Being busy should not be an excuse to stop reading and learning, says one training consultant.
By Priya Murthy • 06 Mar 2017
Why Excel could be bad for business
Oh, Excel. Look at you with your hundreds of columns and fancy mathematical equations. Why do you look so professional w...
By Priya Murthy • 17 May 2015
Why it pays to get involved with strata
When your clients invest in an apartment, they need to understand the importance of attending strata meetings and networ...
By Priya Murthy • 02 May 2017
When you invest in an apartment, it’s important that you are aware of the strata meetings that occur which dictate cha...
By Priya Murthy • 12 May 2017
Why jealousy in business is a good thing
It’s not uncommon to feel jealous of business rivals who may be doing better than you. Believe it or not, you can use ...
By Priya Murthy • 13 Feb 2017
Why marketing matters
“But I don’t need professional photography – it’s just a rental.” ...
By Priya Murthy • 22 Apr 2015
Why negative gearing is important to renters
Tenants will go to the polling booths on 2 July knowing the rental payments on their next lease could increase. ...
By Priya Murthy • 20 Jun 2016
Why PMs need to avoid tribunal ‘at all costs’
Sometimes it might feel like the tribunal is the only way to resolve a dispute, but property managers are being warned i...
By Priya Murthy • 24 Aug 2015
Why PMs should never self-manage
If you’re a property manager, you may be thinking of saving some money by managing your own properties. But one PM has...
By Priya Murthy • 05 Sep 2016
Why property managers burn out
Burnout is a serious problem in property management today, and there are key reasons why property managers burn out and ...
By Riaz Hasan • 12 Mar 2014
Why smaller lenders can be an investor’s best friend
The big four banks are responsible for about three in four Australian mortgages, a pretty disappointing statistic from w...
By Priya Murthy • 25 May 2017
Why this suburb is now one of Sydney’s most desirable
The changing face of Redfern has seen demand for residences in the suburb skyrocket over the past decade, with more inve...
By Emma Ryan • 04 Nov 2019
Why trust accounting should be a specialised qualification
Last month saw the announcement that NSW Fair Trading are conducting a review on the property industry training stand...
By Priya Murthy • 15 Dec 2015
Why trust is critical for business success
I’ve been pondering a few thoughts going around in my head for the past few days. A bit of this and a bit of that all ...
By Priya Murthy • 02 Feb 2015
Why were 1 million properties vacant on census night?
During the census, over one million properties, 11.2 per cent of all dwellings, were recorded as vacant. An urban planni...
By Tim Neary • 30 Jul 2017
Why you need to know the difference between repairs, maintenance and improvements
To be a top-performing property manager, and help your landlords get the biggest return on their investment, you need to...
By Priya Murthy • 29 Jul 2016
Why you should build a professional team of advisers
If you are looking to build wealth through property, outsourcing some of the work to professionals who are experts in th...
By Priya Murthy • 26 May 2017
Why your business needs purpose and passion to retain staff
I read an article the other day, then picked up a book, and both were talking about the same thing. They spoke about the...
By Priya Murthy • 11 Jan 2015
Wide-ranging ramifications expected as strata management heavyweights join forces
The PICA Group (Prudential Investment Company of Australia) has acquired Ace Body Corporate Management, marking one of t...
By Tim Neary • 08 Oct 2018
Will you lose money if you’re too friendly?
One PM relates a story of what can happen when landlords and tenants get too close, and how you can stop it happening t...
By Priya Murthy • 12 Sep 2015