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Winning auctions starts here: discover the key to setting the perfect reserve price
Setting the reserve price is one of the most difficult decisions your vendors will make during their auction campaign, so it’s crucial you take an approach that’s equal parts considered, empathetic and, most importantly, effective.
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Jimmy Burgess: 7 tips to transform your real estate business
Moving your real estate business to the next level is a process of incremental improvement, however, there are a number of steps you can take on a daily basis to help fast-track the process.
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Eyes wide open: navigating the challenges of a real estate career
Real estate can be a challenge, especially if you're new to the industry. But it's also one of the most rewarding careers. Here, coach Marnie Beauchamp outlines her practical, hands-on advice for new agents, and shares tips for lead agents and principals to help their teams smash their KPIs.
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Manos Findikakis: that sounds like a good idea
Have you ever been to a real estate conference or been offered a snippet of advice and thought, 'Hmm, that sounds like a good idea’?
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Manos Findikakis: the essential ingredients of a successful real estate business
What does it take to run a successful real estate business?
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What does wealth mean to you? A question every agent needs to ask themselves
For most of us, we were initially attracted to real estate because it’s one of the few industries where hard work is rewarded. It’s common to hear of agents making millions
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Darren Krakowiak: five keys to winning more listings in today’s commercial real estate market
In any market, the best commercial real estate agents do everything that they can to stay ahead of the competition and increase their chances of winning listings.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: why insurance premiums are rising
I’ll admit it’s not news anyone wants to hear. In fact, it’s possibly one of the last things that anyone already dealing with rising cost of living challenges wants to face, but the reality is that property insurance premiums are rising.
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Beat the bots: how to future-proof your business
The solution for real estate agents to “beat the robots” is not to bury their head in the sand but to master how they can us AI to future-proof their business and build their own empire.
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How real estate businesses can protect themselves from financial losses and cyber threats
Real estate and property businesses require protection from a range of risks including potential losses arising from giving the wrong advice, as well as cyber threats such as data breaches and cyber attacks.
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May the 4th be with you: What real estate agents can learn from Star Wars
People the world over celebrate Star Wars Day every May 4, with the phrase “May the 4th be with you”, a classic play on the iconic quote “May the force be with you”.
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Dan Argent: Want to increase your volume? Here are three things you need to focus on
Imagine you’re at the grocery store, shopping for bread. You get to the shelf and the brand you want to buy is out of stock.
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Privacy Awareness Week: why your clients’ privacy matters to them – and you
The Deloitte Privacy Index revealed some disappointing, yet probably unsurprising news when it comes to how consumers perceive the real estate industry.
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Tom Ferry: 3 ways to focus on the “plays that work”
Succeeding in real estate is often more about being consistent and focusing on the things that work for your business, rather than trying to follow the latest trend.
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Leanne Pilkington: profiling with purpose
Understanding not only how, but why, people communicate the way they do, enables us to understand their perspective.
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Manos Findikakis: five tips for ‘extreme productivity days’
Regardless of who you are or where you’re at in your real estate career, we all have the same number of hours in each day and each week.
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Darren Krakowiak: combining hustle and talent to excel in commercial real estate
In commercial real estate, most people believe that hustle is a greater predicter than talent in determining whether someone will be able to go the distance, but over my career I've observed that neither approach on its own will turn you into a top performer.
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Starting your own agency? Here’s what you absolutely need to know
When you’re starting your own agency, there are a lot of different factors you need to consider. The main one? Which startup route you’ll take to establish your agency. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all method to starting your own business, and there are various structures you can choose from.
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Manos Findikakis: how to kickstart ‘the motivation flow’
Whether you’re returning from a welcome annual break, or restarting your routine following a public holiday, sometimes that first day back at work can see you struggling to find your ‘mojo’.
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Anne Crarey: how to find your dream job
It’s Friday afternoon, right around cocktail hour.
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Seth Godin: 3 tips to overcome the fear of failure
Have you ever felt paralysed by the fear of failure? You're not alone.
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Why do-it-yourself outsourcing could be a waste of your money
Property managers are facing a staffing crisis but PMVA’s Tiffany Bowtell, a leader in the use and development of offshore virtual assistants for the real estate industry, says beware of the hidden costs of DIY outsourcing.
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Manos Findikakis: why the best in real estate are obsessed
A question that’s often asked in real estate is what does it take to be the best?
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Why buying a rent roll takes a lot longer than buying a house
Just as a real estate agent might wander through a prospective seller’s home, offering a few tips ahead of sale – perhaps a fresh coat of paint, some new carpet – as a business owner, you’ll need to go through a similar process when it comes time to sell your rent roll.
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The nature of work is changing, are you ready to adapt?
Last week speaking at WIRE, one of my final slides said, “AQ is the new EQ”.
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Cybercrime key risk for real estate agencies
Cybersecurity, data, and privacy are a key concern for real estate agencies, according to a recent REIA report, prompting calls for business owners to consider their cybersecurity and cyber response plans.
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The 5 minimum daily activities you need to do to generate income
In the hectic life of a real estate agent, it's easy to get distracted and focus your time on activities that are never going to generate income.
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Developing industry-ready virtual assistants
After working with dozens of virtual assistants during her 15-year career in real estate, Louise Schofield understands the value good outsourcing can provide to a business.
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Plenty of method behind ice bath madness
First there was the hot tub trend, then the pizza oven phenomenon, and now ice baths are popping up in backyards across the country.
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Bianca Denham: why agent energy matters more than ever
What I have loved about this industry since the first moment I learned about it, is that success is attainable.
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Caroline Bolderston: three steps to clearer thinking
Every day I see the impact thoughts have on agents, and as a coach it’s often the place I spend the most time supporting, guiding and strengthening. And the most amazing thing about thoughts? We have 100 per cent control over them. Everything starts with thoughts. You know what it’s like when you wake up…
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Lisa Pennell: Uprooting unconscious bias and providing opportunity
As we celebrate International Women’s Week it’s a timely reminder for us all to keep an open mind and consider how unconscious bias affects women in the real estate industry.
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Jack Henderson: building a brand through engaging content
When Jack Henderson left school, becoming a buyers ‘ advocate wasn’t on his radar.
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How these PMs are tackling the tough rent rise conversation
Raising the rent can be an emotionally fraught process at the best of times, let alone during a cost of living crisis. But there are steps you can take that'll make the end outcome easier for both tenants and landlords, according to Spruce Real Estate founder, Alana Spruce and the leader of Best Nest Property Management Alison Hatch.
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John Hellaby: the secret to work/life balance
Over the past 10 years, the answer to every problem in real estate has been “work harder” – but if we look at the truly successful agents, they’re not working harder, they’re working smarter.
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