Listings Require Total Team Commitment

For real estate agencies to thrive, they need a constant flow of quality listings. Both office and team must be committed to, and active in, the search for new business.

Think Profit

With another financial year behind us, it's a good time to ponder: "Are you happy with your profit?" Stating the obvious: Profit is the mo...

Succession Planning All Talk or All Action

In this short leadership session, real estate agency profit consultant, Gary Pittard, discusses Succession Planning. Many agency leaders talk abou...

Short Attention Spans

A common complaint from leaders is that their salespeople lack focus. It has a been constant theme in my 30 years as a real estate agency profit consu...

Ask for Price Feedback

Property sellers need accurate information from the market if they are to develop an understanding of the correct market price at which their prop...

Hiring Do's and Don'ts (Part 2)

This is a two-part article on the Do's and Dont's of hiring. Last month, we discussed the Hiring Don'ts. This month we look at the Hir...

Sharpen The Saw

Real estate agency profit consultant, Gary Pittard, recommends that leaders give their salespeople knowledge tests, yearly at least. If you think ...

A Foundation of Honesty

Below are snippets are from surveys conducted by Roy Morgan over a 17-year period. I have been following these surveys for 25 years and note the posit...

Happiness Is Relative

In this short sales session, real estate agency profit consultant, Gary Pittard, discusses happiness and its relevance to real estate sales. Happine...

Hiring Do's and Don'ts (Part 1)

This is a two-part article on the do's and don'ts of hiring. In this issue, we will discuss Hiring Do...

The Pretence of Social Media

Social media marketing is, or should be, a company function, and not a task undertaken by individual salespeople. Real estate agency profit consulta...

How To Make More Sales

Let's give some thought to how we can make more sales despite the gloom and doom about the current state of the real estate market in many regions. ...

The Game of Life

In this short sales session, real estate agency profit consultant, Gary Pittard, discusses the importance of clear and precise communication. He als...

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