When you decide to sell your home, the amount of advice you’ll find on the internet and from family and friends can be bewildering. Most of it you should receive with a polite smile. The process isn’t complicated but it can feel a bit overwhelming. However, as your agents, we are with you every step…
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The decision to upsize your family home is often years in the planning and part of your long-term wealth strategy, but sometimes life can spring the change on you. Upsizing to a larger family home is a significant financial decision as it commits you to a bigger mortgage, increased utility bills and higher rates and…
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House hunters love a beautiful garden, but many run for the hills once they figure out how much work it takes to keep one in great shape. A wonderful garden turns heads but ultimately attracts only those buyers who find pleasure from working in the backyard. As a local agent, I’ve worked with clients who…
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Modern house designs often emphasize the garage, combining secure access into a property with the aesthetic of sleek doors that obey your command at the touch of a button. Buyers increasingly favor homes that have the garage integrated into the design so that it provides secure access – and they’re willing to pay a premium…
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It comes to most of us eventually – the day when we decide it’s time to let go of the family home and downsize to simplify your life and minimize your expenses. Downsizing is one of the most popular reasons for buying and selling real estate among those in their mid-50s and early 60s. That’s…
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One of the greatest mistakes many buyers make is to rush the decision. It’s easy to get swept up in the emotion of finding your dream home. Even in a hot market, it’s important not to buy on emotion or skip important steps that will protect you. Diligent agents will insist that all the necessary…
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Working from home is now becoming a permanent part of many professional lives. Many companies have scaled back on commercial rents and telling employees they’ll not be returning to their offices and cubicles – or limiting their return to the office obligations. Many of us are now expected to use their home as their office…
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Giving the interior of your property a facelift with a lick of paint is a common strategy for improving your home quickly and economically before placing it on the market. Fresh paint on the walls and ceilings can lift a house or apartment, giving potential buyers a great impression. It prevents buyers from focusing on…
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Buying a ‘renovators delight’ has always been regarded as a way to enter a market affordably, and is often a preference of first home buyers. Weekends spent on DIY projects, fixing up your place and perhaps restoring it to its former glory can be immensely rewarding – as well as lucrative financially. But like all…
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The settlement process of buying property can be full of mixed emotions as you grapple with the excitement of the purchase against the fear something might go wrong and dash your dreams. Losing a property once an offer has been accepted is a rare event. It happens, of course, so you should never consider a…
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