Last week Residential Property Manager asked PMs to share the biggest misconceptions their friends and family have about ...
By Priya Murthy • 31 Mar 2015
What falling rents mean for Perth landlords
Statistics indicate Perth properties are facing declining returns, but is this set to continue? ...
By Priya Murthy • 31 Aug 2014
What happened to customer service?
In a market where property owners are ready to change PMs over the smallest concerns, it appears that a major problem i...
By Priya Murthy • 26 Aug 2016
What impact will credit reporting changes really have?
Credit reporting has been a topic at the forefront of everyone’s minds over the past few weeks, given changes introduc...
By Riaz Hasan • 02 Apr 2014
What is tax depreciation for investment properties?
Tax deprecation benefits associated with owning an investment property can be significant, so it is important that prope...
By Priya Murthy • 28 Apr 2017
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 t...
By Priya Murthy • 21 Aug 2014
What is your point of difference?
Standing out from the crowd is essential for new business success in property management, especially when it comes down ...
By Priya Murthy • 13 Nov 2014
What is your value to your clients?
We spend a lot of time analysing our points of difference, trying to separate ourselves from the rest of the flock. The ...
By Priya Murthy • 19 Jan 2015
What social media sites do you like best for business and why?
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By Priya Murthy • 18 Jun 2015
What the 2016 census reveals about property
The latest snapshot from the 2016 census has been unveiled, revealing details of Australia’s overall property market, ...
By Sasha Karen • 27 Jun 2017
What to do next?
In my last blog, I touched on the best ways that I have found to eliminate distractions. It’s all well and good to red...
By Priya Murthy • 19 May 2015
What to expect when rentvesting
First home buyers are rentvesting to enter the property market. Here are some benefits and costs rentvestors can expect....
By Priya Murthy • 06 Jun 2017
What to wear to an interview
Jane Austen got it right, first impressions count. What you look like, act like and say during those first crucial momen...
By Riaz Hasan • 19 May 2014
What would you like to start, stop and continue in 2016?
Welcome to a brand new year and all of the good intentions that it brings! ...
By Priya Murthy • 07 Jan 2016
What’s your new business marketing pitch?
Further to a new business marketing webinar I ran this week, we discussed many marketing techniques but also touched on ...
By Priya Murthy • 11 Jun 2015
What’s your plan?
With cyclonic winds buffeting the east coast, record rainfall and weather unlike anything witnessed in decades, it br...
By Priya Murthy • 23 Apr 2015
What’s your point of difference?
Many property investors choose an agency based on price alone – focusing their preference on the percentage of rent ch...
By Priya Murthy • 04 Aug 2014
When does good business become bad business?
There are a lot of real estate agencies across the country that take on new business at discounted fees without carefull...
By Priya Murthy • 02 Feb 2016
When good tenants go bad
Every property manager and landlord dreams of the ideal tenant – the person who pays on time, keeps the place clean an...
By Priya Murthy • 23 Feb 2016
When supply versus demand becomes a PM predicament
As interest rates hit a record low the number of investors in the market increases, resulting in a considerable oversupp...
By Priya Murthy • 26 May 2015