How Agents and Managers Are Adapting to the COVID-19 Market

This week we are pleased to welcome Bonnie Mays, the broker owner of the United Real Estate in Lexington, Kentucky.      How Kentucky agents are conducting drive-through closings.      Steps to minimize risk whenever you have an actual physical showing.      How the COVID-19 addenda work—understanding that people still can’t drop out of a transaction without a cause. Where the contract trumps the addendum.      How to keep your … Continue reading How Agents and Managers Are Adapting to the COVID-19 Market

Investors Still Active in NZ

Multiple property owners – investors – remained the key ‘movers and shakers’ prior to dramatic lockdown in NZ and not a lot has changed. Kelvin Davidson has the figures to prove it.   Continue reading Investors Still Active in NZ

Unwinding – Jacob Aldridge

A business can be like a train sometimes – it takes a long time to wind up, and can be hard to slow down and unwind if you need to. Topic – Don’t waste a good recession Mentor – Jacob Aldridge Don’t get caught by surprise The peril of responding too late What the best businesses do Continue reading Unwinding – Jacob Aldridge

Risk appetite – Jacob Aldridge

One of the themes in the If I Had My Time Again series was about the importance of taking risks in business. Do you have to be a risk taker to start a real estate agency? Topic – Don’t waste a good recession  Mentor – Jacob Aldridge Taking risks does not mean acting risky What is your risk rating? What happens when the market turns? Continue reading Risk appetite – Jacob Aldridge

Open For Business: Lead to Thrive in The Journey Past COVID-19

We asked Directors from leading Property Agencies across Australia how the crisis is reshaping their businesses, implications on tenants, landlords and their property managers and what they see as the impact and opportunities to thrive both short and long term to their agencies and the Real Estate industry. Hosted by Kevin Turner, Real Estate Talk and Josh Symons, MRI Software, with: Maria Carlino, NationalDirector, The … Continue reading Open For Business: Lead to Thrive in The Journey Past COVID-19

Low Auction Volumes Nationally

Many auctions withdrawn Pre-auction sales favoured There is no CoreLogic Weekend Market Summary for this week due to the low volume of auctions during ANZAC week.  The COVID-19 restrictions undoubtedly also had an impact.  There was some activity and some sales were made. Kevin Brogan from CoreLogic has the results and we take you through 2 successful Sydney online auction sales that occurred over the … Continue reading Low Auction Volumes Nationally

Bad timing – Jacob Aldridge

We all know that markets move in cycles, ups and downs. So why do we make these mistakes when the market turns? Topic – Don’t waste a good recession  Mentor – Jacob Aldridge Most make ‘gut decisions’ Why that is out of date Be greedy when others are fearful and vice versa   Continue reading Bad timing – Jacob Aldridge

The Good and Bad of Government Measures

Business closures, a rapidly rising unemployment level and a plummeting share market have been the immediate major impacts of the unprecedented government measures put in place in March to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The property market will not escape either according to Josh Masters.   Continue reading The Good and Bad of Government Measures