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Negotiation is more of an art than a science. Skilful negotiation doesn’t come naturally to most of us – it’s something that needs to be learned, practiced, and perfected over time. It’s often said that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at anything, which means that most buyers and sellers, who only transact…
So you found the perfect investment property. You’ve summoned up all your courage and made a cheeky low-ball offer, in the hopes of snapping up a bargain – and it didn’t work out. What’s next? Do you walk away, assuming that your relationship with the vendors is unsalvageable? Or do you use this opportunity as…
We all want to know what’s ahead for house prices, don’t we? The ANZ has been working on some new models for predicting house prices and have recently introduced the ANZ Housing Search Index constructed using Google searches. They see this as a leading gauge for dwelling prices in Australia – one that looks forward as opposed…
All too often property owners sign up an agent and engage them to sell their property as either their sole agent or exclusive agent without really appreciating the difference between the two. Some investors too think that they should only ever sign a sole agency just in case they sell the property themselves and can…
Here’s a quick summary of the Australian economy (well the one that really matters). Let’s call it 10 Things Economic. 1. Working longer hours for less pay per hour. 2. Stuff all wage growth, which is unlikely to change – digital stuff, automation, the internet of things, baton change to service industries and importantly low/declining productivity. 3. Many already underemployed, with…
Negotiating is a part of living; we do it all the time. When you walk down a crowded street you negotiate the path you take. A couple negotiates their relationship before and during marriage. Although you may not realise what’s happening, for example you take out the garbage tonight and I will do the dishes….
Mortgage Repayments One you have bought a property, whether as a home or an investment, you will be required to make mortgage repayments to cover the cost of the home loan. These repayments can either be interest-only, which is what investors generally use, or principal and interest, which is a set amount designed to pay…
Low interest rates coupled with higher levels of demand for housing has seen property sales in some areas take off faster than in others. The CoreLogic Property Pulse looks at the 10 suburbs in each state with the shortest median selling time for houses and units over the 12 months to January 2017 Given mortgage…
It’s time for our monthly check on how the property markets are performing around Australia, and looking back over the year they have generally surprised on the upside. Here’s what Corelogic’s latest stats and graphs show: Combined capital city home values increased by 0.5% in October with values rising in all capital cities except for Adelaide…
Political uncertainty destabilises the Canberra property market. The federal election has been and gone, but has it had an effect on the housing market in the ACT? The federal election was held at the beginning of July, and as is often the case, the local property market in Canberra stagnated during the election period. While…
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