You may have noticed that lately, property investors in the market are hunting on a budget. While people buying their first home are eligible for limited deposit charges thanks to government action, they may need to look for inexpensive properties with a mortgage they can afford. This is when you could assist first home buyers…
You can’t sell a house before you’ve found the buyer – as a general rule in real estate, this seems obvious enough. But locating interested buyers, and engaging them with your business for the long term, involves a great deal of work and planning. The same goes for sellers – you want to ensure that…
On paper, the purpose of a fence seems pretty straightforward. Your clients will either desire or have a fence for the following reasons: Aesthetics Demarcating property Keeping passerby/animals off of the property Fully understanding how this element factors into house pricing and appeal is key for any real estate agent to master. Here’s a full…
Personal branding is vital in the real estate industry. The “personal service” nature of the profession means that your headshot is central to getting recognised. Buyers and sellers gravitate to approachable and personable agents, so it’s important to get your face out there. This includes your company’s Facebook, your website, your business card, public benches, billboards and…
If you’re a real estate professional, you want to know everything there is to know about a property before you help someone buy or sell it. Property sales records are an essential part of this information, but it’s not always obvious how to find them. Here’s a look at when they are needed and how…
Many think of real estate agents as working with individual buyers and sellers of homes, but in reality, there is a massive market for agents that assist landlords with their investment properties. A management agreement in real estate means the agent takes on a lot of the work with property management as well as finding…
Real estate agencies often live and die by their lead lists. Your existing list of prospects or clients is likely to decay over time as they either no longer need an agent or end up looking elsewhere for support. To keep your agency above water, it’s important to have that stream of new clients. Landlords…
In some cases, selling off a property can be the culmination of years of work, whether it’s paying it off or investments in terms of renovation. All of these steps are made, in theory, to try and increase the value that you get when that sale comes. While some of this value can be increased…
Property listings are perhaps the backbone of the modern world of real estate. People no longer drive around their dream neighborhoods scouting out for “For Sale” signs. Instead, online resources enable them to search for available properties for buying or renting in a flash. At the same time, for sellers, using listing websites makes it…
When it comes to getting leads in the real estate industry, it’s important for professionals to have a constant stream of prospects coming in and out. After all, each prospect you talk to may not end up buying or selling a home with you in the end, so the more people you work with, the…
