The holidays, according to a leading expert, are a great time for property managers to come up with suggestions they can ...
By Tim Neary • 21 Dec 2017
How your agency’s average number of days to rent a vacant property could win you more clients
The new breed of property investors are savvy, do their research and ask more questions to ensure they hire the right ag...
By Riaz Hasan • 06 Apr 2014
I focus not on the hours, but relationships and results
They say: ‘The most powerful weapon on Earth is the human soul on fire.’ I do not remember a day that I wasn’t pa...
By Priya Murthy • 21 Jan 2015
I’m too busy to do that, you don’t understand!
How often have you heard your property managers say this? ...
By Priya Murthy • 06 Oct 2015
Ice post-tenancy problems escalate in QLD as 1 in 3 homes test positive
Damning new research has discovered how prevalent ice and methamphetamine residue is in Queensland homes. ...
By Tim Neary • 04 Mar 2018
If you manage a property with a pool, you need to read this...
As you may be aware, there have been some significant changes to swimming pool and spa laws for landlords, as well as ve...
By Priya Murthy • 07 Jun 2016
Improve your communications, improve your revenue
What are property managers, real estate agents and business people doing wrong when communicating with their revenue-gen...
By Priya Murthy • 03 Aug 2016
In for the long haul
Residential Property Manager's Stacey Moseley reports from last month's ARPM Conference, where agents learnt that doing ...
By Riaz Hasan • 09 Oct 2012
In pursuit of the awesome customer experience
Many agencies put a lot of effort into creating a great ‘first impression’ for their clients, but few actually del...
By Priya Murthy • 26 Apr 2016
In The News
Smart Property Investment and its editor Phillip Tarrant are regulary included in the media Australia-wide. Keep abreast...
By Priya Murthy • 23 Jan 2012
In two places at once
Whilst every PM should be on top of current legislation, when you live across two jurisdictions like award-winning prope...
By Riaz Hasan • 20 Dec 2012
Inbox overload
Ever felt like when you delete one email, two just take its place? ...
By Priya Murthy • 19 Oct 2015
Increase your rental listings
Agents with a focused strategy and committed to growth can boost their rental listings ...
By Priya Murthy • 03 Oct 2012
Individual teamwork
Real estate is a profession that allows individuals to shine. Indeed, as an industry we predominantly celebrate an...
By Riaz Hasan • 07 May 2014
Industry Insiders: Building teams, setting KPIs and creating incentives
In part two of this exclusive RPM roundtable discussion, three industry figures look at expansion, management fees, ince...
By Priya Murthy • 27 Aug 2015
Industry Insiders: Winning leads, managing staff and setting boundaries
In this exclusive RPM roundtable discussion, industry heavyweights compare notes on their day-to-day business practices,...
By Priya Murthy • 20 Jul 2015
Industry ranks people skills as #1 PM attribute
Property managers believe that interpersonal skills are significantly more important than financial knowledge. ...
By Priya Murthy • 08 Jul 2015
Industry stalwart loses battle with cancer
A property management industry figure who spent more than 20 years working in various roles passed away from brain cance...
By Priya Murthy • 13 Oct 2016
Industry-owned portal name announced, launch looms
The name of the much-anticipated industry-owned portal has been unveiled as the launch date rapidly approaches. ...
By Priya Murthy • 18 Aug 2014
Industry-owned portal takes aim at REA, Domain
A ‘bare bones’ listings website has scrapped the idea of appealing to consumer demand and is instead gunning for con...
By Priya Murthy • 11 Sep 2014