Our History

Colliers International is Australia’s own global real estate success story.  A vision of entrepreneurship was what brought the founders of Colliers International together in the mid 1960's when three independent and well established professional real estate services firms located in different states throughout Australia decided to join forces.

The firms formalised their partnership in 1976 as "Colliers" and just two years later, began down the road of international expansion.

Two decades of global expansion ensued by attracting the best and brightest local real estate companies around the world. With expertise in the major markets, Colliers International is also committed to providing our clients with access to emerging markets and was one of the first global companies to enter into Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Colliers International obtained a new majority shareholder in 2004, First Service, who has continued to help the company accelerate its vision of providing the best property services in the world. First Service is a Canadian-based, institutional grade, public company who has an exclusive focus on the services sector.

In Australia, 2006 and 2007 saw two major acquisitions of market-leading companies, PRDnationwide and Roberts Weaver Group, positioning Colliers International as the strongest and most dominant real estate services provider in Australasia. 

2010 saw a significant milestone in the history of Colliers International.  We have combined our operations with FirstService Real Estate Advisors, bringing our clients the stability of a strong capital partner and the flexibility of our local accountability.

Over 30 years after its inception, the foundations of what the Colliers International brand were built on can still be found in today - innovative and enterprising people providing world-class local knowledge and expertise.