Luxe Listings is the latest offering in Australian real estate reality TV. Accuracies, inaccuracies and more
August 25th, 2021
This genre has been staple viewing since Maggie and Richard’s The Home Show in the early 1990’s and many other long-running shows in the meantime like Location, Location, Location, Grand Designs, Love It or List It, and The Block. Have such sh
Read MoreWhat service does a buyer’s agent offer? Here’s what to expect before you pay a Retainer fee
July 1st, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of how to establish trust with a buyer’s agent in the first conversation. It’s not every day that you engage a buyer’s agent. With so many buyers’ agents in the market, how do you choose who’s right for you? Are you
Read MoreHow to find and buy property off market in Sydney?
May 11th, 2021
A buyer’s agent confirms Sydney’s secret real estate listings are real. Any selling agent and most mainstream media will suggest that the recent real estate boom across Sydney is due to the short supply of property listings. Yet on a weekly b
Read MoreHere’s why property buyers need in-depth advice on Sydney’s secluded Northern Beaches.
April 19th, 2021
With impending infrastructure change and a new wave of competition, commercial and residential property buyers need to do their research before diving in. Where and what are the Northern Beaches? Anyone who knows Sydney’s Northern Beaches will
Read MoreCaveat Emptor no more
April 1st, 2020Our Principal, Chris Curtis, attended a huge API webinar recently discussing the API's Protocols dealing with valuing assets which are difficult/impossible to inspect physically given COVID-19.Sadly, it's an inside the square approach that could
Read MoreThe 2019/2020 bushfires – a game changer for Sydney’s property market
January 28th, 2020
“What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia,” ran a headline in the Los Angeles Times in 2009. A decade later, the world is pointing to Australia – and much of the country is literally on fire. With Australia in
Read MoreInternational students – a ticking time bomb in the Sydney property market?
October 13th, 2019
International education is Australia’s third largest export industry after iron ore and coal, worth $32.4 billion to the economy, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (Depending on one’s definition of exports, other ec
Read MoreBuyers’ Agents Mosman – tips from an expert
August 2nd, 2019
Buyers Agents Mosman The vast Mosman postcode has numerous stunning beaches including Balmoral and Chinaman’s, extensive bush and parklands, and even its own zoo and marina. With views to the open sea, to Middle and Sydney Harbours and icons li
Read MoreThe Regulator: friend or foe of Sydney property buyers?
July 10th, 2019
Most property buyers in Sydney come to the table with similar preoccupations and questions: does the house or apartment they are looking at have a view? Is it north facing? Are there any noisy bars in earshot? How far is it from a train station?
Read MoreMedia mania: Sydney’s property market – seeing it for what it is
April 10th, 2019
In September last year, 60 Minutes, Channel Nine’s flagship current affairs program, predicted that house prices in Sydney could fall by as much as 40 percent in just 12 months.Over six months later and there is no sight yet of such a dram
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