Episode 28: The real estate edition of the Census, Altman Brothers, connecting agents with voice recognition tech, resilience and more

Weekly wrap: Samantha McLean and Mark Edwards recap the week that was.

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Episode host: Samantha McLean

SHOW NOTES / LINKS

00:55 Thanks to our special guests from our previous podcasts, Craig Pontey and Adrian Bo
01:00 Dec’17/Jan’18 issues of Elite Agent/EPM will be landing on desks soon, featuring cover agents Kylie Maxwell and Marcel Dybner
01:45 The Altman Brothers return to Australia. Get a 2-Year EA Subscription + Silver ticket to Altman’s Million Dollar Evening in either Sydney or Melbourne for only $149 (regular price is $228 – save $79)
02:45 Pimp my Shopfront Competition: vote for which office should win a VitrineMedia makeover valued at $10,000. Voting closes 5PM AEDT, December 21, 2017.
04:40 REA Group expands Perth presence with new Subiaco office
04:50 Coronis Targets Booming Coastal Markets With Two New Offices, RE/MAX Territory moves into Labrador, Raine & Horne launches office in Ingleburn, NSW
06:00 WIN2018: Creating Sustainable Business and the Journey of Doing Good with Chris Hanley OAM
06:10 WIN2018: Staff Incentives and Building Trust for Culture and Growth with Ewan Morton
06:30 CoreLogic November Home Value Index: Values holding steady with Sydney trending lower and Perth bottoms out.
07:25 NSW is still the premier state for home building, according to data from the HIA
07:35 RBA rates remain on hold
08:00 Bankwest report: First time buyers entering the market but face long battle to save deposit
09:20 Australians of Real Estate: CENSUS 2016 – contact mark@eliteagent.com to find out any additional stats.
15:40 New Beta Trial in the US connects Agents with Amazon Echo
18:10 Your Wish is Their Command: Kylie Davis
19:40 Rockend: Christmas Comes Early for PropertyTree Customers
20:25 Rethinking your systems: Josh Phegan
21:45 Sarah Gray, Rent360: From Property Manager to Entrepreneur
22:10 How to Identify Risk and Insure Your Business with Sharon Fox-Slater
24:00 How to Become More Resilient with Ush Dhanak
24:10 10 Signs you need to work on your Emotional Intelligence: Ush Dhanak (top article on the Elite Agent website for 2017)