All Episodes
Cut To The Chase — 209 episodes
Episode 208 - From Listings to Sales: Real Estate Success Tactics
Episode 207 - A Busy Agent Doesn’t Always Mean a Good Agent
Episode 206 - Agents Who Aren’t Using AI Are Doing You a Disservice
Episode 205 - Print Media Won’t Sell Your Home in 2026 — Here’s What Will
Episode 204 – Is Ego Impacting the Sale of Your Home?
Episode 203 – Are Agents Good at Selling but Failing at Connection?
Episode 202 - Is Your Agent Giving You Cruel Optimism?
Episode 201 - Five Things Buyers are No Longer Tolerating in 2026
Episode 200 - Where Sellers Overspent in 2025 and How to Prep Smarter for 2026
Episode 199 - Smart Agents Will Start Doing These 3 things in 2026
Episode 198 - This is What Actually Triggered Offers Last Year
Episode 197 - Auckland Suburbs to Watch in 2026
Episode 196 - Our 2026 Predictions
Episode 195 - The Emotional Rollercoaster Every Seller Hits
Episode 194 - Don't Make These Three Mistakes When Selling a House
Episode 193 - What Really Sells a Home
Episode 192 - The Hidden Cost of Hiring a Hobby Agent
E191 - Think AI Can Sell Your House Better Than an Agent
Episode 190 - What Really Happens If Your Property Doesn’t Sell at Auction
Episode 189 - How to Set the Right Auction Reserve and Why It Matters
Episode 188 - Auction Day Explained: What Every Buyer Needs to Know
Episode 187 - Auction Day Explained: A Vendor’s Step-By-Step Guide
Episode 186 - Selling a Home: Avoid These Costly Mistakes
Episode 185 - What Not to Do as an Agent
Episode 184 - What Investors Want in 2025: The Stock That Actually Moves
Episode 183 - Maximise Your Property’s Value: Proven Tips That Work
Episode 182 - The Off-Market Trap
Episode 181 - Watch Out For The Squeeze
Episode 180 - Didn't Sell? Do This Next
Episode 179 - Why 84.6% of Homes Didn't Sell
Episode 178 - AI Valuations: Can You Trust Them?
Episode 177 - Spring Selling: Don't Make This Mistake
Episode 176 - Comparison Is the Thief of Value: Mastering Compression Selling
Episode 175 - First Five Enquiries: The Golden Window Most Agents Waste
Episode 174 - Feedback Faux Pas: How Poor Follow-Up Kills Credibility
Episode 173 – Offer Time Fumbles: Mistakes That Blow the Deal
Episode 172 - Listing Presentation That Fall Flat - What You Didn't Say Matters Most
Episode 171 - The Appraisal Trap Errors That Cost You the Listing
Episode 170 - Navigating Sales Through Separation
Episode 169 - Should You Take the Offer or Go to Auction
Episode 168 - The One-Bidder Auction: Negotiating in a Vacuum
Episode 167 - Why Buyers Say No
Episode 166 - The Currency of Credible Agents
Episode 165 - Winning The Second Time Around
Episode 164 - Reinventing Personal Branding for Success
CTTC Episode 163 - Understanding Auckland's Real Estate Market
Episode 162 - Mastering Goal Setting & Mentorship in Real Estate
Episode 161 - The Art of The Calendar: Essential Tips and Tricks
Episode 160 - Mastering Real Estate Meetings: The Power of Asking the Right Questions
Episode 159 - Small Habits That Make a Big Difference in Real Estate
Episode 158 - Mastering Communication in Real Estate
Episode 157 - Essential Auction Night Tips
Episode 156 - Working with Buyers
Episode 155 - Mastering Client Meetings: Face-to-Face vs. Virtual Strategies
Episode 154 - Mastering Appraisal Techniques
Episode 153 - Facts Over Opinions: Enhancing Real Estate Decisions
Episode 152 - Kickstarting 2025 with Smart Real Estate Strategies
Episode 151 - Reflecting on 2024 and Predictions for the 2025 Market
2024 NZ Housing Market Wrap-Up: Insights with Nick Goodall, Diego Traglia & Steve McMenemy
Episode 150 - How to Bring Your Best Self to Every Meeting
Episode 149 - Going Above and Beyond for Clients
Episode 148 - Never Display the Difference
Episode 147 - What is the Best Agent?
Episode 146 - Auction Talk with Shane Cortese
Episode 145 - Last Episode of Cut to the Chase with Aaron Davis
Episode 144 - Toxic Positivity
Episode 143 - Invest in Loss
Episode 142 - Appraisals
Episode 141 - 25% One in Four People Lives with a Disability
Episode 140 - What do I report, when there's nothing to report
Episode 139 - If you're always looking for it, it's always there
Episode 138 - How A.I Helps in Real Estate
Episode 137 - Aristotle (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
Episode 136 - Open Homes
Episode 135 - Auction 2.0
Episode 134 - Uniformity & Conformity
Episode 133 - List of Appraisal
Episode 132 - $50,000 Dollar Day
Episode 131 - Davis Journey in Cut to the Chase
Episode 130 - Email Response Time
Episode 129 - Post Appraisal
Episode 128 - The Most Valuable Lesson
Episode 127 - Five Life Buckets
Episode 126 - Online Valuations
Episode 125 - People Will Follow Your Soul Before Your Goal
Episode 124 - Digital Bluebox
Episode 123 - Thinking Twice Before Cancelling Auctions
Episode 122 - Mastering Digital Appraisals in Under 2 minutes
Episode 121 - Unsubscribed: Find Out The Reason They Left
Episode 120 - Cracking The Code: Social Media
Episode 119 - The Perfect Service
Episode 118 - Tackling the Bull
Episode 117 - What's Your Weekly Story?
Episode 116 - Extended: With Ilse Wolfe
Episode 115 - What's Your Motivation?
Episode 114 - A Different Approach
Episode 113 - Price Optimisation
Episode 112 - Hustle vs Hassle
Episode 111 - Day One
Episode 110 - Property or Price?
Episode 109 - Manufacturing Buyers
Episode 108 - Work Your Database This Xmas
Episode 107 - Every Conversation Counts
Episode 106 - Advice, Advice, Advice
Episode 105 - Improve Your Business
Episode 104 - First Mover Advantage
Episode 103 - Price Realignment
Episode 102 - Forget the Boundaries
Episode 101 - 101 Real Estate
Episode 100 - Welcome Peter Walker
Episode 99 - Unlocking Auction Success
Episode 98 - Winning in a Changing Market
Episode 97 - Ignite Vendor Motivation
Episode 96 - Personal Maturation
Episode 95 - Goal Setting
Episode 94 - Creating Competition
Episode 93 - Optimism vs Reality
Episode 92 - Uneven Markets
Episode 91 - Top 5 Trends To Learn This Year
Episode 90 - Words To Avoid
Episode 89 - The 100k Client Lifecycle
Episode 88 - Buying The Listing
Episode 87 - Live Q&A
Episode 86 - Is The Buyer Still There?
Episode 85 - Executive Presence
Episode 84 - Converting Expired Listings
Episode 83 - Social Media Content
Episode 82 - Real Estate Ecosystem
Episode 81 - Mastering Texts & Emails
Episode 80 - Unrealistic Buyers
Episode 79 - Changing Tactics
Episode 78 - Key Questions When Talking To People
Episode 77 – Set 2 Sale Meeting
Episode 76 – Who Should You Listen To
Episode 75 – Take Control
Episode 74 – I Don't Like You But I Respect You
Episode 73 – Anonymous Survey
Episode 72 – Smarter Failures
Episode 71 – Distressed Listings
Episode 70 – It's Too Late
Episode 69 – Appraise It Right
Episode 68 – Survival Of The Fittest
Episode 67 – Change It Up
Episode 66 – Beating Buyers Objections
Episode 65 – Making It Work
Episode 64 – The Art Of Anticipation
Episode 63 – Present The Best
Episode 62 – 10 Days of Summer
Episode 61 – The Year's End
Episode 60 – Uncomfortable Truth
Episode 59 – Second Time Lucky
Episode 58 – Nail The Feedback
Episode 57 – Unique Selling Points
Episode 56 – The Last Sprint
Episode 55 – Don't Be So Bloody Serious
Episode 54 – Create Valuable Conversations
Episode 53 – Dealing With Fatigue
Episode 52 – Be Better Branded
Episode 51 – Ultimate Vendor Experience
Episode 50 – Out Of The Shadows
Episode 49 – The Hidden Transaction
Episode 48 – Just Like Family
Episode 47 – Owning Open Homes
Episode 46 – Skin In The Game
Episode 45 – It's All Good
Episode 44 – Less is More
Episode 43 – Is It A Good Offer?
Episode 42 – Don't Waste Your Time!
Episode 41 – Thank You For Caring
Episode 40 - You've Got To Let Go To Make More!
Episode 39 – Now Is a Horrible Time!
Episode 38 – If It's Free Then You're The Product
Episode 37 – The Market Within The Market
Episode 36 – Bridging The Gap
Episode 35 – Three Common Vendor Sayings
Episode 34 - Create the Market
Episode 33 - Why To Auction In This Market
Episode 32 - Success Routines
Episode 31 - Creating a Point of Difference
Episode 30 – Digital Marketing
Episode 29 – Bias in the Market
28 - All in Moderation
27 - The secret to a successful team
26 - Uncertainty in the market
25 - The Answers You’ve Been Looking For
24 – Trust the process
23 – Ending On A High!
22 – Be liked or be respected
21 - The winds are changing
20 – Zone of Lost Credibility
19 – The Current Market
18 - How to Price a Property
17 - Lessons Learnt from Hiring Staff
16 - High Volume Auctions
15 - Bridging the gap when all seems lost between sellers & buyers
14 - How to get buyers ready to buy at Auction
13 - How to Close a Listing Presentation
12. How to deal with a complaint
The Most Precious Commodity - Time
Digital checks
Success routines in lockdown
Bringing the energy with cold calling
Door knocking with a purpose
Building Trust with Buyers
The Private Lister
Timing is everything
Mistakes around price
Database diving
Digital Leads