How to Build a Successful Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Business

How to Build a Successful Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Business

So you want to establish a commercial real estate brokerage?  There are a few issues to look into and resolve, plus plenty of opportunity.  Local area coverage is one thing, but a full understanding of the property market and the competition is really important if you want to get some traction in building your business…

How to Choose the Right Listing Source in Commercial Property

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…

Slides – Necessary Growth Strategies in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

Slides – Necessary Growth Strategies in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

If you have decided that a career in commercial real estate is for you, then you will need a growth strategy to take things forward.  Every day something has to be done at a personal level to drive the business forward.  You have a few things to concentrate on such as clients, listings, quality properties,…

5 Ways to Develop Blanket Coverage Marketing in Commercial Real Estate

5 Ways to Develop Blanket Coverage Marketing in Commercial Real Estate

In commercial real estate your property market will hopefully be all around you and your team.  You will be splitting that territory up into precincts and property types for the required focus.  In only that way can you correctly and completely cover the available listing stock. The agents that struggle in the industry are usually…

5 Ways to Create a Captive Prospect List in Commercial Real Estate

5 Ways to Create a Captive Prospect List in Commercial Real Estate

In commercial real estate brokerage, you need to have a comprehensive database of prospects that you can connect with regularly and directly for any property related reason. The client or prospect list should be split into groups, zones, prices, rents, timing, and many other categories that will allow you to find and match the right…

9 Valuable Ways to Use Salesperson Analytics in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

If you work in commercial real estate brokerage, you can and should track your trends and results at a personal level.  See and track what is happening in the local property market and then shape your responses and actions based on the market activity. Get to the real facts of what is happening locally.  …

Understanding Your Most Important Tasks and Getting Them Done Every Day

Understanding Your Most Important Tasks and Getting Them Done Every Day

In commercial real estate brokerage, some things are far more important than others.  Don’t let the pressures of the property market overtake your priorities.  After all is said and done, you are the best person as an agent or broker to control your daily focus with listings, clients, marketing, and negotiations. Identify the things that…