You’ve made the decision to get help. After all, purchasing a property is costly and carries huge risks. So how do you find a professional buyers agent and then decide which one will do the best job for you? The first thing to do is make sure you are talking to people who are qualified […]
Read MoreProperty buyers often ask: is it worth using a buyers agent? Since there is no parallel universe, it’s impossible to calculate with exact certainty how much our clients would have paid if they had not engaged us. The best answer, we believe, lies in real life examples. Some of these properties our clients DIDN’T go […]
Read MoreIt seems the whole of the country is asking the question: will the Australian housing bubble burst? And it’s a fair question. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone has an answer, so who should we listen to? When it comes to gaining quality insights into the Australian property market, I am a particular fan of The Property […]
Read MoreOver the years we have helped many expats buy property in Sydney, either for investment or as a future home. Most of our clients never planned to move away from Australia permanently and they often worried about being left behind financially if they didn’t own a property in Sydney. Without having a set date for […]
Read MoreThere’s been a bit of press of late about the rise and rise of buyers agents. In fact, I’ve been asked for comment for numerous stories on the topic over the past few months. Of course, given the heat in the property market over these last few years, it should come as no surprise that […]
Read MoreThere are a bunch of selling agents out there starting to call themselves buyers agents. They say that they can help buyers for free – even if the property you want to buy isn’t listed by their agency. How can they do this? Is engaging a buyers agent worth it if you can get the […]
Read MoreLast week an article appeared in the Australian Financial Review* called “Home Buyers Agents: What You Need To Know” and it made a lot of good points. Fundamentally, the article is questioning: are buyers agents worth the money? I felt there was more that needed to be said to help readers make informed decisions. The article starts […]
Read MoreWe come across people all the time who are “doing their numbers” about property investments. So many people use this term, but what does it actually mean? It turns out that the “numbers” mean different things to different people. For some people it simply means affordability. Whether they can meet their loan repayments, fund any […]
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