Nothing new in this approach to property owners, however there is nothing like a Real Estate boom to throw this activity into over-drive. A heartfelt ‘handwritten looking’ note, designed to evoke a reaction of genuine interest in your unique dwelling. Caveat Venditor...
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An Open Letter To Our Industry
Dear Real Estate Industry, The word 'dear' isn't a term of endearment. It describes what many people think of us. Dear. Expensive. Costly. Steep. Those were a few of the responses we received when we recently asked people to give their opinion of the real estate...
We’re Not Exactly Feeling The Love.
We can't say we didn't ask for it. Using social media, we recently invited people to give their opinion of the real estate industry in one word. The response was a brutal series of short and sharp jabs that made us feel like we were watching an episode of Batman from...
Be an empowered, sophisticated purchaser, not a lone buyer.
Caveat Emptor –‘let the buyer beware’. For most people, buying a property is likely to be one of the biggest transactions they will ever undertake, maybe only once in their lives, or maybe more.
Where to from here? Buying and selling property in 2020.
It is no illusion that local and offshore financial commentary has been pointing toward another probable global recession, with 2020 being in the crosshairs for such a widely anticipated event. Another ‘correction’, similar to the 2008 GFC with many renditions of the...
Is that ‘motivated seller’ really just a ‘motivated agent’?
Selling your home? Let’s not make it too personal. It’s not right to use a vendor’s personal circumstances as a means of selling a house. Divorce, financial difficulties, poor health, whatever the reason for selling, they are the vendor's reasons and should not be put...
Money for nothing? The downside of commission-based selling.
Many real estate agents don’t see you as a client. They see you as an easy commission. They can make a lot of money by doing very little to sell your home.