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How to Stay Ahead of the Game with Referral Prospecting

Sometimes in commercial real estate brokerage, you can be so busy with ‘ordinary prospecting’ that you can forget about ‘referral prospecting’ as a specific idea or strategy.   The ‘referral’ process is specific and different, and you can use it daily to build your real estate business.  Referral connections are of a higher quality than others;…

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How to Get Clients for a New Commercial Real Estate Business

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

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Why the Best Buildings are a Key Part of Your Commercial Real Estate Business

In commercial real estate brokerage, put some focus into choosing the better buildings and owners in the location to work on and for.  Selectivity in this way will help you get some traction in your real estate business.  (NB – Learn how to network and prospect in commercial real estate in our free ‘Snapshot’ course)…

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Easy Ways to Boost Your Commercial Real Estate Commissions with Refined Prospecting

Time is valuable in commercial real estate brokerage.  Ideally, you should be looking to get the best results possible from your time and actions in your working week.  To achieve that, everything should be looked at from the perspective of the potential result. (NB – you can get plenty of tips about commissions in commercial…

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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 stand out as a ‘specialist’ locally.   When you are that ‘specialist’ you add far more value to your clients and prospects, particularly in resolving issues with properties both in sales and leasing. The ‘specialist’ approach is by far…

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Personal Branding Strategies in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

In commercial real estate agency, the investment sales part of the market is quite special.  It is the place where you will find the investors and their requirements of property performance.  If this is your market segment, then it is wise to consider how you can build your personal profile with the right people.  Finding…

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A Commercial Real Estate Database Software Program that Handles the Tough Jobs

In commercial real estate brokerage, your database should be captured into a ‘cloud based’ software program that manages your pipeline of clients and prospects in both activity and opportunity. A ‘cloud based’ program will allow you to add to and access your programs anywhere and at any time.  (NB – you can get our Commercial…

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How to Find a Wealth of Property Opportunity in Local Businesses

As you move through your career in commercial real estate brokerage, you will always find plenty of listing activity to tap into across and into the business community. Local businesses will be changing throughout the year with property expansion, contraction, and or relocation. You can be the person to help those businesses with their property…

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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?…

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