Quotes by Barbara Corcoran

“The wheels of justice - theyre square wheels”

“All of America right now is having a love affair with real estate.”

The biggest challenge in business isn’t your competition, its what goes on inside your own head.

In business, youre the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When youre quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, constantly as the expert in the business people assume youre a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.

The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when youre in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... dont miss it.

I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.

A complainer is like a Death Eater because theres a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.

The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Dont build wiggle room into the asking price. Theres a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

Dont you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of curb appeal. Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.

My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever?

Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.