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Barbara Corcoran’s unconventional financial advice rejects the idea of ‘saving for the future’

Work Life

By 52, she sold her real estate company for $66 million. Rather than letting her money sit idly in a bank account, Corcoran immediately identifies the best way to spend anything she earns, often investing it into something with the potential to grow her wealth. But shes also one of 10 kids from a working-class family.

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European commercial real estate market stumbles in 2024

Workplace Insight

Dreams of a swift recovery in Europe’s commercial real estate market have been dashed as the first quarter of 2024 witnessed a continued slump, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of decline. Experts warn that a swift recovery for the European commercial real estate market is unlikely.

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Landlords Have A Surprisingly Strong Impact On Return To Office Success

All Work

It’s no surprise that some of the biggest banks in the world are looking to get out — just look at the case of HSBC, who are in the motions of reducing the size of their London office space by nearly 50%. Sure, if you’ve managed to offload that expensive lease and downsize your real estate, then you can save on those overheads.

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Tarek El Moussa Will Teach You How to Flip a House Without Breaking the Bank

Success

We’re experiencing one of the hottest real estate markets ever right now due to an economical paradigm shift. For newbie flippers, I feel that education is the most important thing, because when I got into real estate, education was what got me from zero to 100. He’s the salesperson, project manager and real estate agent.

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Landlords and occupiers don’t see eye to eye on the decarbonisation of European real estate

Workplace Insight

Progress on the decarbonisation of real estate portfolios is being held back by a lack of understanding and collaboration between property owners and occupiers, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute C Change programme.

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MIPIM 2023 confirms that green sells. But is commercial real estate buying?

Workplace Insight

That was despite widespread concerns over the rising costs of refinancing and a banking crisis that started with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US and quickly moved to Europe, with Swiss financial regulators beginning to put together during MIPIM week the deal that would see UBS buy Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue.

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Craft Your Career With These 9 Top Professional Development Courses

Success

It may even require advanced coaching in specialized areas such as real estate sales. Embrace an era where continual learning is not only beneficial but necessary with this series from the World Bank Group. Meeting those objectives requires commitment to learning in areas such as leadership development and soft skills education.