Viewing by month: April 2009
A good time to invest
As the market begins to pick itself back up and dust itself off, looking back over the last year makes you realise what a difference 12 months can make. It wasn’t all that long ago that everybody was speculating that interest rates would hit double-digit levels by 2010, and now we’re wondering when they’ll stop being cut! Read complete postHow to stay motivated during down times
I try to read up on what others in the real estate industry are doing on a daily basis. I check out blogs, I look at industry publications, and I also see what’s being said in the mass media. It never ceases to amaze me how many different opinions on the same thing can be found – even when it comes to the economic...Read complete post
CENTURY 21 expands in 2009
Here at CENTURY 21 Australia we don’t shy away from the fact we are part of the world’s largest network of real estate agents. In this industry, CENTURY 21 is the biggest brand name internationally, and it’s something that everyone working here is not only very proud of, but that we acknowledge we directly benefit from.Read complete post
For the love of the job
Musing about what you would do with a multi million dollar lottery win is a favourite pastime for many. How many times has a friend asked the lottery related question “what would you do if…” and the resulting conversation became a half hour reciting of wish lists? A quick poll around the CENTURY 21 national office indicated that if a lotto win eventuated, most...Read complete post
How to advertise real estate in the current market
As I touched on yesterday, one of the more common mistakes in the current real estate market is not pricing homes for sale at the right level. It’s a tricky balance between achieving the price a vendor is after and finding the price the market is actually prepared to pay...Read complete post
Selling Your Home - What Not to Do
Depending on who you talk to at the moment, when it comes to real estate there is either no property stock available, or stock that’s been sitting on the market for months. As a seller, if you don’t want to wait around to list your home, there are a few key things to consider in a market that isn’t quite booming. In speaking to people across the industry about exactly this, a...Read complete post
Positive Attitude, Positive Market
With the stock exchange beginning to rally (well, at least it has been more regularly lately than in previous months!), and a growing perception that the real estate market is beginning to recover (albeit slowly, I’m not going to deny we still have a long way to go), it continues to remain imperative that everyone involved...Read complete post