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Home renovations can be a popular way of adding value to a property, so long as they are done with care. We recently inspected a detached house around Robina that had been renovated and looked very presentable. So much so that the vendor had received a firm contract for a prospective purchaser, subject to a [...]

Homeowners who are planning to move up often wrestle with the dilemma: “Should we sell first or buy first?” You’ll find plenty of agents advising you to buy before you sell, but that’s rarely in your best interest. It’s in the agent’s best interest because if you buy, you will need to sell, and the [...]

If you ask a real estate agent, “Should I keep my home on the market over the holidays?” an agent will tell you, “Yes, absolutely, because then you know buyers are serious.” You know what I think about that? I’ll cut to the chase. It’s hogwash. If you don’t have to sell between Christmas and New [...]

Opinions about whether to hold an open house vary greatly across the country. You’ll hear real estate agents flatly refuse to hold open listings because they view them as a wasted marketing effort, or they’ll say open houses are just a tool to find the agent new clients. There is some truth to those excuses, [...]

Every seller wants her home to sell fast and bring top dollar. Does that sound good to you? Well, it’s not luck that makes that happen. It’s careful planning and knowing how to professionally spruce up your home that will send home buyers scurrying for their checkbooks. Here is how to prep a house and [...]

Quick fixes before selling a home always pay off, but which repairs bring the biggest return? Specific answers to this often-asked question largely depend on a variety of factors such as: Time of year Location of the home Market temperature Competing inventory There is no hard and fast rule. Flooring Fixes In my neighbourhood, most [...]

People say the best days to own a boat are the day you buy the boat and the day you sell it. That’s not true when it comes to home ownership, unless, maybe, you live on a boat. The best days in home ownership are when you buy a home and all the way through [...]

If you are considering buying a home on the Sunshine Coast in the near future, there are several critical factors which you should be aware of. By and large, the current market is possibly a buyer’s market. That does not mean; however, that most buyers will be able to simply sweep in and pick up [...]

With the change of the first home buyers grant on Sunday 12/10/08, $7,000 to $14,000 for houses under $500,000 or $21,000 for house & land packages or new houses not yet lived in. The real estate agents won’t see the different in the market place for 4 to 6 weeks, due the buyers first see [...]

After your home, it could well be the second biggest purchase you make. And you should be just as cautious. There’s a well known saying: the happiest day of a boat owner’s life is the day they buy it, and the day they sell it. There’s no doubt it’s part of the Australian dream. So, [...]