As your portfolio grows so too will your knowledge and skill in areas such as property selection and negotiation. The interviews in this area feature the experiences of people who buy and sell property every day. Most people will only ever do this a few times in their entire life. Learn of the experience of others.
This week we’re happy to welcome Zachary Beach, the COO of SmartRealEstateCoach.com. Zach joins us this week with a fascinating session on rent-to-own. While this model has been around for many years, Zach’s company has perfected how to use it to meet the critical needs of buyers who cannot qualify for a conforming loan because they’re not a W-2 employee, credit issues, or issues documenting … Continue reading The Ins and Outs of “Rent to Own”
Despite the lowest interest rates we have seen in a long time and the RBA leaving it that way this week, almost 60% of market experts say now is not a good time to buy. Indicating that prices will fall further. Where will the falls happen and by how much? Graham Cooke from Finder has the detail. Continue reading Experts Say ‘don’t buy now’
COVID-19 is having varied impacts on residential property, but arguably the biggest impact could be in the rental space. Prior to COVID-19, the Australian rental market was already weak. Because as we reported last week from CoreLogic – rent values increased 0.3% nationally over the month of March. An increase sure but it was down from a recent peak growth rate of 0.5% in January … Continue reading Landlord Returns Suffer
Stunning Beach Side Residence In Pearl Beach This magnificent beach side home, designed by renowned local architects Osmond McLeod and constructed to exacting specifications, provides an appealing mix of bold architecture and strong, clean lines. The outcome is a spectacular luxurious beach house providing versatile lodging in one of the most desirable locations in Pearl Beach. Situated just 150 meters away from the pristine sand … Continue reading Central Coast Sales and Rentals
Withdrawn listing numbers decline Under the hammer sales increases Analysis of ‘true meaning’ of auction numbers The combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate bounced back above 60% for the first time since late March, with 64.5% of homes selling this week. The higher clearance rate was across a lower volume of auctions over the week with 473 scheduled, down on the 612 auctions over … Continue reading Sellers More Willing to ‘Test’ Market
How difficult is it now, with Coronavirus restrictions on business, to find, negotiate, make an offer, source funding and settle on a home purchase? We can answer most of those questions by talking to Sam White Chairman of Loan Market – the largest mortgage broking business in Australia and New Zealand and associated with the largest real estate franchise in those countries as well – … Continue reading The Difficulty In Buying Now
Older Australians are living in their home years longer than is suitable for them, or their stage of life, because they fear market uncertainty and the costs associated with selling. Adam Rigby says State Governments have the solution but are they willing to make the changes? Continue reading Empty Nesters Can’t Move
Here are the highlights for this week’s show: · Why the markets will not drop by 30% · Rents on the decline · Agents ignore social distancing · Nervous sellers withdraw · Banks are showing heart #RealEstateTalkPlus #Rents #PropertyMarket #Coronavirus #SocialDistancing #BrisbaneMarket Continue reading Older Aussies Trapped and ‘Not a Good Time to Buy’
Auction numbers very sluggish Low consumer sentiment Tough selling conditions Last week There were 612 capital city homes taken to auction last week, returning a final auction clearance rate of 47.5%. This was an improvement on the week prior when 41.1% of the 413 auctions returned a successful result. Last week saw withdrawal rates much lower that what we’ve seen over the past month as … Continue reading Online Auctions Fail to Impress – Kevin Turner
Hiring a virtual assistant has been a game-changer in the property management business and real estate agencies. Offshore allows property managers to step up their roles in building a relationship with clients and hand down tedious and repetitive administrative tasks to an industry-trained global assistant. Stephen Atcheler, the Managing Director of Shore Agents is joined by Jo-Anne Oliveri, the Managing Director of ireviloution Intelligence to discuss how … Continue reading Purple Powered Virtual Assistants in Property Management
