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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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

  Perhaps it’s the 24/7 news cycle, perhaps it’s because bad news sells or maybe we‘re just obsessed with talking about property, but there has been a lot of fearmongering about the softening of Sydney house prices in recent weeks. That’s because in many capital cities, house prices have fallen since this time last year. […]

A SHOCK new broker survey has revealed one in four homeowners given home loans last year would fail new bank tests if they applied today. A SHOCK new broker survey has revealed one in four homeowners given home loans last year would fail new bank tests if they applied today. Everything from Netflix habits, to […]

GENERATION Y will drive a “decade-long boom” in demand for houses in and around Brisbane as they ditch renting in favour of the Great Australian Dream, a leading economic forecaster predicts. Changes to the age profile of the population over the next 10 years are likely to produce a shift in the type of demand […]

First home buyers are being told that there’s no urgency to enter the housing market with house price growth set to remain stagnant in many parts of the country in the coming years. Property analysts say house prices in Brisbane are expected to soar in the next few years – but first home buyers are […]

BUILDERS are bracing for a last-minute rush as first home buyers scramble to beat higher costs and cash in on a $20,000 housing grant that’s set for cutbacks from July 1. The urgency has ramped up amid industry warnings that Budget measures announced by the Queensland Government would increase the cost of building a house […]

ONE in five Queensland buyers were first homeowners in January, with the state pulling above national average and leading the east coast. Latest housing finance figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found first homebuyer levels were now at a five-year high — led by high levels in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. […]

Queensland first-home buyers loan approvals have soared by nearly 20 per cent in the last 12 months, jumping 5 per cent in the last month alone, new data shows. The Sunshine State boasts the highest number of first-home buyers in Australia, thanks to low interest rates, a $20,000 state government grant and one of the country’s […]

The latest report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia and Adelaide Bank reveals the number of loans to first time buyers increased by 14 per cent during the June quarter, with increases in all states and territories except Tasmania. That’s despite government grants for first time buyers in some states not coming into effect […]

We are seeing in the area in recent weeks, there is good buyer enquiry around the inner Brisbane suburbs within 10km of the City at the moment. There is a rise in competitiveness for  houses and the land they sit on as properties are becoming scarce.   Earlier this month  new properties being added to […]

There are two different incentives on offer from the QLD government, valued at $28,750 in total, and both are covered in detail this post. You could be eligible for one or both incentives. 1. First Home Buyers Grant (up to $20,000) – for those building or buying a new home; PLUS/or 2. First Home Buyers […]

BRISBANE has more “super charged’’ suburbs tipped for future price growth than even the southern property powerhouse, Sydney. More than 50 suburbs within greater Brisbane have been identified with transaction levels which are rising steadily — which is generally considered a precursor to price growth. The Sydney metropolitan area only has 39, according to the […]

Your home can be your happy place even without a major overhaul. Sometimes being happy with your house isn’t about making big changes; it’s about learning to appreciate the little things. Paring down, painting your front door a new color, changing the linens — or just the way you look at things — can make […]

Buy or Rent? Whether you decide to Buy or rent, either way you’d be wise to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of both. Buying a property is one of the biggest decisions we are likely to make in a life-time and many people view purchasing property as a lifetime saving, for retirement or to gain […]

QUEENSLAND housing confidence has hit the highest level in the country, a Big Four bank index has found. The October Westpac-Melbourne Institute Time to Buy Index, which tracks housing confidence based on whether consumers think it’s a good or bad time to buy, saw the state post a monthly rise of 4.6 per cent in […]

Originally introduced to Australian states on the 1st of July 2000, the First Home Owners Grant scheme was intended to offset the burden of the of the GST on first home buyers. It is a $15,000 one-off grant payable to first home buyers who satisfy the criteria. According to the Queensland Governments ‘Great Start Grant’ […]