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A race to the future
If you have a home loan, chances are you take an interest in the first Tuesday of each month. That’s each month, not just November. It is unlikely a Melbourne Cup win... [Read more]
Keeping your investment safe this holiday period
For many of us, the coming holiday season brings the joy of decorating our homes to celebrate and share. This is a pleasure that extends to tenants too remember.
Listen up... [Read more]
Is your pool safety up to standard this summer?
For many home owners and tenants, pools are a desirable feature in a property, and for some the ultimate luxury, particularly in a long hot summer.
Having a pool may attract... [Read more]
Eight seconds to make an impression
Depending where you read it, somewhere around 88 per cent, and anything up to 95 per cent, of prospective buyers go online to search, which means images of your property... [Read more]
Ask the Questions
Go ahead and ask
We hear a lot about first time buyers, but what about first time sellers? Once the decision to sell has been made, property owners may feel daunted... [Read more]
Choosing the right gift
Choosing the right gift
Real estate agents are amongst many professional who like to thank their customers by giving gifts, in this case it is usually thanking sellers for the listing... [Read more]
House or Apartment? The first home owners debate.
While blogger, Jennifer K, didn’t buy an apartment as her first home, the apartment-lifestyle has its attractions.
When I was younger – I’m talking well before I ever considered buying my... [Read more]
Divide and conquer
If you would like the end of your home loan repayments to come sooner, consider this:
Do you repay monthly? Divide that amount by two. Then simply change to repaying that... [Read more]
Consider the strategy of ‘rentvesting’
Recent first-time home buyer, Jennifer K, considers the strategy of ‘rentvesting’.
If you’re like me, when I was looking at buying my first home I came across the term ‘rentvesting’ quite... [Read more]
Annoy the customer: Why would you!
Annoy the customer: Why would you!
An Inman story recently explored the top seven ways that real estate agents can annoy their customers.
The first three mentioned were not responding promptly, showing up unannounced... [Read more]
ON LOCATION – Parramatta,
Where are we?
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
The City of Parramatta offers lifestyle, employment, arts and culture on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is 23 kilometres west of, and a... [Read more]
When faster is always better
Of the commitments we make in life, one that’s a pleasure to put behind us is our mortgage.
“This is my home’, we can say. ‘No really… It is MY home,... [Read more]