Christian Payne – elected 25 November 2011 Christian Payne joined REINSW in 1992 to be part of an organisation he believed promoted excellence in members and shared his values about professional and ethical conduct. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2001 and became Deputy President in 2007. In November 2011, he was elected REINSW President and his goal during his term is to further strengthen REINSW’s reputation for professional excellence and keep membership relevant for agents. With his passion for political lobbying, Christian is keen to be the voice of members and ensure their interests remain on the Government’s agenda.
He is also a member of the management committee of the Real Estate Employers' Federation (NSW) and serves on the NSW Government's Planning Implementation Advisory Committee.

Ask Christian a question

Do you want to know Christian’s thoughts on the outlook for the real estate industry in the next year? Would you like to hear what he has to say about the rental crisis? Would you like him to share his views about how best to encourage investors back into the market? Then ask Christian a question.

Simply email your question to president@reinsw.com.au  


President's message

It is a great honour to be elected as President of REINSW. I wish to congratulate and thank the newly elected Board and the Executive for their dedication to this great organisation. I would also like to thank Immediate Past President Wayne Stewart for his inspiring leadership, and all the Past Presidents who have worked tirelessly for REINSW. I first became involved with REINSW after being encouraged by my father Sid to go along and see what happens at the monthly meetings. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to join the Divisional Committee and later became Chairman of the St George & Sutherland Shire Division. The year ahead This year our industry will face a challenging market and an increased number of agents consolidating their business or leaving the profession. Agents will need this year to focus more than ever on the value that they bring to the transaction. In that regard, REINSW is dedicated to providing those vital services to you and your business that will set you apart in the market. Through our joint venture with REIV, we have secured a data source that is provided to us by realestateVIEW.com.au and propertyDATA.com.au. This puts us on the front foot, allowing us to create industry news with our public relations and media campaigns. This will increase REINSW’s relevance with government and the media. With exclusive access to this data, members will be experts in their marketplace and property consumers will inevitably see the additional benefits of dealing with an REINSW member. We will continue to lobby hard with our policies for changes in the areas of agency practice, property management, property taxation and planning. We are also keen in these challenging times to continue to promote Real Business First, which will enable REINSW to assist all of our members in improving their bottom lines in the coming financial year. There are of course many other exciting projects throughout 2012. I look forward to bringing you more updates. Christian Payne REINSW President

Media coverage

REINSW is regularly mentioned on television, radio and in the newspapers.  To find out where REINSW has popped up in the past few months and what has been said, click here.