Thoughts on the Real Estate market and beyond.
Malcolm Gladwell's latest book "David and Goliath" is a worthwhile addition to any business library. In the same manner as "Blink" and "Tipping Point" , he closely examines, and challenges, views which are often widely held for the simple reason that they are widely held.
An example is…
There was a time when jokes were routinely made about the sheep population in New Zealand - 20 sheep for every inhabitant. Over the years the sheep population has declined dramatically. Low prices for wool and sheep meat and the money to be made from dairy conversions have seen an increasing dairy…
Driving to an appointment recently and experiencing the type of stop-go traffic which must surely sap a massive amount of Auckland’s productivity, I mindlessly turned the radio on. There are some stations I will listen to at some hours, and not at others. This was one of those times I won’t listen.…
A part of our business at Expedio is refurbishment of existing industrial buildings. It's not nearly as big as our core business of leasing industrial buildings, but it is an essential part.
What do we set out to achieve when we refurbish a building?
Having occupied industrial…
There is a fundamental difference in the length and quality of relationships between tenants and agents and tenants and landlords.
The agent's relationship is more like a one night stand, whereas ours is a more long term relationship.
The agent romances the client, tells all the right…