Building New Productive Habits

Recently talking to a good friend of mine, who happens to be a doctor specializing in public health, I shared how difficult it is, for all of us, to cope with the new realities of the Coronavirus. She immediately responded that the problem is we want to go back to the old ways of doing […]

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Creating A “Great” Business

One of the books I have added to my pandemic lockdown reading list is Jim Collins #1 Bestseller, ‘Good to Great’, which has sold over three million copies. He promotes it as a prequel to his other bestseller ‘Built to Last’. It is the result of over 15,000 hours of research on what it takes […]

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Communication, An Integral Part of Business Success

Although interpersonal communication is mankind’s greatest accomplishment the average business person does not communicate well. Eighty percent of the people who fail at work do so for one reason: they do not relate well to other people. One’s productivity as a Real Estate Agent is greatly enhanced by the ability to communicate well. Our weak […]

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Digitize Your Real Estate Data

One of the benefits of the Coronavirus pandemic is the speed at which businesses switched to an online model. Almost overnight we had online religious services, with attending rule changes to facilitate the online model, the University of West Indies switched to online classes and exams, the Legal System went online with cases being heard […]

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Be Aware of Your Mental Models

As we begin resumption of our Real Estate practice after the pandemic lockdown, many of us will be thinking of resuming our way of work. However many things have changed, chief among them are i) There are new Protocols for Real Estate in keeping with proper health guidelines ii) The economy has changed and bank […]

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COVID-19 Protocols for Real Estate Sector

Showing a Property to Buyers Whether you are a Buyer or Seller, it’s important to know that many homes and properties have traditionally been purchased and sold without visiting or hosting an open house, but it is normal, professional real estate practice to have interested buyers make private showing requests and schedule individual visits to […]

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Media Release-Association of Real Estate Agents

The National Association of Real Estate Agents (AREA)The second reading of The Real Estate Agents Bill 2020 saw it pass through the House of Representatives and the Senate in May. AREA celebrates its contribution to bringing the real estate sector to this moment in history.   Having accepted the challenge thirty years ago of crafting regulations […]

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