#009 - Spiro Skiadopoulos from Secoya Property

This week on the Development Ready podcast we have Property Specialist and Co-founder of Secoya Property and Project Marketing, Spiro Skiadopolous. We speak to Spiro about his journey into the property industry, and discuss topics such as:    What makes a development project successful    The evolution of amenities within apartment developments    How the emergence of the local buyer is changing the development landscape and    Why listening to consumer demand is so important plus much more. Remember as always to like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see who we have on next week’s series. Show notes 01:33 - Introduction 02:19 - What he does and how he got started 03:25 - How has the industry changed 04:13 - Secoya Property 05:36 - The current project marketing space 06:29 - Oversupply 08:38 - What stock is in low supply? 09:41 - Development areas of interest 10:32 - Sale case study and the wow factor 14:21 - Developer approach 15:25 - How Secoya works with developers 18:21 - When Secoya gets involved 19:40 - What value Secoya offers the consumer, investor 20:48 - Consumer’s deposit to settlement process 24:46 - Local and foreign buyers 27:00 - FIRB’s impact on foreign investment 28:26 - Where he’s finding the most opportunity 30:41 - Difference between good & bad project marketer 32:04 - Best advice Links Secoya Property Foreign Investment Review Board