Andrew started his real estate career in Sydney in the 1970s and together with his brother Greg, opened up and developed a network of three Ray White offices in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. Seeing amazing opportunities on the Gold Coast, Andrew and Greg sold their three offices in Sydney and purchased Ray White Surfers Paradise in 1989.
Andrew and Greg grew the office from a sixteen person team to a network of eleven offices incorporating over 300 people, and pioneered new business arms within Ray White Surfers Paradise incorporating Ray White Guangzhou, Ray White Atlanta, Ray White Marine, Ray White Hotels, Ray White New Projects, Ray White Commercial and Ray White Wealth and Lifestyle. Andrew and Greg are proud of having built Ray White Surfers Paradise to become an iconic real estate business on the Australian landscape and on 23 occasions taking out the title as the Number One International Office within the Ray White Group.
As part of an ongoing development of their operations, Andrew and Greg were thrilled to invite Michael Andrews as the CEO of Ray White Surfers Paradise Group and Jordan Thams, who has worked with Andrew and Greg for sixteen years and is the Ray White Surfers Paradise office's Number 1 Salesperson and a Chairman Elite Performer, to take up equity in Ray White Surfers Paradise Residential with the intention over a number of years to become sole owners and operators of the Ray White Surfers Paradise residential business.
Andrew and Greg will continue with 100% ownership and operate Ray White Commercial, Ray White New Projects, Ray White Southport and the huge Ray White Property Management business. Andrew and Greg will continue with an equity position in Ray White Hope Island, but over the next few years will also see that office transition to Matthew Gates, who is Andrew's son-in-law and who already owns and operates Ray White Sanctuary Cove.
Exciting times for the Bell brothers as their eyes are firmly set on further growth and development across their business structures.
Awards
- 2024/2025 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Surfers Paradise
- 2023/2024 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Surfers Paradise Group - Commercial
- 2022/2023 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Surfers Paradise Group - Commercial
- 2021/2022 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Surfers Paradise Group - Commercial
- 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of RWC Gold Coast
- 2019/2020 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Gold Coast Property Management Centre
- 2018/2019 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of RWC Gold Coast
- 2017 - Profiles of Courage Leadership - Joint Winners
- 2016 - 30+ Year Service
- 2015 - 25 Year Service Award And 1 earlier award