Should Estate Agents go Back to School?

We don’t mean it literally of course, but we do have 5 books that make highly recommended reading for ambitious estate agents.  

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A Gilt-Edged Negotiating Trick!

By Ayman Alashkar – Founder & CEO – OVERWRITE.ai

Greed. Fear. Love.

You need to know what you’re up against. This gilt-edged negotiating trick will improve your deal-closing success rate, everytime.

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2 Top Tips To Close More Real Estate Deals

Real estate agency is a grind; all-day, everyday. Much of an agent’s job requires enormous self-motivation. Here are two top tips to help you close deals consistently.

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This Single Chart Will Have UAE Estate Agents Smiling From Ear To Ear

By Ayman Alashkar – Founder & CEO – OVERWRITE.ai

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OVERWRITE.ai joins the DIFC

The Dubai International Financial Centre is the beating heart of the Middle East’s innovation scene, making it a natural home for the next phase of OVERWRITE.ai‘s exciting growth story.

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Master Bedroom or Main? The results are in.

A few weeks ago we noticed a growing trend from US and UK estate agents calling to ditch use of the term ‘Master’ bedroom in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.  So we asked 500 UAE based agents to choose which option they preferred from between

Master
Bedroom

Main
Bedroom

Primary
Bedroom

Here’s what they chose

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UK Estate Agencies’ phones ringing off the hook as stamp duty holiday kicks in

Property portals and agencies see activity take off

Following the UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent announcement of a Stamp Duty (property tax) holiday for the real estate market, portals and estate agencies are seeing enquiries and leads rise rapidly, as significant tax cuts take effect from July 8th.

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Should we bin the term ‘Master’ bedroom from real estate’s lexicon?

In the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter movement are reports of a debate that’s begun in America’s property industry, spilled over into the UK, and now looks to be going global.

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Global housing markets ensnared by pandemic’s high unemployment: Reuters poll

Home prices in Australia, India, Dubai, Britain, Canada and US forecast to fall this year and next under worst-case scenario

by Rahul Karunakar for Reuters

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Virtual viewings don’t sell homes

Some estate agents believe video viewings will decline now lockdown’s over.

by Graham Norwood for Estate Agent Today

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as a has-been by a London estate agent.

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Estate Agent lands in hot water

Real estate agent responded with laughing emojis to US$ 1.5million offer

by Eliza McPhee for Daily Mail Australia

An Australian real estate agent has been slammed for sending a laughing emoji in response to a potential buyer’s offer for a multi million-dollar property in Sydney.

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Will Dubai’s Expats Remain?

We polled over 250 Dubai expat residents on LinkedIn to gauge their response to one question; How long do you see yourself living here?

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What will the King’s next move be?

It’s decision time for Estate Agents

Things are coming to a crunch in the ongoing saga between the UK’s largest real estate portal Rightmove, and the country’s network of Estate Agencies.

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Childhood Trends of Successful Entrepreneurs

What formative year experiences do modern entrepreneurs have in common?

by Jodie Cook – TEDx Speaker & Forbes Contributor

It’s impossible to control a child’s every encounter or conversation, at home or away. Unforeseen and undesirable circumstances will likely occur. The solution lies not in avoiding adversity at all costs, but in developing the attitude and mindset to thrive through any obstacle.

After researching the childhoods of hundreds of entrepreneurs and interviewing several successful entrepreneurs and business leaders from different backgrounds, I discovered six unmistakable commonalities in their stories. It’s only when looking back that trends are gleaned, but it gives an indication of what might happen when they are replicated for others.

These are the six childhood trends of future successful entrepreneurs. How many apply to your story?

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