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Real estate businesses are no strangers to the need for resilience in the face of adversity. While most may have a gameplan for dealing with unfavorable market conditions or regulatory uncertainty, how many are prepared to weather adversity caused by Mother Nature? In this episode, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster spoke with Mike LaRosa and Aaron Davis of the Florida Agency Network about their first-hand knowledge of the importance of being prepared for a crisis, having managed to maintain operations through two hurricanes in short succession. The experience of helping clients complete closings on their new homes while they and many of their staff were temporarily displaced from theirs was harrowing, to say the least. Fortunately, they received help as well from the close-knit title business community. Learn from their ordeal how proactive strategies and communication proved crucial to navigating unprecedented challenges.
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Can Your Business Weather a Natural Disaster? Aaron Davis & Mike LaRosa - Keys to Real Estate | S2E1
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Real estate businesses are no strangers to the need for resilience in the face of adversity. While most may have a gameplan for dealing with unfavorable market conditions or regulatory uncertainty, how many are prepared to weather adversity caused by Mother Nature? In this episode, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster spoke with Mike LaRosa and Aaron Davis of the Florida Agency Network about their first-hand knowledge of the importance of being prepared for a crisis, having managed to maintain operations through two hurricanes in short succession. The experience of helping clients complete closings on their new homes while they and many of their staff were temporarily displaced from theirs was harrowing, to say the least. Fortunately, they received help as well from the close-knit title business community. Learn from their ordeal how proactive strategies and communication proved crucial to navigating unprecedented challenges.
Chapters:
00:00 Navigating the Storm: Initial Reactions and Preparations
09:50 Lessons Learned: Adapting Disaster Plans for New Challenges
17:29 Financial Resilience: Preparing for Revenue Losses in Crisis
18:53 Preparing for Financial Challenges in Crisis
20:20 The Importance of a War Room
24:43 Community Response and Relief Efforts
25:04 Navigating Post-Disaster Real Estate Challenges
30:07 Long-Term Impacts on the Real Estate Market
33:29 The Role of Communication in Crisis Management
36:29 The Importance of Disaster Preparedness
37:28 Resources for Effective Planning
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For more on this topic, provided by the Florida Title Network, follow these links:
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Mike LaRosa (guest), mike.larosa@flagency.net
Aaron Davis (guest), aaron@amd-1.com
Mary Schuster (Host), mschuster@octoberresearch.com
To find more episodes of “Keys to Real Estate” or learn more about October Research – the nation’s leading independent provider of market intelligence, industry news, expert analysis and regulatory information for professionals in the real estate, title, financial and settlement services industries – visit OctoberResearch.com.
Episode sponsored by Closinglock – https://www.closinglock.com
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