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The Battle of the Portals

21 April 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

In the latest move from the UK’s fierce property portal wars, Zoopla, the market’s second largest player, has just launched a red-hot 🔥 new app feature ‘My Home’, backed by a multi-million pound marketing blitz. And it’s all designed to make your job easier.

Is Compass Basically Just Like Every Other Real-Estate Brokerage? Except with a nicer logo and an over-leveraged IPO.

7 April 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

By Reeves Wiedeman writing for CURBED

Last week, a deeply confused swath of the real-estate universe had a chance to get an answer to a long-running mystery: Is Compass an industry-disrupting technology platform, or just an old-fashioned brokerage with good branding and a lot of cash?

The Life of a Realtor, in GIFs

5 April 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

Real Estate Agency can provide some of the best incomes you’ll ever earn. You know it. You’ve probably been having bumper months. It certainly explains the recent surge of new recruits joining the industry, all seeking a slice of that commission-based dream.

But it’s important to remember that the only time success comes before work, is in the dictionary.

So to help you with your daily graft, we’ve put together some light-hearted GIFs depicting what it’s really like to be a real estate agent. Because what good is life if you can’t laugh at it?

Let the Bidding Wars begin 🥊

23 March 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

The global property market hit the brakes when Covid-19 struck in early 2020. Since then drops in lending rates, fiscal policy initiatives, and new demand trends created a resurgence in activity; led initially by people trading-out of cramped apartments into larger homes offering more space.

For particular property types, prices are back at pre-covid levels, with many even selling above their asking price. Their landlords are seeing their prices bid upwards, and they’re riding that gravy train.

Enter: Bidding Wars! But how can you emerge as the victorious broker?

Do we really need Estate Agents?

15 March 202117 August 2021 by Charlotte C.

By Ayman Alashkar – Founder & CEO – OVERWRITE.ai

The raison d’etre of PropTech, or property technology, is NOT to make realtors obsolete.

What “type” of estate agent are you?

4 January 202212 January 2022 by Charlotte C.

There’s a common myth that all agents are the same. For many, the estate agent is a money-driven animal. Untrustworthy. Even unethical. But whilst some agents might give validity to this not-so-favourable reputation, there are equally some very good agents, representing some of the most hardworking and honest characters in the industry.

Knowing your Buyer’s Personality type is your Secret Weapon.

1 March 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

Ever wished that you could read your buyer’s mind and be one step ahead of them?

Understanding the way your buyer thinks is your secret weapon to bringing home that sale.

We reveal the 4 most common “Buyer Personalities” and the clues that could help you sell to them, better.

UAE ranked Best Arab country for Remote Working 2021

22 February 202111 July 2021 by Charlotte C.

DUBAI: The UAE ranked first in the Arab world and 31st globally in a recent report about the best countries for remote working, state news agency WAM has reported.

The report, issued by UK-based business phone system company Circle Loop, looked at which countries offered the best environment for remote working, taking into consideration internet speed, rental rates and happiness indices

What the Tech is going on?

9 February 20211 June 2023 by Charlotte C.

Proptechs are reshaping how real estate is bought, sold, leased, and managed. And they are here to stay.

While traditional real estate practices such as in-person home tours aren’t going away, everyone invested in real estate (that’s pretty much all of us) is re-examining how they will go about things in a post-COVID-19 world.

From the home search process, right through to auction and transaction platforms, there’s almost certainly a proptech solution that serves your needs.