Oak Bay’s Jason Binab continues to excel on the national and international scale. Ranked first in North America for Engel &Volkers and second in the world for the same agency, the real estate agent was recently added to Real Estate Professional Magazine’s Top 200 performing agents in Canada and the 2017 Hot List, which includes 75 of the most influential developers, brokers, executives, government officials and professionals working in real estate.
Working in real estate for an upcoming thirteen years and currently as team leader at the Engel &Volkers office on Oak Bay Avenue, Binab says he can attribute his success to several key realty practices: honesty, integrity, care and hard work. The realtor focuses mainly on helping families find and sell homes in Oak Bay and Uplands.
“I tell people to a fault what my honest opinion is on a house and a neighbourhood,” Binab said. “If I can give you advice as if you’re my family, whether it be in selling or buying, then it’s not about the money. You know that’s genuine advice and you will trust and respect me, and probably refer me to other people.”
He added that clients can usually detect when an agent is in it for the money. To be a successful real estate agent, a passion for people and for houses is a must.
“I think there are so many things that make top realtors excellent,” Binab said. His personal approach came down to putting clients first. “Every person in this business is like a seed. You have to be in touch. You have to follow up.” Binab stays up late at night and wakes early to work. He chooses to take on a high volume of business now so that he will have more time with his children in the future. Working alongside his wife, he has two children at home. “You have to be willing to put in the time to master the craft.”
Houses are the biggest assets of the buyer and the seller, and this is what makes real estate clients the most important to stay connected with, Binab said. “You have to understand that, when a seller calls you, they need you to be there to comfort them.”
With care, integrity and a highly competitive spirit, Binab has rose to the top nationally and internationally. “If you want to be on the top,” he said, “you have to have that drive.”
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