Earlier this week I photographed a home for a couple who currently have their property listed with a Jenman system agent. The owners said that they’re not happy with the real estate agent because he only took one really bad photo of their home (see photo on left), and that’s all that’s showing at realestate.com.au. …
They had been told we were coming … they’ve had the house on the market for over a month … but when we got there yesterday it was a mess. I mean, it wasn’t the worst place I’ve ever done, but it was pretty bad. There was rubbish and rotting food sitting in plastic bags …
Got a spare $3.5 million that you don’t know what to do with? Well, if you’d been in Bondi this morning you could have picked up a block of land. Yes, it’s just 120 square metres of dirt with a big hole in the middle, but it would have cost you $29,300 per square metre. …
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics property prices in Brisbane rose by 2 per cent in the December quarter, giving an overall rise of 3.4 per cent for 2005. The big action for the year was in Darwin, with a whopping 23.2 per cent jump for the year. However, in Sydney things went downhill …
Steve Rubel has posted a terrific little article at the “We influence” blog. It’s about marketing, and I reckon it applies really well to real estate agents and how they should market themselves. So, with a couple of changes, here’s Steve’s take on real estate agent marketing (the bold bits are the changed bits): So …
Aussie actor and Oscar hopeful Heath Ledger is selling his Sydney home at Bronte. With 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, “… this striking coastal masterpiece has undergone a meticulous contemporary overhaul. Set over three cascading levels with newly reinvented interiors by acclaimed actor/owner Heath Ledger, it showcases the finest fixtures and finishes sourced from around …
There are calls from the Liberal backbench in Canberra to lift the first home owners’ grant to $15,000. “Increasing the home buyers grant to $15,000 will help tens of thousand of people exit the rent trap to buy their own place.” – Gold Coast Liberal MP Steven Ciobo Mr Ciobo also said that the Government …
Property prices might be dropping in some areas, but apparently home buyers are now borrowing more against their property value. According to a study by mortgage broker Australian Finance Group, buyers are borrowing 71.5 percent of the home’s value, more than 5 points higher than in January 2005. Clearly people aren’t too concerned about the …
I was doing a photo shoot for an agent yesterday, and she was telling me about a unit at Southbank that we photographed for her late last year. The unit was a strange shape, so the agent suggested to the owners that they hire a company to furnish the unit, as this will help to …
There was an interesting article in the NY Times recently on “The power of words” (you’ll need to register with the NY Times to see it, but it’s free). It’s obviously US-focussed, but it outlines the way in which real estate agents and the public describe the changing real estate market. Are we in a …