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Panaritis ELENA PANARITIS is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thought Action and guest speaker at the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Business Forum and Dinner 2020, themed: “Ease of Doing Business, Real Estate Perspective.” In company of ADENIJI ADELE, President, Nigerian Chapter of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), she spoke with BERTRAM NWANNEKANMA, at the corporate office of The Guardian on the event organised by FIABCI and the positives for Nigerian Government, professionals, and policy makers, among other stakeholders. The real estate industry has been witnessing down turns recently. How can the trend be reversed? The down turn is caused by down turn in the economy but what we actually need are innovations to change the scenario and we do have innovators. But they seemed not to be doing much of that. You are also a country with oil and other commodities, yet the growth of the country is just about 2 per, cent. This is smaller th...

Scammers Pose as Agents to Bilk Real Estate Colleagues | Realtor Magazine Internet Explorer does not currently support REALTOR® Magazine search. IE users, please download Firefox, Chrome, or Edge. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued a warning this week about a new scam in which tricksters pose as real estate agents and other trusted professionals, asking for financial “favors” from unsuspecting victims. In one example of the scheme, a scammer may pretend to be a real estate practitioner asking his or her coworkers to pick up hundreds of dollars in gift cards for closing gifts to clients. Rutledge says real estate pros may be particularly vulnerable to such scams because their name, phone number, and place of work is often readily available to the public. “As we become more aware of possible scams, these bad actors are upping their game and using the people we know and trust to get to our money,” Rutledge says. “They ...

Property owners have many decisions to make when putting a rental on the market. Whether to offer it furnished or unfurnished is just one of the questions that comes up. There are pros and cons to both options and landlords should weigh them up when deciding which way to go. Finn Simpson from Belle Property in Dee Why explains that while most rental properties across the country are classified as “unfurnished”, they still come with fixed items such as cabinetry, kitchen benchtops, blinds or curtains, bathroom vanities, light coverings and fixed appliances like ovens and air-conditioning units. Knowing whether to include furnishings with your rental can be a tough question to answer. Picture: realestate.com.au From there, however, there’s a clear distinction between a furnished or unfurnished property – and what can be charged for each. Let’s take a look. 3 things to know about offering furnished rentals So, what is a furnished property exactly? Finn says it...