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Mark Kentwell: why you should talk to your principal before abandoning ship
Many agents have a goal to try their hand at business ownership, and there are many reasons for this.
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Nerida Conisbee: when will property prices return to their peak?
We’re now consistently seeing house price growth across every Australian capital city.
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What made rents soar? It might have been Covid, and pairing off
So, you think you know why rents climbed.
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Bianca Denham: is a scarcity mindset killing your business?
We have an interesting dichotomy between scarcity and abundance in our industry.
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Jesse Davidson: Are on-site or in-rooms auctions better?
For as long as auctions have existed, the discussion over whether or not on-site or in-room auctions are better has taken place.
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Dan Argent: Why volume and GCI are important KPIs right now.
It’s no secret that we’re in a tougher market. And as we face a changing market we’ve seen increased commentary about where agents should focus their efforts and what metrics to track.
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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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Darren Krakowiak: navigating slower investment markets
Unless you’re a complete newbie, you know that commercial real estate markets are susceptible to fluctuations, with periods of rapid growth and times of slowing investment.
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Manos Findikakis: are you bored with your own dialogue?
Do you ever listen to yourself when speaking with clients and wonder whether it’s time to change things up?
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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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Interest rate hold looks increasingly likely
There are four ways to predict interest rate changes.
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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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Manos Findikakis: the pursuit of happiness is all about chasing the ‘right’ things
Whether it’s that next listing, the next step in your career or a better balance between life and work, at any given moment there’s a lot to strive for in what can feel like a busy and chaotic world.
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Nick Brown: creating success from the inside out
We’ve all heard the saying ‘happy wife, happy life’, but Nick Brown also lives by ‘happy team, happy life’. The Edge Property Agents founder examines the benefits of fostering a team that feels supported, trusted and valued, as well as how you can attain the same in your business. Recently I was asked what my brand stands for in a…
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Nerida Conisbee: Is corporate ownership the answer to Australia’s rental crisis?
In the US, large companies currently own five per cent of rental properties.
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Jimmy Burgess: why comfort is a killer
Comfort is the enemy of growth according to top US real estate agent and coach Jimmy Burgess.
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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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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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Manos Findikakis: what gets measured gets done
Right from the day we’re born, we give meaning to measurements, keeping track of pretty much everything we do and achieve.
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Thomas McGlynn: The CEO Mindset
In the first edition of this exclusive quarterly series, Thomas reveals key strategies, tips, and mindset shifts to help you level up in 2023.
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Manos Findikakis: embrace the lead generation basics
The reality is lead generation is a career necessity, but it is not a complex science, and often it’s as simple as seeing opportunities that are right in front of you, each and every day.
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Nerida Conisbee: housing construction not keeping up with population growth
Australia’s population growth increased by 290,000 people in the 12 months to June 2022 and this rate of increase is expected to continue to increase this year.
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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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The science of real estate: how to find your groove
The 5am club, the 9am call list and ‘win the morning, win the day’ - Chances are you’ve heard each of these sentiments once or twice in your career but does that mean they’re right for you?
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Melina Cruickshank: driving new business
REA is continuing to invest in our fast-growing Agency Marketplace.
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Generative AI: The rise of the machines
While the real estate industry has always been accustomed to change, the arrival of generative AI is already making enough waves for commentators to consider its inception a game changer in so many different areas of the property community.
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Nerida Conisbee: solving Australia’s rental spiral
We need more rental properties. The problem is that the group that funds most of them isn’t too keen on supplying more right now.
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10 AI-powered strategies for commercial real estate agents to grow their business
By now, you probably already know that ChatGPT is a chatbot program that uses natural language processing technology to generate responses to user input.
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Manos Findikakis: move past the organised chaos into dollar productive activity
We’ve all been there… the workday starts with the best of intentions but quickly gets derailed by organised chaos.
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Privacy laws: things are about to change
Privacy has always been an important issue but never more so than since big businesses like Optus and Medibank were targeted by hackers in 2022, resulting in the public release of thousands of customers’ personal information. As a result of the backlash, new changes have been introduced in the Privacy Act 1988 which can have serious impact on business owners,…
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Why 2023 is the year to be your own boss
Opening that clean page in your new yearly diary should be like a shot of energy into your career. You start the year with a clean slate. It is the time for action on those plans you have kept putting on the backburner, waiting for the time to be right.
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Manos Findikakis: why speed is currency
Imagine this - you’re about to make one of the biggest emotional and financial decisions of your life.
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