Category: Buyers

How to avoid renovation failures

Buying your first property is an unforgettable experience – and it’s one of the most important decisions you’ll make to set yourself on the path of wealth creation. And if you’ve achieved this goal during the current economic times, you’ve done incredibly well – Congratulations! As an experienced agency in your area, we know that…
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Home improvements that don’t cost a fortune

If you want to improve your home but have put the idea on hold because of the increasing cost of living, we have a few ideas to help you; and you don’t have to go crazy at Bunnings or on Gumtree or eBay to make great changes that will lift your spirits. Sometimes, owners become…
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Six mistakes you can avoid as a buyer and seller

Buying and selling a home is not something most people do more than a few times in their lives. It’s easy to make basic errors or assumptions when you’re not used to the real estate market, which has some unique facets. Some behaviours tend to crop up time and again. To help make the transaction…
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Does your insurance stack up to rising building costs?

With inflation capturing many of the headlines at the moment, it’s not a crazy idea to assess the insurance coverage for your home.

Renovated homes in demand as building costs skyrocket

The headlines declaring another building company is on the brink of collapse due to increased construction costs are becoming alarmingly regular. And it’s dissuading many homeowners from renovating, fearing spiralling building and labour costs or worse: handing over tens of thousands of dollars to a builder who goes under and takes the cash with them.…
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National data informs sentiment but local conditions matter most

Property prices are under the microscope right now because the market is anxious to gauge the impact of interest rate rises. But you can definitely overdo the analysis. National averages of residential property for detached houses and units have their use, but they’re not definitive for your personal situation. Australia consists of thousands of micro-markets,…
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What’s on the table when you negotiate?

When you sit down to negotiate the purchase of a new home, do you know what’s on the table?  Are you about to have a conversation that’s only about money, or is there more to talk about? It’s perfectly natural to feel some anxiety or nervousness at this stage of the purchase because you have…
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Three reasons a seller will refuse your offer

We’re entering an interesting period in the real estate market as interest rates start climbing. Buyers will low-ball offers and sellers will hold on to an asking price they might have achieved 12 months ago. So everyone needs to buckle in for some initial disappointment and frustration but ultimately be prepared to work together to…
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Sale Pending: what does this really mean?

For anyone looking to buy real estate or who loves checking out the homes around their neighborhood, you may have wondered about a phrase often plastered on a signboard: “Sale Pending”. It’s one of those strange phrases used in real estate that doesn’t make sense to anyone with a passing interest in property. As an…
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Lower prices open door to buyers who missed out

The transition of the property market to more usual behaviour presents an opportunity for many buyers frustrated by consistently losing auction bidding wars. Markets across Australia are showing the first signs of cooling in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiking its target cash rate. For buyers, the good news is that prices…
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