Estate Agent Talk
The World of Averages
Let’s talk about averages. Average asking price, average days to sell, average commission, average properties per agent…..these are all things we have been looking at when compiling some data recently. It’s a world of averages out there! Using the Rightmove House Price Index published last week (and some industry websites) we’ve compiled the following: Average…
What is the real difference between Estate Agents and Online agents?
If selling a house was as easy as selling a car on AutoTrader there would be no Estate Agents. But it isn’t that easy. It is widely reported that only the stress from divorce is considered worse than selling a home. Inexperienced first-time sellers don’t understand that, which is why they are the prime source…
What is in store for the student property market in 2016?
In recent years, the number of students in the UK has reached record levels, even though there was a slump following the cap on tuition fees in 2012. As this number has increased so has the amount of money invested in student property. Demand for high quality student accommodation has increased and this likely to…
Mark Burns
February House Price Index Round Up.
We’ve pulled together a round up of some key points in the February 2016 House Price Index figures released by Land Registry – here they are: Savvy Sales Progressors provides outsourced sales progression services for estate agents. Take a look at our unique online calculator to see whether you can reduce your costs by outsourcing….
How many opportunities are you missing?
It always seems strange that as agents we can miss so many opportunities. Not only is each opportunity a possible sale, but it’s also a reflection on how our business is perceived. Missed opportunities can come in many guises but each one could be costly in one way or another. One of the most costly…
Stephen Brown
What a pair of bollards, a career threatening crash and 100 deal clinching words
I’m cycling from London to Amsterdam this summer in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Which means I’ve had to start training for it on my bike. Now I’m more Bradley Walsh than Bradley Wiggins and as much as I enjoy the peace and fresh air cycling brings I’m not very good at it. Just this…
Creditors vote on British Home Stores (BHS).
One of the UK’s most famous high street names is facing the crucial vote on Wednesday, the troubled department store will see how it’s £1.3bn debt needs to be tackled with the need for cutting it’s rent bill over its 160 + stores. It also has a worrying £571m penison deficit… A real bad state…
Christopher Walkey
ARE YOU MAD? NO. FORWARD THINKING!
Following a conversation with an old friend and a twitter conversation with @theagentsdiary, I decided to look at my business model from the perspective of my competitors. ‘So, you’re an estate and letting agent but don’t have a shop?’, my friend who I hadn’t seen since school asked as we had a coffee in Costa….
Former Premier League player and manager Iain Dowie enters Property Industry:
For many of us familiar with the name Iain Dowie will no doubt have pictured in our mind this cheeky chap who floated about many football clubs during his career most notably with Southampton and West Ham yet also Oldham Athletic, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, and Coventry City. Ian has now joined the team at Go To Surveys…
Christopher Walkey
Hot off the press infographic!
The ONS has published a paper today looking at housing statistics in towns and cities across England and Wales. Take a look at our info-graphic for some of the key points of interest. Savvy Sales Progressors offers outsourced sales progression services to estate agents. More information can be found on our website:www.savvysalesprogressors.co.uk
7 top tips for post-sale success!
You’ve made a sale! Great! Now there’s more work to do as you don’t want to lose it. We’ve come up with 7 top tips on how to make sure your post-sale service achieves the results you need to get your sales to a successful completion. Manage timescale expectations It’s easy in the excitement of…
Estate Agency Fees Debunked.
The world’s oldest profession is prostitution. Similarly, the world’s second oldest profession is probably estate agency. People have sought housing since the days that we clambered around in huts made of animal skin and phlegm and therefore it follows that there would commensurately have been purveyors of said dwellings from an early stage in our existence….
Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Agent.
There are quite a few ways you can work on handling your real estate sales and purchase needs, but you will likely face a lot of difficulties if you don’t work with a professional real estate agent. Although you can still handle quite a bit of the job by yourself, there are many benefits to…
How much time should you be spending on post-sale?
Imagine you’ve just tied up a sale. As an estate agent, you want that sale to get to completion as soon as possible because until then, in the majority of cases, you won’t be receiving your income. So how much time do you put in to making that happen vs time spent winning the next…
Get a grip on property maintenance.
Experienced property managers understand that there are many aspects of the job that takes too much time, way more than required. Today’s health and safety requirements have driven this industry to save time and invest in multiple, non-related systems to overcome the burden of the required administration; for example, reminder lists, on-line forms, website guides,…