Market updates and auction reviews
Property Reports are worthless; and here’s proof!
Free property reports are unreliable and worthless. Read my case study of how four difference property reports gave four different results for the same property - and all of them were wrong.
The Paradox of Choice
Are you struggling to execute on your strategy of buying a property? Are you looking at multiple suburbs, multiple dwelling types, and working in a broad budget range?
You may be challenged by the Paradox of Choice
The trade off to upsizing
How do you work out if you should sell your first property allowing you to buy in your ideal location, or keep the first property and buy in a location you like, but don’t love?
What are the trade offs? What is the financial outcome of each scenario? Do you have the right information to make an informed decision?
What the bank doesn't want you to know right now
I wrote the rule book at one of Australia’s leading in financial service companies as to how home loan discounting works - who can get a lower interest rate on their home loan, what level of discount you can get, and the best way to go about it.
Why “saving” $75,000 might actually be costing you an extra $40,000
If you are focused on the purchase price and trying to buy at the bottom of the market, then you are focused on the wrong thing and it is costing you thousands. Read on for why understanding the impact of total interest over the life of your loan will end up costing you more than what you save on price.
What is a “Buyer’s Market”?
Why buying in a “Buyer’s Market” still provides challenges, and what can buyer’s do to be best placed.
4 properties with surprising results in 2022
From bargain buys, to hour long auctions and properties selling for more than 20% than two years ago, 2022 certainly produced some surprising results.
End of year bargains
With summer just around the corner, end of year celebrations and festivities are in full swing. While lots of people and businesses start to wind down, many closing up from mid December this year, I will be purchasing property right up until Dec 24th.
December is a buyer’s market - the time where you have the most leverage to negotiate on price.
Airbnb versus a long term tenant
Are you tossing up between Airbnb and a long term tenant? Here’s a few Airbnb stories that highlight it’s not the same sit back, relax, and watch the money come in.
NSW Stamp Duty changes are coming for First Home Buyers
As a First Home Buyer, how do you know if you will be better off to pay upfront stamp duty or the annual property tax? Download our free calculator to work this out.
How to choose the best Buyer's Agent for YOU!
If you think that a Buyer’s Agent would be valuable for you, then how do you choose the right one, for you? Read here for the top 5 considerations for your decision.
I’ve saved my deposit… now what?
If saving the deposit seemed like the hard part, then you may not know what you are in for.
How to find long term property value in the Inner West?
If you live in the Inner West or you are looking to buy there, you would be hard-pressed to not know several infrastructure projects are going on with multiple large construction sites. There are always upsides and downsides … but what are they and how can you benefit?
I'm relocating to Sydney, where should I look to buy?
Sydney suits many lifestyles and regularly is voted one of the world’s most liveable cities, but it can be confusing to know which part of Sydney you might like best when relocating here.
What the 2021 Census data tells us about the property market…
The 2021 Census results are out and provide an interesting insight for the property market in the Inner West and Eastern Suburbs and how this compares to the rest of Sydney.
What due diligence do you need to do on a property?
Due diligence is a pivotal step in the property purchase process and is money well spent to ensure you are buying a quality asset.
NSW First Home Buyer Stamp Duty reforms for properties up to $1.5 million
The First Home Buyer Choice scheme will provide buyers an option of paying a one off stamp duty tax or an annual land tax
How to best prepare yourself for increasing interest rates?
How to prepare for increasing interest rates
What will happen to the housing market when interest rates start increasing?
What will happen to the housing market when interest rates start increasing?