Rising interest rates are a sign that the economy is in better shape than it was before and therefore are a good sign rather than bad, but you won’t read that in the media at the moment. That’s because there appears to be plenty of scare mongering happening in traditional and social media about the […]
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When someone buys a property, everyone can see and feel the end result – that is, a tangible real estate asset and a place to call home. The outcome is applauded, with very little thought often given to how the buyer managed to even get there. Sometimes, the road to success was so twisty, stressful,
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A strange thing has been happening at open homes across Sydney of late. This time last year, there would be dozens of people at inspections – and there was usually only one inspection ever held because there would be multiple offers on the table after the very first open home. Fast forward to now
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It might seem a little hard to believe but about a decade ago you could purchase a house in the Inner West of Sydney for less a million dollars. Plus, if you were in the market for a unit, well, about half a million dollars would probably do it. Do you want to understand the
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The use of buyers’ agents has blossomed over the years in Australia, but it’s still regarded as a relatively small part of the real estate sector compared to other countries. You could say buyers’ agents have become an on”-trend vocation” in these parts but there are good ones and there are not-so-good ones out there.
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There’s nothing more frustrating than turning up to a property auction and the very first bid is above your budget is there? Your dream of owning your next home in a desirable part of Sydney’s, like Balmain, Stanmore or Annandale , is over before it really even began! The auction takes off as you stand
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One of the most common questions that I am asked by would-be investors is whether they should purchase one higher priced property or two more affordable ones? The answer is, well, it depends entirely on you! What I mean by that is that your budget as well as your risk profile and goals will ultimately determine whether you should buy one or
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There is no question that 2021 will be a property year for the record books. Since the start of the year, property prices have surged pretty much everywhere, with double digit growth the “norm”. What has been most extraordinary has been that Sydney was the top performer when it came to median house value growth over the
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A bit like a party where no one wants to leave, but the sun rising the next morning kind of makes them do, there is some talk of late about a new dawn approaching for market conditions in Sydney. On the ground, over the past few weeks, it does feel like some of the market heat has cooled, with a slight
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Over the past two years, the price gap between houses and units in Sydney has been widening significantly. Indeed, in some locations the chasm between house and unit prices has expanded by hundreds of thousands of dollars over that period of time. What this means in reality for investors is that in some of our city’s most desirable locations, the
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