DiJones - Northern Beaches

About DiJones - Northern Beaches

From humble beginnings Di Jones changed the face of real estate and inspired a new generation of real estate service. Tenacious and determined, Di Jones was a trailblazer, who recognised the role that women play in the decision making during the sale and purchase of a home and vowed to give them the attention they deserved.

Growing up in Botany, Diane Lenore Walker, left school at 15, and attended secretarial college. Her first job gave her the funds to travel to Europe and on her return home Di celebrated a love of France that inspired her for her whole life. A true Francophile as she called herself.

At a party in Bellevue Hill, Di met Bill Jones, a successful auctioneer. They married and Di turned her focus to raising a family. This changed after their second child Matthew, was born with severe brain damage. Di returned to work to support their decision to send him to the Rudolf Steiner special school Warrah.

Di and Bill purchased a Raine & Horne franchise in Glebe in 1980 and Di commenced her career in real estate. Their approach was to hit the pavement and door knock and Di was soon recognised as a formidable salesperson. A year later Di began her career in the Eastern Suburbs, in the fiercely competitive Woollahra/Paddington area when they took over Raine & Horne in Woollahra.

They then purchased Richardson & Wrench Woollahra which became one of the top 5 performers in the national network the entire eight years Di and Bill owned the office. Di was consistently named in the Top 2 in the network for sales performance and her reputation grew as someone who listed the 'best' properties in the area and achieved top prices for them, with a clearance rate at auction close to 100 percent.