As an agent you know that the best sales result usually comes after careful positioning and strategy. What you may not ...
By Tony Blamey • 29 Oct 2014
Are you passing the baton or throwing a hot potato?
Remember the game 'hot potato' when we were kids? That game which involved a circle of people tossing a small beanbag or ...
By Hermione Gardiner • 23 Oct 2014
The Block: faux or real profit?
What we all saw from The Block auctions, buying and selling property comes down to the same things time and time again: ...
By Tony Brasier • 19 Oct 2014
Don’t just expect the unexpected… plan for it!
I recently heard a trainer use the phrase “property management is a series of predictable surprises”. True, isn’t it?
By Hermione Gardiner • 02 Oct 2014
Why you need vendor-paid advertising
As an agent you can be a vendor's best friend or worst enemy. Chances are, money will have a lot to do with them thinking ...
By Rocky Bartolotto • 18 Sep 2014
The ‘F’ word - five rules for using Facebook!
Early last year I felt that Facebook was just a waste of time when using it for business. I didn’t understand it, and ...
By Darren Hunter • 16 Sep 2014
Where is your next meal coming from?
Communication: the final property management frontier. It’s just you, your landlord and the “scumbag” tenant.
By • 15 Sep 2014
Your customer crystal ball: future-proof your business
In recent months, property media has been awash with news about the influx of Chinese buyers and investors in Australia. ...
By Petra Sprekos • 26 Aug 2014
A guide to your marketing checklist
BDM Coach Deniz Yusuf highlights the importance of correct marketing and advertising around a property manager’s ...
By Deniz Yusuf • 25 Aug 2014
What is your best marketing weapon?
Beyond the latest designer website, past the shiny DL cards, far away from the perfectly designed brochures, away from ...
By Hermione Gardiner • 21 Aug 2014
The fine art of email
Do you ever find that your every waking moment seems to be spent answering emails? Our lives have become entrenched in ...
By Heidi Walkinshaw • 19 Aug 2014
Communication for the Google Generation
It’s no surprise miscommunication is common in this day and age where more of our conversations take place over email, ...
By Hermione Gardiner • 14 Aug 2014
What’s your point of difference?
Many property investors choose an agency based on price alone – focusing their preference on the percentage of rent ...
By Sharon Fox-Slater • 04 Aug 2014