Home Improvements: To refurbish or not to refurbish? That is the question (as Shakespeare nearly said). It’s a tricky one. If you’re looking at putting your house on the market, you may be reluctant to spend money on a refurbishment that you won’t see the benefit of. Let the next owner do the work, right? […]
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May
May
Data often leads us to market signals and the wise ones can read it on time to get ahead. I took a snapshot for the last three years .While we do believe that if we reduce supply and demand remains the same the price would go up. However if available stock reduces and capital growth […]
18
Apr
Apr
I am not sure if you noticed but every time the market seems to reach it peak and probably ready for a downturn the media seems to talk about affordability. I have heard the discussion about our children not being able to afford homes and a generation of renters.I also noticed that retirees have a […]
24
Sep
Sep
A lot has been said about house prices and affordability. People in Cherrybrook and West Pennant Hills have been silently rejoicing that their properties have risen by over 40% in the last few years. On the other hand they seem concerned that their children may never be able to afford to live in these suburbs. […]
10
Sep
Sep
Most of us believe that we are good shoppers and would be able to get the best deal from banks. Others have this comfort with their existing bankers and would work with them even if they are more expensive. Looking back at buying behaviour over the last ten years there is a tendency to Look […]
07
Jul
Jul
With the fast moving prices in Sydney and Melbourne the buzzwords are more like -what is my house worth, what is the value of my home. Since the rise has been dramatic we find that these questions are answered by almost everyone. Every party-goer will tell you, that everyone, whether they be accountants or engineers […]
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Feb
Feb
The thought of selling ones family home of 20 years is a daunting thought. Most people I meet have some excellent memories of their children growing up in their home, the backyard chatter and the wonderful sunsets from the balcony. The first part of this journey is to understand that while these are valid emotions […]
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Aug
Aug
Many a time we have been asked what if one walked away from an auction after being the winning bidder. It is a suspicious question if it came from a vendor going to auction. We decided to investigate the issue and found there have been precedents. An interesting fact that most bidders don’t know is […]