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What’s your (real estate) frequency?

What’s your (real estate) frequency?

In the US, there are now more realtors than homes for sale. A staggering 130,000 people have joined the industry since the start of the…
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Adriaan Grové
The race towards frictionless real estate transactions

The race towards frictionless real estate transactions

It’s now been months not carrying around a credit card or cash with me. Instead, I’ve opted for contactless payment options including…
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Adriaan Grové
Portal monopolies and a broken record

Portal monopolies and a broken record

Lately I cringe every time I read articles like these complaining about portal monopolies, how portals can’t do this or that, or prices…
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Adriaan Grové
In the real estate industry, service is marketing

In the real estate industry, service is marketing

Interesting fact, we stopped running expensive online ads long ago but managed record sales in the last 3 months (almost one new client a…
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Adriaan Grové
The lockdown diaries #14: YOU are the brand

The lockdown diaries #14: YOU are the brand

Few agents are focusing on creating hand crafted social media posts, and even fewer on unique news content for their websites. New mandate…
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Adriaan Grové
The lockdown diaries, day #7: Is your real estate company efficient?

The lockdown diaries, day #7: Is your real estate company efficient?

Wow, it’s been a rough few days and I didn’t get time to write, although there are 10+ blog posts in my drafts. I’m aiming to catch up and…
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Adriaan Grové
The lockdown diaries, day #5: Your checklist for building a real estate website

The lockdown diaries, day #5: Your checklist for building a real es...

Our operations manager has been on my case to write something on this, as she regularly deals with agents who fall into the trap of…
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Adriaan Grové
The lockdown diaries, day #4: You are now an online estate agent

The lockdown diaries, day #4: You are now an online estate agent

From now on, every estate agent out there is an online estate agent.
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Adriaan Grové
The lockdown diaries, day #2 : Buying mandates and Salary vs Commission earners

The lockdown diaries, day #2 : Buying mandates and Salary vs Commis...

After spending the day in the garden, reading and cycling an incredible 5km in the driveway, I did a lot of thinking
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Adriaan Grové
Is it OK for principals to compete with agents in an estate agency?

Is it OK for principals to compete with agents in an estate agency?

I have regular conversations with agents and principals, from small to large offices. A lot comes out of the woodwork with these…
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Adriaan Grové
Self-driving cars and the future real estate transaction

Self-driving cars and the future real estate transaction

I can watch this for hours. It gives a bit of visual insight into the amount of computing power that goes into self-driving tech for safer…
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Adriaan Grové
7 Reasons not to share listings from property portals

7 Reasons not to share listings from property portals

You’re excited, you’ve listed a new sole mandate and once it shows up on top of the results on that high traffic portal that costs you 80%…
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Adriaan Grové
Alternative real estate compensation models: tipping and pay by the hour

Alternative real estate compensation models: tipping and pay by the...

Justifying their commission is something every agent will run into with a seller at some point. At the same time, consumers face a lot of…
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Adriaan Grové
The hidden costs of using a random estate agent

The hidden costs of using a random estate agent

All agents are equal right? Truth is, the real estate industry has changed very little over the years and this has let to certain…
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Adriaan Grové
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