A Real Estate Professional must posses a good working knowledge of Financial Principles. Investing in Real Estate either as a home or as a money making venture is basically a financial decision. The Real Estate Agent acts as a financial advisor to both the seller and the investor. Both parties look towards the agent for […]
Jim Collins, is a best-selling Business Author and Business Consultant who wrote the best-selling business classics: Build to Last Good to Great Great by Choice His first two books ‘Built to Last’ and ‘Good to Great’ went on to become global business classics. In his most recent book ‘Great By Choice” he gives advice to […]
Buying a Property is usually the biggest purchase most of us will make in our lifetime. Be aware that making this large purchase is a complex process that goes through many stages. And in tandem with this buying process is an equally complex selling process. Very often new agents mistakenly believe that selling is just […]
The quickest way to achieve success in your Real Estate practice is to find someone who has achieved success in Real Estate and use their process of attaining success as a model. Steve Jobs was quoted, as re-quoting Picasso, when saying “Good artists copy, Great artists steal”. By this, we think he meant that great […]
The Association of Real Estate Agents (AREA) is pleased to announce that our Association was the recipient of the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Service Industries (TTCSI) Service Association of the Year 2015 Award in Service Awards, which was held on Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Trinidad Hilton Ballroom. Our sincere thanks and appreciation […]
In a previous article, we highlighted the fact that, the key to success as a Real Estate Agent is excellent service to your customers. The article went on to detail the components of excellent customer service a Real Estate Agent is expected to render to the seller of the property. In this article, we will […]
The key to success in every endeavour is excellent service to your customers and it is not different as a Real Estate Agent. A Real Estate Agent has many categories of customers, but arguably, the two main groups are your sellers (those who are selling their property through your service) and your buyers (your prospects […]
In 2012, the billionaire investor, Warren Buffet, was asked whether he would advise a young investor to put his money in stocks, or use their savings to buy a first home. He replied that buying a home with a 30 year mortgage, with a low interest rate, was as an attractive investment as anyone can […]
Buying your first property? Then here is a simple step by step approach to guide you on that important purchase. Determine your budget […]
The internet and mobile internet technology are reshaping how Real Estate services are being delivered. The customer is quickly adopting a mobile lifestyle and we as Real Estate professionals must adapt our business. Online technology has moved to mobile devices and spawning changes in lifestyle and professional behaviour that promises to be even more impactful than […]
