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Property professionals have to be up to date with training

As of this month, all agents will have to have registered for their Continuous Professional Development points with the Estate Agency Affairs Board, where they will have to accumulate 60 points over ...

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Estate agents must ensure audits are submitted on time

It is the time of the year when many companies have just had their financial year end, and estate agents must keep in mind that their full audits must be submitted within four months of their ...

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FLISP: what it is and why you need to know about it

Many agents are unaware of a government subsidy that could help their clients who are first time homebuyers enter the property market. The Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Program (FLISP ...

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Everything in property that can be digital will be digital

The idea of classified portals around the globe started around 15 years ago. What started as a disruptive business model leading the established classified sections in the newspapers to crash today ...

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Strange things sellers say (and how you can deal with them)

Selling a house is not an everyday occurrence for property owners. In the absence of knowledge and clouded by emotion they often say strange things to the agent that they have contacted to sell their ...

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The role of estate agents in a property sale

“People generally wouldn’t try to get out of paying a garage bill or a doctor’s bill, but why then do sellers feel they can try and get out of paying commission to their estate agent?” asks Lanice ...

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9 tips to being a happy estate agent

Being successful means not only getting the most leads or hitting target, but also being genuinely happy in the job. To be happy you need to balance productivity with time for yourself. There are ...

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Third Party Referral Commission is Illegal

According to Section 34A of the Estate Agency Affairs Act, any person who does not hold a Fidelity Fund Certificate may not earn commission on the sale of a property and this rule would apply to ...

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6 must-read tips for creating a successful real estate business

Tej Kohli is a successful real estate and business entrepreneur. Here are six tips from him that you can implement to create a successful real estate business. 1. Treat Employees and Team Members ...