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Springtime - Bloom, Boom or Doom?
David Holmes David Holmes

Springtime - Bloom, Boom or Doom?

Spring is here! The time of the year that the real estate industry really comes to life. The weather is warming, the flowers are blooming and the buyers and sellers alike are coming out of hibernation.

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Lights, Camera, Auction!
David Holmes David Holmes

Lights, Camera, Auction!

The auction event has become crowded with cameras filming from all angles in the hopes of capturing some marketing gold that can go onto live streams and reels across social media platforms far and wide. Is it time that we ask ourselves, have we gone too far and forgotten about the real star of the show?

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You Have to Know When to Hold Them
David Holmes David Holmes

You Have to Know When to Hold Them

As an agent using an auction strategy is certainly a technique that delivers clean, unconditional contracts at premium price points. The strategy however begins with your decision to hold an in-room or an on-site auction.

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Property Motivations - Selling for Profit or Purpose
David Holmes David Holmes

Property Motivations - Selling for Profit or Purpose

As an agent your job remains in deeply understanding your sellers’ motivations so you can not only meet but exceed their expectations throughout the process and help them get onto the next chapter with profit and purpose.

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Auctions - 6 Reasons 'Why'
David David

Auctions - 6 Reasons 'Why'

Auctions are an extremely popular way to sell property, particularly in markets where stock levels are outstripped by demand. The auction process is of course known to deliver the best possible results in the best time frames, yet we find sellers can still be hesitant to utilise this method of sale. There are countless reasons why auctions work, but here are the top 6 benefits that sellers will realise when presenting their property to market using an auction strategy.

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Industry Opinion As Seen In Elite Agent
David David

Industry Opinion As Seen In Elite Agent

Queensland’s auction agents are on the eve of a disruptive time of year. But, with the market’s embrace of online bidding – a legacy of COVID - it shouldn’t be. REIQ Auctioneer of the Year David Holmes shares his thoughts.

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holmes. Forging Their Way Ahead as Online Auction Specialists
David David

holmes. Forging Their Way Ahead as Online Auction Specialists

David Holmes, Founder of holmes. and the 2021 REIQ Auctioneer of the Year is thrilled to be ushering in a new era in real estate auctions as he and his team partner with Realtair to lead the way into the future. David has successfully sold many properties using the Realtair platform and is amazed at the expansion of scope and easy of delivery achieved from the system that can be accessed anywhere, anytime with just a few taps on any device.

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