Why a buyers’ agent can help you find the “material facts” sellers and their agents don’t disclose
May 31st, 2022
Did you know that over two years ago, NSW amended legislation regulating the obligation of agents to disclose ‘’material facts” to prospective buyers?The amendments were part of a suite of changes described by the REINSW as “sweeping refo
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 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
Read MoreCo-working spaces – a threat or opportunity for commercial property owners and buyers?
January 9th, 2019
There are free craft beers in the fridge, hand-roasted coffee on demand, and fresh “fruit water” (don't ask). There are high ceilings, creamy camel-coloured sofas, and lashings of raw exposed steel and textured wood. This isn’t a l
Read MoreIs Sydney’s residential property market bottoming out ? – On this data, maybe
October 11th, 2018
In their recent blog Decoding Property Buying Intentions Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) has extracted data from their 52,000 strong data base to assess current, nation wide property buying intentions. Borrowing from Bachman Turner Overdrive’s 1
Read MoreSydney’s correcting property market: first home buyers and high net worth individuals could win in the long term
July 10th, 2018
Between 2012 and 2017, property values in Sydney rose a staggering 74 percent.Now that we have come to the end of that five-year cycle, the party is definitely over. Sydney property prices have fallen, with economists predicting more drops to
Read MoreThe flattening Sydney property market – four reasons why this time could be different
April 11th, 2018
Driven by high credit and population growth, Sydney’s property market has been on an almost uninterrupted upwards trajectory for well over a decade.During that period, it has proven remarkably resilient to various shocks which, in order of
Read MoreThe Sydney Metro. A bonanza for Sydney residential and commercial property buyers or not?
February 19th, 2018
For a city of its size many consider it a crime that Sydney does not already have a metro system. Yet, with the New South Wales capital predicted to reach eight million people by 2050, the government is now looking to remedy that. The initial leg
Read MoreGentrification: What it means for Sydney property buyers
November 15th, 2017
Once a den for organised crime – from gambling to prostitution – Kings Cross still retains something of its gritty reputation. For now.In reality it is a social petre dish likely to yield results which will help buyers and others understa
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