New South Wales The majority of New South Wales members (59 per cent) expect staff numbers to remain the same, however, 37 per cent expect to put on additional staff, which is significantly up from the first half of the year. The most active market sector for 74 per cent of members is Residential sales, while for 26 per cent of New South Wales members it will be Property Management. Marketing spend is expected to remain at current levels or increase for 90 per cent of members, with 70 per cent saying they would increase their use of social media tools to market properties. Facebook continues to dominate as the preferred social media tool by New South Wales members, followed by Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Blog and then Pinterest and Instagram. 56 per cent of members said their take of Vendor Paid Advertising would increase in the coming six months, while 26 per cent said it would remain at current levels.
2013 Property Market Outlook Mid Year Update | First National Real Estate
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