With strong signs that the real estate market is picking up again, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, many investors are wondering whether they may already have missed the boat. True, interest rates remain at an all-time low and sellers who have..
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As the old saying goes, what a difference a day makes. Only a few short months ago, the global real estate market looked to have stalled with buyers and sellers preferring to take a wait-and-see attitude.The last few months have seen a dramatic shift,...
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The Harcourts Foundation is only a year old and already it is having a huge impact in our local communities. I must say that the way our Harcourts family has embraced it, supported it and promoted it at every occasion is really amazing. I am extremely...
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{"title":"The Harcourts Foundation \u2013 an update\u2026","post_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/31\/the-harcourts-foundation-%e2%80%93-an-update%e2%80%a6\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-08-30 16:46:27","summary":"The Harcourts Foundation is only a year old and already it is having a huge impact in our local communities. I must say that the way our Harcourts family has embraced it, supported it and promoted it at every occasion is really amazing. I am extremely..."}

I often hear people say that if they were to buy an investment property, they would manage it themselves. And when I ask them why they would do that, they invariably reply they would like to save money.Now I am sure that isn’t the only reason. I...
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{"title":"Entrust Your Investment to a Good Property Manager!","post_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/24\/entrust-your-investment-to-a-good-property-manager\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-08-23 17:34:24","summary":"I often hear people say that if they were to buy an investment property, they would manage it themselves. And when I ask them why they would do that, they invariably reply they would like to save money.Now I am sure that isn’t the only reason. I..."}

In business, I think it is crucial to find out the facts about what our clients value and what they want and expect in their dealings with us, rather than simply taking a guess at it. Making assumptions runs the risk of not meeting their needs and...
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{"title":"Collect the Data!","post_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/19\/collect-the-data\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/mikesrant.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-06-18 20:52:18","summary":"In business, I think it is crucial to find out the facts about what our clients value and what they want and expect in their dealings with us, rather than simply taking a guess at it. Making assumptions runs the risk of not meeting their needs and..."}