Kevin’s Update

13 Feb A challenging year for home builders

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The start of 2019 was tough for the residential building industry with the credit squeeze, falling house prices and uncertainty surrounding the federal election putting a dampener on confidence. Tim Reardon from the HIA tells us that the market did improve in the final months...

12 Feb How to Build Trust with Online Referrals

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"Just Google it and you'll find it." How many times have you heard this said to you? Search engines like Google or Bing are helpful when searching for any topic but if you're on the lookout for anything about real estate like properties for sale, then...

12 Feb Best value increase in 2 years

Australasia’s housing value rebound continued into 2020 with the CoreLogic national home value index up by 0.9% in January. This now takes the annual growth rate to 4.1%; the fastest pace of growth for a 12-month period since late 2017. Kevin Brogan from CoreLogic gives...

11 Feb Challenges and Opportunities of Operating a Restaurant

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Just what is involved in setting up s restaurant business in New York City? The city itself is the United States’ most expensive so expect high costs of rent, food, and staff. For a person who loves making and serving good food for the locals and...

11 Feb Ageing in the right place

Older Australians’ desire to remain living at home increases with age. However, the majority of people have not done enough to modify their properties, creating the risk they will be forced to make unwanted accommodation decisions under duress. Julianne Parkinson from the Global Centre for...

10 Feb Early results contrast last year’s falls

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Sydney is the busiest capital Melbourne trails Sydney in numbers and clearance Brisbane sluggish results Capital city auction activity ramped up after the expected seasonal slowdown, with 1,122 properties taking to auction this week. This volume is almost double last week’s 625 auctions. The higher...

10 Feb The risk of under-insurance

With thousands of homes lost in the bushfires, insurers will re-assess areas of risk, the ‘red zone’ areas where it is difficult to secure full home and contents insurance. Just look at the premiums paid in cyclone and flood-affected North Queensland. This warning comes from...

09 Feb 5 ways to get more back when you sell

Preparing your home for sale doesn’t need to involve power tools, plumbers and plenty of cash. Although, it can! Bushy Martin gives us five cheap ways to maximize the price return when you sell. ...

08 Feb Home builders struggle and Ageing in the right place plus Getting more Dollars back

Highlights from this week: 5 ways to get more back when you sell The risk of under-insurance Ageing in the right place Best value increase in 2 years A challenging year for home builders ...