Real Estate
  • Covey’s Time Management Matrix

How busy are you?

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) Have you noticed how often the word ‘busy’ features in our day to day language? We might answer a friend’s greeting by telling them how busy we are, respond to our loved one’s greeting at the end of the day by telling them how busy our day was, or finally catch our breath during the day and tell ourselves what a hectic, busy day we are having. There is no doubt the pace of life seems to be on an exponential curve – the older we get the faster time flies and the busier […]

Oct 27, 2021

  • Housing through history

From cave dwellers to real estate moguls

Real estate has been around for a very long time. From warring tribes seeking to control the most advantageous land, to feudal lords charging peasants rent for the land they occupied, through to the sophisticated system of property ownership and occupation that now exists, it has evolved significantly through the ages. Its consistent place in history is no surprise when you consider it is one of the four basic human needs for survival – food, water, air and shelter. Our definition of ‘shelter’ may have come a long way from decorating our cave with rock paintings, but there is no […]

Oct 13, 2021

  • team culture

Team quality can make or break a business

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) Ask most business owners and they will confirm, the quality of your team of employees can truly be what makes or breaks a business. Business trainers often refer to the ‘culture’ of your team and again this analogy is borne out by the great sporting coaches who seem to possess an innate skill to mold and forge the ‘character’ of the team, to bring out the best of the individual and of the team as a whole. With grand final fever upon us, we again see the truth of the phrase that a champion […]

Sep 30, 2021

  • home ownership

Often asked question: Should I rent my home or should I sell?

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) This is a question that I often get asked, especially given the transient nature of work in many sectors, particularly the mining sector. Often families who have only just settled into the community and their newly purchased homes, find themselves digging out the dreaded packing boxes once again. Whether it’s due to job promotions or transfers, redundancy, new work opportunities or personal reasons taking them off to new horizons, the big move poses the difficult question of should you rent your home out or should you sell it now? In my experience, the answer […]

Sep 22, 2021

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