meet the team
We assist buyers of family homes and apartments as well as investors who want to grow their wealth.
Metropole Properties was founded by Michael Yardney in 1979 and with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the property strategists Metropole are Australia’s leading independent property consultants. Over the years our multi award winning team have bought, sold, advised, invested in, negotiated for, developed, built or project managed hundreds and hundreds of million of dollars worth of property to create wealth for our clients.
And we can do the same for you!
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Michael Yardney - Director Michael is a successful property investor and developer. He is a best selling author and publisher of Australia’s leading property investment e-magazine Property Investment Update. His opinions as a property commentator are highly sought after and frequently quoted in the press. Many consider Michael as Australia’s leading expert in wealth creation through property and he has probably educated more successful property investors than anyone else in Australia. |
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Gavin Taylor - Director Gavin trained as an architect, has an MBA in property law and finance and has worked with major property developers in both South Africa and Australia. This gives him the background to understand property and in particular property development from all angles. As a director of Metropole based in Melbourne, Gavin has helped this company become a leading property development manager. As a property investor himself, he applies the lessons from his personal experience to achieve maximum benefit for clients undertaking similar investment strategies. |
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George Kafantaris – Director, Brisbane George holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from the Queensland University of Technology and became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1994. He also holds a full Real Estate License in Queensland and is a member of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland. His knowledge as a property investor and his accounting background help his clients become high net worth property investors. He has voted as Australia's leading buyers agent for 2008, 2009 and 2010 by readers of Your Investment Property Magazine. |
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Rolf Schaefer – Director, Finance Rolf has a wealth of knowledge about property investment, property finance and complex structures. His ‘can do’ approach has helped many property investors through the finance maze. Rolf has rated among the top 100 Australian Mortgage Brokers for the past five years and won the prestigious Your Investment Property Magazine Broker of the Year award in 2010. Rolf Schaefer is a credit representative (Credit Representative No. 397176) of BLSSA Pty Ltd (Australian Credit Licence No. 391237). |
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George Raptis - Director, Sydney George brings well over 20 years of Sydney property experience to Metropole. His knowledge as a successful property investor and developer as well as his vast range of contacts in the Sydney property market together with his professional and friendly approach enables him to assist Metropole clients in acquiring top performing investment properties, that outperform the general market. |
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Gerard Haines – Department Head, Property Management, Sydney Gerard brings close to 10 years property management experience to Metropole and is Department Head of Metropole Property Management in Sydney. |
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Shane Lightwood – Senior Property Manager Shane’s local real-estate knowledge spans over 12 years including areas such as Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and Sydney’s South where he managed a large corporate property management business. Shane has every intention of applying all his experience with the view to establishing a healthy long-term professional relationship with his new clients at Metropole. |
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Peter O’Brien – Department Head, Property Management, Melbourne Peter O’Brien has over 20 years experience in Residential Real Estate with specialist skills in Residential Property Management. He is the General Manager for Metropole's Property Management Department. Peter knows from the ground up what it takes to be great and manage residential investment properties successfully. He is a qualified Real Estate Trainer and Fully Licensed Real Estate Agent and has enjoyed involvement with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria and many other business related interest groups over the years. Let Peter show you how to gain maximum profit and growth for your investment property with minimum outlay and stress. |
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Charles Marvelli – Department Head, Buyers Agency |
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Greg Hankinson - Director Metropole Constructions Greg is a Registered Building Practitioner and Housing industry Association member. He has 15 years experience in all aspects of residential construction and renovation. His expertise in building, developing and renovating for the investment market is unsurpassed. |
