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People generally equate transit-oriented development to a building with an apartment upstairs. Its ground floor has retail and it sits on top of a train. This is something that is usually found in the city of New York. With recent developments within the areas surrounding the city, it now has a new meaning. In today’s episode, Michael Stoler, together with Seth Pinsky, Debra Tantleff, Adam … Continue reading Transit Oriented Developments
Developers are taking notice and being influenced by series like the recent ABC heart-warming television documentary Old People’s Home for Four-Year-Olds, in which young children were regularly brought into an aged care facility in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The shift towards intergenerational living and activities is one of the ‘megatrends’ currently underway in over 50s housing and we discuss that with Downsizing’s Editor Mark Skelsey. Continue reading How retirees are staying young
One of the reasons some buyers and sellers do not like auctions is because they have been given inaccurate information like having to bid unconditionally and keeping on the 30/60/90 terms or the rights of the seller to refuse an offer in the auction. These are just the two examples that Cate Bakos discuses in this interview. Continue reading Misconceptions of Auction
Award-winning Sydney builder, Andrew Payton says the idea that homes with green credentials take longer to build and require a ‘sustainability premium’ is ludicrous. He says it is ridiculous that some builders attach a premium to making homes more sustainable. He explains how to do it wisely and on a tight budget. Continue reading Go green without the big price tag
Aging populations, rising house prices, longer working hours plus escalating childcare and healthcare costs are all factors that might contribute to more families considering an intergenerational living arrangement. So this week, we look at downsizing and multi-generations living under the one roof. Melbourne Buyers Agent Cate Bakos, shares her experience of working on this ever-expanding client brief. Continue reading Intergenerational living choices
Highlights from this week: Intergenerational living choices Go green without the big price tag How retirees are staying young It’s not just the kids moving back Buyers struggle to find the right property Continue reading Moving back in and Limited choices plus Housing for young and old
The REIQ has enlisted the help of a number of high profile business and real estate figures to raise much-needed funds for Australia’s bushfire victims, as part of the real estate community’s collaborative Beyond the Bricks fundraising initiative. Beyond the Bricks brings together a national network of real estate brands and peak bodies, working to provide immediate financial assistance, as well as long term support, … Continue reading Seth Godin, one of many global experts helping the REIQ raise critical funds for bushfire victims
Looking for a stylish yet comfortable home in the suburbs for your family? Don’t you worry as Kevin Turner gives us a tour of the best dream homes available today? First up is Melbourne. Harcourts’ Mikaela Etri got us a property suit for the ever-changing family needs at Erskine Park. Next up is Steve Lamby’s of Cunningham’s giving us a glimpse of Balgowlah Heights’s prestigious … Continue reading The Best of Style and Comfort
Josh Callaghan, the Chief Operations Officer at the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ), joins Kevin Turner in this week’s edition of Property News Update. See them tackle the following property stories: Investors turned off by bushfire threat After it has destroyed homes and killed people, the Australian bushfires are pushing investors to rethink their real estate prospects according to analysts. Even after death you … Continue reading Investors turned off by bushfire threat + Even after death you still have to pay rent + The hardest cities to afford a home in the world plus more!
His original plan was to get a summer job at commercial and investment banks and be at Wall Street. But that wasn’t the case when he got into Coldwell Banker. “I set up the interview, again, not knowing that it was a real estate company…I went on the interview they offered me the job. I took it because again it was the only job that … Continue reading The Summer Job That Changed It All
