John Johnston

John Johnston has been an influential figure in Brisbane’s quality residential property market for a very long time but is as passionate about it today as he was at age 20 going out on a limb to buy his first home, that a modest start to a later multi-million dollar residential property portfolio.

John is in his third decade of continuous professional involvement in real estate and the second at the helm of his own high profile agency, an ethics based organisation he has taken from relative obscurity in the 1990’s to today where it stands out as one of the country’s leading independent agencies.

John’s extensive experience riding the highs and occasional lows of the market, his rare character, integrity, unique comprehension of property economics (of which he is a life student), past military career, fluency in several languages, extensive world travel, and keen interest in world affairs, have all helped shape his quite pre-eminent, prescient property market insight.

At the higher end of the market, John’s knowledge, energy, and resolve and marketing flair are likely without peer. Equally unique is his ability as a front line negotiator, a skill highly polished through his direct involvement in more than a billion dollars’ worth of residential property sales.

John is also one of Australia’s leading auctioneers, famed for a quick wit and a rare ability to keep his head and think on his feet in highly charged highly priced environments. His very first auction set a multi-million dollar suburb record and there have been countless since. Just within his own boutique organisation, over the past decade John has successfully called more multi-million dollar property auctions than any other auctioneer, and currently holds the simultaneous auction sale price records across all three residential categories; houses, apartments and vacant land.

When not managing the business or doing deals, John appreciates time out with family.