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Matt Jones
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Remembering Why

Most of us came into the business of real estate from some other world. And I want to take a moment to think about the reasons for that change. For some it was lifestyle related, others money related. For me as a school teacher, it was the idea of trying to prove something to myself,… Read more »

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Fitting in, not fitting in, and change

My training is in the arts – psychology, teaching – I was a school teacher prior to getting into Real Estate. I was going to teach the world to read and count, and solve all their problems at the same time. And I think that often in business, I have kind of felt that I… Read more »

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Independent Agent, a successful November

Independent Agent has been ‘live’ for just over a month now. The most rewarding part of this month has been the answer to the question, will vendors list with an experienced agent who has been so brave as to go out and under an Independent model. The answer has been a resounding ‘yes’. Rochelle is… Read more »

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Imagine if this Run Continues

Imagine if this Real Estate Run Continues….. Get your pen and paper out, because we are going to talk numbers. And I warn you, I might be a salesperson, there may be some selling too… THIS WEEK Westpac published an economic outlook that indicated that they had an expectation that house prices would continue to… Read more »