
Jason Hayes is the Chariman of LuxuryProperty.com, now operating across 42 markets. After turning the 2008 U.S. housing crash into a distressed-stock portal that bought homes for pennies on the dollar , he leveraged a single-domain pivot into a global brand . In this episode of Business with Bartawi, Jason shares how to spot crisis-born opportunities, the untold power of a name, and the blueprint for scaling real estate in the digital age. 💡 Topics Covered: ✅ Turning crisis into opportunity (Distressed-stock portal) ✅ The domain-name pivot that redefined a brand ✅ Launching a remote branch in Erbil mid-pandemic ✅ Building a 42-market digital real estate empire ✅ Tactical plays for real-time lead generation ✅ The wildest concierge request (submarine story) ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 How the 2008 crash became Jason’s launchpad 3:48 Why “luxuryproperty.com” outshone the old name 17:20 Strategies for scaling across 42 markets 24:10 Digital tactics to generate instant leads 28:00 “Submarine in the garage” – next-level concierge tales 32:00 Rapid-fire round: habits, regrets, superpowers 34:00 Jason’s final message to future builders 📥 Follow Business with Bartawi on Instagram: @businesswithbartawi 👤 Follow Mahmoud Bartawi: Instagram: @bartawi LinkedIn: Mahmoud Bartawi X (Twitter): @bartawi #RealEstate #DigitalTransformation #Dubai #BusinessWithBartawi #JasonHayes