One renovation that can have a big impact, and take quite a bit of planning is updating your windows. It’s not a cheap exercise, and the essential question is whether it’s a good investment. Payback can come in a couple of ways – an improvement in the value of your home and a reduction in…
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Competing to buy a property at auction can be nerve-wracking. Your performance is there for everyone to judge, and you can see all the other people gathered who are trying to win the property, too. It can get intense. Of course, this tension creates an environment where the property will find its market value and…
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With 2022 promising to consolidate and grow the value of your property even further after a record-breaking 2021, it’s tempting to seriously consider your real estate options. An increasing number of properties are likely to go onto the market over the next 12 months, and this will give you a better opportunity to upgrade. If…
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Most homeowners will admit to making a few mistakes during a renovation. These projects can be complex, and it’s easy to miss opportunities such as making the kitchen a little larger or spending too much or too little on fittings. As experienced local agents, we hear many renovation stories. Most of my clients are thrilled…
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Staging your home before an inspection can be one of the most important actions to help maximise the value of your home once it’s on the market. But preparing your home for prospective buyers can be a challenge, especially if you remain living in the property while it’s for sale. If you’ve moved to your…
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It’s called the smallest room in the house, but the bathroom makes an impressive contribution to the value of your home, whether you’re living in a 10-bedroom palace or a neat inner-city apartment. Together with the kitchen, the bathroom is one of the favourite areas to renovate when homeowners decide it’s time to sell and…
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The first rung on the property ladder is often restricted to a smaller apartment or house simply because of the limited budgets that define early adulthood. And while it would be lovely to snap up a five-bedroom mansion in a prestigious area, the reality isn’t like that for most of us. Instead, we do our…
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It’s easy but dangerous to become complacent if you intend to sell your home in a red-hot market. The media headlines amplify the big prices paid for some apartments and houses, and you can begin to think selling your home is only a matter of putting a “For Sale” sign at the front of the…
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One of the best strategies to maximize the value of your home once it’s on the market is to “stage” it. Staging a home involves removing most if not all of your furniture and replacing it with pieces that are selected to show off all the attributes of your home. You can hire a specialist…
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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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