Kerrie worked with
Citie Centre / Villaworld 745 homes were sold for a combined value of $160.95 million. 


Kerrie Young Property Pty Ltd CLIENTS

Since reopening KERRIE YOUNG PROPERTY PTY LTD in April 2001:

  • BRB Management Group: Advisory Board Member and Marketing Manager. Building alliances
    with property marketing groups, managing sales staff and production of marketing material. Managing contract administration process. SOHO Market research, Assessment of new development opportunities, product design and pricing

  • Sentinel Investment Corporation: Stock selection for web-based property marketing company (ongoing) seminar speaker to business alliances and staff training property market trends.

  • Nifsan: Pricing analysis of Stage one “Emerald Lakes” Residential project

  • Private developer: “Blue Grange”, Surfers Paradise – Pricing analysis proposed 6 unit
    beachfront project

  • Rubicon: Bargara Beach, via Bundaberg, Comparative market assessment, 4-storey unit beachfront complex.

  • Auslat Pty Ltd: – “Ki-ea” Port Macquarie, NSW. Comparative market assessment, pricing
    analysis for funding purposes, Economic Impact study for purposes of marketing & sale documentation and Town Planning approval. 8 level highrise resort/residential.

  • Private developer: Golden Four Drive, Tugun. 6 level prestige unit project. Feasibility and comparative market assessment and design consultancy. Site on sold on advice. 

  • Owner: Runaway Bay Caravan Park: Assessment for redevelopment potential as Commercial residential project.

  • Macquarie Bank: 30 Lot development site Upper Coomera. Report for development funding. Recommended site to be on sold to adjoining developer. Successful sale.

  • Arcon Group: (R.M. Hill) “Sanctuary Palms” site - development assessment report for purposes
    of sale. Sale resulted to Craig Gore for part of Aurora development.

  • Arcon Group / Equitiloan: “Hope Island Resort” marketing advice for hotel/resort property.

  • Hazini: “Riviera Motel site” Surfers Paradise. Site assessment, design consultancy, comparative market assessment. For funding purposes and project positioning. Project highrise resort now being marketed as “Ipanema”.

  • Lance Look Site: Nerang. Pricing analysis and comparative market assessment, design input
    55-lot Res. A subdivision proposal.

  • Private developer: Bauer street site, Southport. Amalgamation site. Proposed 47-unit prestige apartment project. DA under way.

  • Howard Group: “Pinnacle” Comparative market assessment. Positioning of highrise project.

  • Base Group: “Signature On High” Southport. Individual comparative market value reports
    38-unit project. Comparative market assessment.

  • Pacific Lifestyle: Mermaid Beach resale unit market assessment.



     

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