Victoria · New South Wales · Queensland
About Roberta
I work at the intersection of property, design and people — and everything I do professionally traces back to those three things.
I am a licensed estate agent. I founded MacKenzie Lane, a boutique buyer's advocacy practice operating across Australia's most sought-after locations. I am also a co-founder and director of Rhodes & Co, a specialist recruitment firm where I lead Real Estate, Law Firms and Healthcare — alongside our shared Executive & Board practice.
A deep personal passion for design and aesthetics informs everything I do — the way I assess a property's spatial qualities, the way I read a team's culture, the way both firms present to the world. It's not a credential; it's a lens. And it gives me a perspective that most people in property and recruitment simply don't bring.
Two firms. One professional perspective.
A single perspective
MacKenzie Lane and Rhodes & Co operate independently — different industries, different clients, different outcomes. What connects them is a shared standard: personal, senior-led, no handoffs, no volume compromises.
"I didn't start MacKenzie Lane to sell properties.
I started it to help people find Home."
What Drives the Work
A trained designer sees what others don't — light, flow, spatial logic, latent potential. Whether assessing a property or a candidate, that lens finds what the brief doesn't show you.
Both firms operate on the same model — personal, senior-led, no handoffs. Every client relationship is managed from first conversation to outcome. Volume is not the goal.
The right property and the right person both share the same test: do they still work in five years? That question shapes every recommendation, every negotiation, every placement.
The Work
Buyer's Advocacy
Boutique buyer's advocacy
A Buyer's Advocacy practice representing property buyers — not vendors, not developers — across Australia's most sought-after locations. Personally managed, no handoffs, no compromises.
Specialist Recruitment
Specialist recruitment
A boutique specialist recruitment firm operating across eight sectors in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Roberta co-founded the firm and leads Real Estate, Law Firms, Healthcare and Executive & Board search — director on every brief.
Background
Roberta's background spans sales, property management and agency operations across some of Melbourne and Geelong's leading agencies — experience that built the market knowledge, negotiation discipline and client relationship skills that underpin everything at MacKenzie Lane today.
Her personal passion for design and visual refinement runs through both firms — from the way MacKenzie Lane assesses a property's spatial qualities to the considered aesthetic of everything Rhodes & Co puts into the world. It is not a formal service; it is a point of view that shapes every engagement.
Get in Touch
Whether you're looking to buy property, engage a specialist recruiter, or simply want to connect — reach out directly. All enquiries are handled personally.
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