Sydney’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 MoreLower north shore property buyers – beware the unknowns
April 30th, 2018
Reflecting our prominence as lower north shore buyers’ agents, Chris Curtis was invited recently by North Sydney Council to address a public forum on the impact of the proposed Beaches Link and Western Harbour Tunnel on lower north shore reside
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 MoreWill Trump trump the Sydney property market?
November 10th, 2016
Maybe. Read our report from one of the first Sydney auctions a day after the US election.On behalf of a client, we registered to bid at last night's auction of 10/34 Fairfax Road, Bellevue Hill. It eventually sold under the hammer for $1.515 mil
Read MoreThe missing ingredient in house-price indexes
September 26th, 2016
Do we really know as much as we should about what's going on in the Sydney property market and in other Australian property markets? In this 23 September 2016 Australian Financial Review article written by Jacob Greber and Michael Bleby, Chris Curt
Read MoreSydney’s Council Mergers Explained
March 14th, 2016
Under new NSW government plans, 152 councils will be amalgamated to cut the overall number down to 112. In Sydney, the number of councils will be reduced from 43 to 25, and regional councils from 109 to 87. While not an easy step, Premier Mike B
Read MoreBidding Wars Continue to Skyrocket Prices Over Sydney Reserves
March 31st, 2015
As the NSW Government and NSW Fair Trading crack down on house price underquoting, the number of houses being sold for thousands of dollars above their reserve continues to soar. Just this month, the Sunday Telegraph revealed that NSW Fair Tradi
Read MoreThe Sale of Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum: Does it Spark the End of Public Spaces?
March 23rd, 2015
Philip Thalis, Architecture Faculty Industry Advisory Group member at University of Newcastle and co-author of Public Sydney: Drawing the City, has a message for the New South Wales government. That message is “Back off our public spaces, before
Read MoreFirst-Home Buyers in Sydney Need an Extra 10 Months to Save for a Deposit
February 3rd, 2015
The Sydney property market was stronger in 2014 than in 2013, with house prices rising continuously. This means that it’ll take first-time buyers an extra 10 months to save for a home deposit, reported Jonathan Chancellor on Property Observer.
Read MoreSydney Property Boom in 2014 – The 6 Hottest Suburbs
January 29th, 2015
2014 was a good year for the Sydney property market, with house prices skyrocketing to millions of dollars, according to Aidan Devine on The Daily Telegraph. Home auctions also reached a record 39,881, and selling a property has never been easier.
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