Estate Agent Talk
The value of an agent
Housing Agent is a global directory of real estate and letting agents, as well property managers and many more, helping you find the perfect house. The housing market is a tough one to crack. With its stifling bureaucratic and legal measures and the enormous shortage of affordable housing in all big cities, it can often…
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Massive price cuts on Property across the UK on Zoopla?
Zoopla enables browsers to search for property in order of reductions and this can bring up some very surprising results especially if you are looking to pick up bargains… Or maybe it highlights some very poor original valuations by estate agents? Surely the below discounts can not be blamed on the recent decline in property…
Christopher Walkey
Estate agents – the newcomer’s guide
Becoming an estate agent isn’t an easy task. As well as competing against other agents, you’ll be crossing your fingers that a property bubble doesn’t come along and bring the economy crashing around your portfolio. But these are only the start of your concerns. Like a ship heading towards an iceberg, you’ll only realise the…
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Is the global property price slump all down to Brexit?
Many would have thought that back in 2008 the average home value would have adjusted and for a short period of time it looked that way, though since what was only a minor dip it has been a ascent to the top of Mount Everest in property prices here at home. Some prices have doubled…
Christopher Walkey
Headline leads with: ‘Endemic’ property transaction crisis?
So a property sales endemic, a disease or condition that translates out as, so the Daily Mail put it as. With property sales down in 2018 by around 2.5% overall with a good two thirds of regions across the UK seeing flat or a reduction in sales (Stevenage saw a 27.5% drop), it is certainly…
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What to expect from the UK housing marketing in 2019
News is certainly going to play a big part in the UK housing marketing for 2019 with many headlines likely to effect the confidence and ultimately prices across the country. 2018 still saw growth in UK housing prices though this tailed off towards the end of the year with reports such as asking prices in…
Christopher Walkey
How to Create Value from Agent Directories?
Are you an agent? Join other professionals like yourself on this exclusive HOUSING AGENT network and receive high quality customers from around the world. People are looking for YOU! HOUSINGAGENT.com is an ‘Uber-like’ experience for EXPATS when they relocate anywhere in the world. Early-bird discount for real estate agents ends 31st of December, €400 /profile/city/year NOW….
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Artificial Intelligence won’t relocate an Expat, a Real Estate Agent does.
Get your company and personal profile listed on Housing Agent and get noticed. HOUSINGAGENT.com is an ‘Uber-like’ experience for EXPATS when they relocate anywhere in the world. Early-bird discount for real estate agents ends soon, €400 /profile/city/year NOW. Create your profile and receive high quality leads from anywhere in the world. The expat market is…
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The 50 Shades of Property
Like it or not, the world has become more clinical in its approach to life in general. It’s all about analysis and I have previously mentioned that too much data isn’t necessarily a good thing. The same applies to taking advice too literally, which can leave you unable to see the wood from the trees….
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London House Prices Drag Down The Rest Of The UK
London House prices are affecting the house prices across the UK.
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Who’s Your Pacemaker?
Do you ever watch the London Marathon or the Great North Run? I do, with a mixture of awe and guilt. Awe that so many people had taken on such a momentous challenge, of their own free will, and guilt, that I was enjoying the event from my sofa, while many people less fit than…
Sam Ashdown
The Negotiator Conference & Expo 2018 – Book your ticket today:
The Negotiator Conference & Expo is the UK’s premier event for estate and letting agents, taking place at the same venue on the same day as The Negotiator Awards. As well as an industry expo featuring over 50 key suppliers, it is a networking and educational event for the UK residential property industry, endorsed by…
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WHAT SHOULD HIGH STREET ESTATE AGENCY DO NOW?
I think it is fair to say, that it hasn’t been the best couple of weeks for the online budget agents. First there were the revelations and well documented problems with the second largest online agent EMoov, who are seemingly in financial distress and looking for a buyer. Only a few days before, the company’s…
Maurice Kilbride
What do estate agents say when asked “What do you do?”
What do you say, when someone asks you “What do you do?” Do you reply, “I’m an estate agent”? Or perhaps you say, “I work for Downtons”? Or even, “I help people move ”? Perhaps what you say isn’t as important as how you feel when you reply. I’ve heard agents pre-empt any cruel barbs…
Sam Ashdown
What are conveyancing fees?
How do I know if I’m paying too much for conveyancing fees? When we are buying or selling our home, one of our most pressing concerns is knowing whether we are paying the right amount for the legal and other fees associated with the house move. So how do we know if we are getting…
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