http://www.matthewferrara.com/blog/management/avoidingdisaster/ Building Real Estate, The Next Generation Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:05:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.matthewferrara.com/blog/management/avoidingdisaster/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Karin Hanna Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:03:16 +0000 http://www.matthewferrara.com/?p=389#comment-631 I agree , we are an Industry in trouble , and doing more of the same is only fuelling the problems we face. It is People and Process that must change for our Industry to survive and even thrive in this ever changing world we live in. We all have to take responsibility for what we do and what we practice, but we also need some strong leadership and vision to take our industry and our businesses where we want them to go. The scarcity mindset and protectionist attitude this Industry has will be it's downfall and we need to change that or change who we look to for leadership. We need to recognize that consumers everywhere are crying out for change, and realize that businesses succeed by educating consumers and delivering to them what they want, when they want it, and in the ways they want it. It is not about us, its about them. Denial is not the answer, action and change is, and there has never been a better time than right now. I agree , we are an Industry in trouble , and doing more of the same is only fuelling the problems we face. It is People and Process that must change for our Industry to survive and even thrive in this ever changing world we live in. We all have to take responsibility for what we do and what we practice, but we also need some strong leadership and vision to take our industry and our businesses where we want them to go.
The scarcity mindset and protectionist attitude this Industry has will be it’s downfall and we need to change that or change who we look to for leadership.
We need to recognize that consumers everywhere are crying out for change, and realize that businesses succeed by educating consumers and delivering to them what they want, when they want it, and in the ways they want it. It is not about us, its about them. Denial is not the answer, action and change is, and there has never been a better time than right now.

]]> http://www.matthewferrara.com/blog/management/avoidingdisaster/comment-page-1/#comment-573 elissa Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:28:27 +0000 http://www.matthewferrara.com/?p=389#comment-573 Actually there is a lot of truth to this. i was surfing realtor.com for a property that looked interesting as an investment purchase. Found something that looked interesting so i sent the email for more information. Guess what I got back? - An email asking for my name, address, income and a bunch of other information that, at that point was no ones business. Not only did I not receive a direct reply about the particular property I had expressed an interest in but was deluged with emails from other agents from this chain of companies. That's too bad really because I was a potentally serious buyer and now have no interest in doing business with that company. By the way i am an appriaser so am well aware of the ways of some members of our industry. Actually there is a lot of truth to this. i was surfing realtor.com for a property that looked interesting as an investment purchase. Found something that looked interesting so i sent the email for more information. Guess what I got back? – An email asking for my name, address, income and a bunch of other information that, at that point was no ones business. Not only did I not receive a direct reply about the particular property I had expressed an interest in but was deluged with emails from other agents from this chain of companies. That’s too bad really because I was a potentally serious buyer and now have no interest in doing business with that company. By the way i am an appriaser so am well aware of the ways of some members of our industry.

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