I recently read an article by property writer Jonathan Chancellor, about the rental increase rates on one bed units here in Sydney. According to PRDNationwide statistics, the growth in rents is exceeding that of two bed units, with five year increases in rents very strong in the top five local government areas of Canterbury, Rockdale, [...]
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After a century in the business of selling real estate, Max Raine (Chairman of one of the oldest owned real estate agencies in Australia Raine and Horne) recently responded, when asked about the secret to his thriving business, that “Trust and Integrity are the most valuable things you have in business…without that you don’t have [...]
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As buyers’ agents, our clients often include home buyers who are searching for that ideal first or next principal place of residence , to call their own. Though they may have various budgets and criteria, one similarity that unites such buyers is their emotional attachment to the ultimate purchase. Though it’s easier as an investor [...]
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Since the NSW state govt announced in September this year that the current stamp duty exemption for first home buyers (of existing properties) was being axed at the end of 2011, we’ve noticed a more active market in the sub $500K price bracket. Though the exemption still applies to newly built and off the plan [...]
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For those who watched Channel Ten’s latest property programme,”The Renovators”, you may have noticed six rather rundown properties as the real “stars” of the show. The contestants challenge was to renovate and restore these 5 houses (and 1 shop!) back to their former glory, as well as bringing them into the 21st century with creative [...]
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