Tag: real-estate

  • Commercial Real Estate Agents – Networking and Prospecting Tips

    When you work in commercial real estate agency for a number of years, you know that the property market fluctuates and changes frequently.  The only way to work efficiently in the property market as an agent or salesperson is to build your prospecting model and to implement it every day.  Here are some tips from…

  • Shopping Centre Shootings Require Risk Management Controls

    As recently as the last 24 hours I have read and seen reported a shopping centre shooting where two people were injured.  Fortunately both people will recover from their injuries, but the event brings into context the need for retail centre managers to have a crisis management plan for their managed properties.   Here is a…

  • Commercial Property Today – Tenants Give Agents Key Market Intelligence

    When you are working in commercial sales or leasing, the tenants in buildings and in properties locally can give you so much information.  It’s a fact that tenants know the area better than you; they have worked it for some time and can understand intimately what is going on with other property owners and businesses…

  • Commercial Real Estate Agency Results Leader

    In this commercial real estate market place, it pays to be a results leader when it comes to the agency performance.  Results leadership should be from a base of both agency outcome and salesperson performance. The traditional commercial agency performance is usually ranked on the basis of one or more of the following: Numbers of…

  • How to Build a Commercial Real Estate Sales Team

    When it comes to commercial property sales and leasing, it is really important to have a great sales team behind you as the agency principal.  Finding the right people or getting the best performance from every person can be very difficult. It needs to be said that out of every 10 salespeople there are on…

  • Commercial Agents – Use Your Quality Listings to Build Your Database and Market Share

    If you haven’t figured it out yet, the database that you develop as a commercial real estate agent is really important for your commissions and deals.  The fact is that the agents with the best personal database are usually the ones that have a real market share.  A good database lets you connect with the…

  • The Magic Word in Commercial Real Estate Agency Today

    Now this title might be a bit challenging for some but the concept needs to be raised.  So many commercial real estate agents ask me about ways to ‘shortcut’ the road to listing progress and commission success.  Guess what; there is no ‘shortcut’, as hard work is required no matter what road you take, but…