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Two Reasons Why Real Estate Agencies Encourage Home Sellers To Improve Their Properties’ Kerb Appeal

17 February 2023
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog

Here are a couple of reasons why a real estate agency's employees might encourage a property seller whose home lacks kerb appeal to invest their resources into giving it more of this important quality. It might convince 'on-the-fence' potential buyers to take a look inside a property One reason why a real estate agency's staff might give this advice to a seller is that this could enable a real estate agent to convince a potential buyer who is on the fence to step inside and take a closer look.
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Why You Need a Property Manager for Your Rental Real Estate Investment

30 March 2022
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog

If you choose wisely, investing in rental property can be an easy way to generate passive income. And, should the value of the property increase over time, you can always sell it for a profit. To make sure the property keeps performing to its peak potential, you'll need to make sure it is managed properly. This is where property management comes in. Property management rests a number of responsibilities on the shoulders of managers.
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How a Real Estate Agent Can Help You Sell Property

15 March 2021
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog

Selling your home can be quite daunting. However, this should not be the case if you enlist the services of an experienced real estate agent. Below is an excerpt discussing how a real estate agent will help you sell your property.  Property Appraisal Once you hire the agent, their first task will be to appraise your property to establish its current market value. The real estate agent will also compare it with other properties to ensure your asking price is competitive.
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Why prefabricated homes are increasing in value across the country

5 February 2020
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog

The traditional process of buying a home is changing by the day. As opposed to scheduling a showing, negotiating with sellers, and closing on a property, real estate agents are now connecting buyers with homes that are built almost entirely offsite. Prefabricated homes are built in a separate location and delivered to the buyer at a site of their choosing. Prefabricated structures provide many different benefits that buyers yearn for. These homes are energy-efficient, cost-effective and highly customisable.
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Buying waterfront land to build a new property

7 December 2016
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog

Buying waterfront land has historically been a great investment. However, with rising sea levels and severe storms lashing the eastern coastline for the last year, it has become a more challenging prospect. Planning ahead means that you can maximise your investment to build a beautiful and valuable new property.  Here are some things to research when you are buying land on which to build a new property.  Council setbacks A growing number of local councils, wary of the possibility of legal action, are requiring houses to be set further back from the waterfront than properties have traditionally been allowed to built.
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About Me
Buying a retirement villa for my grandma

My grandma has just moved to Australia. Unfortunately, even though she sold her home in South Africa before she moved here, she doesn't have enough money for her own home. We have been looking at all sorts of options for her to be able to live independently, and we settled on a retirement villa as the best option for her. When you start looking at different retirement villages you start to see the differences in the facilities at the different villages. This blog talks about the process of choosing a retirement villa and shows how we found the perfect place for my grandma.

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