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Normally buying a home is a major experience, filled with excitement, pleasure and pride. But in many instances and without professional guidance, stress and fear can consume much of your precious time, money and energy. Choosing the right property for your family comes down to knowing what you need, knowing what you can afford and…
Have you finally found the perfect pad but have no idea how to take the next step? Don’t worry, like many buyers out there, you’re not alone! Whether it’s a four-day cooling off period, no cooling off period, making a verbal offer or using a contract to put an offer in writing, the offer and…
There is an old saying in real estate circles that you should buy and never sell. While that sounds good in theory, it’s not a sound strategy in practice. Firstly, most investors will consolidate their portfolios at some point in their journeys to pay down their loans and start living more financially free lives. There…
We all want to buy our new home or investment property at the lowest price possible. Or at least get good value for our money. And of course, the vendor wants the most he can get for his property, especially in today’s market where property values are strong. Yet you now know that the asking…
Despite property price growth slowing, we’re still buying lots of property. And Queensland leads Australia’s property pack with almost 51,500 properties settling through the first quarter of 2022 in the Sunshine State, narrowly ahead of Victoria, according to new sales data from property settlement platform PEXA who reported that although the market showed signs of…
Are you still living at home with mum and dad? Well…according to new research by Finder, young Australians are putting off homeownership in favour of staying at home with their parents. The survey asked Australians how old they were when they reached major life milestones, if at all. The research found a stark housing generational…
It’s a bold statement, but it’s true. For some of you who are reading this right now, 2022 will absolutely be the worst possible time you could consider buying a property. There is the spectre of higher interest rates, the continual media coverage predicting falling property values and an imminent property crash (which by the…
Home loan affordability for first home buyers continues to track at low levels, reflecting the ongoing impact of high and rising home prices. The latest results for the February quarter from the My Housing Market First Home Buyer Home Loan Affordability Index however reveal a slight improvement in national affordability. The My Housing Market First…
Thinking of selling your home now that our property markets are moving out of the government-imposed Coronavirus cocoon? Well, let me tell you … selling your home can be a stressful and confusing time. As well as packing boxes, booking removalists and dealing with all of the logistics of the move, you also prepare to…
Property auctions have historically garnered the best sales results for sellers, and their popularity is growing further, particularly in some particular areas or dwelling types. A recent Domain auction report shows that over the past 10 years the proportion of property sales by auction has almost doubled across Australia. Although this uptake does vary between…
