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How to manage the death of a tenant at a rental property
As unsettling as the prospect may be, the simple fact is that more than a few agents, during the course of their property management careers, will find themselves having to deal with the death of a tenant.
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Hannah Gill: Breaking down barriers to set tenants up for success
Australia is an incredibly multicultural and diverse society, which is one of the reasons it’s such a great place to live!
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The moral dilemma of being a property manager during a housing crisis
If the headlines are to be believed, we’re living through Australia’s worst housing crisis in a generation.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: Why your landlords need legal liability cover
I’m sure that when you and your clients are looking at landlord insurance you concentrate on a couple of key sections of the policy.
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Ask Jo: My best property manager wants to leave – what do I do?
It is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to find and retain employees, especially since the pandemic lockdowns.
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Reclaiming lost productivity in a real estate office
Too much to do and too little time.
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Sharon Fox Slater: Australia’s costliest disaster – one year on
It’s been just over a year since floods ravaged Queensland and New South Wales. The price in terms of human lives lost was incalculable. EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater reflects on the losses to homes and property, the impact on insurance and some lessons learned.
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Hidden costs that make up a sum insured
Sums insured are incredibly important when it comes to property insurances as getting it wrong can result in under-insurance and prove costly. But do you know just what needs to be considered when calculating a sum insured, asks EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater.
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Sharon Fox Slater: under pressure – the impact of cost-of-living on landlords and tenants
It’s not nice to say, but between high inflation and rising interest rates, making ends meet is becoming an ever-burgeoning problem for many households.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: insurance insights for 2023
It’s fair to say the real estate and insurance industries have faced some turbulent times in recent years.
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Insurance isn’t immune to rising costs
Insurance is great protection for all sorts of life’s curve balls, but one thing it can’t protect us – or the industry itself from – is rising costs.
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Rita Yousef: Why maintenance is a must
When a pelmet fell and fractured a tenant's nose, it created a headache for the managing agent as well as the landlord.
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Nick Brown: What are routine inspections really for?
When we take on the management of a property, it's a given that we take on a huge responsibility to look after it and keep the investor up-to-date with anything that happens at the home.
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Hannah Gill: How to become the chief growth officer in your business
As avid readers of Elite Agent, you will have likely seen a reference or two to a coaching series called Exec BDM.
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Need to have a tough conversation with a tenant? Alison Hatch explains how it’s done
Imagine waking up to find that carefully crafted email you recently sent a tenant has hit the mainstream news. It’s being commented upon, shared, and the sentiment’s not so favourable.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: beware the underinsurance trap
Under-insurance is rife across Australia but it’s often not until a natural disaster strikes that many landlords find out the hard way that their investment properties aren’t fully covered.
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Michelle Bourne: a shining light on Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Michelle Bourne came to real estate later in life but that hasn't stopped her setting up a boutique agency with her husband Andrew. As Michelle explains, the "stars aligned" when they established Rightside, and now she's focused on growing the Manly agency even further.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: Explaining the sum insured to landlords
The sum insured – there’s a fair bit of confusion about just what this is and how to calculate it. However, when it comes to landlord insurance, nominating the correct sum insured is crucial. So just what is the sum insured? In a nutshell, the sum insured is the most an insurer will pay out for any one loss. In…
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Insurance claims: What’s the hold up?
When things go pear-shaped at a rental, you want to get it sorted quickly. But while there are steps you can take to make the claims process easier, there are factors at play beyond the control of you or the landlord’s insurer that could see those claims held up.
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Rental housing supply: why we’re in a perfect storm
I recently attended a very insightful session by Tim Lawless, the founder and research director of CoreLogic’s Asia-Pacific research division. I came away questioning why the market has changed so dramatically.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: 12 landlord insurance misconceptions
As a property professional you know the value in your landlords having the right insurance cover to protect their investment. But, no doubt, you’ve come up against quite a few misconceptions about the cover and its value.
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Why 2022 could be your time to seize the day (and sell your rent roll)
Did you know that right now could be the ideal time to sell your rent roll or agency business? The Rent Roll Broker's Chris Goodway explains why.
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Linda Gulabovska: Communicating to connect
When you ask Linda Gulabovska her top tip for property managers old and new, she gets straight to the point - phone is for conversation, email is for confirmation.
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Kylie Walker: the art of negotiation in property management
If you are a parent, then there is every chance you have well and truly mastered the art of negotiation.
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Ellen Bathgate: What happens when you build it but no one comes?
Ellen Bathgate explains the three biggest surprises she encountered when she first went into business and how she tackled them.
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The COVID-19 lessons we can all learn from
It’s hard to believe that we are entering our third year under the ever-looming shadow of COVID-19.
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Jacqui Mulligan: Creating clients for life
For Jacqui Mulligan, a new rental property isn't just another door on the books but an opportunity to get to know the owners, the tenants and the history of the house.
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30 things to look for in landlord insurance
It was back in 1991 when a gap in the market was recognised for specialist landlord insurance.
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Chris Haskins: The passion and precision required for property management
Ray White Geelong property management department manager, Chris Haskins reflects on changes she'd like to see in the industry and the colourful characters she's met along the way.
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What to do if a tenant dies: Sharon Fox Slater
EBM RentCover managing director Sharon Fox-Slater looks at what needs to happen when a tenant passes away from an insurance perspective.
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Michelle Williams: At Home with Property Management
It has been an incredibly busy few years for @home Property Management Solutions. They have built an outstanding reputation for service excellence and have won many awards. Co-owner Michelle Williams recounts how their successful and respected brand was built during challenging economic times. The BeginningWe realised there was potentially a niche in the local real estate market to offer a…
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Kelley Seaton: Delivering outstanding service
Kelley Seaton is the Director of the Leasing Network, a boutique property management service on the Central Coast of NSW. Having worked in the industry for over 25 years, she loves nothing more than challenging herself and her team to deliver outstanding service. What motivated you to get into property management?I was 18 and had just finished my HSC in…
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Amy Bennett: Collaboration and communication
Amy Bennett loves to make connections. It doesn’t matter whether it’s finding the perfect tenant for an investor client or introducing a potential vendor to a selling agent, the McGrath Caloundra business development manager thrives on recognising business opportunities and making them happen.
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The opposing challenges of differentiation and automation: Brock Fisher
When your business looks the same from the outside as your competitors, you are failing to establish a unique value proposition and a point of difference. This is a problem, and often misused automation tools are to blame. Brock Fisher explains how to use proptech to stand out in the crowd.
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Eleni Roumanous: Reversal of fortunes
An industry veteran with 25 years in the property management sector, Eleni Roumanous is as passionate about growing her rent roll and her PM team today as she was on her first day in the job. For the Century 21 Eastern Beaches Maroubra principal, the secret to that success is all about the people who work for her and the…
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