In a rising market, vendors can over-price with minimal risks in doing so. However, in a normal or falling market, overpricing often leads to underselling. The opposite is also true: if you price at market price, you increase the chances of selling above market price – even if the market […]
Selling
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If the market is rising or falling in price, the crucial number when it comes to buying and selling is the changeover number. Simplistically, buy high/sell high or sell low/buy low. The market is relevant if you are buying and selling at the one time. Surprisingly, not everyone wins when […]
The market is booming at the moment, homes are selling for very good prices and there are buyers racing to see homes. The question is, how can you as a home owner take advantage of this and make the most out of the sale of your home. Lets look at […]
Many people hesitate to sell their homes in winter, for many reasons they believe winter is a cold time for the real estate market as well as the weather, although some properties would present at their best in warmer conditions it certainly isn’t the case for all properties and here […]
A lot of attention has been dedicated recently to aggrieved buyers who have been bait priced and hooked into bidding on properties they could never afford to buy. The respective buyer’s anger at this sales tactic is completely understandable. There is no need to deliberately under quote the value of […]
If 2014 was the year of the foreign investor, expect 2015 to be the year of the expat returning to the property market. Having given up on Aussie housing in 2014, due somewhat to inflated property prices but mainly because of the high Australian Dollar (AUD) throughout the year, expats are now set to re-enter the Australian property market as the Aussie dollar sinks to new lows.