http://www.agentcorner.com.au Resources For Australian Real Estate Agents Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:54:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As of the 1st July a number of federal and state tax changes will come into effect that may impact your business. These changes include: Fuel tax credit rates: You may now be eligible to claim. Personal income tax thresholds: Don't forget to apply the new thresholds to all your employee payments. Small business ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/1-july-tax-changes/ State budget announcements to come into effect from 1 July 2008. In 2008-09, most states and territories will continue to reduce or phase out pay-roll tax. There will also be a reduction of stamp duty, land tax or transfer duty in some states. Some of the new business initiatives to be ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/state-budget-announcements-to-come-into-effect-from-1-july-2008/ Phishing emails can be annoying and do present a greater threat than spam due their malicious or fraudulent intent. They can be more difficult to manage and they can be sent by real people trying to obtain personal, bank account or other information for fraudulent gain. Real Estate agents are now ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/real-estate-agents-targeted-by-scam-or-phishing-emails/ The business.gov.au events calendar now lists business events for July 2008. You can find networking functions, workshops and seminars focussing on starting and improving your business. To get started, visit the business.gov.au Events calendar and search by your state, date or event category. For further information or to register for business events in ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/small-business-events-for-july-2008-now-available/ Have you ever thought “when I get more money or have more time, then I can start thinking of new ideas”? If you have, then you‘ve created your own barrier to innovation. This article looks at six ways to stimulate innovation and creativity. The problem with putting off creative thinking ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/six-ways-to-stimulate-innovation-and-creativity/ Delivering for a new client is of paramount importance. Yet many struggle to do this because at the outset, they fail to obtain the right information about their client’s needs. Are you asking smart questions in your client briefs? Your decisions are only as good as the information you work with. ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/client-briefs-are-you-asking-smart-questions/ There is an interesting article by SMH Small Business about a State Government probe into the growing use of online property auction sites amidst concerns consumers have little or no protection when entering into a property transaction online. The REIV has welcomed a commitment by the State Government to review sale of land laws ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/probe-into-online-property-auction-websites/ The Current Housing Market, is it all Doom and Gloom? There has been a lot of conflicting media attention about the current real estate market in Australia and views seem to differ greatly depending on what branch of the tree they are sitting on. I came across this piece of news which ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/the-property-market-is-it-all-doom-and-gloom/ This was an interesting post on YouTube about an American Real Estate Agent who is selling her listings via video on YouTube. The agent took the DIY approach with promoting her vendors listings on video but is DIY video verses professional video good enough when it comes to your vendor’s properties? ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/real-estate-and-video/ I came across both of these business news and resource websites and they are not bad, worth a look. Lupra Lupra.com is a non-profit website that contains hundreds of articles about doing business online and many other business-related issues. Plugger Plus Plugger sources Australian business news across a vast set and variety of sources because what ... http://www.agentcorner.com.au/these-websites-are-worth-a-look/