Real Estate Revamp

On this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators - the final one of Season 2 - we bring you Part 2 of Bill's chat with former realestate.com.au CEO Simon Baker.

His message is the same as in Part 1: agents must embrace technology ... but he goes further with some thoughts on how technology will allow new players to enter both the sales and property management spaces.

To existing agencies, Simon says, simply, adopt or be left behind!

He also has some great advice on how to use technology to streamline and otherwise improve and refine the way you conduct your business.

Ultimately, he explains how agents should be able to focus on what they do best.

Our guest on this week's edition of Real Estate Renovators is Manos Findikakis.

Manos is the man behind the Eview Group, Australia's first multi-brand real estate network.

Hear how the concept of the network of independent agents came to be, how it's evolved, and how it works for agents.

The team also gets Manos's thoughts on a range of broader real estate industry topics, such as what the landscape looks like now and from here

on, and what part property management plays in real estate agency success.

It's another fascinating episode of Real Estate Renovators, and you can listen here now ...

Our guest on this week's edition of Real Estate Renovators is Mike Green.

Mike started in the real estate business at 19 and has since built Harcourts International into one of Australia's most successful and admired companies.

A couple of years ago he stepped back from the Managing Director role he'd fulfilled for 20 years and now works alongside the CEO and Executive Team as Executive Director of Operations.

As he tells RER's Bill Nikolouzakis, while some things have changed in the industry - notably that it has become more professional and more of a career of choice - the basics haven't changed.

When Mike says that it's all about people, both staff and clients, you know he truly believes it ... and he's built a culture that values people.

Find out what Mike thinks the future holds for the industry and what he sees as the greatest challenges.

Listen to this compelling episode of Real Estate Renovators here now ...

Our guest on this week's edition of Real Estate Renovators is Buyer's Advocate Emily Wallace.

Emily left her corporate job to strike out on her own as a buyer's advocate because she saw a gap in the market.

It turned out to be a pretty good decision, as she's become very successful and highly sought after.

Unlike some buyer's advocates, she only takes on a maximum of 10 clients at a time and she only represents people buying a home to live in.

Emily tells the team what she does and how she does it, as well as giving us some insights into how things are looking at the moment for buyers in the Melbourne real estate market.

She also shares her approach to using social media to reach a wider audience and her expectations for the short-term future of the market.

Tune in to hear Emily chat with Bill, Chanell, and Rex on this episode of Real Estate Renovators here now ...

Our special guest on this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators is the CEO of PropTech Group, Joe Hanna.

There are very few people (if any) with a better understanding of how technology can help real estate businesses grow and thrive.

Joe explains how powerful your CRM can be - and should be - both in terms of building your business and making everyone's job easier.

As he tells RER's Rex Afrasiabi, the beauty of workflow automation is how much more efficient it is than manual work, freeing up your valuable time for things that you can personally add value to.

Joe believes that many real estate businesses are still yet to fully implement the sorts of systems that can streamline their day-to-day operations and, importantly, help them make more sales and service more clients.

And Joe reveals the next big thing that's going to revolutionise your business ... on the Real Estate Renovators, Series 2, Episode 5, here now ...

The very special guest on this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators is Andrew Coronis, Managing Director of Coronis Group.

Andrew enjoys the challenge of innovating and has developed a unique and extremely successful franchise model for people who want to run a real estate business.

He outlines how agents are evolving, and how much things have changed since he joined his father's small real estate office in the 80s.

Andrew has some very interesting thoughts about things like work-life balance for agents, lifelong client relationships, empowering property managers, franchising, and how agents are like athletes!

Coronis Group has been solely in Queensland but is in the process of expanding into Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia, and he outlines how that's being done.

Watch Andrew Coronis along with Bill, Chanell, and Rex on this festive end-of-year episode of Real Estate Renovators here now ...

We're delighted to have the Growth Guru, Pete Aquilina, as our special guest on this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators.

Pete was part of the RER team through Season 1, sharing his perspective on how to grow a real estate business.

There's no one in Australia with more experience and understanding of how to make property management a profitable part of a business.

Pete tells Rex Afrasiabi how to make the most of your rent roll, including how it can be used to initiate sales.

He also discusses how you can increase the number of properties you manage (and increase your profit margin), and how to assess the value of a rent roll you might be looking to buy or sell.

Plus, why agencies need to focus more on their customers - which include renters.

Get all that and more on the Real Estate Renovators, Series 2, Episode 4, here now ...

The very special guest on this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators is Jakub Wolanski.

Jakub wrote the bestseller Culture Is King to help companies not only build but maintain the best culture they can.

He tells RER's Chanell McAsey that culture has to be top down, and there can't be a different set of rules for the directors and managers.

It's also important that you know how to get real buy-in from your team.

Jakub explains how your culture - no matter how good it is - should be constantly evolving so that you adapt to the changing landscape, such as the post-Covid world.

Listen Jakub and the team talk culture on the Real Estate Renovators, Series 2, Episode 3, here now ...

*Culture Is King is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com.au/Culture-King-Jakub-Wolanski/dp/1514315238

*Connect with Jakub via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakub-kuba-wolanski-32ab4952/

*Follow Jakub on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ultimate.me.coaching/

The very special guest on this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators is The Professional Human, Andy Reid.

Andy is well known in real estate industry circles as an amazing coach and we're very pleased that he agreed to share some of his (often quite blunt) insights with Chanell McAsey and our audience.

Find out why Andy believes:

- 'Working smarter not harder' is rubbish

- The whole game is about scale of human connection

- There's too much focus on transactions

- Vulnerability is massively underrated

You also need to hear why he thinks a balance of EQ and IQ is the real key. As he explains, you need to have logic and reason, but you're dealing with people who are all different.

Watch the Real Estate Renovators, Series 2, Episode 2, here now ... and find out what Andy's 'Matrix moment' was.

You can reach Andy via his socials below:

https://www.facebook.com/andyreidcoaching

https://www.instagram.com/_andy__reid_/

On this week's episode of Real Estate Renovators, former realestate.com.au CEO Simon Baker shares a pretty simple message: agents must embrace technology.

That might come as no surprise, given his deep experience and expertise in helping the industry adopt and benefit from technology but, as he tells Bill Nikolouzakis, agents that use technology to do mundane tasks are better able to focus on the relationship side of their business.

Baker says there are three crucial elements to succeeding in any business, as he outlines realestate.com.au's journey from a struggling start-up to a listed global powerhouse.

He shares some of his thoughts on what agents should be doing now and what the future is likely to hold.

As you'll see, he says it's not all about automation, but rather how you use it to your best advantage so that your 'human' strengths can be maximised.

Tune in to the Real Estate Renovators, Series 2, Episode 1, now.