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Leadership

One simple step to take today to future proof your agency

Principals spend years building their client database, getting their brand out there, and improving their suite of frequent-use documents. So how do you protect them?

Opinion

Will there be a real estate lockdown legacy in Sydney and Melbourne?

Property market commentator Simon Pressley has warned of a lockdown legacy in the making due to the exodus…

Opinion

Why Walt Disney is my inspiration: Jo-Anne Oliveri

Jo-Anne Oliveri says Walt Disney provided sound inspiration for her property management career.

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Opinion

Jet Xavier: How to eliminate distractions for good

For many of us, boosting productivity is high on our list of priorities.  However, as top mindset coach…

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Opinion

How :Different will impact traditional property management: Tiffany Bowtell

Property Management expert Tiffany Bowtell shares her insights on :Different's $25M joint venture partnership with CBA, announced last…

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Pancho Mehrotra: Why you hesitate to plan your business and life goals

Although we can spend months or more researching our holiday destination, most of us consider planning our goals…

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Opinion

The problem with trust accounts: Scott Bateman

Kolmeo's CEO Scott Bateman explains the importance of maintaining transparency in real estate and why trust accounts should…

Opinion

Ditch ASAP: How to create a new language for urgency

If you see or hear the words 'Urgent!', 'now', 'immediately' or the acronym 'ASAP' often used, you may…

Leadership

The four areas of real estate leadership you need to get right: Andrew Acton

When it comes to how we define success in real estate, it’s easy to get bogged down in…

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Opinion

James Nihill: Unlocking rental growth in a post-COVID world

Patrick Leo Property Experts managing director, James Nihill, has shared his insights into maintaining and expanding rental growth…

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Leadership

Will Ainsworth: Forget the capes and fancy titles

Leadership is commonly associated with superheroes in capes, but Will Ainsworth says it doesn't have to be. Here,…

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Opinion

Don’t fake it to make it: Caroline Bolderston

Consumers have woken up to sharp suits and smooth sales pitches. They want honesty and service more than…

Opinion

Why you shouldn’t put all your prospecting eggs in your listing presentation basket

If you have all your eggs in one basket, you're in danger of breaking them all at once.…

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Opinion

What Anton Babkov’s favourite books taught him about business – and why you should read them too

Ever since childhood, I’ve been your classic bookworm; an avid reader throughout my tweens and teens, right through…

Opinion

Safety, certainty and incontestable value: The new listing presentation with Claudio Encina

Real estate agents need to ditch flashy sales pitches and go back to basics and create ‘incontestable value’…

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Opinion

Taming the voice in your head: Leanne Pilkington

In her long real estate career Laing+Simmons Chief Executive Officer Leanne Pilkington has had to overcome many hurdles.…

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Opinion

The churn and burn of the property management industry and why it has to stop

For all too long the high staff turnover rate of property managers has been something that has been…

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Opinion

The first 90 days: Manos Findikakis

They say that whenever you begin to build anything, ensure you start with sound and strong foundations. Eview…

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Strategy & Best Practice

How to build a tribe of referral partners: Tara Bradbury

Referral partners can make your job as a BDM a whole lot easier. Tara Bradbury tackles the tricky…

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Opinion

Volume is vanity, profit is sanity: Manos Findikakis

Eview CEO Manos Findikakis explains why increased volume doesn't automatically create higher income, with many other business elements…

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Opinion

How to avoid these seven common website mistakes that could be losing you leads

Digital marketing is a vital component in today's market. But as SEO continue to evolve, it can be…

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Strategy & Best Practice

Three ways emotional intelligence helps achieve your goals: Ush Dhanak

Whenever we set ourselves new goals, both professionally and personally, we tend to focus on the end result…

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Opinion

Top 10 things to watch in the Australian property market

After correctly predicting this national property boom, Propertyology Head of Research, Simon Pressley now takes a look at…

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Opinion

Michelle Bowden: How good is your elevator pitch?

Being able to articulate exactly what it is you do, and how you do it, is one of…

Opinion

Using the ‘Challenger Sales Model’ in real estate: Anton Babkov

Conventional wisdom says the customer is always right, but similarly a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.…

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How the spring selling season is shaping up: Mathew Tiller

LJ Hooker head of research Mathew Tiller has revealed how restrictions will impact Spring selling and what to…

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Opinion

You are not here to compete. You are here to win

Manos Findikakis has revealed why the best agents don't need to focus on competing against others, because the…

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Six strategies for businesses to recover quickly after lockdown

Corporate Travel Australia general manager Tom Walley revealed any business can be developing plans now to capitalise on…

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Why serial entrepreneur Nick Bell has 10 mentors at the one time (and why you should too)

Five-time AFR Young Rich Lister Nick Bell shares how he reached his goals with the assistance of 10…

Opinion

Unity is key to fighting COVID-19 as the property industry takes another hit

Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) president Adrian Kelly shares his view on how Australia should tackle the…