Estate Agent Talk
Things you should know if you want to start your own real estate agency
Many people working has a dream about becoming independent at some point. This is not that easy, so besides the fact that it requires quite the amount of courage, it is also very hard work becoming independent and working on your own. Even though it is hard, it is not impossible to achieve, you just…
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UK Property Hotspots
We analysed data to show you where the UK’s property hotspots are We have analysed some of the UK’s top performing areas in terms of capital growth and rental yields to see where potential opportunity may lie. If you are ready to invest in property this year, why not discover where we think the best…
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How to Prepare for a Lower Home Valuation Due to a Sex Offender Living Nearby
If you’re working for someone who’s trying to sell their home, there are a number of things you’re going to need to do for them. One element of selling a home is getting an official home valuation. Home values can change all the time for many reasons, but one element has to do with sex…
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The Problem With Propertymark
Do I like the idea of an organization that nurtures and helps its membership, who defends its interests, listens to its members needs and is the torch bearer of truth, integrity and is above approach with regard to its financial probity, especially as it may sell guidance to its membership on this very topic? The…
Andrew Stanton
Estate Agency: No Vaccination No Valuation?
Yes, that is vaccines and not vacancies! The new word on the block and one that holds much difference of opinions. Though, by me standing in the middle, I ask if the Estate Agency industry will look to embrace the proposed future of covid-19 and possible other pandemics regarding vaccinations and masks. Can you believe,…
Christopher Walkey
10 Weird and Wonderful things about flats!
With the global population predicted to rise from the current 7.6 billion to 9.8 billion by 2050, and with two thirds of us expected to be living in cities by then, it’s highly likely that we’ll have to get used to living ever closer to our neighbours! Flats already account for a high proportion of…
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Chris May is on a mission to give power back to the agents – join him
Up until the late 1990’s and the arrival of property portals, estate agents were the biggest beasts in the property jungle. Then things changed, and all their housing inventory became diced and sliced onto a big digital billboard, where their natural branding disappeared sacrificed on a search criteria of price, house type and postcode. Quite…
Andrew Stanton
The Content Marketing Case for Property Development – Useful Tips
Your property is important, but the way your prospective customers find out about it is equally essential. It is in your best interest to make sure that information related to your product/service is accessible, easy to find, detailed, and solves customers’ problems. Content marketing will help you check all the boxes. Content marketing is the…
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EPM Appoints Philip Mancuso as Company President
The national lender continues to grow, despite the pandemic. In a world plagued by coronavirus, achieving business success is more difficult than ever. But we can seek inspiration from the companies that continue to assist their clients and achieve growth, even when the market is against them. One such company is Equity Prime Mortgage (EPM),…
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Propertymark – Is It Time To Start Again With A New Organization?
Just as Countrywide Plc turned to dust, mainly due to the c-suite disconnect from the grass roots, so too Propertymark with a host of personnel exiting the building seems to be going the same way. There is a vague hope that maybe the new CEO, who hopefully will have some real estate background, will conduct…
Andrew Stanton
Property Portals What Is The True Value For Estate Agents?
Many are questioning the real return on investment for portals, Homehere have done some deep analytics on the subject and set out below is their findings based on a sample group. New HOMEHERE report reveals disparity in value for money and lead conversion rates from online property portals 1. Research found less than 3% of…
Andrew Stanton
Are Light Pockets History? 5 Reasons Estate Agents Are Going Digital
Each year, more and more estate agents are moving away from light pockets. In the past, they used to do a good job. However, in recent years they almost blend into the background and go unnoticed by those passing by. In addition to this, they are often a pain to keep updated. Especially during periods…
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Imagine There Is No Real Estate Industry It Is Easy If You Try
To paraphrase John Lennon who was singing about world peace … Imagine, go on just imagine, that it is 2021 and real estate in all its different verticals and intersections did not exist, and it was your job to build it on a digital framework. What would it look like? I ask the question, as…
Andrew Stanton
Digital Identities – Government Publishes Draft Rules
Having been deeply interested in the need for a defined digital ‘truth’ around ID, especially in the real estate vertical, it is great to see that Stuart Young, a friend and whose work I am a great admirer of, together with a number of stakeholders and of course the government are now at tipping point…
Andrew Stanton
Rightmove, Making All The Wrong Moves …
£100 to £140 a month as a baseline increase in the Rightmove charges per branch. If you do the mathematics is taking an average £120 x 12 = £1,440 year. If there are 18,500 branches that is £1,440 x 18,500 = 26.6M. I am sure some corporates and larger agencies may not get hit with…
Andrew Stanton