Category: Buyers

Apps designed to make moving house easy

Moving home is often considered one of life’s most stressful events, but technology can help simplify the process. There are numerous apps designed to assist with various aspects of moving. Here’s how you can find the right apps to make your move smoother: Avvinue You begin by filling out a questionnaire. Based on your answers, it…
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Top tips to prep for house hunting

Taking a little bit of time to be organised before you start house hunting will help ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible once you do find your dream home.  We’ve listed our top tips to avoid potential challenges and delays as you embark on this exciting process and move one step closer to…
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Creating space for new work-life balance

Covid has been a major disruptor to the workforce but, for many, it’s also offered a positive change to how our employers view work-life balance. Many studies have now shown that workers simply will not be returning to the demands of pre-pandemic days. A survey conducted for the University of Sydney’s business school revealed that…
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Handy hints to keep your garden in shape

Now that you have moved into your new home, is the garden thriving? If your plants are not looking as fresh and healthy as they were when you inspected the property, it may be as simple as reviewing your watering schedule. Check out these handy hints to help bring the garden back to life.  Early…
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Top tips for buying an apartment

If you’re looking to buy a property at the moment, the apartment market is proving to be less volatile than detached housing. The latest CoreLogic figures show a 1.4% decline nationally in apartment prices in the three months to the end of July. But if you look at the year-on-year figure, it’s down 0.2% because…
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Strong market outlook expected during Spring

Spring is traditionally the most popular time to buy and sell property in Australia. Buyers can always be confident there’ll be plenty of properties to inspect, while sellers believe the return of warmer weather will improve their sale price. And in normal times, they’d both be right. But with mortgage costs rising as the Reserve…
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Securing a home loan if you’re self-employed

Small business might be the backbone of America, but those who have the courage to go down this path, often also providing employment for others, can find it challenging to secure a mortgage. While lenders may set a higher bar for the self-employed, it is worth persevering with an application. If you use a mortgage…
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Saving money when buying a home

Buyers across America remain highly active despite the recent sequence of rises in the mortgage rate, indicating that we still have pent-up demand for residential property and proving the incredible strength of our real estate market. However, the continuing upward trend in prices for houses, apartments and condos can make life difficult for first-time buyers.…
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Six facts to know about PMI before you buy

As real estate continues to achieve record prices and prove once again its value as a long-term investment, there’s never been a more important time for buyers to make sure they have a healthy deposit. The recent sequence of interest rate rises that have pushed mortgage rates to around 6% means buyers must manage their…
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Tips for negotiating a winning deal

Buying a home is a big life decision, and it’s certainly a challenge when you’re at the back end of a global pandemic and your social media and TV is saturated with coverage of the conflict in Europe. If you’d ask most real estate agents just a few years ago what impact such global events…
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