Michael Smart

Born in South Australia in 1961, Michael’s family moved to Western Australia in 1962 to purchase a sheep station on the Murchison River near Kalbarri, north of Geraldton which the family owned until 1977. Michael boarded from year 7 to 12 at Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont from 1973 – 1978 until he matriculated and attended the

University of WA (where he met his wife, Karen) studying economics from 1979 – 1980 before withdrawing from study, and entering the workforce as a farm labourer and machine operator from 1981 – 1983.

In January 1984 Michael embarked on a real estate career at a small boutique West Perth office before joining the Mair & Co Franchise group in November 1984 at the Mair & Co Maddington office. Michael stayed with the Mair group for 9 years and in that time was appointed Sales Manager at the new Mair & Co Cannington office in 1989, the same address where he operates from now.

In 1992 Michael became a partner in the business and in 1993 Mair Group was amalgamated with The Peet & Co Group to form Ray White Western Australia.

In 1996 Michael and his wife Karen became sole owners of the business ‘Ray White Cannington’ and are still building the business today. Michael & Karen have 2 adult children, Jessica and Cameron who both initially worked part time in the business whilst they were studying. Cameron has been a full time sales representative since mid 2008.

During this time, now 30 years, Michael has been selling all types of land and property in Cannington and surrounding suburbs and attributes his success to having a long term attitude when dealing with clients, and giving the “right advice” that is best for the clients personal situation in the long term. He believes that the business of real estate is very similar to farming the land like his father did.

You reap what you sow, and you must look after the land and treat it well for long term success.

Sporting Interests & Hobbies:

Michael was a keen middle distance and cross country runner in his school and university days

and achieved 6th place in the state schoolboys cross country championship in 1978.

Michael is a keen golfer and has been a member at Gosnells Golf Club since 1987. He has held

a handicap as low as 5 and played pennants for Gosnells AGC B division in 1994 and achieved

recognition as the “Most Valuable Player” when he played undefeated for the entire season.

Michael joined Cobra Martial Arts Academy in 2001 in an attempt to regain some of he fitness he

enjoyed as a runner in his younger days, and also volunteered as a football boundary umpire for

the Victoria Park Raiders 16’s & 17’s in 2005 and 2006 to compliment his fitness training.

Michael achieved his first degree black belt in Cobra freestyle martial Arts in September 2006,

and currently is continuing his training at Cobra with the goal of eventually achieving his 2nd

degree (dan) black belt in the future.