Top Skills for Commercial Property Managers Today
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Top Skills for Commercial Property Managers Today

The skills required to manage any complex commercial and retail property are many.  Far too many agent principals underestimate the quality of person that they should apply to a new property management appointment. Certainly, a junior unskilled property manager can learn the skills required, but getting the right quality of person to do the job…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Best Practice Listing Processes for Today

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Best Practice Listing Processes for Today

Today there are many properties on the market for sale or for lease.  On that basis, every property we list should be optimized for the promotional process.  Care needs to be taken when it comes to listing, marketing, and negotiation.  In saying that, everything starts with the listing process. It is very much the case…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Create the Perfect Listing
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Commercial Real Estate Agents – Create the Perfect Listing

In this commercial real estate market, every property that you list to sell or lease should be a ‘perfect listing’.  All parts of the listing should be optimised for the marketing and negotiation process. You can only create this ‘perfect listing’ with exclusive appointments; there is no advantage in wasting time with ‘open listings’ given…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Choosing the Best Method of Sale Today
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Commercial Real Estate Agents – Choosing the Best Method of Sale Today

In commercial real estate sales, there should be a ‘perfect’ method of sale for every property.  Finding and selecting that method of sale is a critical issue. With the property market under some pressure, the method of sale should be selected to optimise the enquiry and generate the sale that all parties are seeking.  The…

Commercial Leasing Agents – Talk Frankly with Your Landlord Clients

Commercial Leasing Agents – Talk Frankly with Your Landlord Clients

When it comes to leasing a commercial or retail property today, it pays to be frank and honest with the client about the market conditions and where their property sits currently. In most locations, there is an abundance of property for the tenants of today to choose from.  On that basis, every vacant tenancy should…

Commercial Real Estate Sales Agent – Get Market Knowledge to Fast Track Your Career

Commercial Real Estate Sales Agent – Get Market Knowledge to Fast Track Your Career

In this commercial property market, there are so many pressures and changes going on at any one time with property prices, rents, and availability.  The local commercial real estate agent has to stay on top of the market trends and activities to win listings.  It is the local market information and knowledge that will help…

How to Start Your Career as a Commercial Property Manager
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How to Start Your Career as a Commercial Property Manager

When you start work as a commercial or retail property manager, the task can be confusing and challenging.  This is particularly the case if you are migrating from residential property management.  The commercial and retail property types require a different and more strategic focus; it’s not just a matter of collecting the rent monthly and…

Industrial Property Agents – Do a Local Business Evaluation Survey for Your Prospects
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Industrial Property Agents – Do a Local Business Evaluation Survey for Your Prospects

When you sell and lease industrial property, the buyers and tenants that we work with may know little about the local area in which the property is located.  For this reason, you should prepare a generic ‘evaluation survey’ of the local area and business community.  This document as it relates to an industrial property will…

Selling Yourself as a Commercial Real Estate Agent Expert
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Selling Yourself as a Commercial Real Estate Agent Expert

In commercial real estate agency, you are the first product to sell to your clients, prospects and market place.  Every salesperson must sell their relevance first, and do so in a comprehensive and professional way. In commercial property today, the prospects that we work with want to connect with good salespeople that really know the…