Viewing by month: March 2009
Top 10 Billionaire Cities
Following on from yesterday where I looked at the top 10 cities for investors, I thought I might have a look at where I should make my next move, should the desire to country-hop take hold of me. The obvious list of choices was of course the top 3 cities occupied by...Read complete post
10 Cities Investors Will be Targeting in 2009
There's a lot of talk in the industry that when it comes to real estate, things are beginning to turn around. A lot of properties in the higher end of the market are beginning to sell as buyers other than first home owners make their way back into buy and sell mode. Although suburb by suburb the impact of the economy varies greatly, there are always those key cities that investors target. They too vary from time to tome, but similarly to the top ten places people love to live, they...Read complete post
Is there such a thing as too PC?
I saw a very interesting property ad from the USA the other day, one which caused a bit of a stir with a newspaper over there due to its use of "forbidden" words. The ad read as follows, see if you can figure out what the problem is: FAMILY FRIENDLY PARADISEThis exclusive Upper West Side three bedroom stunner has ample space for a nanny's room or home office for work at home professionals. Walking distance from Central Park...
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Success is not an accident
I’ve blogged before about the importance of professionalism in the real estate game, and how at CENTURY 21 Australia we pride ourselves on our level of expertise and how this is delivered. In any walk of life, how you handle yourself is (more often than not) intrinsically linked to your success. Success is not an accident – it happens on purpose, when you make it happen...
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Sinking Markets - literally
My blog about the influx of students into real estate training in the USA last week must have got my mind onto international property because my thoughts started wandering around the globe last night as I was drifting off to sleep. It landed in Venice for a while and because I was...Read complete post
Is Competition Really a Good Thing?
Yesterday I waxed lyrical a bit about my feelings regarding team building, and the competitive nature of most team building exercises. I don’t want anyone to think that I’m not all for healthy competition – in fact, the real estate industry is one of the most competitive I’ve come across as I discuss on Monday! - and I was thinking...Read complete post
Building Staff Morale
There’s no denying that staff morale is a big factor in productiveness and corporate culture. In most organizations, regardless of size (unless you work alone of course), you are probably going to encounter personalities that may not match perfectly with your own. And you not only have to deal with that, but you also need to get along. The real estate game is no exception. Read complete postHide and Seek
I have talked before about the importance of communication when it comes to the real estate game, despite the fact it may not be easy. I have a lot of contact with agents and salespeople, and although I’m happy to say it didn’t come from anyone in the CENTURY 21 network, I did recently have a salesperson admit to me that they dread the sight of a particular phone number when it lights up on their mobile, and a certain name when...Read complete post
A Vocation in Demand
Like many people with an interest in the real estate market, vested or not, I have been paying pretty close attention to what is happening to the industry both overseas and at home. I know I have already spoken of this many times, but I think it’s fair to say that it’s on a lot of people’s minds, particularly those trying to sell or buy, and especially those who work in the...Read complete post