YOU DIDN’T GET THE HOUSE What is the hardest, most exhausting (physically and emotionally) part of buying a house? It’s setting your heart on a home and not being the successful purchaser. Sometimes, the ad doesn’t match the reality, or your research sways you away, or sometimes the hammer just doesn’t fall for you There…
Avian Flu, Bird Flu Bird Flu, why does it matter? I usually write about real estate and homes, and in a loose kind of way bird flu will impact real estate and homes. Living across the road from a lake with abundant bird life, the prospect of bird flu strikes hard. Swans, pelicans, ducks, purple…
SELLING IN SUMMER – ADVANTAGES Advantages of selling in summer For the home seller, traditionally, there are less homes for sale in December and January, and buyer competition will be fierce. Motivation, Urgency, and fewer listings Three factors that impact on buyers in January. Motivation and urgency may be higher as those who sold in…
The right home rarely walks through your door. You need to seek it out. Home finding is easier when you have a guide beside you. Transforming one life at a time. Getting you to where you need your home to be. My role as a guide, as a real estate advocate is to get you…
The owners have been met, their identity confirmed, what happens next? Step 3, agents have been selected, the home is ready, let the marketing commence. SELLING YOUR HOME BEING READY AND AGENT SELECTION Viewing a vacant home has a very different feel to viewing a home with the seller in residence. The tenants have vacated,…
Auction Tales: Tales of Two Auctions in Croydon Victoria Auction Tales, Property One Great location, a quiet street not yet filled with the townhouses springing up everywhere in Croydon.832 m2 on a corner block, price guide $870,000 – $940,000 The house was sizable, unrenovated, and was clearly a much loved family home. During the auction…