Knight Frank has further strengthened its New South Wales’ Investment Sales team with a promotion and new appointment ahead of an expected rise in activity over 2025.

Mark Litwin has been promoted to the role of Head of New South Wales Investment Sales, in which he will lead a team of nearly 20 – now one of the largest Investment Sales teams in NSW - across several offices including the Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Western Sydney and South Sydney. Mark was previously Knight Frank’s Director, Head of Investment Sales, North Sydney.

Mr Litwin has been with Knight Frank for a decade where he has specialised in marketing, sales and transaction management for growth corridor and infrastructure land release markets, development sites, commercial and retail investments of up to $400 million and distressed assets in insolvency and restructuring programs.

His has more than 20 years’ experience in commercial property, both in Australia and Canada.

Last year, Mark transacted on a number of deals including residential development sites that can deliver circa 3,500 new dwellings to the metro Sydney market in its housing crisis. 

Knight Frank has also appointed Raffi Zilifian as Associate Director, Investment Sales.

Raffi has more than 20 years of experience in site acquisitions and disposals, with a history on the buy side and NDIS-related deal flow.

He has moved to Knight Frank after running his own business Site Finders for the past nine years, which specialised in finding sites on the East Coast for multi-national clients.

Both Mark and Raffi are located in Knight Frank’s North Sydney office.

The changes follow the recent appointment of two more agents to Knight Frank’s Investment Sales team, with Jeff Moxham joining the firm in the role of Partner, Head of Investment Sales, Western Sydney and George Tisseverasinghe joining as Sales Executive, Investment Sales. Both are located in Knight Frank’s Western Sydney office.

Knight Frank Chief Executive Officer James Patterson said Knight Frank’s New South Wales Investment Sales team was now one of the largest in the state.

“With a team of nearly 20 focusing on Greater Sydney and a full service offering across all asset classes, our Investment Sales team is now one of the strongest in New South Wales,” he said.

“Over the past decade Mark has proven to be an asset to our firm and will lead the team to greater success throughout this year and beyond.

“We are excited to welcome Raffi to Knight Frank. His experience on the buy side will give greater insight to our team in matching buyers to the right properties and securing strong results for our clients.”

Mr Litwin said he was excited to be leading Knight Frank’s New South Wales Investment Sales team into 2025, with a rise in activity expected over the year.

“The future is bright for investors and developers as inflation levels off and with rates subsequently expected to move favourably in the current market,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to leading our team towards achieving our near-term goals and enhancing our position as leading sales and marketing experts.

“Our recent talent acquisition including Jeff, Raffi and George fill out our network with relationships built on decades long service to New South Wales.

“With the acquisition of McGrath by Knight Frank and Bayleys last year, our platform to provide the best advice supported by the most accurate data has been further expanded to support our developer and land investors’ networks.

“I’m confident we have the people, the platforms and the culture to continue to be provide ‘best in class advice and service for our clients.”

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