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Brokerage

How to Get Clients for a New Commercial Real Estate Business

When you start a career in commercial real estate brokerage, the ‘fast track’ to listings and commissions involves several things, the most important of which is your client list and the connections that you make with the people in that list over time. The time factor of connection is sometimes lengthy so be prepared for […]

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Sales

Developing the Right Career Experience in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

In commercial real estate brokerage, you can be ‘generically similar’ to all other brokers and agents, or you can stand out as a ‘specialist’ locally.   When you are that ‘specialist’ you are far more value to your clients and prospects; particularly so in resolving issues with properties both in sales and leasing.  (NB – you […]

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Brokerage

How to Choose the Right Listing Source in Commercial Property

As an agent or broker should have a few good listing systems as sources of new business.  In commercial real estate, the levels of listing activity will change during the year and will the levels of local business and investment sentiment.  Through all of that you really must have a few sources of listings driving […]

First Steps for Your Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Business

In commercial property brokerage today, the activities of businesses locally will provide plenty of indicators that you can focus into and drive opportunity from. Watch the trends and the changes in the local business community for your town or city, and then specialize in particular precincts.   Understand your target clients   The landlords and […]

Why You Need a Power Marketing Program in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

There is no point in being commonplace and ordinary as a broker or agent in commercial real estate brokerage.  The competition will ‘walk all over you’, then take your listings and your clients.  That doesn’t mean to say that the competition is anything special in most locations, it’s just that ‘on average’ the volume of […]

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Leasing Sales

How to Solve a Listings Shortage in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

You should never have a listing shortage in commercial real estate brokerage as long as you plan your activities and work with focus.  There are always listings available in most towns or cities for the taking.  The question is can you find them?   Are you getting your fair share of listings within your defined territory? […]

How to Be a Client Services Specialist in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

In commercial real estate today there are different levels of client involvement and client service when it comes to any property challenge and or opportunity.  Understand your clients for who they are and what they need and position yourself as the client services specialist they need for your location.  Don’t be generic as an agent […]

How Commercial Real Estate Brokers Can Lift Personal Performance in a Market Downturn

Like it or not the commercial property market slows from time to time in different ways, although not all segments do so at the same time.  When you think about it, if the market slows you can move your focus to a new segment and or property type.  A keen eye for local property activity […]

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage – Its an Information Universe Up for Grabs So Use It

In commercial real estate brokerage today it is an ‘information universe’.  There are plenty of things to use and watch for that all lead to property opportunities, be it in sales, leasing, or property management.  Don’t struggle in the property market anymore.  Start digging for opportunities in the lists and resources that are readily available […]

A Complete Prospecting Model for New Business in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

In commercial real estate brokerage every agent should have a specific prospecting model that helps them build reasonable momentum when it comes to new clients and new listings.  Each year far too many agents struggle with the issue and let new business slide backwards, only to find that it takes another 3 months of effort […]

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