Is The Australian Real Estate Market Returning?
If you’ve been reading industry blogs, online news or newspapers recently, you may have come across a number of opinions that state that the Australian real estate market is turning and that despite economic woes abroad, there is a renewed confidence in the property sector. From my own point of view, real estate is definitely still a tough gig for most agents in the field. However, I’ve also seen that those agents who have persevered, adapted to the times, and who have a strong plan for the future, are seemingly gaining momentum in their...
read moreBrand versus Individual Marketing – Where Do You Draw The Line?
Since the dawn of real estate sales, there has been competition. Competition is healthy (for the most part). Competition drives ambition and the will to do better. But can competition be negative if it’s within your own team? How much individualism is the right amount in a real estate business? A business owner could argue that their best salesperson deserves to have their name and face on every bus shelter on the main street, and that may well be the case. But what are the consequences? What’s the impact on the rest of your sales team?...
read moreTaking It All On Board
There’s just so much happening in the real estate industry at the moment it’s a challenge to keep up sometimes! I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending the Inman’s Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco where I was privileged to meet up with many great people including friends we’ve met over the past few years, new faces, and now our US Professionals counterparts! I continue to find a lot of value in the content at Inman, and am extremely happy that Professionals here in Australia are on the right track toward achieving...
read moreIt Just Makes Sense
Professionals Real Estate Members and friends on facebook will now be aware of the big announcement that I’m about to make public, but for those of you who have been waiting in anticipation… On behalf of Professionals Service Centre and the New South Wales, Queensland and Victorian Boards I am delighted to bring you the following announcement: The Professionals family is furthering our expansion internationally, with the launch of Professionals Realty Group USA, with our very first office opening in Pheonix, Arizona. This is something we...
read moreWhat Would You Like To Learn?
Quite often we feel as though we need someone to tell us what we should or need to know, but sometimes the shoe needs to be put on the other foot. As consumers, we need to tell our service providers what we would actually like to know more about. It’s one thing to follow the crowd, but it’s entirely different to be proactive and seek out the expertise and knowledge of people to exceed our competitors knowledge. Here’s my advice for today… TELL your service providers what you would like to learn more about. Here’s an example of what...
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