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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…
When it comes to selling property, everyone wants the best price for the lowest possible expense. But how open to negotiation is your real estate agent likely to be? In this article a group of experts reveal the pros and cons of haggling on costs and strategies to do it well. Picture this – you…
It’s D-day and the payoff for all your hard work as a buyer or seller is about to be realised. So let’s take a look at what happens come settlement. There’s nothing quite like the sweaty-palmed anticipation of settlement day. Depending on which side you sit, dusk will either bring a big cheque or a…
Where are the world’s ultra rich buying their luxury homes? A recent whitepaper from Christie’s International Real Estate ranked the luxury markets around the world and not surprisingly, Sydney ranked in the top 10. In fact it ranked number 6 again – it’s been in a simialr position for a few years now. In the aftermath…
We like things big in Australia. Big homes, big cars, big meals, and big characters – everything’s got to be larger than life. Or does it? Have you, for example, looked at new car sales lately? Fuel efficient, small to mid-size cars are flying out of the showrooms almost before they’ve been off-loaded from the…
If the owners in a duplex or triplex you want to buy into have let the operation of the body corporate lapse, what can you do to protect yourself? Property investment is a bittersweet mixture of successes and mistakes. As an investor, you’ll have triumphs and victories, as well as misadventures and mishaps. Persisting…
We’ve all seen those listings that promise that a property will be sold on auction day or before, haven’t we? The question is: will it really be sold before auction? There are many tools in a selling agent’s kit-bag and one of the most successful is to create competition for a property. More competition means a…
Selling your home has now become about much more than just location and a great paint job. You’d want to hope the property doesn’t have any signs of mould according to research conducted last year by finder.com.au. A staggering 87% of house hunters would be put off buying a property because of mould, followed by structural…
Adelaide dwelling values held reasonably steady over the June quarter down 0.2%, as a result of a weaker performance across the unit sector. Detached housing showed a much stronger result with values up half a percent over the June quarter to be 2.7% higher over the past 12 months. Compare with a 1.3% fall across…
Pricing is probably the most difficult part of the selling process for vendors to come to grips with. A vendor’s biggest challenge is usually understanding, and getting comfortable with, the fair market value of their home. It’s a truism in real estate that no matter the state of the market a property will only…
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