Viewing by month: August 2009
Learning about real estate
There is an abundance of ways to learn about real estate. I of course recommend that you speak your local real estate expert – namely your CENTURY 21 office, but aside from that it’s probably never been easier to come to grips with most aspects of real estate. The internet in particular had made the exchange and access of information incredibly easy and rapid. What is interesting...Read complete post
Fantasy real estate for a Friday
Living with a couple of tweens makes me fairly susceptible to the celebrity scene. If I don’t know the who’s who of the moment, there are times when I have no idea what my kids are talking about. But then on the flip side, there are those famous folk that I refer to who my kids are clueless about, and when I start talking real estate at the same time, they take on the same glazed expression I have when the name Robert...Read complete post
Things to think about when you move
Moving is documented as one of the most stressful events a person can live through, even for a real estate agent. It can be totally traumatic at times and even in the best scenarios, exhausting. In case you don't already have enough on your mind when planning a move, here are a few more thoughts to consider when you’re thinking about your moving date deciding on who to help you move. Read complete postLearning from your mistakes
Ah the age old adage that you should learn from your mistakes. Some of us do, and some of make the same mistakes over and over. People also say that making mistakes is actually the best way to learn, and to a certain extent I agree – providing you do actually learn the lesson of course. And while all this is fine and dandy, at the time of being responsible for...Read complete post
Should you downsize?
A lot of people think that bigger is better when it comes to owning a house. I think most of us have been invited to a friend’s new home masquerading as a mansion and wandered through trying not to gape and mentally calculating what they must be paying on their mortgage and how we could ever afford to live in something similar. But a big home isn’t necessarily the right choice for...Read complete post
What really makes a good location?
Everyone says that location is king in real estate, and there are obviously stats and data that prove that certain locations hold or improve their value more so than others. Beach and inner city locations tend to be on the list and house among some of the most highly coveted property, but in recent times we’ve seen that although location may be key,...Read complete post
The crazy world of real estate
I find that in every walk of life you come across very interesting people. There are certainly some interesting people in the city I spend most of my time in, and I guess it’s just laws of probability that mean the larger the population, the more there is of everyone, including the people who are a touch more out there. Read complete postCentury 21 celebrates 21 years by giving away $21k in 21 days!
As some of you may be aware, 2009 marks CENTURY 21 Australia’s 21st birthday. A significant birthday like a 21st is always worth a big party, and so we’ve decided to throw one of the biggest 21st celebrations this year! We’re encouraging everyone to get involved with the festivities, namely the chance to win a share of $21,000 over a 21 day period!Read complete postHow hard is it to sell a house?
I once had a friend say to me there are 3 things that everyone on the planet thinks they can do – be a stand-up comic, design their own house, and make a film. I think there are a few other things missing from this list. From my business experience in particular, it seems everyone thinks it can’t be that hard to sell a house, and everyone also seems to...Read complete post