The property market has been surprisingly resilient during COVID-19. Actually, change that to remarkably resilient. The spring property market will face several crucial pressure points that will test that resilience though. If you ask 10 experts for their opinion/forecast on how the Sydney property market will play out for the […]
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The 2019 post-election property boom officially ended in April 2020, with the advent of COVID-19. As with all booms that end, some pundits will suggest that it represents the start of a crash. Without doubt, the risks lurking in this current market exceed anything in recent memory, including those risks […]
Have you been toying with the idea of selling your family home and moving into something smaller and more manageable? Are you an empty nester or do you have the urge to spend more time travelling? Is maintaining a big house becoming a chore? Downsizing is a natural step. Almost […]
Why do we hold on to clutter? The Thoughts of a decluttering expert. This edited excerpt from Kym Lackmann’s first book, The Art of Downsizing was published on the Downsizing.com website. It helps to point out the “why” so many of us accumulate clutter and helps with strategies to […]
Booming markets over the past 3 years have meant that real estate agents have become facilitators of sales, rather than negotiators of them. When there is one house and 3 buyers who desperately want it, an agent does not have to sell the property. They simply facilitate the bidding process […]
If you are looking to buy and sell in the present market, we urge caution. In the past 5 years as prices have been rising, those looking to buy and sell their primary residence/s have often elected to buy a new home and then sell their existing property. For a […]
Sydney real estate has been on an upward trend since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) begun cutting interest rates in mid-2012. All busts eventually end, as does every boom. Picking the end of this boom has seen many people get it wrong. Investment bank UBS recently came out and […]
Most people have heard of capital gains tax, but not many people have a true understanding of what it is and how it may affect you, particularly when you are part of a real estate transaction. In a nutshell, Capital gains tax is a tax on the profits from the […]
Now that summer is well and truly over the days are getting colder and the sun doesn’t stay up as long. But what effect will it play on the real estate market in the Sutherland Shire? It’s a question we are asked every change of season, the answer is; little […]
The traditional real estate agent is under attack from the left and the right. On the one hand, companies such as Buy My Place are teaching consumers how to sell without a real estate agent. On the other, UK outfit Purple Bricks hit Sydney in recent times to offer home […]
The internet has made some amazing changes to the way we buy and sell real estate. Buyers can now easily search for their next home whenever and wherever they please. Also, sellers have the option to include multimedia like videos, floorplans and images to attract buyers. There are some negative […]
The property market is always susceptible to ‘disruptive’ forces of one kind or another. The last two decades has seen constant digital disruption as websites and databases decimated print. The digital disruption changed the way real estate is purchased and sold forever more. In 2014, there was an influx of […]