From dropping pamphlets to selling $85m homes

In this series, The Australian Financial Review speaks to the country’s leading luxury real estate agents about how they got their start and their most memorable deals.

A second-generation luxury real estate agent, Brad Pillinger followed in the footsteps of his father, Ron, to become one of the most esteemed agents in Sydney. Recent sales include Point Piper’s pink home named Rockleigh, which sold for more than $80 million in an off-market deal, and Bellevue Hill’s $76 million Leura estate, which was the most expensive home sold last year.