I recently wrote an article on the inherent challenges around keeping talent in our organisations and/or the industry and challenged the way in which we’re broadcasting knowledge so that new people coming in can feel less dictated to and more collaborated with. It’s not like the original concepts are incorrect. In fact (before a number …
What’s one of the most critical issues in the industry, if not the biggest? Finding, building and retaining talent. Being in a human-focused industry, I think that it’s a safe statement to make by suggesting that talent comes in all shapes and sizes. As much as there are a few core personality traits that would …
I went into a shop called Humble Crumble the other day, in which they served three different types of crumble pudding with three different toppings, which was a wonderfully simple menu to choose from. I stood at the counter waiting to order, smiled at one attendant, asked a question of another one, and when I …
Confidence in the state’s property industry is at its lowest point since the 2020 lockdowns, according to a new poll. Conducted by the Property Council of Australia (PCA), a survey of 532 of the organisation’s members showed that outlook on the nation’s property prospects has dipped, while in Victoria it plunged into decidedly negative territory. …
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics informed us that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, leading many to believe that inflation could well be set to rise despite the 12-month average dropping to 3.6 per cent. Rents, education and medical services saw the biggest increase in …
Auctioneers should love to be quiet. Doesn’t sound right, does it?! The most rambunctious, gregarious element of the game, where fire and brimstone rain down on the market with a cacophony of high-powered warbling … and yet, it can be in the silence that our greatest power can lie! And yet auctioneers can have this …
Interesting stuff happening on the front line of our fair industry right now! Lots more footfall coming through open homes, but a lot more indecision from our buying population, which is resulting in more properties passing in than has been the case for a while (despite what some of the reported clearance rates say … …
It’s the tried and tested understanding that first impressions matter. It stands to reason then that the start of an auction, as well as the start of the bidding, can very quickly hold a huge influence over the remainder of the call. A lot of auctioneers tend to focus solely on getting the auction to …
I’m going to rip the Band-Aid off something that is a point of contention for myself and my fellow auctioneering brothers and sisters. Agents and sellers do not realise how much money bad-to-average auctioneering is costing them right now! I’m sure that we could all agree on this: the skill set required to be an …
Getting opportunities to list and getting them online publicly is rather tough right now. Interest rate rises are causing concern, with each one sending a lot of sellers scuttling back into their shells seemingly just as they’re about to commit, and then, of course, there is the “we’ve got nowhere to move to” line that …