Home styling is constantly borrowing inspiration from other cultures. If you’re in an area where potential buyers might appreciate the ancient wisdom of feng shui, it might be profitable to pay homage to the art when preparing your home for sale. While there is a unique philosophy rather than science underpinning feng shui, many of…
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Like many areas of life, the real estate business has its fair share of sayings and clichés. The most common is “location, location, location” because it’s an essential facet of any property purchase. Another favourite is “going, going, gone” for when houses go under the hammer for auction. But other popular phrases are perhaps not…
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Buyers 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 local agents, we’ve worked with clients who have explicitly…
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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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Many potential sellers are worried about how the latest lockdown will affect property. They’re asking whether they should withdraw their home and return in a few months or delay putting it on the market. No one is loving this lockdown, but it doesn’t necessarily spell disaster if you want to sell your property. Buyer interest…
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Selling your property during this latest lockdown is not “mission impossible”. There are many technologies and techniques to help you maximise the value of your home despite the pandemic. Buyer demand is still at record highs even though restrictions have been placed on inspections, limiting it to one person at a time. If we’ve learned…
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With Sydney thrown into lockdown, it is tempting to pull your home off the market but that is unlikely to be your best strategy. Previous lockdowns almost cleared the sales board of properties as nervous owners withdrew to see what might happen next. But what we saw was a flood of buyers seeking too few…
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Buyers and sellers are asking how the pandemic and the lockdown in Sydney is having an impact on prices after a 12-month period in which values have jumped by double-digits. Everyone wants to know whether the current buoyant mood will continue, whether we’ll witness a crash or if values will stabilise to become a new…
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Bathrooms are a headline feature of a home in the eyes of prospective buyers. Getting the design and features of a bathroom right will give your thousands of dollars in value when you come to sell. If you are renovating your bathroom ahead of a sale, we’d be delighted to discuss the current trends and…
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A fire in your home can happen at any time of the year, but with winter upon us, the danger increases with the setting of wood-burning heaters and the use of candles to create a cozy atmosphere. Most fires start in the kitchen and are caused by neglect. You set something on the stove and…
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