Dealing with Emotion When Buying Property
If you’ve ever been involved in any type of negotiation, you would know that emotion is something that can quickly cloud your judgement. It’s long been accepted that when buying property, you need to avoid emotion and stick to the numbers. This is certainly true when it comes to buying an investment property. But […]
How to Buy at Auction the Right Way
An auction is an effective way to sell a property as it is an environment, that effectively manufactures tension and emotion and can lead people to overpay for a property. From the perspective of a vender, this is a good thing. For potential buyers, this isn’t what we want. In a perfect world, we […]
Income vs. Growth Investing
In recent years, as a buyers agency we’ve heard a lot about positively geared properties and why you need to chase higher yields so you can grow your property portfolio. While on the surface this makes sense, is it actually true? You might be surprised to learn that if your goal is to […]
Finding the Perfect Investment Strategy
Despite what the property ‘experts’ out there would have you believe, as the premier buyers agency in Melbourne we know there’s no one perfect investment strategy. We often hear about whether to buy positively or negatively geared properties, buying in regional areas or investing in blue-chip locations or whether to buy land or apartments. […]
The Hidden Value in Apartments
Anyone who has been thinking about property investment for any length of time has likely heard the mantra ‘always buy land.’ The reason land has value is that the land component of any property generally appreciates in value, while the building depreciates. On the surface, it might appear that we would never want […]
The Importance of Sunlight
As a top Newcastle-based buyers agency we understand the importance of a properties location in determining how valuable it is, but did you know its value is also largely determined by the property’s access to sunlight. The importance of sunlight is one of the most overlooked factors in real estate and it could really […]
Maximising Your Return on Investment (ROI)
As a top Sydney-based buyers agency we know just how important it is to buy a property that is going to perform over the long term. We regularly speak about buying high-quality properties in blue-chip locations as these have shown over a long period of time, to generate strong capital growth. While buying […]
KNOW WHY: Low Stock Levels
As a Sydney buyers agency we know house prices in Sydney are rising once again and while demand is strong, one of the other important factors driving values higher is the low stock levels that we’re currently seeing. Stock levels across Sydney continue to sit at levels that we have not seen in some […]
Why You Should Never Trust the Median
Across Australia at the moment, as a buyers agency we’re starting to see some very impressive house price increases. This year alone, we’ve seen median house prices increasing in every city in Australia at a rapid pace. While we all like to track median house prices when they’re rising, it’s important to understand […]
KNOW WHY: What drives high priced property
On the surface, most people understand why one property might be priced higher than another. As a buyers agency we know that properties that are the most in-demand will generally be worth more than those where demand is lower. This is the most obvious when we compare properties that are located in the Eastern […]