July 3, 2020
Off-the-plan pain as buyers lose building deposits
Some off-the-plan apartment buyers are having to cut their losses and walk away from their deposits.
Buyers
November 10, 2017
Five ways buyers can end up paying unders for property
Under what conditions do buyers find a way to pay less for a property than it’s actually worth?
October 12, 2017
Foreign buyers still keen in Melbourne despite stamp duty hikes
Foreigners are buying 17 per cent of newly built property in Victoria despite Government efforts to tighten the screws.
October 5, 2017
Despite recent crackdowns underquoting is still a tactic some agents use to attract buyers
Have you ever heard the old real estate agent adage, ‘Quote high and watch it die. Quote low and watch it go’?
April 5, 2016
Things buyers hate when they enter home opens
They say when you’re on a blind date your prospective lover makes their mind up about you in the first 15 seconds. A new survey
February 2, 2016
Buyers are increasingly bidding above asking prices
New research from realestate.com has found that across Australia a healthy 41 per cent of property buyers in the market in September and October were willing to bid above the asking price.
February 2, 2016
Buyers cautious as properties rush the market before Christmas
Saturday’s recorded auction clearance rate of 67 per cent was the lowest recorded for five months.
January 22, 2016
What who can buy and where in Melbourne
Recent comments about housing affordability and first-home buyers from Treasurer Joe Hockey have led to him being labelled out of touch.
January 21, 2016
The average Australian household carries nearly $250,000 in debt
The average Australian household now carries a record high debt of nearly $250,000.