2022: A Year Estate Agents Will Either Love, or Fear

Last year was a watershed for estate agents the world over. Records tumbled month after month, as many of you banked commission cheques most had only dreamed of.

A decade of quantitative easing, low interest rates, and pandemic-era government stimuli have made real estate, typically an illiquid asset class, more liquid than ever before.

With homes on the market for days rather than months, bidding wars became front-page news. It’s been in-sane!

There are no guarantees that these good times will continue. With inflation already exceeding central banks’ expectations in many developed economies, there is a very real risk of markets turning around.

Even if you’re not concerned with worst case scenarios, have a look at what some real estate thought leaders predict will be crucial for success in 2022:

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The Mad Reality of Metaverse Realty

I’ve been busy buying real estate. One day back in mid-December, I acquired four prime residential downtown Manhattan plots of land. Since then I’ve made two unsuccessful bids to acquire an adjoining fifth plot. Together they would complete a super-prime land parcel.

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