Meet our Partners

McGrath Estate Agents is one of Australia’s most successful integrated real estate businesses, offering agency sales, property management, mortgage broking and career training services. Founded in 1988 by John McGrath, with a desire to revolutionise the real estate industry, he took the business from a lounge room start-up to one of the most successful real estate groups in Australia.

Today McGrath has been defined by this ethos with over 140 offices and more than 2,400 employees throughout the East Coast of Australia. Knight Frank’s partnership with McGrath began in June 2024, when Knight Frank, together with Bayleys, completed their joint acquisition of a controlling stake of McGrath. Working in partnership, the businesses leverage the networks and expertise of all three real estate brands to grow together, maximising their combined status as one of the top real estate networks in the nation in terms of size.

McGrath is a great fit culturally and is aligned in many areas including our values, how we operate and our brand positioning. With this new partnership, Knight Frank gains access to vastly broadened networks, stretching across multiple borders and unlocking even greater opportunities for our clients.

Bayleys is New Zealand’s largest full-service privately held real estate agency, with 105 offices throughout New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The business offers a comprehensive array of property-related services and sector-specific expertise which has evolved to meet changing markets and client needs.

In addition to its expertise in residential sales, property management and valuations, Bayleys is also a national market leader in rural and commercial property sales and leasing. Bayleys is a family business based on solid family values - hard work, professionalism, trust, uncompromising standards, ethics and, above all else, looking after its wider family – its people. Our strategic partnership with Bayleys began in 2018.