Most experienced vendors will readily tell you what they value most about the interaction they had with their agent during the selling process. Vendors report that up-to-date information about inspections – who came through when and what they said – is what eases the stress and makes them feel more central to the process. Unfortunately, [...]
Home Sellers & Buyers
UNDERSTANDING THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
Negotiating the selling price of a property is a tricky process and emotions often run high. Vendors sometimes think that moving from their original asking price means they are “losing money”, while purchasers are afraid of “going too high” in the heat of the moment. It’s a wonder properties ever get sold, when the price a [...]
‘STAGING’ TIPS
Many property owners ask the wrong questions when looking at tenant applications, potentially turning away suitable tenants because they focus on the wrong information. Asking for too much personal information or looking for tenants with a certain lifestyle is not only intrusive but could lead landlords to turn away potentially good tenants. It doesn’t matter [...]
EXPAND INTO SPRING
At this time of year, most of us who have been slowing down for the winter start to get moving again. Days are longer and we respond to that expansiveness with an expanding of our own awareness and activities, putting new ideas into practice and taking on new projects. The longer days have another benefit: extra [...]
LOOKING TO BUY IN A BOOM SUBURB
Every home buyer wants to be assured of strong capital gain and their dream is to buy in the next ‘boom’ suburb, where values increase more, sometimes a huge amount more than the average. Most people know that the best suburbs to buy in are those with good infrastructure and amenities offering their residents quality of life [...]
EVALUATE YOUR POTENTIAL AGENT IN 15 Q’s
Did you know that there are fifteen questions that will help you separate the professional from the not so professional agent when you are trying to work out who will sell your home? Compare two or three agents’ answers to these questions and you will not only know your local marketplace better but you will have a [...]
Residential Property Investors
‘I DON’T WANT THAT SORT OF PERSON LIVING IN MY PROPERTY.’
Property owners ask the wrong questions when looking at tenant applications, potentially turning away suitable tenants because they focus on the wrong information. Asking for too much personal information or looking for tenants with a certain lifestyle is not only intrusive but could lead landlords to turn away potentially good tenants. It doesn’t matter if they [...]
MINIMISE RENTAL ADVERTISING
If you are a landlord with a vacant property, you want to know that your advertising dollar is being spent where tenants are likely to be searching for accommodation. Research conducted Australasia-wide shows that 91% of enquiry comes from two sources. The Australasian research results show that on average, 71% of enquiry comes from the [...]
‘STAND AND WAIT’ NOT GOOD MARKET STRATEGY
When media reports start talking about static or falling home prices, many homebuyers think that it’s a good idea to watch the market and wait for it to reach the bottom. They feel that if they postpone their purchase long enough, they are likely to see prices fall further and snap up a ‘real bargain’. [...]
INVESTING OR SPECULATING?
Many unsuspecting would-be investors fall foul of high risk speculative schemes every day. Investing means putting money where there is a high probability of getting a good return and improving on the original amount invested and a low probability of losing your initial invested sum. The word ‘probability’ sums up the amount of risk involved. It is [...]
RATE YOUR PROPERTY MANAGER
It’s sometimes hard to work out why you feel vaguely dissatisfied with a given service. You know it’s not working but you can’t put your finger on why. When it comes to property managers, there is a checklist you can run through to reassure yourself that your agent is doing the best thing by your [...]
LANDLORDS ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
If you are a landlord and you are feeling vaguely dissatisfied with the service you are getting from your property manager, it may be that they are looking after the property well enough, but falling short when it comes to giving advice. If you are a landlord, and the tenant asks for the carpet to [...]