Best Practices for Using LinkedIn to Build Your Business

LinkedIn is the best business-to-business (B2B) website for real estate professionals. While today’s younger buyers and sellers are happily “snap chatting” and shooting 15-second music videos on TikTok, those who are actually in a position to buy a home have flocked to LinkedIn.  In fact, Gary Vaynerchuk recently recommended that if you want to build your social media presence this year and close more business, … Continue reading Best Practices for Using LinkedIn to Build Your Business

Apartment rental snag

If you are considering purchasing an apartment as an investment, or for a sea change, make sure you are aware of the planning approvals for the building, particularly if it is a resort complex.  Why?  Grant Mifsud joins us to explain why.   Continue reading Apartment rental snag

Australia's double-digit growth

The last quarter of 2019 showed promising results with certain parts of Australia’s property market at double-digit growth. Will this trend continue? Simon Pressley puts together the figures to help understand what the 2019 results are predicting for 2020.   Continue reading Australia's double-digit growth

WTF—What’s the Future?

James Rembert is a Facebook Marketing Expert and the founder of the Digital Natives Marketing Agency. His company utilizes combines relevant strategy and expert developers to help their clients create digital destinations that turn clicks into clients. On today’s show, James shares the secrets you need to market more effectively in today’s crowded digital environment. Here’s what he will be covering: How to position yourself in … Continue reading WTF—What’s the Future?

Outlook for Investment Sales in 2020

We’re now into the second month of the year with still a long way to go in 2020. Tune in today as panellists Aaron Jungreis, Amit Doshi, and Robert Knakal discuss their outlook for investment sales for this year. We also get to know the effects of the June 2019 Rent Laws and why New York needs new construction.   Continue reading Outlook for Investment Sales in 2020

An app to keep the banks at bay

Open banking is designed to make it easier to change lenders and should also keep the banks and financial institutions more competitive.  Fred Schebesta from Finder has news about an app to help us in our dealings with the banks.   Continue reading An app to keep the banks at bay

The searches most buyers don’t do

Despite an unprecedented recent spate of natural disasters, nearly half of Australia’s homebuyers are still failing to do complete due diligence when buying a property.  GlobalX CEO Peter Maloney said that while checks such as building and pest inspections were non-negotiables, due diligence should not stop there.   We list the others that should not be ignored. Continue reading The searches most buyers don’t do

Auction markets show strength

Melbourne wins on numbers Sydney tops clearance Promising signs in Brisbane Auction markets are continuing to show strength as both the number of auctions and auction clearance rates trend higher. There were 2,446 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 77.7 per cent.  In Melbourne, a preliminary auction clearance rate of 79.6 per cent … Continue reading Auction markets show strength

Building boom needed

In 1988 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) projected a population of 25 million by 2050. Australia reached that estimate 30 years earlier. The ABS now projects a population of 30 million by 2030.  Mike Day says that, at this growth rate, Australia will need to build a new city the size of Darwin every 3 months for the next 40 years.   Continue reading Building boom needed