Down in Victoria the Estate Agents Council is talking about the possibility of allowing lawyers, accountants, and other professionals to become pseudo-estate agents. The Victorian Government wants to boost competition within the real estate industry, but the Real Estate Institute of Victoria doesn’t like the idea: “Given that there are approximately 15,000 estate agents in …
It looks like The Great Slow-down in the real estate market is helping first-home buyers get into the game, as 30 per cent more of them entered the market in November ’05 compared to November 2004. Owner-occupiers are also buying up big, as investors continue to sell off their homes due to low rent. “Improving …
According to the REIQ, residents in the inner west suburbs of Red Hill, Ashgrove and Bardon spent almost $5 million on improving their homes during the September quarter. “Many homes in suburbs like Ashgrove and Bardon have not experienced renovation work for many years – as property values have doubles in these areas more home …
There was an interesting article in an early November issue of The Courier Mail’s Home magazine. It profiles a young first home buyer, and describes how she went about it: I spent a month researching, looking on the internet and getting up at the crack of dawn to get the paper and make a list …
A home in Beresford Tce, Coorparoo, sold a couple of weeks back for a record price for the area – $2.999 million. I photographed this particular home a couple of years ago, and it’s not too shabby. What sets it apart? I’m not sure … there’s no city view, no riverside location, no views over …