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Archive for February, 2008

How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Managers Make

Posted in Avoiding Mistakes, Success Factors, tagged , , , , on February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Ideas, Innovation and Creativity in Business. There is a good case for consultants. They are not committed emotionally or intellectually to the “way things are done”. To the norm, the status quo. Consultants can see what changes need to be made. They have the requisite skills, that the business doesn’t. They implement the changes, fix [...]

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Strategy, the Secret to Success

Posted in Strategy, Success Factors, tagged , , , , on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Thinking about the previous post and point number one, Strategy, I feel as though it deserves some expanding. How does one ‘do’ strategy. How do you separate strategy from tactics? I’ll tackle the last first. I think of strategy being the overarching method of my business. Think of it this way; Strategy makes tactics work [...]

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80/20 Top 10 Business Use of time

Posted in Lists, Success Factors, tagged , , , , , on February 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Time is all we have, and its running out. Whilst a pessimistic view, it creates urgency. This is a list from a David Koch book about his thoughts on the best places to use our time. The few minutes of attention that will yield he best results. 1. Strategy 2. Quality 3. Cost reduction and [...]

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New Blog Site

Posted in Newsletters on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Wow What a response!   Thanks for the all the great feedback on this blog. It has been huge! I have some news, I have started a new blog. This new blog will contain all the Property Development posts and articles. This is now located at http://PropertyDevelopmentProfits.com/blog/.   That blog is designed to support the upcoming [...]

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News – Melbourne house prices surge 25%

Posted in News, tagged , , on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

New data show that the housing affordability crisis is particularly acute in Melbourne. The city’s median house price rose by nearly $A100,000 during 2007, or 25 per cent, to $A463,488. The median apartment price increased by nearly 15 per cent, to $A335,088. To view the rest of this article go to: http://propertydevelopmentprofits.com/blog/news-melbourne-house-prices-surge-25/ =============================== Daniel Lock [...]

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10 Ways to Maximise the Profit of Your Development

Posted in Cost Control, Success Factors, tagged , , on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have been thinking about my projects and how I could maximise my profits, so I started a mind map. It seemed like a good blog post to put out there. To view the rest of this article go to: http://propertydevelopmentprofits.com/blog/10-ways-to-maximise-the-profit-of-your-development/ =============================== Daniel Lock Phone: +61 8 7127 4047 Mobile: +61 413 033 703 E-mail: [...]

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February Newsletter – What kind of Property Developer can you be?

Posted in Newsletters, tagged on February 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Dear Reader, First off, thanks for the all the great feedback on the first issue of UnLOCKing the Secrets of Property Development! Today, I will encourage you to take a good, hard look at yourself to decide which approach to real estate works best for you. I want to make sure your endeavours start out [...]

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8 Key Success Factors to Property Development Profits

Posted in Success Factors, tagged , , on February 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS The key success factors in the Residential Property Operators and Developers industry are: 1. Understanding government policies and their implications A good understanding of the government and council approval regulations and processes. These can be onerous! Understanding of tax legislation and financial markets and an ability to negotiate favourable borrowing facilities. To [...]

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