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When your Brisbane home is for sale you want potential buyers to be able to picture themselves living in the property. This means you need to create space for them to insert themselves into the home, even if only in their imagination. After all, isn’t one of the best parts of house hunting trying to […]

Have you ever thought about transferring the title of your property in Brisbane rather than sell it on the open market? It’s not a common occurrence and some people don’t realise it’s an option. Below are four events that we often see a title transfer rather than a sale. Transferring property in Brisbane by gifting […]

Are we finally seeing a resurrection of the Brisbane apartment market? Or at least a light at the end of a tunnel? It seems like we may indeed be. While the apartment construction market is still weak, recent reports are showing that the Brisbane apartment rental market is showing signs of recovery. Rental apartment vacancy […]

Buying Brisbane property is always exciting, tiring, and time consuming. There are so many factors to consider when buying Brisbane property to ensure you get the perfect property for you. One factor often forgotten however, is how will that property fare in each season? Will it keep cool in Brisbane’s extreme summer? Or will it […]

Purchasing Brisbane property has never been easier. We have fast internet, high resolution videos and images, and agents at our beck and call via mobile. With the success of renovation shows like The Block and House Rules we’ve observed that a lot of listings around Brisbane are showing recently renovated properties.  Some of these renovations are […]

Your home is unique, both as a place that you have built memories, but also as a significant investment. So when you’re looking at selling or renting your home it’s important that you maximise your return on your investment. Marketing your property can help you do just that. How to maximise your investment property in […]

Brisbane real estate agents love to sell property in spring. Why? Because timing can be everything when it comes selling property. The ability of a seller to secure a great price for their home, or to attract multiple buyers to submit an offer, can hinge on the time of year they choose to sell.  While […]

CoreLogic has reported the following figures for recent National and Brisbane commercial property auction results: The week ending 10th of August saw 25 commercial properties go up for auction across Australia. The preliminary figures suggest a clearance rate of 56.0%, with 14 commercial properties sold prior to, or at, auction. The preliminary clearance rate was […]

Ah the “renovators’ delight”. A property in Brisbane that fits this description can usually be described as a “fixer upper”, “character filled”, or even a “project”. You know the ones, you drive down the street with beautifully maintained houses and then you pull up outside a house that has seen better days (see example below). […]

PART 1: Brisbane Residential Sales Market Overall, the house market has generally outperformed the apartment market. The number of properties for sale is also trending upwards. The most expensive suburbs in Brisbane were again Teneriffe, New Farm, and Ascot. While the suburbs that sold the highest volumes were Forest Lake, Bracken Ridge, and Wynnum.   […]

Like all Brisbane property professionals, investors and enthusiasts we are excited to see what 2018 will bring our fair city. After the ups and down that 2017 brought, we think there’s a good chance 2018 will be a better year.   What did Australian and Brisbane property look like in 2017? 2017 was the year […]

Whether you’re renting, buying or selling a home, real estate agents must provide relevant, pertinent and necessary information. This includes not misleading you and using fair contract terms in line with Queensland and Australian laws. So they must disclose any nasty skeletons that may be hiding in the history of a Brisbane property…   What […]

Home staging has been used by real estate agents in the United States for a number of years. In fact it’s become so popular in the US that around 40% of agents insist on all of the homes they sell being staged. While it’s yet to get as popular in our local Brisbane property market, […]

The results of a 2015 survey by finder.com.au found that the majority of Australians are concerned with the walkability of the suburb in which they choose to live. A walkable neighbourhood must have easily accessible shops, public transport, schools, work places and be near the CBD. This type of neighbourhood is highly advantageous for our health, the […]

You’ve decided that you want to buy a property! Are you looking to add a great new addition to your investment portfolio? Or, have you finally saved that 20% deposit to get you started in the property game? Either way, you should know that buying a property should be viewed as an investment decision. Always […]

So your offer has just been accepted. What happens next? The next step in the home buying journey is settlement. Below is a summary of what you’ll need to know to complete the home ownership process.   Property Settlement 101: First and foremost you need to understand that you’ll be leaving most of the work […]

Buying a property as a first home buyer can be overwhelming. There’s so much choice! But knowing when and what to compromise on when searching for your first home is essential to the buying process, and your sanity. As you begin looking for the perfect starting point for your real estate dreams it’s important to […]

Capital gains tax needs to be understood by every property investor and/or buyer. It is commonly a thorn in almost every investors’ side. It’s a thorn because it’s a tax that means the government takes a cut of any profit we make from our investments. However, the upside is that people can also claim tax […]

We’ve reviewed the latest QMM and taken the key points for the Brisbane property market. We’ve also included some points on the Queensland, National and other Capital Citys’ market performance. HOUSE MARKET The Queensland median house price increased from $460,000 to $467,375 over the quarter. Compared to 12 months ago, Queensland’s annual median house price increased […]

Below is a brief summary of observations on what’s been happening around town in the Brisbane commercial and industrial sales and leasing market. SOUTH CITY FRINGE (West End, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, East Brisbane, Coorparoo, Buranda, Stones Corner and Kangaroo Point): These suburbs continue to be popular with developers and the conversion of industrial property to […]