Top 10 things an agent can do on a rainy day!

Call every vendor and give them some news (if no news just say “I’m calling you to tell you I’ve got no news”) Call every appraisal you have been to in the last 12 months and give them an update on the state of the market followed by this...

My Favourite Poem

It is unwise to pay too much but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too much you lose a little money and that’s all. But when you pay too little sometimes you lose everything. Because the one thing you bought is not capable of doing the thing you needed...

Print + Online v.s Online Only!

In 2011, one of the most common topics debated is that of what effect print media has to the result of selling a property. The online only proponents suggest that all their enquiry comes from web portals and hence they do not recommend the use of print to a vendor....

Premium Price = WCM + WCN + EC + CB

Confused? Let me explain This is the formula that marketing agents across Australia use to get that premium price when selling Real Estate. It stands for the following: A premium price is achieved by having world class marketing (WCM) + world class negotiation skills...

Soft Launch is Flawed!

Real Estate agents right around the country often resort to the deceptive practice of launching a new listing into the market place by “soft launch”. Some agents refer to this as a “sneak preview” or a VIP inspection, you get the drift....

What you do vs How you do it!

I think skill is overrated and too much emphasis is on the ability one has to execute a task instead of actually working out whether that task should of been attempted in the first place. Think about it. You can be world-class at taking an unqualified buyer out to...