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Things to Check Before Buying a Property in Brisbane

November

building buying tips First Home Buyers investment

There is more to a property in Brisbane than just its interior design, which is something you should constantly keep in mind. It pays to be thorough if you’re serious about purchasing the home. Sometimes the difference between purchasing your ideal house and moving into an expensive nightmare may be made by doing a few […]

Questions to ask your real estate agent in Fairfield before buying

November

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The most common error individuals make when purchasing a home is falling in love before asking all the important questions. Without gathering all the factual and logical information about whether or not a particular property is suited for them. We asked industry professionals to provide the questions to ask your real estate agent in Fairfield. […]

Brisbane Auction Clearance Rates Are On the Rise

June

Auction Covid 19 Economy Queensland

It’s generally accepted that auctions have slowed since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic across the capital cities, especially in those which have had harsher lockdown restrictions such as Sydney or Melbourne. And, although the Brisbane has seen an overall decline in scheduled auctions over the last few years, the number of auctions and auction […]

2021 Brisbane Housing Market Growth & Demand

June

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With Brisbane’s house and unit values growing steadily over the last year, an increasing number of people have become interested in investing into the housing market, including new buyers & sellers as well as experienced investors, as 2021 Brisbane housing market demand has risen significantly. According to Corelogic, Brisbane dwelling values have grown in value […]

2020 Body Corporate Wrap

December

Body Corporate Community Uncategorized

Good morning everyone,   What a year it has been, from Covid-19 to cars in pools (yes, really), we’ve literally seen and handled it all this year.  We’ve put together a run down of some new features, emergency protocols and helpful info for each Owner and Occupant.  We highly recommend sending the Maintenance details to […]

Off market sales in your local area

October

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Off market sales may be the new way to purchase your next home. Savvy buyers are making connections with their local agent to help them find a property more easily before it comes to the market. There has been an increase in the number of appraisals into the office recently, where owners are selling if […]

Cash rate remains at record low of 0.25%

September

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Tim Lawless September 2020 The cash rate has remained at its record low setting of 0.25% since March 20th when the RBA announced a raft of monetary policies aimed at supporting liquidity and lowering funding costs.  At the time, and numerous times since then, the RBA has reiterated the cash rate won’t increase until such […]

Market Trends from Corelogic

August

Brisbane market buying tips Covid 19 Finance First Home Buyers investment

Market trends are important over the Covid 19 period as these help investors, home owners, buyers and sellers make import Property decisions. Attached is the recent report on Early Market Indicators from Corelogic

 

Freney Street Sold - 2 lots 810m2

July

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This Property has recently been sold in Rocklea only 10 klms from Brisbane CBD by Kenneth Mow from Jensen Property a great opportunity for the new buyer to develop or hold and built 2 homes to replace the existing home.

The Property Market In 2020:

July

Brisbane market buying tips Property - Sales Queensland

Eliza Owen 25 May 2020 CoreLogic has released its March Quarter Property Market & Economic Review, Eliza Owen Head of Research Australia provides insights around the state of housing before the onset of COVID-19 as well as an assessment of what is ahead. There are some reasons to be optimistic about Australian property in 2020, […]

COVID-19 Update: Permissible Real Estate Activities

May

Covid 19 property-sales Queensland

While in-room auctions and traditional open homes are still not permitted in Queensland, some restrictions have been eased as of 1 May 2020. The following real estate activities are now permissible:  Private appointments for inspection (as previously advised); and, Open inspections with a maximum of six (6) people including the real estate agent inside the […]

Teacher with 16 homes says opportunity is being missed during COVID-19 crisis

April

buying tips

A former music teacher who started a $12 million real estate empire while working as a low-paid freelancer claims home seekers could be missing a rare opportunity during the COVID-19 crisis. Sydneysider Lloyd Edge, 45, currently owns 16 properties, bought using a mix of cunning tactics, and said most would-be real estate purchasers fell into […]

Coronavirus: QLD backs down on emergency laws with renters to pay own way

April

Covid 19 Legislation Queensland Rentals

In a win for investors, the Palaszczuk Government has watered down residential emergency measures it was set to put to parliament, meaning tenants will foot the rent bill – even if deferred – in return for landlords not kicking them out. Amendments to the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act were originally set to be […]

REIQ 'Everyone Matters' Urgent Review of Special COVID-19 Residential Property Protections

April

Community Queensland

REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella delivered a response to QLD Government proposed Residential Property Protections via Facebook Live video on 14/04/2020 calling for an urgent review to deliver a more balanced framework protecting both tenants and landlords. Antonia itemises a number of concerns and appeals to landlords and real estate supporters to contact the QLD Premier […]

 

April

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To our valued Clients Firstly with the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope you and your family are doing okay considering the concerns surrounding Covid-19. Secondly, we would like to let you know about the measures we have put in place to protect our tenants, our team and the momentum of our work. We wanted to advise […]

Domain’s Property Price Forecasts – February 2020

February

Brisbane market National

Property prices should grow strongly in most Australian capital cities in 2020 and 2021. Following rapid property price rises at the end of 2019, prices have continued to rise this year. We’re forecasting Sydney and Melbourne prices to rise rapidly in 2020, but price growth should moderate in 2021. Brisbane should see strong house price […]

1 HOW TO CHANGE BODY CORPORATE MANAGERS – EASILY

September

Body Corporate Legislation

HOW TO CHANGE BODY CORPORATE MANAGERS – EASILY Here at Jensen Property, we live and breathe body corporate legislation. We know that in this economy, it is time to note where your hard-earned money can be saved. We’ve managed to save hundreds of Owners thousands of dollars with their body corporate levies. Don’t get caught […]

Insurance warning for those that live in Apartments

June

Body Corporate Community investment

insurance warning Steve and Baz spoke to one of our listeners Sonya who has a insurance warning for those that live in Apartments and share a secure parking area. Sonya’s bike was stolen out of a underground parking complex that is shared with the other 7 apartments.  The door was forced open and the bike […]

Cladding Legislation Changes for Residential Property

June

Body Corporate Legislation

Cladding Legislation Changes for Residential Property Cladding Legislation Changes since the Grenfell Fire in June 2017 and five years since the Lacrosse Fire in Melbourne 2014. To address public fire safety concerns following these two incidents, new Cladding Legislation has been passed for buildings that are affected by external combustible cladding material. In summary, the […]

Roof tile cleaning - the benefits are many

May

Lifestyle Renovation

So, how much does roof tile cleaning actually cost? For a small area, the roof tile cleaning cost can be well under $1,000, but there are still some serious savings to be made if you do it yourself. So, why is cleaning your roof so important? A roof that’s free of moss and stains can […]