Forbes Stynes Real Estate Personnel

Michelle Stynes

Michelle moved to Thredbo in October, 2000 after working in the competitive real estate market in Sydney. She holds the following qualifications:

• Licensed Real Estate and Business Sales Agent (No. 985331)
   
• Registered Valuer  (No. 6892)
   
• Strata Manager

Her extensive work experience in the mountains includes seven years as the licensee of Thredbo Real Estate; her tenure here resulted in a drastic improvement in the performance of their sales department; a total of 9 years as a real estate sales specialist, and consultant valuation experience with Regional Valuers which has given her great insight and experience about the Snowy Mountains, and the villages of Thredbo, Perisher, Lake Crackenback and Jindabyne. Prior to moving to the mountains she had extensive training with both McGrath and Richardson & Wrench.

Michelle belongs to both the ISTM (Institute of Strata Management) and the REINSW (Real Estate Institute of NSW).

Steve Forbes

Steve commenced his real estate career in 1995 working with the Commercial division of the largest private real estate company in New Zealand, Barfoot and Thompson, who employ over 700 real estate agents. It was in New Zealand that Steve learnt the value of working in a team environment, whereby people working together, rather than in a "dog eat dog" fashion, achieve better results for their clients.

In 1999 Steve returned to live in the mountains at the family property known as Silvertop Lodge on the Alpine Way only 10 minutes from the office. He started work in Thredbo two days after returning to Australia, and quickly realized the tremendous lifestyle opportunities on offer in the Snowy Mountains, Thredbo, Perisher, Lake Crackenback and Jindabyne.

Having learnt that selling mountain and high country real estate is a careful, well planned and targeted process, Steve was quick to contact his clients and help them with clear information about the market. His negotiation skills have helped him to achieve great results and train other staff in his team. Steve holds Real Estate Agents and Stock and Station Agents Licenses.
 

Vicki Bathurst

Vicki commenced with Forbes Stynes Real Estate as the Accommodation Rental and Management business in Jindabyne and Thredbo has grown. Formerly Vicki worked in the money markets as a securities dealer and liquidity specialist before moving to the back office administration of the Midland Bank. She has managed the passage of her children to adulthood and now turns her hand to the efficient management of our accommodation businesses.

FORBES STYNES REAL ESTATE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS & TRANSACTIONS

• Appointed to market land for Kosciusko Thredbo in their prestigious Crackenback Ridge subdivision.
   
• Appointed to market and subsequently sold 20 prestige apartments at Lake Crackenback for the Australian Land Company after they bought the resort from the receivers of HIH Insurance.
   
• Successfully sold "Aztec" Crackenback Ridge for $2.1 million
   
• Sucessfully sold "Tussock" Crackenback Ridge for $3.5 million– the highest price achieved to date in Thredbo.
   
• Sold $100 Million worth of Real Estate in Thredbo since 2000.
   
• Sold or managed the sales of over 140 properties in Jindabyne and surrounding areas with a value of $40 million.
• Successfully operating in the Perisher area for the last four years, Forbes Stynes continues to be the only agency to successfully be part of almost all of the property sales in the resort. Successful auction completed for the iconic Maritz Alpine Lodge just before the 2011 ski season. The Jolly Swagman bought by a Tasmanian couple seeking a lifestyle change completes its second season under their guidance.