Category: Selling
Preparing for what the 2012 residential property market has to offer
Welcome to 2012! I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas and New Year period. Even for those who didn’t manage...
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House prices rise in November
The end of December marked the release of the RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Home Value Index Read complete post
Rate cut provides Christmas relief for property buyers and mortgage holders
At its December meeting held in Sydney last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia elected to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent. This was the second consecutive cut to rates made by the Reserve Bank, after a year of keeping rates on hold at 4.75 per cent.
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Australia’s best architectural projects
Being in the real estate industry, I often find myself in conversations with people discussing their homes, investment properties, renovations and the like. People like to get an idea about popular renovating trends and the best ways to add value to their properties, and frequently ask me about what I’m seeing with regards to the CENTURY 21 properties that are being purchased and sold. For those who are interested in the most impressive, innovative designs,...Read complete post
SA Government establishes urban development authority to oversee projects
Given the ongoing demand for residential property that Australia will likely face over coming years, it is excellent to see the progress being made in some areas of the country towards achieving not just the construction of new projects, but the redevelopment of otherwise unutilised residential space. Promise for such progress was seen in South Australia recently, where the state’s Premier, Jay Weatherill, announced the establishment of a new urban development...Read complete post
A review of the spring selling season so far
We’re now just over halfway through the traditionally busy spring selling season which places us well to see how the residential market is faring so far. A guest column by CENTURY 21 Chairman and owner, Charles Tarbey, recently appeared on Property Observer, the independent news website for investors and astute buyers, in which he considered spring sales activity up to this point, and gave his thoughts on what he expected to see in the real estate market for the remainder...Read complete post
Things to consider when selling in spring
The spring selling season often proves to be quite a busy period for real estate agents. The warmer weather seems to draw prospective buyers out of the gloom of winter and reinvigorate their search efforts for a property to purchase, while many sellers will have used the colder months to prepare their properties for a September sale, in order to successfully relocate by Christmas time. I think it is fair to say that the residential property market across...Read complete post
Spring selling season starts on good note as interest rates are left on hold
I don’t think it surprised anybody when the Reserve Bank of Australia elected to keep September interest rates steady at 4.75 per cent last week. With heightened concerns for the global economy and continuing low consumer sentiment, an interest rate rise certainly seemed unlikely, and at this stage may not even be on the cards for another few months at least. Setting interest rates for September saw the Reserve Bank continue to monitor “very unsettled”...Read complete post
Trust a truthful agent when selling your property
I imagine the prospect of selling a home at the moment must be somewhat daunting. Never before have vendors had access to such vast amounts of information about market conditions, and while knowledge is definitely powerful, it can also be confusing. Add to this the continuing contradictory media speculation about the state of the market. Some weeks it looks as though interest rates are set to go up and there is an undersupply of properties, the next the commentators may be...Read complete post
Reasons Why Your Property May Not be Selling
When selling a property there can be nothing more frustrating than watching it sit on the market for an extended period of time. As most properties are the closest to being sold just after they have been listed when buyer interest is high, it is definitely worth looking into the situation if yours has been languishing for awhile. There are a variety of factors that can affect whether a home sells, including how it is priced, how it looks and the way it has...Read complete post