We’ve seen this before from Harry Dent – back in 2012 Harry Dent was saying that the Australian real estate market is a bubble ready to burst. Now he’s back in Australia to speak at seminars and to promote his book, “The Demographic Cliff”. He says that house prices are unsustainable and will fall by …
This tenanted property on Brisbane’s southside was listed with a large real estate agency who advertise their superior marketing and photography. This was a rental property and rather messy, and even though the agent paid a professional photographer to shoot the place the agent and photographer did nothing to improve the presentation of the home. …
So you’ve had your home on the market for 3 months, and you’re thinking of listing it with another real estate agent. But should you use the same photos of your home? It can be a good idea to start afresh with new photos, even if you had a professional photographer shoot your place the …
Channel Nine’s mega-popular TV show “The Block” is nearing the end of its run, and the four properties are now on the market for you to check out and even wander through. The auction date is Saturday August 20, so it’s going to be a fairly short and sweet marketing campaign. Will they cover their …
According to a recent article at Domain.com.au – Ten ways to tip the balance in your favour – the photos used in the marketing of a home can have a pretty significant impact on the success of your sale. The agents interviewed by Domain.com.au offered a list of 10 ways for how you can sell …
After seeing it pushed in my Facebook feed for the past week or so, I decided to download the new Century 21 Australia iPhone app to see what it was like. My first impression was that it was pretty good – it offered great information about a suburb (local sales results, current median prices, real …
Queensland State Government increases Stamp Duty – what will this mean for the real estate industry?
Update – June 29, 2011: According to a real estate agent I was speaking with today, the stamp duty increases kicks in for properties that sign a contract AFTER August 1. I had heard from someone else that settlement might have been required before August 1 (they weren’t quite sure), but it looks like settlement …
I came across this great blog post called “The Five Year Rule for Buying a House“. It’s concerned with selling a house in the USA, but I think the same basic principles apply here. Here it is really briefly: When you purchase a house, the general rule is that you want to be sure to …
According to some real estate agents, if the Federal Government ends the First Home Owners Grant on June 30 2009, the real estate industry will grind to a halt. Remax real estate agent Peter Secco has been working in my local area for 25 years. He’s seen property prices and the industry go up and …
It’s a funny market right now, and no-one really seems to know what’s going to happen over the next 12 months. We’ve spoken with a few agents today who have said that it’s unusually quiet, even for this time of year. People seem to be treading very cautiously, not knowing which way things will go. …