In commercial real estate brokerage you will get more momentum and results from your local property market when you automate your marketing. Regularity is really important in spreading the message about your property skills and business. For most ordinary agents, the process of personal marketing is tedious and random; unfortunately that then leads to slow…
If you lose a listing or a negotiation it is usually because the client has not personally identified with your professional property services. You have not convinced them that you are the right person for the job. Given that most listing opportunities are competitive involving a few other agents on the same property, it is…
As a commercial real estate agent specialising in leasing and property management, you should talk frankly and directly with landlords about the prevailing market conditions. Be honest and confident when it comes to providing recommendations and strategies relating to solving vacancy issues, improving market rentals, and changing the tenancy mix. It should be said that…
As an agent or a broker in commercial real estate, you should be selecting your clients carefully with due regard to ongoing business, the size of the property opportunity, and the realistic expectations of the clients. When you select a prospective client to work with, make sure that you are relating to the right decision…
In commercial real estate brokerage it really pays dividends to you as an agent if you set your rules of client engagement. By that I mean it is wise to set the profiles of the ‘ideal client’, and for you to understand how you will connect with that client over time. In following this specific…
To be really effective as a commercial real estate agent or broker you should be engaging lots of prospects in conversations in a regular and ongoing way. It’s a requirement for your diary every working day. From that point of connection with new people you will understand what they are doing now with property and…
It is an established and known fact that any commercial real estate agent seeking to thrive and grow in today’s property market must have a good database software package to help them track activities and opportunities. In saying that, the database management process cannot and should not be delegated to others within an office. It…
In commercial real estate brokerage every Agent should have a system of ‘sales follow-up’. Most decisions and leads take time to move to the next level or the decision phase. In some parts of the industry and in differing locations, the final decision of the client can be slow to occur. The issue here is…
In commercial real estate brokerage you will have days where you are very busy, and other days not so. The fact of the matter is that as an agent you really do not know how many of your working days will evolve; on that basis it pays to have a list of things to do…
There are many different clients to work for in commercial and retail investment real estate. As brokers and agents we should be very selective with our clients; in only that way can we grow market share and commission opportunity in the most effective ways. Some clients are good for a ‘once off’ transaction, then never…
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