Media Release | 1 September 2022
The Agency today announced the expansion of its Sydney footprint with respected Rosebery agent Chris Skarlatos joining the team.
Mr Skarlatos brings over 20 years’ experience in the Rosebery real estate market and most recently spent 5 years as principal of the Laing+Simmons Rosebery office.
Mr Skarlatos brings across his whole sales and property management team to The Agency including Krissie Ormond and Ash Perera in sales as Property Partners, George Tsirigotis coming on board in property management as Portfolio Partner and Vanessa Cooney in a Support Partner role. Alicia Leondis joins as Support Partner and retains her role as Office Manager.
The Agency Real Estate CEO Matt Lahood said Mr Skarlatos holds a high degree of trust and respect in the community, as well as unparalleled insights into the local real estate market.
“We are excited to partner with Chris in the Rosebery and surrounding markets. Chris is highly focused and has worked in that market for a number of decades. He is a genuine, quality person who cares and really looks after his clients.
Transparency and delivering high quality service is at the forefront of Chris’ ethos I look forward to seeing the growth that Chris brings to The Agency team.”
Chris started his career two decades years ago, when he first experienced real estate service after looking to buy his first property and felt drawn to join the industry. Starting his career at a real estate agency in Mascot, Chris hasn’t looked back since and his team now hold a significant market share in the Rosebery area and surrounds.
On his decision to join The Agency, Mr Skarlatos says he was drawn to the opportunities for growth on offer by the brand.
“The Agency is unique in the calibre and mindset of the agents they attract,” Mr Skarlatos said.
The referral work and open database amongst the team is quite unique and unrestricted by geographical boundaries.”
“The Agency corporate structure offers the ability to handle all my backend and admin, so I can focus on selling which is what I love doing.”
Looking to the future, Mr Skarlatos is focused on growing the team and his market share.
“We have a good consistent 20-30 per market share in house market. We are working hard to increase our apartment market share.
“For a small team, I’m proud to say we are among the top 2-3 agents in the area, and that is across a few suburbs not just one.
“We want to go up to next level of being able to service more and sell more, and our joining The Agency facilitates this. I’m always of the mindset that if you’re not growing every year, you’re not advancing. The Agency is a perfect fit in terms of our performance goals.”
Laing+Simmons CEO Leanne Pilkington added: “Chris has been a valued member of the Laing+Simmons family and whilst we will miss him, we understand that his move to The Agency will allow him to focus on the parts of the industry he loves, getting the very best result for his clients. We all wish him the very best in his next chapter.”
(L-R) Vanessa Cooney, George Tsirigotis, Alicia Leondis, Chris Skarlatos, Krissie Ormond and Ash Perera.