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16 February 2026

From farm kid to property expert

Elite Agent: Jack Freestone: From farm kid to property expert

Elite Agent ran a full profile on Jack, tracing the path from helping his parents renovate the family farm, through property development on the Gold Coast and near Byron Bay, to founding Buyers Collective in Brisbane. It is the most complete telling of the background behind the agency.

The profile gets at what drives the business: a belief that buyers deserve the same level of representation a seller takes for granted.

For the biggest purchase of your life, a lot of people just wing it when they don’t really know anything and just trust that a real estate agent or a seller has their best interest at the forefront of their mind.

Jack Freestone, in Elite Agent

The takeaway

I have bought well over 150 properties, on both sides of the market. That is the whole point of a buyers agent: you are hiring the experience so you do not have to learn it on the most expensive purchase of your life.

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The full piece is on Elite Agent.

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The person behind the quotes

Jack Freestone, founder of Buyers Collective

Jack Freestone

Founder, Buyers Collective

Jack is an industry-leading buyer and investor who has built a reputation in property strategy, market expertise and an unwavering dedication to his clients' success. His ability to identify growth potential, mitigate risk and persuasively negotiate is a testament to his temperament.

More about Buyers Collective

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A relaxed conversation about what you want to buy, your budget and your timeline. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.