On marketing funnels, foreign buyers & agent collaboration
Last week's headline-grabbing deal at the Corinthia demonstrates how the process of purchasing a super-prime property has changed in recent years, notes Simon Deen...
Simon Deen is Founder at Simon Deen Real Estate.
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