Real estate market predictions can offer valuable insights, but it’s important to approach them with a critical eye and understand their limitations. Here’s a guide to help you navigate property market forecasts: The Nature of Predictions Real estate crystal balls are never perfectly clear. Predictions often suggest general trends, but the market can be influenced…
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Society is great at coming up with names to capture the mood of the moment. “Nimbys” (not in my backyard) is a favourite for those who don’t want progress, and then there are the “empty-nesters”, describing parents whose adult children have left the family home. The latest phrase doing the rounds in real estate is…
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It may not be one of your New Year’s resolutions (and how are they going, by the way?) but you’ll likely lift a paintbrush in anger before 2022 is finished. There’s always one room in your home that needs a little more attention than the others, or you want to change its purpose. Perhaps you…
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Crystal-ball gazing is always fun at this time of the year, but the 2022 property market is so tricky to predict that we should first contemplate the runaway success of the previous 12 months. Our homes have all risen dramatically in value. Last year, they were being snapped up within 23 days on average, and…
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If you watched property prices rise more than 20% across the nation last year, you’d surely be wondering whether this increase in values can continue at such an incredible pace. Reading the tea leaves for the 2022 property market, it’s hard for even an experienced real estate agent to believe history can be repeated. But…
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With pandemic-induced uncertainty over the past 18 months, it’s been wonderful to see the property sector return to some form of normality with a lockdown-free spring selling season. According to market researcher Proptrack (which is part of Realestate.com.au), new listings in November reached their highest level in a decade and grew 12.1% compared to October…
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The spring property market is back in full swing with auctions returning strong results for homeowners across the country. If there was uncertainty or nervousness after the last lockdown, the auction results have dispelled any fears. According to industry researcher CoreLogic, clearance rates across major capital cities have averaged close to 70% over November with…
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We all love to indulge in New Year’s resolutions, often knowing in our hearts that we’re unlikely to change our ways despite the best intentions. The key to forming new habits is motivation. And if you’ve decided 2022 is the year you’re going to complete all those little jobs around the house or apartment, then…
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The pressures of 2021 have been intense, and the challenge of putting your home on the market while borders were shut and much of the country strained under lockdown has been too great for many. Yet, as Australians emerge socially and economically from the stresses of Covid-19, homeowners will find there’s rarely been a better…
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It’s been a big year for everyone. The constant concern around Covid, the dislocation of lockdowns and a burgeoning property market that continues to defy gravity thanks to demand and low interest rates. The opportunity to make your move in the property market will continue throughout summer and, especially, close to the summer holiday season.…
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