The property market’s current strength is encouraging many owners of apartments to consider maximizing the value of their home by putting it on the market now. With values continuing to rise on the back of economic optimism, low interest rates and pent-up buyer demand, there has rarely been a better time to test the market.…
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One of the best strategies to maximize the value of your home once you’ve decided to list is to stage it. Staging a home involves removing most – if not all – of your furniture and replacing it with pieces that are selected to show off all the attributes of your home. You can hire…
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Lots of ideas can race through your head when you decide to remodel your home. You’ll want to improve your lifestyle and make your home more pleasant to live in, but you’re also likely to expect that any work you do will add to the value of your property longer term. As a local real…
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Curb appeal is a phrase you hear and read about a lot when you begin to research the best ways to prepare your property for sale. That’s because first impressions are the most important. Prospective buyers will often take a pass if they see a shabby exterior even though the property itself may be ideal…
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If you’re dreaming of owning your first home, here are some lessons from the frontline of property investment that could help you build your personal wealth for the next decade or two. Successful property investors all apply a remarkably similar methodology for buying property and following these lessons can add hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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Owning a home is a work in progress – there’s always something to fix, maintain or replace. And if you don’t stay on top of it, your to-do list can grow quickly. Property is the most significant investment in most people’s lives, and so it really pays to keep it in great shape. As an…
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The strength of the current property market is encouraging an increasing number of owners to sell their family home and downsize. Thanks to the current boom in prices, if the cards fall your way then you’ll do well financially from this strategy right now. But mistakes can be made when you downsize. To protect against…
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It’s hard to beat experience when buying real estate, especially in the current competitive environment where buyer interest continues to put upward pressure on prices. For first-time buyers, this can be challenging as your ambition to enter the property market and desire for a particular property is forced to take a back seat to the…
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Whether you’re about to sell your home, or you’ve bought a new property that needs some TLC, remodeling projects always require attention to detail. Costs can spiral out of control if you don’t scope the limit of work and create a budget that you’re determined to stay within. As your neighborhood real estate agent, I…
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The fun you can have renovating your kitchen is almost beyond imagination these days. Design options and colours from which to choose are head-spinning and full of potential to help create a loving, warm home. And if you love a touch of tech, then the latest appliances and gadgets might blow your mind. As experienced…
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