The property market has been surprisingly resilient during COVID-19. Actually, change that to remarkably resilient. The spring property market will face several crucial pressure points
The 2019 post-election property boom officially ended in April 2020, with the advent of COVID-19. As with all booms that end, some pundits will suggest
Have you been toying with the idea of selling your family home and moving into something smaller and more manageable? Are you an empty nester
Why do we hold on to clutter? The Thoughts of a decluttering expert. This edited excerpt from Kym Lackmann’s first book, The Art of
Booming markets over the past 3 years have meant that real estate agents have become facilitators of sales, rather than negotiators of them. When there
If you are looking to buy and sell in the present market, we urge caution. In the past 5 years as prices have been rising,
Sydney real estate has been on an upward trend since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) begun cutting interest rates in mid-2012. All busts eventually
Most people have heard of capital gains tax, but not many people have a true understanding of what it is and how it may affect
Now that summer is well and truly over the days are getting colder and the sun doesn’t stay up as long. But what effect will
The traditional real estate agent is under attack from the left and the right. On the one hand, companies such as Buy My Place are
The internet has made some amazing changes to the way we buy and sell real estate. Buyers can now easily search for their next home
The property market is always susceptible to ‘disruptive’ forces of one kind or another. The last two decades has seen constant digital disruption as websites
The Sydney property market begins 2017 in better shape than it begun in 2016. That fact almost seems counter-intuitive, but it is true. In late
The cost of advertising a home is rising and beginning to resemble the newspaper era. Owners are being offered or sold advertising campaigns up to
The selection of the selling agent is usually decided upon from an interview and/or a sales proposal process. Whether it’s an interview or a sales
Buying or selling residential real estate is likely to be one of the most emotionally charged transactions you will do in your life. Buying or
When you are selling your home, a poor pest and building inspection can derail the sales campaign. Genuine issues that neither the seller, buyer or
Despite the negative talk surrounding property prices in 2016, it is now becoming apparent that what experts warned could happen has not actually happened. The
When a property sells for $1 million and later resells for $1.5 million, many people jump to the conclusion that the owners made about $500,000
For some people, stepping into the real estate arena feels like stepping into the Colosseum with lions on the loose. When you are about to
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