The DM & Co Homes Blog

The Conversations In Your Head.

It's that time.

The decision has been made. To put your home on the market and now you need an estate agency to help you make that happen.

Those conversations in...

Negotiation - Is It Really Happening?

Negotiation is one of the main reasons a vendor pays their estate agency a bigger fee.

What's important, though, is to make sure it's pure negotiation and not simply...

The Lost Art of Sales Prevention.

On my way home, quite a while ago, and being the hopeless romantic that I am, I ventured into Vi Stevens, the florist on the Stratford Road, Shirley.

Not for me the petrol station...

Home, or Away?

After wisely deciding that online or hybrid estate agency isn't for them, many homeowners opt for a respected high-street agency. when the time comes to sell their home. One that has been established...

Why Shoud I buy From You?

Good question and one that is usually answered by most estate agents with the following:

"We sell more homes in Solihull than any other agency."

" Our brand-awareness is second to...

A relatively recent offering, fixed price estate agency from the likes of PurpleBricks and Yopa is yesteday's-news.

In 1861, a shopkeeper in Philadelphia, John Wannamaker, revolutionised the retail industry by...

House of Cards Estate Agency?

Most people will be familiar with the award-winning Netflix blockbuster, House of Cards. But, it's the back-story that I find most fascinating and a great analogy on how to choose the...

Any estate agency that does what Apple Does.

A visit to the local Apple store in Touchwood. To help my wife with her purchase of an iPhone.

We're both loyal users of Blackberry, but our network provider...

Hidden Accomplishments of an Estate Agency?

What do they actually do? For the money?

A good question. No doubt asked of many estate agencies over the years.

It's all to easy to respond with a...

Well…what an incredibly fast paced and aggressive market that was. It is now some 18 months since Covid-19 closed the industry down momentarily before it was deemed to be a...