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A decade ago there were close to 1,500 real estate offices around the country, today less than 1,200. This reduction has not though been uniform. Harcourts have certainly retained their leadership with a reduction of less than a dozen offices. Ray White has grown significantly though a combination of new openings and brand switching, most significantly the Re/Max Leaders Group in Wellington and the recent switch of Austar Realty from LJ Hooker in total adding 24 offices as Ray White has grown to edge within 14 offices of Harcourts.

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